With its prime cliff-top location, Gateway Varkala offers peaceful retreats with stunning views of the Arabian Sea Featuring an outdoor pool with sunken bar, it is a 7-minute stroll from Kappil Beach Featuring sea or garden views from over-sized windows, spacious rooms offer a cable flat-screen TV, sofa and teacoffee maker Bathrobes and a hairdryer are provided The Gateway Hotel Varkala is a short drive from the famous 2000 year-old Janardhanaswamy Temple and 25 km from Varkala Railway Station It is about 50 km from Thiruvananthapuram Airport and Thiruvananthapuram City Active workouts can be maintained with a gym, tennis court and table tennis facilities Offering free parking, the hotel also has a massage centre, library lounge and scenic backwater cruises All-day dining with a variety of Indian and international dishes is available at Cape Comorin 24-hour room service is available