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Haridas K.
Groups
India,
October 24, 2013
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It was okay. Nothing more to add to this. Difficult to recommend
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Saurav J.
Families with young children
India,
October 23, 2013
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very good , menu is limited for vegetarians
locations , view , cleanliness
7.7
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Deborah H.
Couples
United Kingdom,
September 20, 2013
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Wonderful stay thank you to all at TOTB
Lovely friendly staff, comfortable bed and great balcony overlooking the ocean, great food.
9.7
From our very early morning pick-up through until we checked out and even beyond that, the service we received was truly excellent. Our check in was quick and efficient. We missed breakfast that first morning as we arrived very early, after a sleep we decided to eat in the restaurant and to our surprise, our brunch was complimentary. Our room was well appointed with a wonderful large comfortable bed and we slept like logs. We had an Arabian Sea View room which had a large balcony overlooking the swaying palm trees and the ocean beyond. Every time we stepped outside onto the balcony we saw the eagles gliding on the thermals, awesome! We were given a gift of a scrumptious cake to celebrate out 30th wedding anniversary, which we were able to share with our friends who visited on our balcony, who were locals and thought the view was stunning.
After receiving our celebration cake, we couldn't believe it when we were invited to have a complimentary dinner, which we thought would be in the buffet restaurant, but to our surprise, we were treated to a gourmet meal on a very private balcony overlooking the ocean. It was truly wonderful. And guess what? another cake!!
When it came to our date to check out I didn't want to leave, but we had arranged a trip up to Alleppey and Thekkady so we had to go. The reception staff were wonderful and agreed to look after some luggage for us.
The staff from maid to management were so friendly, warm, courteous and helpful. We would like to thank you all so much, (so sorry that we cannot name you all), for making our 30th wedding anniversary so very special.
Thank you TOTB we will be back. John and Debbie H
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Tomas M.
Solo travelers
Philippines,
August 28, 2013
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Great quite hotel
Staff, location, and tranquility
7
The stay was very good. However, there was ot much to do at night
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Olivier D.
Couples
France,
August 18, 2013
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superbe view on the Arabian Sea
7
we loved our stay at Turtle on the beach. even though it was the monsoon season but the view from our room was absolutely stunning. it's too bad that the buffet dinner proposes only Indian food which is very hot and spicy !!!
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Vinod J.
Families with young children
United Kingdom,
April 9, 2013
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Very nicely designed hotel, great restaurant
Friendly staff, good food, great pool
8.7
Staff were very friendly and attentive, check in was fast as check out, good food, well mannered staff.
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Jani L.
Couples
Finland,
April 5, 2013
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Steven L.
Families with young children
Australia,
March 31, 2013
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Disappointing experience
the A/C worked, the welcome drink & necklace were nice and the staff who brought our room service were nice
3.3
We booked this hotel on the basis of it being advertised as 5 star but it was far from that. We would rate it 3 star at best. The door of our room which leads to the outside had a huge gap around it so mosquitos were coming in. The bathroom was OK but needs an upgrade as there is mould around the bathtub. The swimming pool was murky and has a plastic liner rather than tiles (ie again not a 5 star hotel pool). Most disappointing of all was the food. The breakfast buffet is just not great. The sausages looked like they were a day old, the bacon was swimming in fat, the muffins/cakes were stale, the pineapple juice was fermenting and after waiting for 20mins for a coffee we helped ourselves to it. The fitness centre has old equipment and is tiny. The path to the beach is through a whole lot of rubbish down the side of the hill. They do offer a shuttle service but it's a pain to have to wait for it. Actually the beach itself isn't that nice either. the other things that were particularly disappointing were the high cost of internet and the fact that they only provide 1 bottle of water daily. The rest you have to buy. Again not exactly "5 star" service . Bottom line is that all of this would be OK if you were expecting a 3 star hotel, but only if it was priced accordingly.
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Afsal P.
Families with young children
India,
March 16, 2013
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pleasure. relaxed. enjoyed
beach front. 10 km away from city.
6.3
Relaxed and enjoyed. Good ambience. Feel of come again.
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Kate B.
Couples
United Kingdom,
February 15, 2013
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Many of the previous reviews regarding the hotel are spot on. There is a serious shortage of soft furnishings making the whole place feel sterile. The rooms are sparse, the swimming pool is ok but never enough sunbeds, breakfast was ok. No alcohol- but didn't mind you to BYO. Never a 4 star.
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