UDS – A Resort that Combines Best Elements of Nature with Modern Day Convenience

Introduction

Located at a distance of 15 kilometers from Thiruvananthapuram International Airport and 10 kilometers from the city centre, Uday Samudra Leisure Beach Hotel & Spa is a 5-star luxury hotel with exceptional standards of luxury, elegance and service. Branded as UDS in the hospitality industry, it has bagged the World Luxury Hotel Award for the sixth consecutive year since 2010. It’s Managing Director Mr. Rajeshekharan Nair and Executive Director Ms. Karthika Nair had received the coveted award in a glittering ceremony at Hotel Harbor Grand, Hong Kong on October 24, 2015.

Hotel Specialties

Uday Samudra Leisure Beach Hotel & Spa is situated on a 5-hectare unspoiled land, amidst coconut palms and tropical plants facing the seafront. Since the location is protected from the strong winds emanating from the sea, the hotel offers a peaceful location that marries the best elements of nature with the best comforts of modern-day technology and the world. To the visiting guests, it gives a hearty concoction of exclusivity, emotion and an experience of a spicy aroma blended in the perfume of the warm ocean nearby. This ideal destination of luxury seekers in its own right has 225 rooms, 5 Restaurants, 3 Banquet Halls, 3 Swimming Pools, Slim & Shape Naturopathy Centre, Ayur Ashram Ayurveda & Yoga Centre, Beauty Studio, Dental Clinic, Ocean Spa, Health Club, Boutique Shop and the extensive lawns.  Moreover, of the 225 rooms available at the hotel, 17 are executive suites that cater to the requirements of business class people and celebrities.  

In general, the multi-cuisine restaurants operating under aegis of the UDS brand offer lavish and elaborate la carte and buffet spreads for breakfast, lunch, dinner and various special occasions. The guests visiting these restaurants get the privilege of savoring the taste of mouth-watering food against the backdrop of live band that plays out the best of music. Thus, the scrumptious food offered and excellent service in these restaurants enables the guests to have a complete and memorable experience in an ambient atmosphere. 

Medical Tourism

Understanding the emerging potential of the holistic well-being, the UDS Group has come out with a wellness concept christened as Blue Lotus. Thinking along these lines, it has developed a therapy method that follows the ethnic Thai concept of Spa at its Ocean Spa business. This ethnic Thai concept incorporates the untold secrets of health, beauty and healing. Another enterprising business that has come out with his novel thought is Ayur Ashram, which provides the time-tested techniques and treatments followed in Ayurveda. The therapies and treatments rolled out to the deserving customers at Ayur Ashram are developed under the supervision of qualified doctors and well-trained therapists. Since the holistic treatment requires a wholesome approach, the centre offers a traditional ambience and clean environments.

Other Sister Concerns of UDS Group

Other properties of the prestigious UDS Group include Uday Suites, the only 4-star Airport Hotel in Thiruvananthapuram; Uday Sky Kitchen; and Uday Samudra Ayurveda & Yoga Beach Resort. The upcoming projects of this enormously growing Group in Indian Hospitality sector are Hotel & Convention Centre and backwater resort in Alleppey, and Ayurveda Hill Resort in Wagamon, near Thekkady.  The backwater hotel is expected to have 190+ rooms and the convention centre attached to it would have a seating capacity of over 2500.

Awards in Recognition of Par Excellence Service

Since its inception, the UDS group has bagged many awards for its highly efficient and customizable services in the hospitality industry.  They are listed below for the readers’ reference.

1. World Luxury Hotel Award for 6 consecutive years since 2010. The recent one would be bestowed upon the Uday Samudra Hotel & Spa on October 24, 2015 in a colorful ceremony in Hong Kong.
2. Kerala State Tourism Awards for the Best 4-star Hotel for the years 2009-10, 2011-12, 2012-13 and 2013-14.
3. Kerala State Tourism Award for the Best Tourism Product from the Department of Tourism, Government of Kerala.