Xandari Pearl Resort

Great resort, attentive staff, excellent food. Unique rooms with outdoor showers and private backyard

The beach was not clean. Lots of stray dogs and trash. Locals milling about and leaving trash behind. Barely any chairs provided, no umbrellas provided. The stray dogs really ruined the beach experience, some were aggressive.

They have built the property in such big acre with lot of activities. Cattle feed, organic vegetables, Butterfly garden and Boating

Activities were not organised in a proper way. Lack of staff interaction to explain and make us feel to explore the activities.

Good food worth the wait, they understand your needs and are resposive , they provided a buggy and wheel chair for my mother who had operated both her knees and we were able to take her around wherever we went around the property,. we literally explored all the featers of xandari, starting from yoga at the beach, kite flying, watering the organic garden, , cycling,massage at the spa, volley ball, visit to their dairy farm, paddle boating & kayaking at their pond and watching the sunset at the beach .it was an wonderful experience. wishing the entire team at xandari the very best!

The hotel has a beautiful garden, which is lovingly and extensively maintained every day. The swimming pool is very nice and there are many and comfortable sunbed at the pool.The food in the hotel is very tasty and the rooms are very large and spacious. There is free tea/coffee and a snack at the pool every day. The staff are friendly.

The beach is public and the hotel does not provide sunbeds, only 4 camping chairs with parasols - a pity for a beach hotel. The waves are very strong - this should be better signposted by the hotel. The hotel's live guard sits far away from the sea and you have to be very careful when swimming in the sea. The staff were very friendly, but there were regularly 4 service staff standing together in a group and chatting, so that if, for example, a fork was missing or you wanted a refill of water, you had to wait a very long time and gesticulate wildly until someone responded at all, which should not be the case in an, by Indian standards, very expensive hotel. The prices for alcohol are considerable, and you pay about three times the price for a beer in the hotel complex as you would if you could enjoy it in a local beach restaurant with much more attentive service.The hotel once lent us 5 euros in cash from its till to pay the tuk tuk driver and insisted that we pay this amount back in cash on departure. From a hotel of this class, you would expect the hotel to be able to add such a ridiculous amount to the hotel bill. However, this was not possible.Massage took 45 instead of paid 60 minutes.Yoga only at 7am, teacher does not participate herself, but only talks to guests. What disappointed us the most, was that the hotel did not let our Uber driver in the hotel area when we left, but had him wait on the street outside the gate. We were approached by a very aggressive, wildly talking alleged taxi driver who claimed that Uber was illegal in Kerala and that we had to travel to the airport with him for double the price. We found the situation extremely unpleasant and went back to the hotel to ask for help. We were not offered any assistance and the hotel staff remained passive. This is particularly disappointing as we had already read the identical scenario in another booking review and the hotel promised not to let such a scenario happen again.

The plunge pool room was good.

Not much activities were there. Only beach.

The serenity, the location next to the beach, the pool area (that was kind of empty), the food (although it differed between room service and in the restaurant ), the outdoor shower, the staff

The spa (had a very mediocre massage and very low standard face treatment), the open bodies of waters brings a lot of mosquitoes (not the fault of the hotel), room service

great breakfast choices and lovely place to sit outside, near garden; very relaxing

nothing really!

Excellent ambience, private beach access was a highlight

Plunge pool and Ayurvedic spa had truly rejuvenated both body and mind

Can have some more quality for food. Options are enough.

swimming pool and activities timings conflict with each other.not able to engage in all due to timings.

The resort is very beautiful . It is very peaceful and calm. Very beautiful views.

Complimentary Breakfast was average. But if you order the food was good.

Restaurant and Staff.

Sports Facilities

Loved the room, it was very spacious and comfortable. Spent most of our stay there. Had a great time with friends. The herb garden was very lovely, enjoyed the property. Pleasant staff.

Water in the pools was very warm, didn’t feel refreshing. We were asked to walk around with our card and pay for everything as we went due to their financial year end. Following day as we were due to celebrate, found alcohol wasn’t allowed on that day only. None communicated to us ahead of time. River in the middle of the property full of rubbish.

Good location in close proximity to the beach. Good grounds

The rooms were very tired looking. The air conditioning was very inefficient in the room.Restaurant and bar poorly stocked. Inadequate WiFi. The food was well prepared but almost always cold on arrival.

Breakfast was great. Dinner and lunch options were dull. For dinner buffet was more encouraged than providing other options.

They didn’t have traditional South Indian filter coffee instead was served instant coffee. Limited two devices for the WiFi connection.

Xandari Pearl at Maraari is a gem of a place. We are a family of 4 and stayed for 2 nights during October, 2023. Beautiful and well-blended with the natural habitat, extremely clean with large open areas, the resort is the perfect place for a peaceful vacation. Cottages are very good and spacious, the staff behaviour stands out for their courtesy, and positive energy. They have a small natural lake inside the property, where we tried paddle boats and kayaking. Another surprise was the food on offer. All the meals were excellent, tasty. Try out their salads, yum. Kudos to the chef and the kitchen team. The beach access is a pleasant add-on. I would definitely go back for more.

Nothing much to complain about. The cycles on offer were a bit run down, especially the kids ones. If that can be taken care, would be great.

Great rooms, lovely staff, well maintained. Free yoga with Jessy :-)

A bit quiet

Loved the rustic vibe, food from the restaurant is the best ever- the fish curry is so delicious. Staff are so humble, friendly and lovely. The plunge pool within the villa is well maintained. There is a cattle farm, veggie garden, play area and bikes within the property, kids will love it! Private beach access is perfect!

The room lacks character, it’s massive and sort of empty but it’s no problem. The real let down is the lack of branded toiletries and bed sheets in the room. For a premium hotel with steep prices, you would expect that they would supply some good quality toiletries, premium bed sheets and pillow cases. Sheets were yellow and not fresh smelling.

We stayed four nights at Xandari and really enjoyed the tranquil environment. Rooms very comfortable with nice outdoor shower. Very good experience with Shimla and his team at the restaurant. The spa was very nice, too.

We called an Uber to leave the hotel. Upon arriving, the hotel’s gate keeper would not open for our car. Within moments a taxi approached and the driver started intimidating us claiming that Uber was illegal in the area and would not let us board the vehicle. We used Uber all over India, including Kerala, and did not have similar issues before. We explained that we can take any vehicle of our choice and that we prefer Uber for its safety features. The driver would not let go, and the hotel security guard remained inactive. The situation felt very intimidating and threatening and there was zero support from the hotel staff. We asked the uber driver to cancel the trip since the situation felt very unsafe and intimidating. Shame that this hotel colludes with the local taxi mafia and doesn’t have its backyard under control.This incidence killed the otherwise pleasant experience.

Easily one of the best rooms i have ever stayed in. Very spacious and amazing comfort. Food was good. The sell out factor was the proximity to the beach and safe to say we had a wonderful experience at the beach. The roofless bathrooms are underrated, calming.

The common bathroom near the swimming pool was not maintained well and it was mood killer when we visited as that was the first thing we entered even before going into our rooms. A mouse came into our bathroom during the visit but the staff were able to remove.

private pool villa has good privacy

staff response could be improved when requesting for facilities