Cochin Airport is about 1 hour and 30 minutes drive from the town, traffic depending. The airport road is good, but congested, and an early flight does not guarantee a clear road. The Lotus 8 hotel is becoming a tradition with us as we always stay there before the 9am flight to the Gulf, our flight of choice. Rooms can be hired by the hour, so a short stay before or after an inconvenient flight can take a lot of the stress out of the journey and allow you to start a long haul reasonably refreshed.
Many flight crews stay here as it is only ten minutes from the International Terminal. It is clean and efficiently run, the restaurant is good, the coffee shop adequate and the rooms large, each one having a
lounge/kitchen area, bedroom and bathroom, two televisions, tea-making facilities and lots of space for
re-packing to make sure that spices etc. are not in hand luggage.
The restaurant opens fairly late, so early starts require room service breakfasts- included in the price of
overnight stays, and although these are basic, they arrive on time.
If you are unlucky enough to have active people in the rooms above the rooms can be noisy, but in general the sound proofing is good, and a room next to the service life was very quiet all night.
Over the years the furnishings, a in many Indian hotels, have deteriorated bady, the curtains and upholstery
becoming worn and a little grimy. You also need to allow enough time to check out, and make sure that you have any cash you need for this, as the desk staff are a little chaotic and inefficient.
On balance, this hotel represents very good value for money, the staff are helpful and friendly, the cleanliness
is impressive in bathrooms and public areas and the restaurant professional.
Many flight crews stay here as it is only ten minutes from the International Terminal. It is clean and efficiently run, the restaurant is good, the coffee shop adequate and the rooms large, each one having a
lounge/kitchen area, bedroom and bathroom, two televisions, tea-making facilities and lots of space for
re-packing to make sure that spices etc. are not in hand luggage.
The restaurant opens fairly late, so early starts require room service breakfasts- included in the price of
overnight stays, and although these are basic, they arrive on time.
If you are unlucky enough to have active people in the rooms above the rooms can be noisy, but in general the sound proofing is good, and a room next to the service life was very quiet all night.
Over the years the furnishings, a in many Indian hotels, have deteriorated bady, the curtains and upholstery
becoming worn and a little grimy. You also need to allow enough time to check out, and make sure that you have any cash you need for this, as the desk staff are a little chaotic and inefficient.
On balance, this hotel represents very good value for money, the staff are helpful and friendly, the cleanliness
is impressive in bathrooms and public areas and the restaurant professional.
Wow, this is what i'm looking for, thanks for sharing, you see, ive been searching for hotel so i can rest and take a break for a while.
-Eliza
Posted by: vacation deals | 01/18/2010 at 04:53 AM