Great room with a sea view, it was kept clean and tidy and was very comfortable – the hotel has a private beach which is lovely in this busy town. I enjoyed the use of the spa The food was good – some very nice sea food as you would expect on the coast The staff were friendly and helpful... More

After lot of planning we have decided to spend our year end vacation at Kovalam. On December 27th, we landed at Trivandrum Airport and transferred to Soma Plamshore Beach Resorts at Kovalam. Kovalam is a beautiful beach town adjacent to Arabian Sea, approximately 16km from airport. We had a prior booking at Soma plamshore Beach Resort, at Lighthouse beach, Kovalam... More

I don't remember anything bad about the hotel but then I think it was just good and nothing excellent given the tariff. They have got a private beach which is really nice and clean. A average size swimming pool for a 3 star hotel. Clean rooms, clean property. Location is excellent for it so close to the lighthouse beach as... More

Location of soma palm is very good , private beach is awesome , very clean swimming pool , food qwality is good . Manager n staff are friendly and good. Rooms at pool side is very good . Spa is not good , I think wastage of money . View of sea from room is just fantastic. Greenery and all... More

I and my wife stayed here in Oct 2012. The stay was just for one day. The location is very good as lighthouse beach is within walking distance. From lighthouse beach, Kovalam is again at a walkable distance. The best part was getting up early in the morning and heading straight to the private beach. It is a lovely small... More

On the positive note: - the beach location is fantastic (secluded, clean and beatiful) - the room views are great - free wi-fi that works But - the staff is poorly trained (forgotten wakeup calls, taxi not arranged, no help with luggage, taxi drivers that actually show up are of very poor quality - no English/Hindi) - food is mostly... More

Hotel staff very attentive on arrival we were in our room straight away The view from balcony was lovely you could here the ocean . We had news papers in the mornings pushed under the door.The gardens were very nice you could walk through to the nice clean beach .It is in a nice spot not far from the main... More

If you are looking for time away from hustle and bustle, this is the place. Stunning view of the ocean and private beach. Well maintained swimming pool and decent restaurant. Breakfast can be improved. Ayurveda massage was amazing

A bit away from busy and dirty Kovalam beach. Soma has à nice private beach, not crowed at all and with no access for dogs as in Kovalam beach. We liked very much the hotels garden, with nice trees and flowers. Very quite, private and relaxing stay. The rooms are basic, clean, good firm matresses, though the A/C is noisy.... More