Vivanta by Taj Reviews, Cochin

I am really delighted to do this writing about my recent experience with Taj Vivantha at Cochin. I have stayed in this Hotel several times in the past. In the real sense, a home away from home is this Hotel. The location, the attention, the friendly staff, excellent food and not to speak about the maintenance of the rooms. General Manager of the Hotel deserve a great deal of appreciation for having trained the staff to be this friendly that all of them became good friends in two days. If checking in was a memorable festivity, checking out was a memorable send off! We were emotionally moved when all of the staff in the front office waved and stayed to see us off as the Car moved from the car porch. Looking for the earliest opportunity to go back to this hotel sooner!!!

Only two words might suffice to explain the hotel: VAH TAJ. Hospitality and services of Taj are simply unmatchable by any other hotel indeed. People are so courteous and responsive that you cannot forget your holiday so easily.

Services, right from entering the hotel, arranging tours, in dining hall, room service all were prompt with personal touch. In fact this surprised me because I did not find such personal touch/care else where in 5 star hotels.

Fantastic hotel with outstanding service. The only downside is the location where there's virtually nothing around the hotel like restaurants.

Two nights at the Vivanta (till recently known as Taj Malabar) are not just enough.Thanks to makemytrip. We booked an excellent room on the top floor of the Tower Wing, with windows on both flanks overlooking Fort Kochi on one side and the backwaters merging into the Arabian Sea on the other.The views from the Tower wing are superior to those from the Heritage wing, which however has the larger rooms.In room facilities were top notch, room service was efficient and smart, and the choice of in-room dining was wide and exemplary in taste and presentation.The hotel has 3 restaurants and a bar, the buffet in the coffee shop was outstanding and value for money-both at lunch and breakfast.The grounds were immaculate,the infinity edge pool beautifully located,the hotel has every facility on site.The complimentary evening tea followed by a relaxing 1 hr evening cruise along the backwaters towards the ocean with a great view of the famed chinese fishing nets rounded of a great experience!

Services with respect to the rates were upto mark.

The hotel is cosy, organized and feels like home. Staff are very friendly and helpful. Although it is not so large but it is full of facilities and services every guest looks for. The smaller size of the hotel was meant to give more open and beautiful landscape at the sea front. Impressive hotel facilities and special offers such as the cruise round are definitely worth every single penny a guest could pay. Such extra features made my stay in Taj Malabar unforgettable.

Excellent location, excellent services provided by the hotel and courteous staff made my trip to Cochin very memorable. Especially I liked the building architecture which is truly in Kerala culture style.

Taj Malabar provides extremely royal stay!! We could see large Navy ships from our room (they upgraded us to higher class as they ran out of the type of room that I booked). The quality of food was best from all the hotels that we visited in Kerala!! Best service and room interior to add over it!! Though we stayed only for a night, it was a memorable Taj experience. It is far from city/airport limits. That's the only drawback.

The location of the hotel is in the midst of the dockyard. Hence, surroundings are not very pleasant. It is too far from the ariport (1 hour drive).