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Sanctum Spring

Property class: 3.5

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A hotel room with a large bed, a desk with a chair, a bedside table, and a window with curtains.
A swimming pool surrounded by palm trees and a building with a tiled roof.
A multi-story hotel with a red-tiled roof, white walls, and balconies.
A room with a bed, two chairs, a table with fruit, and large windows.
A dining area with a table set for four, surrounded by wicker chairs, with a view of a garden and buildings in the background.

Reviews

8.0 out of 10
Very good

Popular amenities

  • Pool
  • Breakfast included
  • Spa
  • Parking included
  • Air conditioning
The current price is $46
includes taxes & fees
Sep 14 - Sep 15

Explore the area

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Helipad, Varkala, Kerela, 695141
  • Place, Varkala Beach
    ‪2 min walk‬
  • Place, Varkala Cliff
    ‪2 min walk‬
  • Place, Janardanaswamy Temple
    ‪13 min walk‬
  • Airport, Thiruvananthapuram (TRV-Trivandrum Intl.)
    ‪57 min drive‬

Room options

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A room with two beds, a sofa, wicker furniture, and large windows.

Superior Studio Suite

  • Sleeps 2

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A hotel room with a large bed, a desk with a chair, a bedside table, and a window with curtains.

Executive Double Room

7.0 out of 10
Good
(2 reviews)
  • Sea view
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds OR 1 Double Bed

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A room with a bed, two chairs, a table with fruit, and large windows.

Superior Studio Suite

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(1 review)
  • Sea view
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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A room with a bed, two wicker chairs, a sofa, and a table with fruit.

Executive Double Room

  • Sleeps 2

Standard Double Room

  • 169 sq ft
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed OR 2 Twin Beds

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About this property

Sanctum Spring

3.5-star Varkala hotel steps from Varkala Beach
At Sanctum Spring, relax by an outdoor pool or hit the nearby beach where you can enjoy parasailing.
Sanctum Spring offers 17 air-conditioned accommodations with complimentary newspapers and complimentary bottled water. Rooms open to balconies or patios. Televisions come with satellite channels. Bathrooms include showers and complimentary toiletries. Housekeeping is provided daily.
An outdoor pool and a children's pool are on site.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.

Guests can pamper themselves by indulging in the onsite spa services. There are massage/treatment rooms available. Services include massages and body treatments. A variety of treatment therapies are provided, including Ayurvedic.
Sanctum Spring features an outdoor pool and a children's pool. The hotel offers a restaurant. A complimentary breakfast is offered each morning. Wired Internet access is complimentary.

This beach hotel also offers a rooftop terrace, spa services, and a library. For a surcharge, an airport shuttle (available 24 hours) is offered to guests. Complimentary self parking is available on site.

Sanctum Spring has designated areas for smoking.

A complimentary local cuisine breakfast is served each morning between 8 AM and 10 AM.
Onsite venue - This restaurant serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Open daily.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in some public areas: Free wired internet

Parking and transportation

  • Free offsite parking; reservations required
  • Offsite parking; reservations required
  • 24-hour roundtrip airport shuttle (surcharge)
  • Free self parking on site
  • Valet parking on site (INR 100 per night; includes in/out privileges)
  • Extended parking on site (INR 100 per night)
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking available

Food and drink

  • Free local cuisine breakfast available daily 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM
  • A restaurant

Things to do

  • Bicycle rentals
  • Children's pool
  • Library
  • Outdoor pool
  • Parasailing
  • Playground

Family friendly

  • Children's pool
  • Free babysitting
  • Free supervised activities for children
  • Laundry facilities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Playground

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Concierge services
  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Outdoors

  • Direct access to the beach
  • Garden
  • Picnic area
  • Rooftop terrace

Spa

  • Ayurvedic treatments
  • Massage
  • Spa treatment rooms

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Grab bar near toilet
  • No elevator
  • Raised toilet seat
  • Wheelchair accessibility
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible path of travel

More

  • Designated smoking areas

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 21-inch TV with satellite channels

Food and drink

  • Free bottled water

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Ceiling fan
  • Desk
  • Free daily newspapers

Policies

Check-in

Check-in time starts at 1:00 PM

Express check-in available

Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM

Express check-out available

Special check-in instructions

Guests will receive an email within 24 hours before arrival with check-in instructions; front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property

To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property at least 48 hours before arrival using the information on the booking confirmation

You will be asked to provide the property with a copy of your government-issued photo ID after booking

Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

No pets or service animals allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome

Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Property payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Airport shuttle fee: INR 3500 per vehicle (roundtrip, maximum occupancy 4)
  • Valet parking fee: INR 100 per night (in/out privileges)
  • Extended parking fee: INR 100 per night

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher
This property has outdoor spaces, such as balconies, patios, terraces which may not be suitable for children; if you have concerns, we recommend contacting the property prior to your arrival to confirm they can accommodate you in a suitable room

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
A fee for a mandatory Christmas Eve gala dinner is included in the total price displayed for stays on December 24
A fee for a mandatory New Year's Eve gala dinner is included in the total price displayed for stays on December 31
Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms
No pets and no service animals are allowed at this property
Alcohol is not served at this property

Property is also known as

Sanctum Spring

Sanctum Spring Hotel

Sanctum Spring Hotel Varkala

Sanctum Spring Varkala

Sanctum Spring Beach Hotel

Sanctum Spring Beach Resort Varkala, Kerala

Sanctum Spring Hotel

Sanctum Spring Varkala

Sanctum Spring Hotel Varkala

Sanctum Spring Reviews

Reviews

8.0

Very Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 18 out of 43 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 10 out of 43 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 9 out of 43 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 5 out of 43 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 43 reviews

8.4/10

Cleanliness

8.6/10

Staff & service

8.0/10

Amenities

7.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Yasser

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great place! close to the beach and restaurants.
Stayed 1 night in May 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Yasser

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Amazing staff and good location close to the beach and restaurants. Pool could be cleaner.
Stayed 1 night in May 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

PRAVEEN

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beach view
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2026
Verified review

4/10 Poor

luke

Disliked: Cleanliness
Hotel overlooks a huge noisy car park
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Jan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
I liked the balcony and the view, and the closeness to the Beach promenade.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Loved the room and environment.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

yves

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Thank you very much to everyone at the Sanctum Spring, it's been very lovely. As I was coming from Europe and I stayed for 12 nights as Ihad
Stayed 12 nights in Mar 2026
Verified review

8/10 Good

peter John

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Generally good for the price, staff friendly
Stayed 8 nights in Oct 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Raja Gopalan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The location of the property which is close to the Cliff in Varkala. Good sized rooms with balconies facing the sea.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2024
Verified review

8/10 Good

Moorthy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Good in every way.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024
Verified review

8/10 Good

Richard

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Helpful staff and clean rooms with sea views across the helipad/car park. Near to clifftop restaurants and the beach. Quiet during weekdays. Slightly lacking in atmosphere (restaurant is only open for breakfast - no evening bar/restaurant available, although there are many within a short walk)
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2025
Verified review

4/10 Poor

Bianca Maria

Disliked: Cleanliness
the room does not look like the pictures offered on Hotels.com but a further downgraded version of it. It was also not properly clean, full of dust still and it didn't help that a massive spider cam out of nowhere.
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2025
Verified review

4/10 Poor

pontus

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A bit disappointing. Didn’t feel clean. Light from outside. Noisy dogs and cars and motorcycles just outside the window. Next to a big parking lot. We checked out after one night and round something better and cheaper the day after
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024
Verified review

6/10 Okay

Lesley

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities

Disappointed - an average but scruffy hotel!

Last stayed 6 years ago and it was lovely so re-booked for this latest visit. Good location with friendly and always helpful staff. Very hot during our visit but the air con was very good despite breaking down one evening but fixed quickly. Breakfast was average bordering on poor so we ate out elsewhere for our last few days (cheap and tasty)! But overall our stsy turned out to be average I’m afraid. Like a number of hotels we have stayed in in India, the room is in desperate need of upgrade. The fridge was filthy (but worked), as were the light switches. The wardrobe/cupboards are very old and scruffy. Bed and sheets were clean but the towels and bath mats were some of the worst we have ever seen, one so threadbare it was see through! They were clean but stained and very old. This hotel has the potential to be really good and could charge a lot more per night but as it is, it’s just scruffy budget hotel in desperate need of upgrade (fixtures and fittings) but to be fair, probably fine for most that stay there!
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Ewa

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Fantastiskt bra boende, med nära till taxi, restauranger och till stranden. Personalen var väldigt trevliga och hjälpsamma. Bättre boende var nog svårt att få. Återkommer gärna som gäst.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Expedia

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

Excellent

A very nice hotel with a pool. There didn’t seem to be a restaurant but that didn’t matter because there’s loads of restaurants in the immediate area down the lanes. Most people there had fairly good English. It is very hot but there was air con and a fan so I slept well.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2020
Verified review

4/10 Poor

Verified traveler

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The room was not ready when we arrived. It was not clean and the bulbs were flickering. The fridge was not working. There was no sufficient plug points. Bathroom was clean but there was no hot water. Room was big enough and AC was good. Staff were nice and helpful and food was good. There was no lift and had to climb up and down which was not comfortable in a hot weather. Balcony was not clean enough, but the sea view as amazing. Overall not worth the money we spent.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2019
Verified review

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Clean and affordable place to stay that is well located for exploring Varkala. Staff were friendly and accommodating. Beds were very hard though - just a thin mattress on a plank of wood, also breakfast service was very basic - but there are many great affordable places nearby- so not a major issue- overall a great stay !
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2019
Verified review

4/10 Poor

A.K.Raymond

Liked: Cleanliness

Overpriset og middelmådigt.

Hotel/ Resort: Ligger og har udsigt bl.a. til meget store offentlige parkeringsplads og vej dertil. Der er meget støj fra biler især motorcykler og tuk-tuk. Morgenmad: Meget begrænset udvalg og under al kritik. Senge: Meget hård madras. Balkon: Ikke tilstrækkeligt afskærmet fra omgivelser.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2019
Verified review

6/10 Okay

Gennaro

El hotel es antiguo, las habitaciones pequeñas por el precio a pagar. Las únicas más grandes son las suites! No tiene ascensor, y la ubicación, también si se ve el mar, es muy ruidosa, da a una explanada pensada como elipuerto, pero está muy transitada de día y de noche con bastante ruidos de bocinas y motores! Los días de nuestra estancia estaban en obras, arreglando fachadas y construiendo una piscina. Es limpio pero falta renovar las habitaciones y el quarto de baño para poder exigir el precio por noche!
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2018
Verified review

8/10 Good

Steven

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service

Nice hotel but not 4 star

We stayed for 2 nights in March, the hotel is ok but doesn’t quite live up to its description, there was no restaurant or terrace. It is in a good location, only 100m from Varkala cliff with numerous restaurants etc. The staff were very helpful, they just need to update their listing.
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Søren Bo

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

Et sted vi kommer tilbage til

Fantastisk sted med hjælpsomhed og charme. Tæt til alt hvad du har brug for, for at komme helt ned i gear. Vi kommer gerne igen.
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2018
Verified review

6/10 Okay

Jamie

Close to the beach and restaurants

Sanctum Spring is in a great location on top of the cliff on the helipad, and is a short walk to Varkala Beach and the main street of restaurants and cafes and shops on the cliff side. However the room itself is in need of an upgrade - the mattresses were very hard, the bathroom had cracked tiles on the wall, and generally looked very dated. The bathroom is more like a traditional wet room as well and after a shower the whole bathroom will be wet for a while making it inconvenient if you are sharing a room with anyone else. Also had a bad experience with the manager who didn’t check my boooing details properly but was quickly sorted and never saw him or dealt with him again. Luckily the other staff member on reception was friendly and accommodating.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2018
Verified review

8/10 Good

Katarina

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Varkala var härligt men väldigt turistiskt. Vänliga människor, mycket bra bad och fin strand
Verified review

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities

Memorable stay - go for location not luxury

Overall: highly recommended. Good: location! - across the beach, close to great restaurants and amazing views. Friendly staff. Quiet and family friendly. Bad: included breakfast was average, basic amenities like hot water and front desk were very erratic. Spare bed provided was rusty and broken.