Loved everything

The pool

Stayed in May 2025

If I were travelling alone I’d find the location quite isolated. Short walk to a beautiful long sandy white beach but the route back gets dark quickly after sunset

Very peaceful location and characterful property with everything we needed. Clean, spacious, good food and amazing staff. Mosquito repellents, cream and coils provided. Bathrobes, slippers, beach towels and beautiful large fluffy white bathroom towels, bathroom products provided Nice pool area with two comfortable sunbeds and a hammock. No restaurant on site but freshly cooked food ordered daily brought to the property and served in the garden. Lovely setting and spot on time every single meal cleared and taken away after each meal. We only stayed two nights but menu changes daily so plenty of choice. Special mention to Jiban who was incredible and facilitated our every need. He’s an absolute asset! Very friendly greeting on arrival. Incredibly helpful from arranging airport transfer to massages etc. two other members of staff (I’m sorry I don’t know names) cleared and cleaned the pool, garden and path areas each day. Very happy with our choice. I’d read some terrible reviews and some are very unfair to this lovely property. We stayed in hibiscus

Stayed in February 2025

Nothing to do with the team, more issues faced as parents with a baby, but being a vintage property reassembled it does retain it's charm, but the wooden doors are loud and creaky, which woke up our baby. Not an actual lawn in the garden, so nowhere to let a crawling baby loose. Small picnic blanket helped a bit. Nevertheless the staff were very helpful and gave us garden toys for him to play with. The cot provided for the baby could do with an actual mattress.

The team was warm and friendly. Easily accessible. George the manager managed to source us baby wipes for our 11 month old, as we had forgotten a very needed product. Rupert made sure we were getting on fine. The beach is a big plus, as it is slightly away from the busy bit, and is kept very clean. Clean pool, definitely need to cool down. Food was delicious. Comfy bed.

Stayed in December 2024

lovely villa and so close to the beautiful deserted beach. having a private pool was great. friendly staff and lovely food, thank you to Jibin who looked after us, and chef and the ladies.Though what was also lovely was the privacy of having our own place.

Stayed in October 2024

the staff were so friendly and helpful. thank you to George and his team for welcoming us and being so helpful. we were a short walk from the sea which was great. the pool in the villa was lovely. the whole villa was kept very clean. the food was really great and reasonable priced.

Stayed in October 2024

The property is in need of some work to bring it up to standard eg leaking sink in bathroom, air-con leaking onto the bed, shower which was impossible to operate. The food could have be priced more competitively. Full payment had to be made in advance by bank transfer - ideally payment should have been by card.

All the staff (Jibin, George, Benjamin, chef, the cleaning ladies) were efficient and attentive, going out of their way to make us comfortable. The food was lovely - cooked to order so they catered to our taste(s). The beach was a short walk away and was clean and safe. The pool was cleaned by Benjamin every day and was cool & refreshing. Overall, we really enjoyed our stay.

Stayed in August 2024

The shower pressure could be better for hot water.

If you are looking for a private and personalized luxury stay, then this is it. We loved the villa, the food, the staff. The place has only 3 villas and is very boutique. Owned by a foreigner couple, Marari villa is perfectly designed for privacy and peace of mind. Just 300mts from the beach this villa is a hidden gem.

Stayed in August 2024

Nothing

Pleasant living and everything comfortable Beach so near like next door. Service is more than ratings Awesome time spent

Stayed in August 2024

There is no privacy for private swimming pool. There is a building nearby where people can see into the property. Also the fencing is not well covered.

Everything except the privacy part.

Stayed in July 2024

Choice of food menu was limited

Big rooms, private pool was big well maintained, more vacant area, well equipped

Stayed in June 2024

Quite & calm atmosphere Friendly staff

Stayed in May 2024

The surrounding location can be cleared so that the entire area will be good for all the tourists also.

Those who want private time to spend with the family it a good choice. When u see the entrance may be somebody will not like, but the time which we spend was nice.

Stayed in April 2024

Nothing

All 7 members of staff totally committed to pleasing us. Excellent food Privacy and pool Close proximity to Beach

Stayed in April 2024

nothing to dislike

beautiful location and exceptional staff. clean and beautiful house We would love to come again!

Stayed in February 2024

We stayed in the frangipani villa which has an outdoor bathroom, best to stay in one with a closed bathroom if you’re scared of creepy crawlies. There are no amenities in the area (if you are expecting beach bars/ restaurants), but there are some resorts further along the beach within a short walk/ few minutes in a tuk tuk.

A friend had recommended this place and I’m so glad she did. We (mother and daughter) absolutely loved our time at Marari Villas. The area was an unspoilt tropical paradise, and we mostly had the beach to ourselves except for the occasional fisherman and boys playing football at sunset. The staff were wonderful and looked after us, and we particularly enjoyed chatting to Jibin after our meals. The team helped us organise a day at the backwaters which was lovely and stress free. The food was DELICIOUS. It was so nice having our private meals by the pool and to experience local home cooking. Would highly recommend their taxi driver for the journey to/from the villa.

Stayed in March 2024

Dinner and food prices were high for family

Property and house cleaning

Stayed in March 2024

Bit of noise from neighbours, but didn’t cause any issues.

Really charming, super relaxing, great location short walk to lovely beach- and amazing staff looking after us.

Stayed in February 2024

The staff were so lovely and such a lovely villa and setting with fantastic food brought to us. They went above and beyond

Stayed in January 2024

Small thing but I think maybe a bit more info on the payment method. Everything was fine but I was a bit nervous doing a bank transfer as I was expecting to pay on arrival.

Everything. The villa is beautiful, the staff are so attentive. Special mention for Lal. The food was incredible, the pool was amazing and just what is needed in the heat. There are beaches a short walk away but we stayedin the villa most of the time because it was so nice.

Stayed in December 2023

Nothing could have been better. Just perfect.

Food was fantastic. On order. This is a small but truly wonderful location with a handful of staff ready to go the extra mile whenever needed for anything. A must visit!

Stayed in December 2023

Food options could be better

Stayed in October 2023

Nothing we didn’t like at all and it was what we needed for our holiday of relaxation . Maybe the thing we’d suggest is some swinging chairs or a comfy chair in the covered area outside (outside bedroom door).

We were absolutely delighted with the whole of the property from its original wooden decor inside, the luxurious of the main bedroom & its beautiful bathroom. The main area was really excellent and the outside of the pool area with the hammocks, dining area was exceptional. There wasn’t anything we didn’t like. All the team that looked after us were extremely welcoming, friendly, courteous, efficient and literally couldn’t do enough for us. All the service they gave us was second to none. The team all got on like one big family and that reflects in how well the place is run. We had a lovely relationship with all the team & had some really good laughs. All the food we had off the menu was delicious, with each dish being full of fresh, fragrant & excellent taste. The team did a fabulous job for my husband’s birthday with decorating the place with balloons & delivered an outstanding decoration of the candlelight meal making it so special. I was truly overwhelmed of how they pulled it off whilst we weren’t there. They helped us also with having a wonderful regular taxi driver for us which made it all the more easier for going places and he was friendly & polite. We would extremely recommend the Frangipan villa to everyone we know.

Stayed in November 2023

Beautiful villa a short walk from the beach. We had a lovely and relaxing few days by the pool, very attentive staff and gorgeous food.

Stayed in October 2023

Overall, the experience was very positive but some things could be improved. We stayed five days but only once did we have hot water. In addition, the shower was a bit of a hassle. The fruit and juice for breakfast were a bit sparse. Finally, it was tricky to pay for the stay because we could not pay by credit card.

My friend and I had a fantastic and relaxing stay in Marari. Our villa was very nice with its own little garden, a pool and an outdoor shower. In the morning we went to the beach where a nice man had already set up our sunbeds and a parasol. The beach was completely empty, which felt luxurious. The staff was fantastic. Lal (the host) was very helpful and the chef cooked great food.

Stayed in October 2023