Baywatch Beach Homes

After my 3rd visit this October to baywatch in the last 10 years [2015 and 2018]:Pros:1. Location👉🏾 Its main and probably only selling point... Right on beach with an inviting and relaxing bar/restro... Not sure if its owner A. Krishna Kumar understands the underlying drawbacks of running this facility.... But I'll write that further in this review... For now, it's the main attraction... right on the Arabian Sea.. shore. That gets a straight 5* / 5*2. Pollution-minimal serene scenic environment 👉🏼👉🏾 the nearby roads were smooth, the backwaters, the tree groves on the beach stretch, the almost clean breathable air with the sea moisture.. + the mostly clean beach roads ++ the beautiful sands, +++ the bobbing curling (not wavy much) sea that wasn't so wavy since the waves were breaking on the shore to my surprise...3. Peaceful surroundings: Not the din rackets of BAGA, GOA where loud music keeps playing till midnight. Comparatively, better.4. Friendly Staff👉🏼👉🏾 I didn't have any issues there and they were helping where they could especially with the buttermilk I kept asking. Thank you for that!5. Okay food and bar menu options👉🏼👉🏾 They have their own set of menu... Which from my nature,. I didn't have any major choices and was willing to try out new things, so I found it ok.6. Weather👉🏼👉🏾 though could be a problem during the summer with its sweltering heat and Arabian Indian humidity, October is usually a good temperate time to visit... Which was what I did.. Skies were clouded and it was okay for me, mostly anyway!7. Decent parking: Good enough for about 7-8 cars8. Personally, I love the rustic Cochin countryside and the scenic backwaters roads which is abundantly thrilling for me here..Cons:1. Delayed responses👉🏼👉🏾 - most of the time... they are not well organized. They don't track bookings properly. They are caught up in other aspects. A When I book i always check in advance with the hotel B👉🏾 When I booked in Sept, the hotel manager Mr Unni reassured me not to worry. But he never did confirm the payment received of the booking. I arrived and completed my stay! C👉🏾 The staff are msotly innocent and mostly clueless.. They didn't know I had a pre-reserved booking. They were unaware and asked me for evidence. Took me long enough to open my laptop and send them the invoice... in the middle of my lunch and beer. Never faced this in Cherai before or anywhere in India. Background: Most customers here are locals who just saunter (walk in ) and ask for rooms, so they ask you for evidence of your booking, although politely. I usually take these into my stride since I've seen worse... But fact remains this could definitely improve a lot considering 5G era of 2024. D👉🏾 I had a simple bathroom tap issue for which I suggested a simple, inexpensive resolution, yet it took them from 9 AM till about 6 PM to fix. I could've done that myself.2. Language: Not just a hotel issue but the entire Malayali areas and more of a Cherai and surrounding rural areas concern. Over a decade, I've observed most Keralites only speak their own language and sparingly either English or Hindi... Tourism matters little!3. Limited breakfast choices👉🏼👉🏾 I had not much of a choice in the 2 days and I had to make do! Didn't really feel much, but everybody is different.Other aspects:1. About the owner location aspect I mentioned before, being right on the beach puts maintenance + support pressure which I believe this owner Mr Krishna seems to lack or maybe unable to monitor/track. That said, the facility is built sturdy for its construction probably 2 decades back. But more maintenance is needed.2. Expensive traveling to and fro and around👉🏼👉🏾 if you don't have your own vehicle or hire a self-drive one. The autos and cabs here are expensive in my world.Overall, I rate this 4*/5 and definitely, I will revisit this place again, since it's in my strides and rustic lifestyle, but everyone's different!

We have booked the most expensive rooms in the hotel. We reached 2 pm and found 1 room available and one occupied. The available room had faulty AC, so offering us ground fool room which was half of booking price. We were forced to take the faulty AC room. Then found water dampening on the beds due to heavy rain. Their ceiling work is poor. The owner or receptionist was rude and telling us to cancel the booking and go away. Beds were moved to avoid water drops from ceiling. Whole night getting water drop sound in both the rooms. Restaurant services also poor. We got our lunch at 3.30 pm after ordering at 2.15 pm. Our holiday was ruined completely

Overall experience very disappointing especially from the photos i saw i booked but in actual when i saw it is a very old and below-average property. Poorly maintained. Very disappointed and worthless

Staff was very friendly. Hotel was located near by the beach. In house food facility was available. Services were OK.