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Reviews of Elim Homestay

3 out of 5
Elim Homestay
Chirattapalam, Near Bus Stop, Fort Kochi, Kochi, Kerala

Reviews

8.4

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 8 out of 18 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 7 out of 18 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 2 out of 18 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 18 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 18 reviews" "

8.6/10

Cleanliness

8.8/10

Staff & service

10/10

Amenities

8.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2018
Response from George Benedict on Jan 10, 2019
Thanks a lot

10/10 Excellent

Ashley, USA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
I extended my stay
This is a great homestay. The place is clean, walking distance to the sights in Fort Cochin, budget food options, and the local bus to/from the airport. The owners are welcoming and happy to help. The neighbourhood is local, friendly, and safe to walk around day or night. The wifi works, even in the room. There is a nice rooftop to lounging around. This place is a great option.
Stayed 5 nights in Apr 2018
Response from George Benedict on Apr 11, 2018
Dear Ashley, Thanks for your valuable time used to write a good review. With Love and Regards, George Benedict Elim Homestay

8/10 Good

c, uk

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
great location of a friendly homestay
Just spent a week at Elim Homestay. The best thing about your stay here is the great hospitality of the host George. He goes out of his way to make your stay as comfortable as possible. He organised a taxi to pick us up at the airport and allowed us to check in to our rooms as soon as we arrived. He would ask us every day if we needed help or assistance and was always on hand to offer suggestions on how to get the best out of the local area. Thanks George.
Stayed 7 nights in Jan 2018
Response from George on Feb 17, 2018
Thanks for your valuable time spent to write some good things. Best Regards, George Benedict Elim Homestay

2/10 Terrible

callistus, boston

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Below Average place
The Good: The guy at the desk was pretty helpful and the location is perfect. The room was clean enough but a few stains on the sheets and mosquitoes in the room too. One of the cheaper options. The Bad: no comforter and extremely small sheets to cover you with. Exactly 2 small towels. Would have been nice if there were more smaller towels or hand napkins. No bathrug, no toilet paper. No hot water- we had to inform first after which we got about 10 mins of warm water. The guy said that their breakfast wasn’t good and told us to have it outside. However, in the morning I saw him sitting with some foreigners having breakfast.(I wonder if he told them the same too)
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2017
Response from George Benedict on Jan 15, 2018
1. Thanks for your appreciations especially for all of your comments. It is already discussed with our staff. We are taking very seriously all comments. 2. We have 100% mosquito proof nets on all windows and outside doors in our Homestay but if keep open windows and doors definitely mosquitoes will enter. 3. We are using standard size of sheets and towels. But we respect you, whenever we purchase next time try to buy extra large size towel and sheets. 4. We have huge solar system hot water tank and individual electric geyser in all rooms. So we have plenty of hot water. I didn’t understand till now why you didn’t get hot water. 5. I would like to correct your wrong statement. I did not say you that breakfast weren’t good. Our home made breakfast with fruits is far better than outside and expensive. We served breakfast for some foreigners because they were willing to pay for breakfast. Your room booking was breakfast excluded

8/10 Good

Duncan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice place
Very nice host Accommodation is basic and good Wifi I bit patchy but host is working on improving this Excellent location

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

8/10 Good

Sylvia, Melbourne, Australia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
I booked a stay here at short notice as I was traveling into Kochi by train. Bittu was there to welcome me and showed me straight to my room such was great after a 12+ hour train trip! The room was cosy, the bed comfortable, also with a tv, cupboards and attached bathroom. It's a short walk into the main area where you can go to the beach, restaurants or check out the local attractions. There's also a rickshaw stand nearby. They also helped me to organise a backwater trip which was great. Bittu was always available if help or suggestions were required, and he's very enthusiastic about promoting the local area and other places of interest within Kerala. Would love to come back asap!

10/10 Excellent

karen, Jacksonville

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice place
Great hospitality. Clean, big, bright room. Laundry service. No hot water in shower. Helped with backwater tour, rickshaws.

10/10 Excellent

Gianni, Cosenza, Italy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Highly recommended
Good position in Fort Kochi, attractions within walking distance. You can enjoy a full apartment with kitchen. Unbeatable value for your money. Above all, Siyad and Sonny will make you feel at home, and will do the best they can to solve any problem.

8/10 Good

Fran, NY

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good location in Fort Cochin
Really liked the location - very central and walkable distance to main sights.

10/10 Excellent

Dias, Bangalore

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good budget place
The stay was pleasant and the person in charge was very helpful the rooms very clean and maintained

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nästan som hemma..
Nära till allt i Fort Kochi, men placerad på en lugn sidogata. Mycket vänlig och hjälpsam värd
Stayed 7 nights in Dec 2017
Response from George Benedict on Jan 28, 2018
Thank you very much for taking the time to review our property

6/10 Okay

Petra

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, room comfort
I do not like hidden costs. I paid for a room with airco but the owner refused to give me the remote unless I paid more. You could get a free bible though. Do not really like the religious hypocrisy, while you rip off tourists without blinking an eye.

10/10 Excellent

michel , Forcalquier

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Une bonne adresse à retenir
L’hôtel est situé à environ 15mn du bord de mer où sont concentrés bon nombre d’échoppes en tout genre. C'est une bâtisse sobre avec de belles et grandes chambres. Ce qui nous a plu c'est l'accueil des propriétaires, leur disponibilité et leur gentillesse. Un bon rapport qualité prix.

8/10 Good

Marlene

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Dejlig vært
Dejligt ophold, rolige omgivelser, værten George er venlig og meget hjælpsom. Han serverer ligeledes dejlig morgenmad.

6/10 Okay

Jonathan

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness
Friendly staff, big room but some minor setbacks.
PRO'S *microwave and fridge *big bed, slightly too hard but VERY SOFT FOR INDIA *very friendly and helpful staff *rooftop terrace *close to attractions *thousands of channels on the TV *lots of storage in beautiful wooden lacker cabinets *water filtered through ceramic unit in the pentry *doors to kitchen and bathroom CON'S *no daily cleaning of the room and dirty in drawers *flimsy electricity with occasional power outage *power outlet too big or small for ANYTHING to fit including adapters (must be a construction error, had to FORCE the TV cable HARD with creaking noises) *FRIDGE TURNS OFF WHEN YOU LEAVE THE ROOM!!! useless, in other words. fridge is loud.. *no ac in bathroom making it humid, no plastic bags or lids in bins (this is disgusting since you don't throw toilet paper in the toilet in India making it smell bad very quick) *no proper sheets for the blanket *completely dark room, window has black mozzy nets and thick foliage outside the iron barred window *no utensils in pentry. ask reception for what you need This place is all and all very decent for a budget accommodation in India. Friendly staff makes it all worth while!

8/10 Good

Mats, Bergvik

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lungt och stilla nära centrala Fort Cochin
Hade tänkt stanna tre nätter, men det blev åtta. Stort och rent rum med AC. Hotellet ligger på en lugn bakgata, drygt 10 minuters promenad ifrån de centrala delarna av Fort Cochin. För att nå de finast, renaste och folktomma stränderna kan man ta buss/färja, taxi eller tuk-tuk.

8/10 Good

Steen Sternberg

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Trevlig och hjälpsam personal. Välskötta små rum.