NUTSHELL Airport Retreat by the Sea

Very special stay in front of a quiet sea beach.The airport is just 5 minutes walking.The property itself us unique, with spacious rooms and huge decorated spaces with big kitchens.The atmosphere is so delicated with a selection of old wood furnitures from Kerala.It has a family feeling and it just feel so warm and welcome.Rooms are very clean.Nisha and her family are excellent hosts.

Best part is sea view and walkable distance from the terminal 1 (but they charge me 200 Rs for the pickup from outside of the airport).Rooms now doesn't match with the photos shown, might be the old photos.Furniture shown in photos are very old, it seems they bought used furniture.Because in front of the sea the humidity is very high.And the locality is not good.Rooms were stinky, that whole locality was stinky.There is no road in front of the hotel.It's actually a house which they converted to hotel.No food facility.If you ask for any favour they will start crying about make my trip commission.If you are there to explore the city then beleive me you will just go in the night to the room that too for sleeping, for that purpose price is very high.

The only good thing about this homestay is the location. It’s nearby beach and airport.The room rent is too much as compare to the conditions of room , facilities and services .Paying 2000’ above for just sleeping is not worth it.Better go to proper hotels in this range with roper services or just go to cheaper one with much better options.

The location of the place is great as it faces the beach and is right next to the airport. However the road leading to the place is unpaved and extremely narrow. When I entered the property no one was there. There were no signs indicating who to reach out as well. The rooms are alright, but the staff and I had a hard time getting the AC working. The staff comprised of the owner’s son who had a hard time communicating what all documents were required to check in. No information about the place was given during check in- about the use of kitchen space , utensils etc. I also had to make repeated requests to get an extra blanket. There were constant construction noises and someone in the house talking extremely loudly on loudspeaker. In my opinion the place really needs to become more professional and be well managed prior to listing on websites aggregators.

Solo Traveller • India • Nov 2025

It is a homelike place with friendly host and courteous staff. The place is right next to ocean with spectacular view. Host gave a warm welcome. The staff helped to settle in and were available when I needed help.

Solo Traveller • United States • Nov 2025