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Reviews of Raheem Residency

3.5 out of 5
Raheem Residency
Beach Road, Ambalapuzha, Kerala

Reviews

8.4

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 28 out of 68 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 30 out of 68 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 3 out of 68 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 4 out of 68 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 3 out of 68 reviews" "

8.6/10

Cleanliness

8.6/10

Staff & service

5.0/10

Amenities

8.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

6.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Maureen

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Vuyyuru

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Cozy place to satay.

6/10 Okay

Murali

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The property is right in front of the beach.. however the beach is unusable because of the black dirt all over the sand and water. Property is heritage and classic however don’t think it justifies the price. Saw a few lizards in the room and hot water is not available all the time. Staff is friendly, the pool is kept clean and the food is ok.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
For short stay it was good enough. But being road front, sleep was bit disturbed due to vehicle noises. Toilet family in rooms are good but water pressure too low and need to wait for long to reuse the WC. Otherwise the swimming pool Andrej service personals are very good.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2022

2/10 Terrible

henry

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
So disapointed!
A delightful Hotel in the most terrible location....what a shame,an elevated road directly over it and a second one in front under construction.
Stayed 7 nights in Nov 2022

4/10 Poor

Srinivasan, Alpharetta

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2022

4/10 Poor

Stuart

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2022

6/10 Okay

Sheela, Richboro

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Staff & service, amenities
More fluff than stuff for the price! Horrendous “complementary” breakfast. Chef needs at the best some serious training in cooking. Restaurant attendants were not trained nor clean! Bottom line, never will stay there again!
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2022

8/10 Good

Barbara

Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2022

6/10 Okay

Rebecca

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Beautiful place to stay, but not the best neighbor
Amazing heritage hotel, friendly staff and good restaurant. The only thing that disappointed us was the Ayurveda Treatment was not working because of COVID. Our room was silent but there was problems in the sink that could be not solved.
Stayed 6 nights in Jan 2022

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2020

10/10 Excellent

Clive

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
I was a little sceptical at first. Room was amazing. Old, old and even older. Staff were lovely. Lovely restaurant and great breakfast. By the beach🌝 local to most things. Beer available at all times + finest gin and tonics. They’ve built an elevated highway right in front of the hotel- but it doesn’t actually spoil the view of the beach. Breakfast was superb. Great stay, thank you
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2020

8/10 Good

Vivien

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A bit of the Raj
Gorgeous Building, An oasis of calm in hectic area. Rooms tastefully decorated Staff all helpful
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2019

8/10 Good

Steven

Lovely compound with great spaces for lounging and enjoying the weather. Period furniture is very charming, more comfortable than they may look. When I checked out I mentioned I was going to the bus terminal and was offered a lift by one of the staff members headed the same way, which was a nice touch. Only complaint is the mosquitoes in the room at night, even with the a/c running. I woke up in the morning covered in bites.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2018

8/10 Good

PENELOPE

Liked: Staff & service
Old bungalow hotel with some great touches.
Nice old hotel right on a huge beach. Surrounding area still a bit of a building site as a massive ugly flyover has just been finished, slap bang above it. Rooms relatively comfortable and beds clean. Staff friendly and helpful and restaurant food very good. Small but perfect pool. It just all seems a bit tired.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely hotel. Beautiful heritage building
Lovely hotel. 2 good restaurants with beer and wine. Beautiful rooms and lovely pool.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2017

8/10 Good

Elizabeth

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
lovely place - horrible construction outside
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2017

10/10 Excellent

John Paul

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

8/10 Good

Daniel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Not quite as expected
The roadworks outside were an unfortunate surprise. The beach needs cleaning up (a lot) and the local men seem to use it as a toilet which is disgusting. The hotel had some nice features and good staff, but they need to buy some new loungers and parasols etc.

8/10 Good

Christine, London UK

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Charming old hotel
A lovely place to stay with large beautiful high ceiling rooms.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Heritage property with modern food
The hotel is an amazing gem. Heritage property and like going back a century to a quieter time. Yet the food was great and the stay itself too. But the hotel is a street away from the beach. And the government seems to be slowly building a bridge or highway. So those sounds are not ideal nor is the heavy machinery and blocked roads at times.

8/10 Good

David

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

8/10 Good

traveller, London, UK

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Heritage hotel near the beach
We stayed in this wonderful hotel for just over one week. This is a heritage hotel based in a gorgeous building with the old features as well as modern amenities such as restaurant and swimming pool. Position of the hotel is excellent as it is near the beach as well as close enough to visit Allepey town and backwaters. During our stay over Christmas and New Year period, we had a privilege to visit many local temples where there was a festival taking place with lively processions, elephants parades, prayers, dances and other artistic performances. Unfortunately, something dreadful is happening as the bypass road is being built just in front of the hotel that is causing huge disruption to the area as well as lots of noise. This is a real problem currently for many people who chose to stay in the hotel, which is otherwise a real gem.

2/10 Terrible

Sridevi, bangalore

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Pathetic
It was worst experience, it is not at all worth paying 6K for the room which doesn't have even the basic amenities like TV, Fridge It is just a home, converted as hotel

4/10 Poor

Rajasekar, U.S.

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Not as good as it reads..needs lot of updates
Our experience at the 19th century colonial boutique hotel was not good. The house was not well maintained, and the rooms were not in good condition and didn't give the feeling of any star rated boutique hotel. The only consolation during the stay was food and that was good. Hope some updates will be done

10/10 Excellent

JT

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

10/10 Excellent

Laura, Brooklyn, NY, USA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very nice
We had a nice time at Raheem Residency. The room was clean and beautifully decorated, and the small, intimate nature of the hotel created a calm atmosphere that we appreciated. The restaurant was also fantastic; some of the best meals we had in India.

8/10 Good

B, S

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great heritage hotel close to Alleppy beach.
Hotel is in a fantastic old building, right opposite the beach. Rooms have a lot of character. Food is good in the restaurant for both breakfast and dinner. I think the swimming pool needs a serious clean, it was very green when we stayed.

10/10 Excellent

Holiday14, Europe

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Wonderful stay!
Really enjoyed two nights spent here in March. Had a beautiful room at the front of the house and indulged ourselves with yoga classes and massages each day. A beautifully restored property right on the beach. Would definitely go back again!

10/10 Excellent

Damian & Elaine H, Dublin, Ireland

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
FANTASTIC HOTEL WITH SUPERB SERVICE
We stayed at Raheem Residence for 4 nights at the end of the monsoon season start of Sept 2013 which kept us a little hotel bound due to the rain. Thankfully we had plenty to keep us occupied, we availed of their great value ayurvedic treatments, used their varied library during the rained off periods and the pool during the hot weather. The food in their restaurant was incredible and at each meal we ordered a selection of main courses which gave ample opportunity to taste many of the famous Kerala dishes explained in detail by the very helpful restaurant staff. The service at the hotel was excellent and Bibi and her team made us feel at home and very welcome during our stay, we will definitely be back.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Disliked: Room comfort
nice hotel, nice retaurant, near the beach
a very pleasant stay, in a pleasant athmosphere, for a good price (we had a discount)

8/10 Good

David, London

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great stay
Building with a history, was a pleasurable stay. Go to the harbour restaurant next door as same kitchen as hotel and has cheaper food. They were even filming a Bollywood movie there on the last day of our stay. Lovely attentive staff, John Jacob is an asset to the hotel.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
good choice but ...
For the most part we agree with the positive reviews of others. Our two negative experiences dealt with service: 1) staff booked the smallest and most uncomfortable boat for the backwaters tour; 2) for car transport to Cochin, they initially gave us a small car when we had booked (and paid for) a larger one. Neither of these were dealbreakers, since Raheem appears to be the best inn in the area and the rate is reasonable. If you go, just monitor what outside services the inn books for you.

10/10 Excellent

Michael

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice small charasmatic boutique hotel
The Raheem Residency hotel is well located on a nice stretch of beach just outside Alleppey and convenient for houseboat cruises in the backwaters. The staff in the hotel are all very friendly and helpfull and you are made feel at home in this nice old colonial style hotel. The rooms are large and comfortable and the restuarant serves excellent authentic indian and fish dishes. Would highly recommend this hotel

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

8/10 Good

Walter

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
An excellent heritage hotel
Raheem Residency is a delightful hotel with a high quality restaurant and lovely pool. It is by the beach rather than the backwaters, but none the worse for that. Access to the town centre and the quayside was easy and we really enjoyed our stay there.

8/10 Good

Yehfyh

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

10/10 Excellent

Matt

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great Hotel
Hotel was in a great location. Pool was great. Staff was awesome is assiting us and the hotel had fabulous food.

10/10 Excellent

Nick, London

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Relaxing at Rahim Residency
We spent a few days in Alaphuzha and this is by far the best hotel we saw. The pool is definitely worth having if like us you soend a few days in the town and the rooms had character. We had a room with verandah, which was a lovely for relaxing amd drinking a sundowner after cruising the backwaters. Restaurant was good though I preferred an unlicenced (and cheaper) restaurant 200m along the beach. Staff were helpful though some more so than others.

10/10 Excellent

FreoRoamers, Fremantle Western Australia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Tranquil Character accommodation
From the momen we were met at the Cochin airport we knew we had made the right decision with choosing The Raheem Residency. Nothing was to much trouble. The pool area was wonderfully quite and tranquil. The Restuarant served beurtiful Indian food and the view to the ocean perfect. Sheen the manager, was extremely helpfull in making suggestions for activities and went out of his way to make our stay perfect

2/10 Terrible

Joachim

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Grossbaustelle vor dem Hotel. Wir sind sofort wieder abgereist. Hotel.com bietet bisher keine Möglichkeit, den Betrag zurückzubekommen. Die Homepage des Hotels vermittelt einen völlig falschen Eindruck. Eir warten auf die Rücküberweisung.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Tobias

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2023

8/10 Good

Gerhard

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2023

8/10 Good

Emmanuel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Chambre originale Piscine agréable Devant l’établissement prochain passage de la déviation en passerelle
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2020

10/10 Excellent

Nathalie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
TRÈS BONNE ADRESSE
Excellentes conditions pour un séjour de découverte de la ville, à proximité immédiate de la plage. Décoration et architecture superbes. Piscine agréable et possibilités de soins de qualité. Restauration de bon niveau.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2019

10/10 Excellent

Tue

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Fantastisk til nogle dages afslapning
Rigtig dejligt og hyggeligt hotel med tilhørende gode restauranter. Man bader ikke i havet selvom det er tæt på, men hotellets pool er god og ren. Personalet er gode til engelsk og meget hjælpsomme.
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2019

8/10 Good

arine, nederland

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Persoonlijk
Leuk hotel, er wordt wel gebouwd nu. Er komt denk ik een mooie boulevard.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2017

10/10 Excellent

Marianne

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Väldigt bra mat på restaurangen.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2017