Hotels near St.John's Orthodox Valiyapally [Church], Pathichira., Alappuzha

We arrived via the House boat (Our own) and reached their docking area. there was no one to greet or assist us and had to search for the reception on our own. I would suggest if you have a boat docking area keep a guard or close it . we then searching reached the reception and no one was there and when they came everyone was confused and surprised. We then entered our rooms which looked nice from the outside but not properly cleaned inside. 1. my brother upon entering the bathroom found Human hair 2. The duvet was stained badly 3. I went for a swimming to the swimming pool there was no pool attendant and this was around 6:30 pm while the pool closure is at 8 pm, only later did someone come and again dissappear even when there were guests around, there are also a lot of mosquitoes around the pool so please take care 4. The food is pathetic, we ordered for Appam and stew and when the order came there was only appam and no stew, then finally after waiting and calling twice to IRD who were clueless the stew came and what a shock the stew was salty, imagine ordering a Kerala dish in Kerala and being so disappointed by it. we also ordered Prawns which were also Salty but we had to eat it all as we were super hungry and would not want to wait again for further disappointments. I was lucky to buy a banana chips packet which became my saving grace. There was 1 thing which really concerned me, my brother ordered for Bottles of wine (3 different times) and when the associate came with these bottles he insisted for it to be paid on the spot and said cannot post in the room which we found really strange. my friend then said will do a gpay to which the person said to gpay his personal account ... I mean is this how team members work or is it a policy? I being a hotelier was shocked at this as any outlet in a property must post the charges to the room or at least present a valid bill which was not done at the time. I am really happy that we only booked this place for a layover or would have regretted it for a long time.

Location and view is marvelous. I would highly recommend this place if you want to relax and enjoy good food. Boating ride we took the package from the hotel and it was very reasonable for full 2 hours of ride over backwaters and it was awesome. Staff is very friendly and prompt.

I would have rated this property 200 out of 100 if that was possible. This homestay is a beautiful serene property amid lush of green. The owner of the homestay is so welcoming and courteous that you would feel that you are staying in your grandparents' house. We reached the homestay around 6:30 am in the morning and he was waiting for us at the entrance. The dos a made in the breakfast was extremely delicious. Uncle (this is what i was calling the owner) arranged artificial rain ***** with rainbow around 10 am in the morning with the song of our choice playing in the background. The entire garden was looking even more beautiful with the artificial rain. There is a place in the garden where you can sit, relax and have your morning tea. My mom liked the property so much that she was asking me to extend the stay over there. Locationwise also, it is only 4 km from beach and railway station. You can take an auto and reach either beach or station in 10-12 minutes and the auto charge is around rs. 100. I would definitely recommend this property to everyone who is planning to visit alleppey.

What a beautiful experience we had at Marari. The staff are so warm and courteous. They knew we had come for our first anniversary and they arrange a special cake for us and made it extra special. Adarsh and Jithin from the serving team we so warm and caring. Shibu who was a multi talented person took us around and helped us in spotting so many birds and other creatures I would highly recommend his activities specially owl parliament (owl spotting) We signed up for yoga classes aa well which was so good. This is a great place for couples as well as families Lots of activities. The food was so fresh and tasty. Would highly recommend