Kerala
This efficiently operated old-school place is one of the better affordable hotels in central Kottayam. Rooms are spartan but fairly clean, spacious and…
Must-see hotels in Kerala
Varkala
A colourful, mellow, yellow-walled budget guesthouse with clean, no-frills accommodation ranging from a well-kept four-bed dorm and snug private doubles…
Varkala
Perched on Varkala’s quieter southern cliff, these basic, whitewashed, podlike huts form a characterful Hobbit village with prim lawns and lovely sea…
Kingfisher Boat Club & Homestay
Kerala
A fleet of canopied motorboats and a well-maintained nine-room homestay (with Keralan-style lunch and dinner on offer) make this welcoming spot a good…
Kovalam
A welcoming and sensibly priced little seven-room place whose key selling point is its lovely seafront location at the southern end of Kovalam's main…
Kochi (Cochin)
There are six upstairs rooms at this welcoming, spick-and-span homestay run by helpful Saj. It can be a bit street-noisy at the front but the air-con…
Kerala
Occupying the former summer palace of the Maharajas of Cochin, 30km north of Thrissur, this riverside heritage hotel doubles as an ayurvedic resort, with…
Varkala
On the hillside just south of Varkala's main beach, this beautiful Kerala-design guesthouse is a delight, with heavy timber stylings and furniture gracing…
Kozhikode (Calicut)
Set back from a busy market area, friendly in-demand Alakapuri is built motel-style around a green lawn (complete with fountain!). Various rooms are a…
Kochi (Cochin)
Spotless, unfussy rooms up a spindly staircase are good-value at long-running Costa Gama, which now inhabits a modern, pink-washed building with…
Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum)
Around 600m northwest of the bus and train stations, this tidy, popular place offers small but spotless rooms with TV; deluxe rooms are more spacious and…
Kochi (Cochin)
A hospitable family oversees this five-room homestay, simply set up, immaculately presented, and popular with travellers thanks to its warm atmosphere and…
Varkala
A cheery, brightly painted guesthouse in a tranquil spot tucked back from the cliffs, Lungi Vibe offers unfussy, clean rooms (some with small terraces)…
Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum)
Though often full with groups, this efficiently run guesthouse with helpful staff remains a clean, secure and central choice; some of the doubles are…
Kannur
Opposite the train station, in Kannur's market area, the Meridian is hardly palatial but it's friendly enough and offers a cornucopia of clean budget…
Kochi (Cochin)
A welcoming, expertly maintained homestay, 900m south of central Fort Cochin, with bright, unadorned rooms, some of them air-conditioned, and homemade…
Kochi (Cochin)
Though now much reduced in size, 50-year-old Elite is a popular budget bet in an unbeatable location on Princess St, behind a streetfront tour desk.
Varkala
Not bad value for the sea-facing clifftop location, Puthooram’s 10 wood-lined cottages are set around a charming little garden of pot plants.
Kerala
When not booked out by school groups, this is a drab but clean, secure and fairly helpful budget choice, though the very basic bathrooms have seen better…
Kerala
Cheap, cheerful enough and very basic budget guesthouse in a busy, central bazaar area.
