Abad Airport Hotel, Cochin (Kochi)

I stayed at the Abad Airport Hotel to catch a few hours sleep before I took my early morning flight out of the country. A friend of mine dropped me at the Hotel. While the neon sign of the hotel was visible from a mile away, we couldn't spot any signs on how to get to the hotel from the airport road. The friendly locals guided us eventually to the entrance. Once in, we were greeted by friendly staff. However, the relief was shortlived when the reception told me that they didn't get any intimation from Agoda on my booking and hence they could not recognize my voucher, and hence I would have to pay AGAIN. I personally thought the particular receptionist was quite unfamiliar with the whole concept of online booking. After a few calls with his manager, he eventually accepted my voucher and gave me the keys to my room (whew!) The rooms were spacious enough. Comfy beds and nicely air conditioned. The TV has HBO, Star, Discovery and a host of other channels. The bath was well equipped with towels, shower gels, even shaving sets, toothbrush and toothpaste! They also have a 24/7 restaurant in case you want to grab a bite in the middle of the nights. Where else in the world would you get all this a night!! I couldn't ask for more. On closing, my stay was comfortable and I made it to the airport on time (you just can't miss the Cochin International Airport from here). I would stay here again. I would just ask Agoda to make some of its partners (like the Abad Airport Hotel) aware of how the online booking system works. I don't want to be told that they don't accept Agoda vouchers the next time around!!

I stayed here for a day between flights & didn't want to spend time commuting to & from the city. Though they have a 24hr checkout system which is very good, they gave us an extra 4 hours as our connecting flight was due to depart around 30hrs from the time we checked-in.