Best places: Surf schools in Valiyakulam, India

Plain dorms & private rooms, some with a/c, in a laid-back hostel offering sea views & a garden.

😠 We popped by to ask about renting boards, the guy had no idea about the forecast or beach conditions to tell us when it would be better. I asked him if an instructor could send us a video after a class to decide if we go or not, initially he said they could do that but at the end never did and just...

Laid-back hotel offering surf, yoga & meditation classes, plus a garden cafe & views of the sea.