Name: Uday Samudra Leisure Beach Hotel
Address: Gv Raja Road, Samudra Beach, Kovalam,thiruvananthapuram, 695527, IN

6/10

Pleasant

04 Jun 2026

Arpit

Food can be improved, a comparatively old property than shown in photos.

Family_with_children

4/10

Poor

01 Apr 2026

RAVNEET

Rooms were outdated, and the washrooms had poor ventilation with a foul drain smell. Despite booking three Coastal View Rooms together one book TDforExpedia booking, we were given two rooms on one floor and a third on another. Third room was on first floor which had a minimal coastal view. The hotel said the bookings came through separately and couldn’t place us together, which was disappointing on a family trip. The rooms were in an older section of the hotel (on the very far end), and the pool on our side was closed and unmaintained. Overall, the property fell well below five-star expectations.

Family

10/10

Exceptional

30 Mar 2026

JOHN

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Family

2/10

Poor

20 Mar 2026

RAGUNATHAN

Good stay.staffs are very courteous Breakfast was very good of high standard. We would highly recommend others also

Family

2/10

Poor

27 Feb 2026

Rajesh

Bathroom was stinking and sink had cracked. Hard to set water temperature in shower. Staff was not courteous. The elevators were not secured

8/10

Excellent

14 Feb 2026

Matthew

Great pool selection stunning location

Leisure Friends

2/10

Poor

29 Jan 2026

R

There was lots of insects on the bed in the morning at 6.30
The shower was completely cold…..no one told us to switch on light for heater!
I was checking out at 9.00am
My payment was taken just before I came down for check out ……without my consent.
Refuse to refund.Only did not charge for dinner about £6.00!

10/10

Exceptional

25 Jan 2026

Caroline

Excellent value - lively hotel with three good, clean pools. Staff were impeccable as was service. Lovely bar (and bar staff) which served very good cocktails, even better with a BOGO offer! Nice location with easy access to beach and beach restaurants, though the food at the hotel was also good.

Partner

4/10

Poor

21 Jan 2026

Dinaz

We booked the most expensive lounge room and the hotel staff and the housekeeping staff were lovely and hence the stars are for them.

The food was well below average, we paid extra for breakfast for 6 days and only managed to eat there 2 days because it was so bad and we ordered room service a bunch of times and each time the food was very mediocre.

Main thing to be aware of is that they do not allow Ubers near the hotel in the street and they want you to use their taxi service instead which is four times the price of the Uber. One day we decided to book an Uber (as it was 300 rs compared to 2500rs the hotel was asking for) after being ripped off a few times but we were told that we would have to go to the main road so we started walking to the main road which is about a kilometre away and came across a tuk-tuk so decided to get that to the main road mainly for a little tuk-tuk experience and suddenly realised there was a guy who'd followed us all the way from the hotel to make sure that we weren't getting in the taxi on that street and ended up having a big arguement with the tuktuk guy telling him to not take us. That was very creepy and weird and frankly a horrible thing for a hotel to do to this customers and guests.

Leisure Family_with_children

8/10

Excellent

07 Jan 2026

mahendra

Clean and comfortable room. Hotel is nice but rooms and especially bathroom outdated

8/10

Excellent

06 Jan 2026

Harish

Clean room .Friendly staff

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

31 Dec 2025

Jasbir

Location is really great. We had friends trip. It was more relaxing as there’s nothing much around to do. We had family suite, which was great. Breakfast was Ok. Could have added more variety. But otherwise resort is great, huge property, right on the beach.Rooms were very clean, had all needed aminities. All the restaurants on the property had delicious food. We loved our stay.

Leisure Friends

2/10

Poor

19 Dec 2025

Asha

Rooms are horrible. Had to change rooms four times. Very badly maintained rooms. Only saving grace is the staff and the food.

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

18 Dec 2025

govindram

This a very old property and badly needs a facelift. Everything looks old and dated. The amenities are just basis. They don’t even offer a hand towel in the toilets and the iron board which came after calling housekeeping was rusty and very old. This is 3 Star property, definitely not a 5 Star.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

18 Dec 2025

Srijan

Amazing property with stunning views and a must stay ...

Business_and_leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

16 Nov 2025

Carlton

We have travelled all over the world but our stay at the UDAY was superb, the staff went beyond our expectations
We would definitely be coming back in the very near future
I would like to have a special mention to the Manager's for the catering, Prasants, Soumitra also a special thanks to
Blesson also a Nijin, Jyothy and sindhu
All the staff who made our family stay a very enjoyable one
Must not forget our room attendant Adarsh
And all the staff are a credit to the Hotel
Cheryl, Scott and Carlton Johnson

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

12 Nov 2025

Said

All was good the rooms the staff

Business

2/10

Poor

02 Nov 2025

Verified traveler

Felt dingy and dirty shower flooded

10/10

Exceptional

26 Sep 2025

Susan

Very good, nice to be back for a second visit. Xx

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

20 Sep 2025

abe

An average place

Just an average place though it's a huge property it doesn't have a charm of a good hotel. The breakfast was very average. Rooms was quite okay as nothing special to comment.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

19 Feb 2025

GAETANO

breakfast not very good for italian people

Leisure Family_with_children

8/10

Excellent

19 Jan 2025

Lekha

Beautiful place very near to the beach to see sunrise and sunset. Seafood restaurant serve very tasty food. The ayurvedic massage options is a plus
The bed is comfortable and air conditioning good
The bathroom looks tired and needs updating.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

25 Oct 2024

Jayamon

Title: Fantastic Stay with Beautiful Sea Views and Great Service

I recently stayed at Uday Samudra Leisure Beach Hotel and had a wonderful experience overall. The food was absolutely fantastic, offering a great variety of delicious options every day.

The room was very comfortable and came with an incredible sea view that added a relaxing ambiance to our stay. The hotel itself is very well-maintained, with clean and spacious rooms that cater to comfort and relaxation.

The staff at the hotel were exceptional—polite, friendly, and always willing to help with any questions or needs.

Special thanks to the lady manager who stepped in to resolve an issue with my booking.
Although I booked through Expedia, wasn’t informed hotel that the booking didn’t account for my child, and the hotel initially requested an additional fee.

Fortunately, the manager handled it professionally and efficiently, allowing us to enjoy our stay without further issues.

One word of caution: be careful when booking through Expedia. I tried to contact them about the discrepancy, but received no response. Based on my experience, it might be better to book directly with the hotel to avoid any confusion.

Overall, Uday Samudra Leisure Beach Hotel exceeded our expectations, and I would gladly stay here again. Highly recommended for anyone seeking a peaceful beachside retreat with excellent service, food, and views!

Leisure Family

2/10

Poor

10 Jul 2024

Paras

Quality of food is very bad. There were worms crawling out of the milkshake. Me and my wife both got sick after eating there. Ruined our Kerala vacation.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

18 Jun 2024

Elizabeth Jose

good excellent

Business

10/10

Exceptional

07 May 2024

Muthu Krishnan

Great service, nice pool and close to beach

Friends_and_family Family

6/10

Pleasant

04 Mar 2024

DHARANGINI

The hotel is very outdated & needs a refurb, the fixtures in the bathrooms & also in the communal areas look rather old. the property & amenities including coffee shop, bars, pools etc look tired, dull & boring. This should be rated as a three rather than five star. There was a party on the communal area which was very loud, which is not what I signed up for when I booked a weekend away. The food was average.

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

03 Jan 2024

Shoba

Started off bad. We got a room in the old quarters. The room was dirty. Shower snd electric sockets didn't work. The whole room required modernisation. We complained and got transferred to newer quarters . Not a five star for sure. The new years party was a hit

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

13 Aug 2023

Tarun

Its a decent property nothing much more

8/10

Excellent

27 Apr 2023

Paul

Great Location. If you get a sea facing room, you will sleep with the sound of waves.
The property is dated, expect the room, furniture, lamps and everything to be very used looking. They are due for refurbishing.

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

26 Mar 2023

Baljit

Nice and Friendly place to stay

We only stayed for one day, but it was a wonderful stay. Staff are amazingly friendly and helpful. Food is good and breakfast spread was decent. Though priced a little high, it was still worth it.

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

19 Jul 2022

Nigi

I loved the proximity to the beach and the wonderful service. Everyone was so intent on being of service to you. Wonderful stay!

Leisure Family_with_children

8/10

Excellent

15 Jul 2022

srisurendrakumar

Nice

10/10

Exceptional

02 Jul 2022

Rajesh

The staff and the service provided was excellent. Ideal location and rightly priced. The television and electric outlet options for charging are limited and could be improved. Upgrading of the facilities would add value. Overall our experience was excellent and highly recommend this place to friends and family.

Leisure Family

2/10

Poor

12 Jun 2022

Verified traveler

Do not stay here. Do not book ocean view.

Booked an OCEAN VIEW room and what we got was a PARTIAL SEA VIEW from outside on the balcony. The room itself is nothing better than a normal hotel room you find inside the city, had a weird smell and was dingy and dark. Our AC was not working and the service was extremely slow.

Breakfast buffet was below average.
Literally checkout early as we didn’t want to be there anymore. Please don’t visit this space and especially do not book an ocean view.

Totally DISAPPOINTING!

Partner

2/10

Poor

07 May 2022

POORNIMA

5 star dirty hotel in Trivandrum ,never ever go back there again
Must say very friendly staff

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

20 Aug 2021

Charivil

Due to covid everything was limited. Still we enjoy. Facility need some improvement . They need to update the rooms.

Friends_and_family Family

6/10

Pleasant

21 Feb 2021

Verified traveler

Not worth the price in covid times

The property itself is beautiful and it's an easy walk to the main beaches. Breakfast staff in particular were friendly and helpful. Since it's covid, there are quite a few restrictions such as two of the pools being closed and a rather annoying check-in procedure. Overall the hotel is fine, but 8000+/night is just too much money for what you get.

Partner

4/10

Poor

27 Dec 2019

john

A mixed bag

There is much that I like about this hotel. A nice sized swimming pool and good ayervedic spa. Downsides include the poor beach front; the noise from the various parties/conferences held at the hotel and unfortunate smells coming from the toilets. They could improve things.

Self

6/10

Pleasant

03 Dec 2019

Emmanuelle

Overall good

Our stay was overall good but noisy and the hotel is in need of TLC, the staff were lovely

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

29 Nov 2019

VenkateswaraRao

Very nice location with great landscape. Our second floor room was facing Arabian Sea. Enjoyed the sound of waves and the foam sitting in the front balcony of our room. Liked the services of Travel desk.
The rooms need upgrading particularly the bath rooms.

Leisure Family

2/10

Poor

25 Nov 2019

Verified traveler

It is not at all worth for money.
Very old rooms with poor door handles and low cleanliness.
Charging like super 5 star
Food is very ugly. Not of any quality.
More than that, my son in law told me that UDS, very careful about food poisoning.
It was true and my grand children of 1.5 years old caught vomiting and desentry. Then my elder daughter, then my son then my daughter in law.
My son was a vegetarian. He also been affected.
Luckly myself and my wife escaped
Horrible horrible horrible

Leisure Family_with_children

6/10

Pleasant

19 Nov 2019

A K

An Overpriced Hotel

I would rate it as not as per expectations for a four star property. While I booked an Ocean View Room the room initially allotted to me had a partial view of ocean and for that too one had to go out to the balcony. The room had afoul smell and I requested for a change which was promptly attended too but the room given had only little view of the ocean from the balcony. The next day, however, I was allotted an Ocean View room after a request again.
The restaurant was very crowded and the quality was food was also just Ok. The staff, however, were courteous and helpful.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

12 Nov 2019

KRISHNAKUMAR

Very good

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

22 Apr 2019

Verified traveler

Good location. But in the hotel. You cannot get, Okay and uber taxis, since the hotel has their own transport. And they charge double. They blame the union.

8/10

Excellent

23 Feb 2019

Verified traveler

Did not like the fact that we could not directly access beach

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

18 Feb 2019

LAMEZE

UDS CHARM

I really love Kovalam and when I think Kovalam I think Uday Samudra. I love the facilities esp the pool on my doorstep, the ayurveda, dentist and spa. The breakfasts are hearty and the staff go out of their way to make one feel at home. The beach and sound of the crashing waves make one feel close to nature as well as the golden drops of sunset. Will always go back.

4/10

Poor

04 Jan 2019

steelysan

This hotel's value prop seems to be that \"we are here as the last resort after all the decent hotels have filled up, and due to that, we will squeeze the last drop of your wallet out of you, but care two hoots about quality\"

The only good thing about this place was, it was a hop, skip and jump away from the beach. That is the only thing good about it. the location.

The rooms: They are terrible. We booked 2 rooms, top end rates. The room had a small living room (decent), and the main bedroom adjacent to it ( double), and an Attached loo/bath. While the rooms are old, has a bit of a dinghy smell, the worst was the bathroom. Old fittings, leaky taps, and the worst was the pot. (Commode). i've checked this in both rooms. You need to flush at least 2 full flushes (thats at least 30 litres of water down the drain, literally) to return the pot to a usable condition. I felt it was very unhygienic.

Food: The buffet is average - lunch. The in-room dining order was excellent (dinner). There was no breakfast included in our top end rate( which is why i said they squeeze every drop of your wallet - no value for money whatsoever).

Staff: Cannot complain.They are trying to do their best, but the infrastructure is just not updated. Peak season, the flaws show up like an open festering wound.
We stayed only for one night, and glad the nightmare was over quickly.
This place seriously needs a modern makeover, need to stop fleecing tourists with average infrastructure befitting a 2star!

2/10

Poor

23 Sep 2018

Vinki

We visited Kerala in Feb 2018 and stayed in this hotel. I wonder how this hotel can be rated a 5 star. We had horrendous experience: 1. Check-in Experience was awful, had to wait hours. 2. The rooms to be extremely dirty and unhygienic; they didn't change the room despite multiple requests. 3. The room and bathroom stunk like a sewer the whole time. When complained the hotel staff said that ‘they have closed the door to the sewer’. Unfortunately, we had no choice at the time because we couldn’t find any other nice hotel in the area, all were sold out and had to spend time in this dumpster. 4. Bedsheets and pillow cases smelled like it was never changed since the previous guest left. 5. We asked the front desk after checking to change the room. We were assured that he will change it and move our luggage into the new room. However, when we got back at night it was not changed. Finally, after multiple requests, they gave us a different room the early next morning because we could not sleep in the nasty smell. They gave us a smaller room with two beds with the assurance they will give us a better room soon, which they didn't even after asking them multiple times. Then we gave up on them because we couldn’t afford to waste more time. Our whole experience was ruined. 6. Dining Experience: staff was very rude, and the service was poor. 7. Check out Experience: not great, they didn’t care how the guests felt during the stay. I give 0/negative star and won't recommend this hotel.

6/10

Pleasant

09 Aug 2018

Verified traveler

Budget stay

The hotel is dated and in much need of renovation. The linens and towels were deeply worn out, bed is thin and very hard. F you stay here expect what you paid for, below mediocre.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

30 Jul 2018

Aps

Great place to unwind with family, friends

Good atmosphere and friendly staff. Would highly recommend it to all looking forward to a relaxing vacation. the food was mouth watering.

8/10

Excellent

19 Jul 2018

Verified traveler

Nice hotel on the beach

Big hotel situated on the beach.Staff all very friendly and helpful.Meals were very good .Only fault was the wi fi which would not work in the bedrooms only on bottom floor and in small area on each floor

8/10

Excellent

29 Jun 2018

Shyamal

A good ocean view hotel without an usable beach.

Enjoyed our staying at the property. Staff in general were courteous. We would like to acknowledge the courteousness of Srabani and Vidya in the dining facility area and Syad in the room service department. They made our stay enjoyable. Suggestions: rooms need to be renovated and hallway must have better and brighter lighting system.

10/10

Exceptional

30 Apr 2018

Verified traveler

Nice hotel for a leisure trip..

Good hotel with well maintained amenities. They have separate restaurants for veg and non-veg and a 24 hour coffee bar.

10/10

Exceptional

25 Apr 2018

Dr Nirmal

Serene

We stayed for a night for our anniversary. The staff was very polite and helping especially Miss Ancy at the reception. She made us feel at home. Main highlight of the resort was the greenery and how well they have maintained it. Lots of flowering plants, lots of place to walk. They have maintained the place in such a way that it doesn't look artificial. View from the ocean view room was just spectacular! The rooms were comfortable with good bathroom. No tubs in ocean view rooms. They have 3 well maintained pools, a steam and sauna, massage parlor, gym, 24 hour coffee shop. The walk on the beach was beautiful and relaxing. Breakfast buffet was awesome with South Indian, North Indian and western cuisines. Dinner buffet was not up to the mark. Ala carte lunch was good. Overall we had a great time, very relaxing and detached from our busy routine. We will definitely recommend to anyone who ask us.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

24 Apr 2018

Nithya

Beautiful Location

A lot of improvement in service and food is required.
An excellent location and view is a huge pluss which attracts on the first day. But its the staff service and food quality that can keep you staying longer.

A word of appreciation to the staff at the bar. They were very good.

8/10

Excellent

05 Mar 2018

Arun

No direct access to beach but good hotel to stay

I was in a visit for Business and Pleasure near the beach during the peak tourist season. Unfortunately, the beach is not there due to the big see wall. So, location is not ideal and need to travel by car to reach to the beach where I can relax.
The food in the cafeteria was very local Indian food, which was spicier for me. The service was good. The lobby and the area where the kids can play was good as it was inside the hotel itself. There was not much shops nearby, so I have to travel 1 miles to buy things.
Overall a different experience and of course I love this Green city.

8/10

Excellent

20 Feb 2018

Jadranko

Well kept and friendly hotel

Everything was fine except breakfast. There so no much choice unless you like Indian food. Tables not clean, there so no salt on tables and small spoons for coffee, not enough staff...

2/10

Poor

27 Dec 2017

Hinesh

3 star hotel

This is not a 5 star hotel by a long way not sure how this has got this rating but it is definitely false advertising and overpriced the rooms are falling apart and outdated by the looks of things no maintance has been done for a long time.

The beach is a 10min walk past heaps of rubbish dumped along the route disappointing.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

03 Dec 2017

ronald

Love the charm and character of the place, great, huge open public spaces, very enjoyable.
Does need some updating though

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

02 Dec 2017

ronald

Lost power at home, needed a place to stay.
This is a hotel with great charm, I've open public spaces, a hotel to enjoy

Partner

2/10

Poor

22 Nov 2017

Raymon

Simply do not go here

This hotel is dirty, unhygienic, noisy and ridiculously over priced. The staff are poorly trained and if you book to stay do not pay upfront because you will be seriously disappointed and wont get a refund or easily find an alternative in the local area. Any food you buy there risks an upset stomach and the prices are over 3 times what you pay at the far superior local restaurants. We left as soon as we could and found far better accommodation in Trivandrum nearby. They claim to be either 5 star or 4 star depending onwhich site you book through, in reality it is a poor 2 star
Kerala generally is a pretty grim place and shows much of the worst of India, so expect to be ripped off at every turn so be wary. We felt sorry for the people who had booked into this place for a special occasion or as a once in a lifetime no expense spared anniversary, we were lucky as we had stayed in Rajastan at a superb and reasonably priced hotel so we know India can do it right. But beware in Agra and Delhi as they can be equally bad and difficult to change if you have payed upfront. Most hotels seem to lie about their ratings and will all attempt to rip off foreign tourists.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

30 Aug 2017

Verified traveler

overall a good stay but some minus points

plesant stay in this good value hotel with a nice range of facilities. staff service is good. some rooms are nicely appointed but many which face the pool and sea are very noisy=many groups visit the hotel. minus side is the hotels love for noise=loud music at breakfast for example. ayervedic spa is really good

8/10

Excellent

18 Jul 2017

Vino Joseph

Sea wall

Great stay. Beach not accessible due to sea wall

Family

8/10

Excellent

29 Dec 2016

Chezla

Nice hotel, spacious and relaxing

Nice clean hotel - 3 pools - very friendly staff, would try and do anything for you but it took a while and often would forget things. Limited alcoholic drinks but enough for us. Beach not great but nicer beach within walking distance. Good choice of food. Buffet dinner was 1000 RS but al a carte was only 350 Rs to 650 Rs. Lovely seafood cooked fresh in front of you. Definitely cater more for the Indian palate but continental snacks available (pizza, pasta, burgers etc.) My fussy vegetarian daughter always found something she liked. Overall pleased with our stay.

4/10

Poor

06 Jun 2016

Verified traveler

Not worth the price

Poor service and overpriced

Family

6/10

Pleasant

27 May 2016

Holiday person

Good hotel for relaxation only

Good food, clean complex, friendly and helpful staff
Expensive, no entertainment, pools closed as rain expected. too many mosquitoes, no seating around the pools. Wooden sunbeds very heavy to move, and troublesome for pool attendants.

4/10

Poor

03 Feb 2016

Kanize

Not Impressed

We booked and paid for a premium room but on arrival shown to a very inferior room. After a trip to reception the next morning, I chose a room more suitable. Breakfast was a bit chaotic, you often had to wait for a table to come available or be cleared and the pool by our room did not have enough beds and the pool men seemed to allocate beds and towels by whom tipped them. Not impressed and would not stay there again. Overall staff nice, but overworked and therefore the service suffered. Love India, love Kerala and love the Taj hotel, but not so taken with UDS. However the dentistry at Crowning Glory was marvellous and would recommend 100%.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

26 Jan 2016

George

Nice hotel near beach

Good location, not very nice beach and scruffy. Hotel fine, sea view just ! on ground floor near beach. Only on bed and breakfast, breakfast choice good but staff in total chaos, didn't eat in restaurants at other times. Bar near beach makes nice cocktails eventually but continually run out of ice.

As a frequent visitor to India, much of what I say is as expected, would I stay again probably. I think the main problem is the all too many corporates functions, weddings etc which is evident in service standards on those days.

Quiet location with many fine little restaurants close by and a couple of upmarket ones.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

15 Jun 2015

Verified traveler

WORTH FOR MONEY

GREAT RESORT WITH 3 SWIMMING POOL GOOD STAFF, POOL BACK ALL FINE

8/10

Excellent

23 Mar 2015

Kaushik

Very nice location

Me & my family enjoyed a lot. The staff were very cooperative.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

04 Mar 2015

Verified traveler

We enjoyed having direct access to the beach. There was no internet in our bedroom, only in the lobby area. The food was very good and lunch at the hotel was inexpensive.

4/10

Poor

18 Jan 2015

Alex

Samudra hotel.

Terrible wi-fi service. we got so frustrated with the service. In comparison to other hotels I stayed, this is one of the worst one. You don't get the service what you paid for

10/10

Exceptional

14 Nov 2014

Radhakrishnan

Nice hotel with beach view\n

Enjoyed the hospitality
Good swimming pool

Ideal location

10/10

Exceptional

25 Aug 2014

Barbara & Lena

Lovely hotel and great staff

Everything about the Uday Samudra was fantastic. The staff were so friendly, helpful, and made us feel very welcome throughout our stay. There are 3 lovely pools, a choice of eating places within the hotel grounds? The food is excellent and the service also. I would recommend the Hotel to any of my friends. The downside is the surrounding area as there were very few shops there was no beach to enjoy, possibly due to high tides and the monsoon weather.