Reviews of Venice Castle

06 January 2012 Muching would recommend this property

Liked: All the reviews are true--this place is great in and of itself, and AMAZING given the price. The room is spacious, clean, and smells great, the house is immaculate and secluded from the main road, so the entire atmosphere is one of a calm oasis. Continental breakfast, functional wireless internet, consistent hot water, and the staff are incredibly helpful--one lent us 20 rupees change to pay the rickshaw driver, and the owner arranged a car to take us to the beach and back to Fort Cochin in less than 5 minutes. If I were to return to Allepey I would not want to stay anywhere else.

Disliked: Muching left no negative feedback.

20 September 2011 Ryan would recommend this property

Liked: Venice Castle is a fantastic place to stay while in Alleppey. Mathew and his family are very welcoming, friendly, and helpful. The purpose of our visit was to cruise the backwaters and the boat we booked was a day later then we wanted but Mathew was very flexible with moving our booking dates to accomodate our cruise. Also Mathew has a good contact with regards to the cruises, but applied no pressure to us to choose the boat he recommends. Also the breakfast is delicious Kerelan food, the rooms are spacious and clean, and the location is central but quiet. We definately would stay again and recommend Venice Castle.

Disliked: Nothing

27 July 2011 Timothy would recommend this property

Liked: Great property! Wife and I stayed four nights. Matthew, Mama and staff always smiling and helpful. Lovely home, very pleasant decor, lots of tilework, immaculately clean. One block off main road, bus stop and shops. Food great and free internet. This property should be listed in one of the guidebooks as a "favorite pick". Great value!

Disliked: Nothing! would return in a heartbeat.

31 January 2011 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: Simply the best service we've had in India - Matthew (the boss) sorted us out with a houseboat at 12 hours notice, and gave us a lift to and from the pier for free. The inclusive breakfast was plentiful.

Disliked: Nothing worthy of note.

17 November 2010 Raymond would recommend this property

Liked: The Location is excellent and very near to the Boat Jetty. Matthew and his family are very warm, friendly and helpful. I definately enjoyed my stay at Venice Castle. The facilities were all clean and the home cooked meals were excellent. A great experience in Alleppey!

Disliked: Raymond left no negative feedback.

26 October 2010 Lindsey would recommend this property

Liked: Venice Castle is a beautiful Indian villa on a very quiet sidestreet just seconds from the canals and main roads of Alleppey.The owner was extremely friendly and accommodating throughout our stay and especially when we arrived much earlier than we had advised.The room was large, had a great tv with all the satellite channels, was spotlessly clean, had lots of windows overlooking the gardens, and a very welcom hot shower!The breakfast was great with western as well as traditional indian foods... And the owner then arranged (and very kindly paid for) our rickshaw ride to our houseboat...

Disliked: Lindsey left no negative feedback.

08 March 2010 Lars Rune would recommend this property

Liked: Høj personlig service, kombineret med respekt for gæsterne. Meget hjælpsom ejer. God neutral information om nær miljøet og muligheder for spisning og andre aktiviteter. Hostelbookers blev omtalt.

Disliked: Lars Rune left no negative feedback.

21 February 2010 Norma would recommend this property

Liked: It was close to amenities and yet tucked away from the main road and quiet. The rooms were large and clean. There were nice places to sit outside. The breakfast was excellent and the owner was very helpful and welcoming as were other staff and family members. I would recommend this hostel to friends.

Disliked: Norma left no negative feedback.

11 February 2010 Johanna would recommend this property

Liked: Friendly family, willing to help you. Only 1 minute walk from the Kollam-Alleppey ferry point

Disliked: Johanna left no negative feedback.

13 January 2010 Guenter would recommend this property

Liked: The owner Mr. Matthew was very helpful and very friendly too.Guenter and IlseMunich Germany

Disliked: Guenter left no negative feedback.

07 May 2009 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: Good location, clean large room and friendly hosts. However, TV didn't work in the room (ensuite room). Whilst the host was keen to offer information of tours and bookings, beware of misinformation (e.g. "the ferry doesn't operate today because it is off -season, but I can organise a taxi for you")

Disliked: Customer left no negative feedback.

28 December 2008 Richard would recommend this property

Liked: Good central location but in a garden away from the busy streets.Matthew (the owner) couldn't have been more helpful - excellent breakfast included in price.

Disliked: Richard left no negative feedback.