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This top end hotel is beautifully located atop a cliff which gives you beautiful views. It also has a private beach. The service is great, everything is taken care off. They even arrange a babysit for you so if you have children you can still enjoy a romantic dinner. If you are in your room a lot it means a continues stream of people at your door, to bring you fresh fruit, gifts when you arrive and leave, clean your room a couple times a day, etc. You might sometimes even use the do not disturb sign to get some rest. A great number of rooms have sea view, or rather: a view on a green garden and behind that the sea. The restaurants are either located on the beach itself or in the main building; high on the cliff; which gives you a romantic cosy evening or a evening with a spectaculair view. This goes for breakfast too. The prices in the restaurants are very reasonable and the food is superb. The only downside of this hotel is that if you book the cheaper rooms, there is a big difference in the 'look and feel' with the more pricier ones. It means or instance that you have a less elaborate breakfast and a less spectaculair pool to swim in. It feels like two separate hotels combined together. But this is reflected in the price of the different rooms: the 'Club' rooms starting from almost double the price of the cheapest rooms. But with the club rooms you'll get your own butler to help you with your packing!

website: http://www.theleela.com/hotel-kovalam.html