The Leela Kovalam

We checked in to Leela Raviz on a summer day in April with our 7 year old Kochype and two year old Roswitha .The entry in to the hotel was mesmerising, we were welcomed by giving us the sweetest decorated tender coconut,made us happy by giving a shell garland and with beautiful smiles. we got one of the best rooms looking at the seashore with silent atmosphere and cool washrooms.The art on the bed with towels made our babies so happy and we even clicked pictures with them. It was like landing in a cool place where outside temperature was so hot, we were settled and moved for high tea and roam around the hotel. the peacocks travelled with us. The tea and the snacks were so tasty we picked our tea cups and stood at the cliff of the Leela Raviz where cool waves were hitting against our walls.The phones were clicking selfies as we never had such a great see at the sea.Few minutes later we had our swimming suits to jump in to the world class swimming pool which is made on the cliff as we could enjoy the waves so near by. Babies did not want to leave the pool as they were floating on air baloons. The night in Leela Raviz was superb, the moon made us the way to the the CAFE and Terrace where dinner was served.The live cooking station was simply tasteful and they were so happy to serve us in such a way that we could enjoy from soup to ice creams. The grilled fish and meat were so tasty and we spent much time enjoying the food and ambiance. The next day we woke up early and moved the to there Kovalam Castle which is a part of Leela Raviz and clicked some pictures.Then we moved again to the next pool aside a restaurant and lobby, that was huge and we moved to some refreshments and beach. The beach is nice and since its a big destination lot of people use this big beach but the Leela Raviz has got a nice portion of its beach where the guests are treated well lot of refreshments are served here too. we get a buggy free trip to got to the beach at any time from the lobby. I would say the stay in Leela Raviz was unforgettable and we would love to make it again.

This is the worst hotel experience full stop. Horrible food (daughter puked all night after eating it) and tasteless for the adults as well, horrible service (1 and 1/2 hours to serve coconut water) horrible pool (5 feet 3 inches deep) so no one could stand in the pool (I don’t come to a hotel to do laps), kids pool is 3 feet deep so my 3 year old daughter can’t stand in pool herself, a gym instructor mans the kids play area (he obviously has no connect with children).

This hotel is definitely not worth 5 star. The property itself is nice but the quality of the service varies a lot! We had mornings when we waited our coffee half an hour and some times we did not get it at all! But we had also some good experiences from couple of cooks and waitsesses! Food itself was very tasty!They should not sell ayurveda packages!!! Some doctors and yoga and some therapists were really good and knew what they were doing but the concept is not worth of money! We got some refund because of the constructions that spoilt the pool experience totally! The noise and the smell was awfull! Not anything you expect for your auyrveda holiday!! Relaxing was not possible!