we really wanted to love the Jasmine Palace. The reviews seemed charming and the pictures were very appealing. However it was a real disappointment I am afraid. The first room we were offered, depsite the hotel being nearly empty, was shabby and looked onto an alley. The second was better in a more modern wing. The hotel is cheap but... more

Last year My sisters,myself and my mother(82) went on a fantastic holiday of a life time to Kovalum in Kerala. We arranged the holiday ourselves through Internet for half the price of a tour operator. What a fantastic place. The people were wonderful and so helpful. We were felt perfectly safe, we were 5 women on our own. We stayed... more

This was our fourth visit to Kovalam over a ten year period and we were pleased to find that very little had changed.The flight was very comfortable and we got a taxi from the airport to the hotel, arriving at eight am ,and not expecting our room to be ready.But we were wrong,we were shown to a spacious room with... more

Upon arrival at Kerela - was very surprised we had to walk down a large hill - but the hotel at the end of this walk was good. The receiption staff were very happy to help and indeed fetched us a new adapter from a shop to help us out (at their own cost!). The room was basic but okay,... more

This hotel is great value for money. Great position, literally 3/4mins walk down a slight hill to beach and main shops/restaurants. The staff at hotel are great, really helpful and Anil on the reception is more than happy to book local trips for you at a much better price than T.Cook . The restaurant at the hotel is great...we actually... more

We stayed at the Samudra Hotel 6 year's ago which,I must admit was a better location than Jasmine Palace, being right on Lobster Beach but this is a personal preference. Having said that we have had a wonderful holiday. The Jasmine Palace is great value for money and I agree with other reviewers about the standards of the food, pool,... more

We have just returned from two weeks at the jasmine place -- we found it was very friendly -- staff and other guests, a real family feel. The room was a good size and clean -- a mosquito plug in was provided and we had no problems with biting insects in the room. The air conditioning was affective -- though... more

We have just returned from our first trip to Kerala and stayed at the Jasmine. I can heartily recommend it. The rooms are clean and comfortable. The restaurant is excellent. The pool is well maintained and the atmosphere is very friendly. The only reason we would not stay there again is its position. Although it is central and an easy... more

Arrived at the Jasmine Palace about 9am. We were all ushered to the restaurant. No explanation as to why, but having experienced this before in Goa on numerous occasions, myself and husband knew straight away that the rooms weren't ready. This annoyed me slightly, more because the rep obviously knew the situation but failed to mention it on our journey... more