Serene Lake Resort

The resort location is very nice and close to the lakefront. The view and seabreeze is a charm to the place. The pool is good. The cottages and the surroundings is nicely setup, but everything looks very old and needs lot of maintenance. There is a restaurant but it is closed, so we have to order food from a nearby restaurant (number given by the resort) or use swiggy/zomato. The TV in one of the rooms was not working. We saw lot of insects inside the room. The bed had lot of ants which we cleaned before sleeping. The place needs an uplift and especially the cottages definitely need maintenance. Looks very old and unclean. Lots of insects inside and ants in the bed. Also, a working restaurant or a breakfast arrangement for the guests would have been good.

It was our second time at Serene lake Resort, Varkala, and you can see in those images, those are the reasons why we chose this resort, it has a beautiful lake view and the ambience of the resort is very beautiful, and the atmosphere there is very calming, The staff are very supportive, friendly and helpful. Rooms are cabin-like rooms with attached bathroom and so on, but the issue is rooms are lacking in neatness, they need to take more care of cleaning the rooms, and other than that everything is good, They have a big pool, and the pool is neat and clean, if we ask them beforehand they will provide quality food also, And it is a couple friendly resort, and everybody can assure their quality time spending there 🤍 ✨

The place is near Kappil beach. Property is good although stay was not pleasant due to bad smell in room as well as beddings and Ants were crawling all over the place. Was charged additional 750 per room per day ( was asked for 1200) for ac usage, which would have been ok if prior information was provided, same was informed at check out. Visitors are advised to have own/rented vehicle if possible. Smelly rooms. Could have been kept open before check in. Beddings were unusable due to unpleasant smell. Complete information about the additional charges can be provided to visitors beforehand.

The staff was very wonderful and catered to my every need. The room was impeccably clean, and all the facilities were in perfect working order. Thank you for your excellent hospitality, and I hope to stay at Star Hotel again soon. Staff,nature,food & climate!!