Villa Gramam Varkala

South Cliff · Varkala · Kerala

Three bedrooms, one pool, no other guests.

Villa Gramam is a private house with its own pool, let whole and never by the room. Three king suites, each en-suite with its own entrance, set around a pool that is yours alone — three minutes on foot from the cliff, the beach and the sunsets.

Published tariff from ₹21,000 a night. Booking direct is about 13% below the price on Booking.com and Airbnb.

The villa's private pool in daylight, enclosed by a white lime-plaster wall with a tiled arch carrying the villa's name in Malayalam, framed by travellers' palms. The pool is yours alone

The house

Built in the Kerala vernacular, and still lived in that way.

Patterned tile floors in jade and blue, teak four-posters, hand-painted murals and carved mirrors, under a terracotta tile roof. At the centre the pool sits in a walled courtyard, behind a tiled arch carrying the house's name in Malayalam — so the house turns inward and the street disappears.

On film

Walk through it before you book.

A single unbroken take through the whole house — shot on a phone, nothing cut and nothing staged. It is rougher than the photographs above, which is the point: this is what you actually walk into.

The full tour 1:25
Arriving
The pool
The courtyard

The full tour has sound. The three short clips are silent and loop on their own.

More of the villa, and our two sea-facing cottages, on Instagram @nidracottages →

Sleeping

Eight, properly.

Three king bedrooms take six. Each is a self-contained suite — its own en-suite bathroom, its own entrance from outside, on its own level, arranged around the pool. Two single sofa beds take the last two.

  • Bedrooms3, each with a king bed
  • Bathrooms3 — one en-suite per bedroom
  • EntrancesEach suite has its own, on its own level
  • Additional2 single sofa beds
  • Maximum8 guests in total
  • Rate includes6 adults
  • Extra adult₹2,500 per night
  • ChildrenNo extra charge

Because the suites open from outside and sit on different levels, they don't connect to one another indoors. Couples and friends travelling together tend to love that. Families with young children usually prefer to share a room — worth knowing now rather than at bedtime.

In the house

What's here.

Enough to cook breakfast and not much reason to leave. The villa is serviced daily but otherwise left to you.

  • PoolPrivate, not shared
  • Size2,500 sq ft
  • KitchenKitchenette, basic utensils
  • SpaPraana, with free pick-up and drop
  • ClimateAir conditioning throughout
  • InternetWi-Fi
  • WaterHot water
  • ServiceDaily housekeeping
  • ParkingFree, on site
  • South Cliff3 minutes on foot

The villa is not sea-facing — it faces its own courtyard and pool. The cliff, the beach and the sunsets are three minutes away on foot, and the beach is public.

Guests

Five stays, and what they said.

4.8 out of 5
5 reviews

Every review on this page is a real one, left on our own Airbnb listing. Hosted by Ren, eight years hosting, replies within the hour.

Check-in 5.0 Communication 5.0 Accuracy 4.8 Location 4.8 Value 4.8 Cleanliness 4.6
“The three bedrooms with private baths are extremely spacious and offer great privacy even while travelling as a big group.”
Venkatesh · Toronto · February 2026
“Perfectly separated rooms on different levels — very private, no noise between rooms.”
Ilia · February 2026
“Peaceful, beautifully kept, and the pool was perfect for relaxing. It truly felt like a home away from home.”
Gautham · September 2025

Read all five, including the four-star one, on Airbnb. We don't publish reviews we haven't earned.

Tariff

What your dates actually cost.

This is our published tariff, priced night by night, the same rate you will be quoted on WhatsApp. No enquiry needed to see it.

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Check in from 2:00 PM, check out by 11:00 AM. The villa is let whole — the rate covers the house, not a room, and includes six adults.

Enquire

Send it to us and we'll hold the dates.

One message to the villa's own WhatsApp. We reply between 9 AM and 9 PM, usually within the hour.

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Reception is open 9 AM to 9 PM, every day.

+91 80860 33101

Good to know

The practical part.

  • Check inFrom 2:00 PM
  • Check outBy 11:00 AM
  • Taxes18% GST on top of the rate
  • To confirm₹5,000 booking fee, non-refundable
  • CancellingOver 7 days, refund less the fee
  • Within 7 daysNo refund, no date change
  • MealsNot included — 15% off at Cafe Sarwaa
  • PetsNot allowed
  • CouplesWelcome, with valid ID

Groups larger than eight can be split across the villa and our two sea-facing cottages at Nidra, a minute from the beach. Ask us.

House rules

Six things we ask.

  • No loud music or parties after 10 PM. The village sleeps.
  • Smoking outdoors only.
  • Moderate alcohol is fine.
  • No shoes inside the house.
  • Shower before using the pool, and no glassware near it.
  • Meals at the dining tables, not in the bedrooms.

Villa Gramam is run by Sarwaa, a family business in Varkala since 2010. The same family runs Cafe Sarwaa on the cliff, Gramam Spa and Nidra Cottages.