Magnolia Guesthouse Varkala

Breakfast, location, staff, hospitality

Nothing

I loved the gardens, the pool, the food, and the proximity to Odayam beach. It's very quiet there, and there is ONE bar very nearby (Sandy Bay)! It's a like a 7 minutes rickshaw ride to the heli-pad, by the way.

Nothing! Everything was good.

Location, rooms, bathroom

Limited menu probably due to off season

Location is good. Walkable to the black sand beach. Mahesh was very helpful and actively responding to requests in sharing transportation contact etc

The family room allocated to us was very small and the bathroom had a foul smell, no exhaust fan. I called the staff at check in , they put a strong room freshner. I had booked a triple room meant for my parents who are senior citizens but the one allotted to us was in first floor. They were fully booked so we had to swap the family room meant for us with kids and share inconveniently. We visited in May when monsoon had begun and teh beach was rough, we could hardly enjoy the beach. Please check the season before booking Varkala as the other beaches like papanasam and kappil also were barricaded and were nothing compared to south goa beaches