This heritage hotel is set in beautiful gardens and supposed to be "green". Therefore there is no swimming pool. There is a small beach but when we visited the sea was far too rough to swim. However, there is a lovely area overlooking the sea where it is possible to sunbathe. There are several problems. Firstly the hotel is on... More

The Thapovan is divided between two sites, one on the hill with a view over the bay and the second (150 metres away) by the sea. We stayed at the site by the sea. The welcome was genuinely warm and our room (in a traditional bungalow) was large, spotlessly clean and very comfortable. A bonus is the private terrace with... More

Whether you are unwinding from a long journey through India or just seeking the benefits of Ayurvedic Medicine, this is an oasis. The hotel is in two parts, located on the side of a hillside on a tiny lane away from any major towns and crowds. The upper part has beautiful wooden buildings with traditional carved reliefs, exquisite gardens and... More

After reading reviews/pics on Tripadvisor and Thapovan site..we decided to book our 1st 2 days stay of our honeymoon in Thapovan in month of Dec'12. Resort is near to beach, you can hear the sea waves@night & its very pleasent. As its rightly named its a Heritage cottage. So dont expect AC rooms or luxury ambience. They have table fan... More

We stayed at Thapovan after reading reviews on tripadvisor and Lonely planet. Our stayed for only two nights out of eight planned from Jan 26-28th 2013. The pick up at the Trivendrum airport was very efficient in spite of 24 hr flight delay. We were accommodated in an inferior room and transferred to the another hillside property room. We initialy... More

Thapovan was our first stop of 9 days Kerala Trip. We stayed there 2 days at Beach Cottage. Away from noise and crowd of city, this hotel provide complete isolation. Stunning location and very well maintained property. Staff is very friendly. We were welcomed by Shrikanth who is really a nice guy. After noticing we were on our honeymoon, had... More

We had a lovely stay at Thapovan. The staff are absolutely fantastic. The facilities great, the yoga each morning really opens up your lungs - the yoga teacher "santosh" is excellent. Food was great and they even made a cake for Jane's birthday making the occasion very special. The beach has its own lifeguard "pushpan" who is a legend -... More

Thapovan was our first stop for our 18 day trip to Kerala. We had 3 days here and it was just what the (Ayurvedic) doctor ordered. Set in a stunningly natural location at the end of a beach the coconut grove is a shady paradise close to the busy beach town of Kovalam but well enough away from the centre... More

We stayed at this resort in December 2012 for two days. This resort is divided into the hillside property and the beach facing cottages. We stayed in a beach facing cottage which was overlooking the sea and could see the beach from the bed inside our room. This resort is predominantly meant for ayurvedic massage treatments and hence lacks the... More