We had an enjoyable stay in Eighth Bastion and were grateful for a warm welcome and a comfy room after a very long flight (they let us check in early, which we were very grateful for). Positives about the hotel +without exception all the staff were so friendly, courteous and seemed to really enjoy their job - they definitely made our stay + very central and a nice walk ***** the promenade past the Chinese fishing nets, with good viewpoints for sunset +bar is licensed for beer and wine, and a nice cold kingfisher after a hot day sightseeing was a plus + rooms are large and airy, bed is comfy. + excellent breakfast, especially if you are happy to have the Indian breakfast (the masala dosa was superb) Less positive things As a result of being central, there is a lot of noise from early in the morning, so maybe choose one of the garden facing rooms if you are a light sleeper - the second you leave the property, you are harangued by tuk tuk drivers, not the hotels fault, but did detract from our stay a little. - a little more information in the rooms about the various activities on offer would be good, the lady who checked us in did run through them with us, but we were so jetlagged not a lot went in, so some material to read in our own time would have been great. Overall, I would stay here again and recommend to friends visiting Kochi.