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2.5 out of 5
Honolulu Home
House No. 1/1596, C.C.E.A Hall Road, Fort Kochi, Kochi, Kerala

Reviews

8.4

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 25 out of 50 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 15 out of 50 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 6 out of 50 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 3 out of 50 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 50 reviews" "

8.6/10

Cleanliness

8.8/10

Staff & service

5.6/10

Amenities

7.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

6/10 Okay

Ashwani

Travelled with family
Behaviour of owner was good. But some facilities viz. breakfast as mentioned in the advertisement was not provided.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2022
Response from Manager on 29 Jun 2022
We apologise for the inconvienence happened. it happened due to covid restrictions. But we have started serving breakfast in our property.

10/10 Excellent

Sweety

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Friendly staff and clean area
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2022

10/10 Excellent

David

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Super homestay with friendly host
I was worried about turning up at two in the morning after my train from Madurai was delayed, especially as the booking confirmation said check-in was until 10 pm. But luckily two Spanish women flying from Delhi arrived at the same time, so we only had to rouse the friendly manager-owner once. The place is the best I have stayed in the country since arriving more than four weeks ago: clean, cheap, friendly, breakfast included
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2020

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
So warm & welcoming! Awesome stay :D
Easy to find, walking distance to restaurants & bus stop. Really enjoyed my stay and great value indeed. What a lovely, warm, and hospitable family! Homemade breakfast in the morning was a great start. Room was decent size and very clean! Hot water shower was powerful. The host family was such nice people. Love the granny especially! Hate that the dogs were barking so loud into the wee hours at night... but maybe just those few days I was there. I think 2 day stay is sufficient as there’s not really much to do in Fort Kochi.
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2019

10/10 Excellent

NICHOLAS

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Highly Recommended!
Perfectly located in the centre of Fort Kochi (but off the main road), all the sights are within a short walking distance. Mr Abu and his son were very helpful in suggesting where to go for the New Year's Eve celebrations, breakfast was filling and the water was always hot. I very much recommend staying here!
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2018
Response from Taris on 7 Feb 2019
Thankyou for your genuine feedback, we appreciate that Thanks

10/10 Excellent

Francois

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice hotel, helpful owner
Nice hotel, well maintained, very helpful owner. Not in the most central part of Fort Kochi but still very convenient.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2018
Response from Abu on 6 Mar 2018
Thanks Mr.Francois

6/10 Okay

antonio

Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2018
Response from tan on 11 Apr 2018
thk u

10/10 Excellent

Karen, New York

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
This is such a nice place to stay!
All the staff are particularly nice, helpful and friendly. Mr Aboo Taris goes out of his way to suggest activities and help you plan them. Activities which go beyond the guide book. There were some particular places I wanted to visit, that others may not be interested in, and he made it possible. He arranged airport transportation/pickup which was helpful for me since I was travelling by myself. Also he knows and can recommend other good auto and car drivers. It is a place to feel relaxed and comfortable.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Convenient location and great service
Shrumps (sorry, not sure about spelling) and Taris were great hosts, offering advice and organised a great tour of the Backwaters for us. They would go out of their way to be as helpful as possible and go the extra mile- highly recommend staying at Honolulu Home for excellent service. As with everywhere we've stayed in India, cleanliness is not top priority but sheets were clean and by India standards the room was certainly clean.
Response from General Manager on 8 Jan 2017
Thank you Friend for your feed back. I am Shams not Shrumps. OK let it be . Your cooperation and happiness is our satisfaction. Once again thank you.

8/10 Good

Kai, Singapore

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice Homestay in Fort Kochi
Friendly host let me feeling at home.
Response from General Manager on 11 Nov 2016
Thank you Kai. Sorry for the late response. Hope you will be here again.

8/10 Good

Trudy, Newcastle, Australia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Genuine home stay just off the main road.
The owner and his family were super friendly. We enjoyed trying both the Western and Indian style breakfasts. Aboo was most helpful and had some useful tips and options for getting around. Tours and theatre tickets could also be purchased from him which was quite convenient. We enjoyed meeting other travellers over breakfast. Our room was comfortable with a lovely balcony and the air conditioner and fan both worked efficiently. Cold showers in a hot climate is Ok but the Honolulu will be even better when the new solar powered hot water system is installed. For female travellers and families Kochi Fort had a safe friendly feel and security at the Honolulu was excellent.
Response from Taris Aboo on 11 Nov 2016
Thank you Trudy. We will try to install a solar system for the water heater. Hope you and friends doing well. Have a nice time.

8/10 Good

Bishwaksen , Kolkata, India

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Nice cosy homestay with very helpful owner
We had a nice time here. The rooms are clean, though a bit spartan. The ac worked fine. The tv was a bit of a problem. We were charmed by the pleasant and helpful nature of the owner. He helped us a lot. The wifi was decent and the complimentary breakfast was good.
Response from Taris Aboo on 11 Nov 2016
Thank you Bishwak sen. We will take care of the problems you have pointed out. Welcome to the season.

8/10 Good

JULIE, Lismore, Australia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good position, safe, clean and good value
We stayed for 3 weeks the second time to Fort Kochi. It was a great base to come back to after local and interstate trips. This homestay is in a great position, centrally located among indian homes. We walked (10 min)to Princess St (major tourist centre) and the ferry pier. There is an auto stand at end of the street and the bus stops at each end if you don't want to walk. The front balcony mosquito proof room and ensuite was clean and had the basic comforts. Weekly housekeeping. The internet and hot water had ups and downs during our 3 wk stay.
Response from General Manager on 11 Nov 2016
Thanks a lot Julie. Hope you are all doing well. Regards

8/10 Good

Chris & Julie, Australia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Friendly atmosphere
Frendly atmosphere and staff. We were greeted with a friendly welcome even at 2am. Centraly located within easy walking distance to everything you want to see and do in Fort Cochin. We felt safe and secure in our mosquito proof room with a nice breeze coming in from the balcony. This is not a fancy hotel - just down to earth accommodation for a reasonable price.
Response from Taris Aboo on 11 Nov 2016
thank you Chris and Julie. Hope you are fine. Regards.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great hosts.
Short stay.

10/10 Excellent

james, San Francisco

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Christmas in the Sauna
Great place to stay. Delicious breakfast that changed every day. Very accommodating family that can offer all kinds of insight to the area and travel options. It really really hot and humid but I can't fault them for that ;)
Response from General Manager on 11 Nov 2016
Thank you James for your valuable comments. have a nice time. Regards.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
The hotel location is far away from Ernakulam, Hotel is awesome and the stay was good

10/10 Excellent

jeff, berlin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Gem in kochi.....and gem of kochi Mr aboo
From the day we joined Honolulu....we were really like their guests. Mr Aboo consider each and everyone who comes to honolulu as their guest and treat them like anything....the tlrooms were spotless and the hospitality was tremendous. Wifi is free of cost and has a high speed connection. Mr Aboo and his son Taris really makes your stay enjoyable and honolulu provides you a home away from your home.....

8/10 Good

christopher, Perth WA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
clean and comfortable in a nice area
we enjoyed it

8/10 Good

Samarjit, Bangalore

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Its a nice place to stay along with your family
Its a best place to stay.you would feel like a home.The owner of the hotel would help you for each and everything and mainly he would guide you for the place to be visited near by. I WAS OVER ALL HAPPY DURING THE STAY. Thank you, Regards, Samarjit..

10/10 Excellent

Karen, California

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Fort Cochi accommodations
enjoyed this homestay very much! Nice family and very helpful with directions. Good wi-fi, great location, clean. Highly recommend.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great location, great pricing
We stayed at this place for 3 nights. Its location is in Fort Cochin, the tourist hub in Kochi. All the major tourist landmarks of Kochi are located a small walk or a cycle ride away. The hosts are really courteous and very helpful. What you get here is exactly what they promise during online booking. All in all a value for money place.

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Don't go there.
Dirty room and smelly bathroom. Mr. Abo the owner gave me a non A/C room and insisted that I did not pay for A/C. Only after I presented my online booking did he give me the remote controll!. There are plenty of better home stays at half his price. Must check out rooms and bathrooms before you checkin.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Good location, generous owner, simple, good value
3 night, 4 days of relax and calm in Kochi with clear careful advise from Mr Aboo. We enjoyed a full experience of local sites, food and entertainment.

10/10 Excellent

Jakob, Germany

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
nice guesthouse
We had a very nice stay at this guesthouse. The owner was helpful, we had to leave early in the morning and he prepared us breakfast at 5.30a.m.!

10/10 Excellent

Amritpal , Canada

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Friendly Home Stay...Excellent Service
Our family, (2 adults and 3 teenage children), traveled to Cochin in July 2014 from Canada. We booked 2 rooms for 3 nights...had considered booking a fancy hotel for our remaining 5 days in Cochin. We loved our stay and ended up staying for one week at Honolulu Home. Mr. Aboo and his family were very hospitable...made us feel at home...The rooms were clean... had fans and air conditioners which made our stay very comfortable. Internet service was very useful as it helped us stay in touch with family back home. Daily breakfast was either South Indian (Idli, Vada, and Sambher) or North India (Puris with curried potatoes), and excellent masala chai. One night, they cooked us dinner which was delicious. Aboo was very helpful as he booked our trips to Munar and Alleppey backwater boating as well as tickets for Kathakali dance and classical Indian Music which was great. Aboo and his family were excellent hosts who looked after us and served as very resourceful guides about local sites and area. Aboo's family also arranged to have our laundry done and a car/driver for our trip to the Airport. It is walking distance to nearby restaurants and shops in Fort Kochi. We would highly recommend Honolulu Home and would stay there again.

6/10 Okay

Sanjiv Mantri, Pune

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Fantastic Services
Overall very good personal interaction with the staff & caring homely experience.

6/10 Okay

Bernard, NY

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Nice hotel for the budget but owner is too busines
This hotel is nice but if you the owner will try to push you to buy a trip. Missing this BB spirit. Costa Gama (50 m from there is a better cheap stay!)

10/10 Excellent

ASIM KHAN, PUNJAB

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
comfortable stay
the owner of the home stay Mr. K.I.Abu is very friendly and makes you feel at home. The rooms are neat and clean and location is good.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
It was a nice experience to stay at Honolulu Home
Nice experience and personal attention is taken by Mr. Aboo. It is really a Home Stay , exactly how the name is given Honolulu Home.,perfectly matching.

10/10 Excellent

Ravikumar, Coimbatore

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Comfortable and safe home stay
This is my first stay in Honolulu Home Stay at Fort Kochi. Though I reached there beyond the time I promised to them the owner Mr.Abuu was so helpfull and caring about my journey. He is very hospitable and welcomed us with warmth. As I went to the airport to pickup my relatives and returned with them past 02.00 AM he was there waiting for us and helped us to get settled with our heavy baggage . A sumptuous breakfast was also provided to us. The place is very close to all the important places in Fort Kochi. The rooms are very neat and tidy with clean and colourful linen. If you are on the lookout for a nice and safe place to stay this is the place I would recommend though two bed rooms are a bit small in size. A neat and spacious hall with a TV and a computer with Internet connection. As the road in which the home is situated is a bit narrow parking a van may be a bit difficult during day time, but cars no problem. Mr Abuu provides dinner also but only on request. Overall a very pleasent experience for my family and for our relatives from abroad.

10/10 Excellent

Syreeta, Hawaii

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Wonderful guest home
My boyfriend and I absolutely loved this guest home! Very clean, comfortable, and in a great location! Hosts were also very accommodating and nice! Would definitely stay here again!:)

8/10 Good

Niloy, Bangalore

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great Homestay for Family Tour at Kochi
I found this homestay to be comfortable & very hospitable. Located nicely at Fort Kochi near to all historical places & the beach. Would recommend for families who prefers homestay....

4/10 Poor

Premanand

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

4/10 Poor

Leaetjeremy

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
L'emplacement n'est pas trop mal mais le staff manque cruellement de professionnalisme
Stayed 6 nights in Mar 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Stayed 6 nights in Mar 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Recommendable
Nice and peaceful place, comfortable and spacious room. Good location and staff very attentive. Good breakfast. The cleaning of the toilet should be more accurate. Anyway, recommendable.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2019

10/10 Excellent

Simone

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Estadia perfeita!
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2019
Response from Tania on 10 Jan 2019
thanks Simone

10/10 Excellent

YU-LING

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice and friendly!
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2018
Response from abu on 20 Mar 2018
thk u very much

10/10 Excellent

Veronika, Wardenburg, Niedersachsen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
einwunderbare entspannter Aufenthalt bei Mr. Aboo
Wir waren 2 Wochen im Honolulu Homstay und hätten uns gerne noch länger aufgehalten. Das Homestay ist eine einfache, saubere und nette Unterkunft im Herzen von Fort Kochin. Der Flughafentransfer klappte hervorragend. Herr Aboo, seine Frau und Team waren sehr herzlich, hilfsbereit und in allem außerordentlich entgegenkommend. Herr Aboo hat uns eine Backwater Tour vermittelt, die sehr schön war. Außerdem hat er uns Karten für ein indisches Musikkonzert und bei Bedarf ein Taxi besorgt. Wir haben uns dort sehr wohl gefühlt. Wenn wir einmal wieder nach Kerala fliegen, werden wir bestimmt dort wieder unseren Standort wählen. Die Lage war super. Manchmal sind wir mit der Motorrickscha gefahren, das ist günstig und nett. Von dort aus haben wir einige Unternehmungen vorgenommen. Die öffentlichern Verkehrsmittel, Bus, Zug und Fähre sind sehr pünktlich und wurden viel von uns genutzt. Auch mit dem Taxi haben wir längere Strecken unternommen. Das Taxifahren ist sehr günstig. Wir hatten wien sehr netten Taxifahrer, der hieß Joseph. Die Menschen waren alle außerordentlich freundlich und hilfsbereit.
Stayed 13 nights in Dec 2017
Response from Tania on 8 Jan 2018
Special thks to the whole family, would love to host you people again, special love to the beautiful .

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2017
thank u for your initiative

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
vers friendly staff
Vers l helpfull manager. Cheap and Central and good location
Response from General Manager on 1 Feb 2017
Thank you friend for your positive feed back

4/10 Poor

Michelle, København

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Helt ok
Værelse uden ac - ellers ok til backpackers. Fint fællesrum
Response from General Manager on 11 Nov 2016
A nice guy, interesting, good behavior. Thank You friend

10/10 Excellent

Ludovic, France

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Hotel tres propre et bon accueil
Un des hôtels les plus propres que nous ayons eu ces dernières semaines. Pas très loin du ferry fort kochi. Hôte très accueillant et de bons conseils.
Response from General Manager on 8 Jan 2017
Thank you for your positive feed back.

10/10 Excellent

GUNUI, Bangalore, India

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very good experience!!
Good service, reasonable price and nice breakfast..everything is perfect..
Response from General Manager on 11 Nov 2016
Thank you friend for your valuable comments. have a nice day

6/10 Okay

Chiharu

Liked: Cleanliness

10/10 Excellent

laurent, tarare

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
voyage cochin
Apres un vol long nous avons ete recu avec joie par abo le proprietaire toujours la pour nous renseigner si necessaire. je recommande cet adresse bon marche

8/10 Good

rena

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good service:)
Honer was kindly but his talk a little bit long...lol Thanks good breakfast,many booking. We had good time:)

10/10 Excellent

michael, frederikssund

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Super Centralt
Alle Indiske byer er larmende og beskidte, så hvis man for venter fred og ro er området ved ford kochin heller ikke stedet . Det der gør det interessant at bo på Honnolulu home stay er helt sikkert mr. Abo. mega søde og imødekommende mand der gerne fortæller om sit liv som sømand og giver gode ideer til steder man bør besøge. Selve kochin er egenligt ikke vanvittig interessant som familie destination men helt sikkert et besøg værd for et døgn eller to. Så Aboo har vores hjerte, men det bliver dejligt at kommer ud til stranden..... Prøv iøvrigt stranden nord på ( carai, eller sådan noget) Maj, Michael og drendene