Uday Samudra Leisure Beach Hotel & Spa

I recently stayed at this magnificent seaside resort and it exceeded all expectations. Located right by the ocean, it offers stunning views and easy beach access. The resort is spacious, with well-kept grounds and excellent facilities including pools, a spa, and great dining options. Breakfasts were delicious, with a wide variety of fresh and local options. The rooms were comfortable and clean, with cozy beds that made it easy to relax and rest.

We stayed at Uday Samudra for 2 weeks in April, bed and breakfast, with my 84yr old mother in law who has some mobility problems. The stay was excellent. The hotel is well maintained with a jungle feel and lots of trees and vegetation, and birds. The rooms were good, with comfortable beds, showers (no bath), fridges, tea and coffee making stuff, excellent and easy to use air conditioning and the key cards that worked throughout! Roomed were made up well daily, (although at unpredictable times). There is at least one room on the ground floor for wheelchair access. Rooms had balconies. There is a main buffet restaurant, 2 x a la carte restaurants and 2 snack bars, food is very good, extensive menu. For breakfast, don't expect to get an English breakfast option, lots of choice, live stations for dosas, and egg dishes and masala chai. I learned to ask for boneless chicken in curry dishes otherwise it is full of bones (which is usual here), and I found a bit unpleasant to eat. The staff are extremely helpful and I want to say a big thank you to Subeesh. O, Assistant Manager who was very helpful indeed and was very welcoming and generous . All the staff were very attentive and helpful, not all the staff had the best grasp of English, but if anyone was struggling another member of staff would come ***** and help out. There is a very reasonably priced Ayurvedic SPA. There are 3 pools, well maintained, the largest had steps and handrail to get into rather than just swimming pool ladders, so our octogenarian was delighted. (See pics). There are a few on site shops, and there are a few fascinating gift shops with Kashmir products in easy walking distance. There are also some restaurants within easy walking distance. The Uday Samudra is next to the sea but there isn't really a beach, the sea is right up to the sea wall. Nevertheless it's lovely to sit on the sea wall and watch the sea and the fishing boats. We stayed right at the end of the tourist season and at this time the hotel's main business was conferences and a wedding, this was not a problem at all and was very interesting to watch. The hotel offered tours through the travel desk, we went to the elephant rehabilitation centre and the Poovar boating. The latter was very relaxing, and lots of birds to see, go early in the day to avoid the heat. The elephant rehabilitation at Kottoor, is likely to upset westerners with the elephants in chains, very unlike the Sri Lanka and Thailand elephant places we've visited, so check the reviews on Trip before you go. Also check whether your trip costs at the hotel covers the entrance fee to your destination visit or not. We found the Uday good value for money to stay and although on site restaurant prices were higher than local restaurants they were still very reasonable. Areas that might make things even better: The room fridges could be cooler and milk instead of milk powder that we struggled to dissolve would be good. A box of tissues in the room. Poo