Where do I begin? The rooms are like the black hole of Calcutta and are so hot you cannot sleep, the food is spectacularly bad (and even worse it is a long trek to find anywhere decent), cleanliness may be next to godliness - but not here, the location is nothing special, it is infested with mosquitoes, the place is... more

We stayed at Lagoona Davina for a week in October. We had one of the larger en suite sea view rooms so we had a continuously changing view across the lagoon and one could while away many hours watching the sea and the activities of the fishermen on the far side of the lagoon. The food was excellent and beautifully... more

As long as you know what you are coming to Lagoona Davina is a wonderful experience. We had a double sea view room and could have sat on the veranda outside the room for a week gazing at the view watching the fishermen night and day. They even make a decent pot of tea here! The guest house is the... more

I would never suggest anyone to visit her hotel. We had the worst experiance. Not a room in the compound but a mosquito invested room outside and not even an apology. She still owes us a refund but one could go to ends of the earth to get it She is quite amoral. Do not go there.. more

We only stayed there to check in and once shown our room, we checked out. The location is beautiful when approached by boat. The road approach is a completely different story. The glamourous web-site gives a very glossy representation of a very shabby establishment. The rooms are dark, damp and very very small. The fans are less than adequate. The... more

PAY EXTRA FOR THE SEA ROOM! I was very much looking forward to my stay at Lagoona Davina because it did look amazing on the website and it was classed as a HIP hotel. However.......although the location was idyllic and there were lots of very special bits such as the view from the sea room to the beach and the... more

A magic location, perfectly landscaped in harmony with the environement, a rare privilege to be inside the local community , observing everydays life away from tourist attractions. There is a sense of authenticity about this hotel, I felt I was living in the outskirts of Trivandrum and was a part of the scene, i enjoyed talking walks in the village... more

I sent the owner (Davina) the deposit for my 5 day stay over Christmas via a bank transfer to her account in the UK, as requested. When I got to the hotel I discovered, my booking had been cancelled, without being informed. It took a lot of distastefully screaming and shouting to get my deposit back. Davina claimed she had... more

"The setting is indeed idyllic but when you scratch beneath the surface the cracks begin to show. For the price, we felt our room was small, damp, with tired decor and live wires in our shower, however we were keen to have a great stay and so were happy to overlook this. The real problems ocurred when we disturbed someone... more