Seashine Homestay - Home Stay in Mangaluru, Ullal - Dakshina Kannada, India

Nice and calm place....rooms are very clean and neat.... beach is just 100 mtrs from the stay...

Had good facilities. The hosts are good and like family members they are with us..

Very calm, greeny and spacious home stay. Food served were very good and homely. Sea beach at walkable distance after crossing the main road .Owner and stuff of the house are very friendly.Temple is nearby 1 to 2km. Very nice place to stay. 1 or 2 mins wakable from the beach. Room quality is good. Beach is not so crowdy So feel relax. Just close your eyes and feel sea sound.

Update: I reduced my rating by one point as I got a volley of abuse from the hosts (on Whatsapp) after I published my review. Very poor attitude. NOTE: I am certain that many of the earlier reviews for this place are fake, some written by local villagers with the same surname. Just returned from a 3-night stay at the homestay. It is in a decent location, very close to a reasonably clean and secluded section of the Someshwara beach south of Mangalore. There is just one accommodation unit in the premises, that is attached to the house where the hosts live. The unit has one room, another smaller room which was once a kitchen and a large bathroom. The room can accommodate up to 4 adults - two on a king size bed and two on a mattress laid on the floor. The pillows were very thin and uncomfortable. The room and kitchen both seemed old with very low ceiling height and the paint peeling off in some places. The kitchen in particular was not well maintained with an old refrigerator lying there for no reason. Strangely, there was no mirror in the bathroom, so shaving was a challenge! The house has a garden with many fruit trees. They have a very cute and friendly pet dog. The house is on a narrow alley which was ok for our compact SUV, but can be a problem for large SUVs to manoeuvre. The hosts seem genuinely interested in making their venture a success and are managing on their own without any additional help. They are humble and generally helpful, but a couple of minor incidents left a bad taste. For e.g. the rooms are not cleaned during the stay, towels and soap were provided only after asking and not changed during the stay, the hosts prefer that cups and plates they provide during breakfast are washed after use etc. While it was not a major hassle for us and we did not make it an issue, these expectations may not be palatable to many guests. On the afternoon of the check-in day, I received a call from the host asking us to come after some time as there was a police inspection/raid happening. We were still a couple of hours away from the place, but it was not the ideal message to hear. Because of the garden, there are plenty of ants and worms of various kinds roaming near and even inside the rooms. At one point there were hundreds of dead ants right near the main door entrance. On requesting the hosts that the dead ants be cleaned, my women family members got some sharp comments from the hostess which were not in good taste, but we did not respond and politely kept quiet. Another awkward incident was that the hosts took my id card at the time of check-in and said they would return it only at the time of checkout. In my 20+ years of staying in numerous homestays across India, this is the first and only time this has happened. In spite of all these issues, my family and I did not raise a protest and were polite throughout to the hosts. The pricing is reasonable and includes breakfast. Home made breakfast was provided. While the taste was ok, one item only was provided and the quantity is limited; may not be sufficient for those who prefer eating a hearty breakfast. The locality is very calm and laid back. The Someshwara temple is around 2.5 kms from the house, but otherwise there is not much to do in the immediate vicinity. The beach in these parts immediately south of Mangalore has a steep slope which makes it unsafe to venture into the waters. Overall an average experience.

Me and my Wife had a great expierience in the Seashine Homestay. Very kind and friendly family (I cannot believe Some of the comments here). We had good Talks and even Bretter homecooked food. Also exchanged Some recepies from Germany :) Very big and clean Apartment. Super close to nice and quiet beach. 5 Stars on every Level!

Nearby to Someshwar beach. Very polite owner. Good for 3 people to stay.

Great hospitality... awesome place.. beautiful scenery.. stress free place.. delicious breakfast lunch dinnner.. Thanks for making us feel like our own home sweet home We will plan to stay again in our next vacation

This is a worth visiting place. Good Hospitality. Food Served by the family is delicious with complete south Indian flavours. Beach lovers can definitely check this place as Beach is just few steps away from the house. The host and the family are very cooperative. I will be surely visiting again.