Kottaram Hotels Ottaplam

First of all, the location of the hotel is in the highway and almost 3 kms away from Kanyakumari town. If you are going by private vehicle, need to pay Rs.100 entry fee for each day you want to enter Kanyakumari. Secondly, in our booking voucher, it showed 4 bed room, while actually it had 2 double beds in a single room without privacy, where 4 persons could stay. Though I could overlook these factors, what disappointed me the most was that there was no cupboard available in the room. Had to search around for a place to hang my clothes and finally had to hang it over some chairs. Also, one out of 2 air conditioners in the room stopped working and displayed some error code after a power failure by 10PM or so. Didn't bother to report it because the other a/c was luckily still working and anyways we had a single night stay only. To talk about good things, the rooms were neat, there is a restaurant available that is reasonably good and the complementary breakfast was not bad, even though only vegetarian south Indian dishes were served.

Surrounding view is nice from 3rd floor. Caution: If going with kids, be careful, backside glass window height is too less & risk of fall is there. Roomspace limited for 2. Extra drinking water chargeable, breakfast was good. You need to carry toothpaste, brush etc as that's not there. Out of 3 rooms, one had no hot water coming.

Rooms are decent & well maintained. But the tap & shower water is too salty to use it for freshening up or taking shower. More like a highway motel. Ambient open parking space & good restaurant attached.

Starting this review with the highlight’food! The fish fry, veg fried rice, and prawn pepper fry were absolutely delicious. My family loved every bite! Huge thanks to the server, who was not only polite and courteous but also had a warm, welcoming smile’really added to the experience.Now, about the stay’both rooms were beautiful, with an amazing view. The only concern was the bathroom’there were stain marks, a tarnished mirror, and the bucket/mug had white stains, making them look unclean. I shared this feedback with the Operations Manager at the front desk, and I completely understand that being near water, salinity can be a challenge. However, in public areas like the stairwell windows, cleanliness seemed like an issue unrelated to salinity.That said, we still had a great stay, and I truly appreciate the manager’s thoughtful gesture of providing an extra bed for our child. A small touch that made a big difference! Thanks for the hospitality.

By no means this is a hotel. It is a decent lodge. Don't expect any basic hotel facilities in the room including a laundry bag, locker, iron table, tooth paste, shower cap etc. The free breakfast is again a trap. If you have other options, don't come here.