We stayed at a 5 Star Hotel in Kochi, India for free🇮🇳 (in love with Kerala!!)

We loved Kochi, India SO MUCH that we just couldn't leave yet! We decided to change our plans at the last minute and cash in some of our credit card points for a suite for one night at the Grand Hyatt Kochi. We travel on a budget, so this was quite a change from our normal accommodation. In this video, we'll take you inside our luxury hotel in Kochi, which includes an enormous room, a beautiful pool, amazing views, and the greatest breakfast buffet of our lives.
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[@Mr.MachuOfficial]

Thank you so much for the visit...keep exploring the roots of our mother land...

[@roopeshnani]

Love the way you do the vlog tells us you are still not a complete vlogger very simple and beautiful.

[@benandhaley]

Thank you so much! Glad you enjoyed it - We love exploring new places and sharing that with others! ❤❤

[@blessen9238]

@@benandhaley You can use Kochi Water metro from Marine Drive to Fort Kochi now.

[@Tib.t]

@@benandhaleyI HOPE YOU REALISE YOU ARE VACATIONING IN A PLACE ( KERALA) WHERE HUNDREDS OF DOGS WERE MURDERED MERCILESSLY BY THE RESIDENTS ( FROM POISONING TO HANGING THEM TO DEATH, BEATEN TO DEATH AND BURNT ALIVE) KERALA IS NO LONGER A CITY OF GOD BUT CITY OF MURDERERS. THEY DONT ACCEPT COEXISTENCE IN THE WORLD GOD CREATED FOR EVERYONE.

[@gtanuja5931]

It's amazing Kerala, munnar, kochi, wayanad, Ooty, coimbatore, manglore, Gokarna, Coorg, Bangalore, Mysore, Alleppey, Udupi, Chennai, Karnataka,hampi Kodaikanal, visakhapatnam, Darjeeling, Shimla, Kulu Manali, Himalayan region, kashmir, ladakh, allora caves, world heritage site tanjavur bruhadeeshwara temple tamilnadu and Andaman Nicobar islands lakshadweep islands and northeast India and Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, goa, Hyderabad, Orissa, gujrat,

[@user-yt9yw6uf4m]

(South India) State of Kerala🌴😍☺️must visit places: -Aleppy backwaters ('Venice of the East') -Vagamon ('Scotland of Kerala') -Munnar hill station ('Kashmir of South India') home to tea plantations, spice garden, tasty homemade chocolates and different wildlife -Varkala Beach and Kovalam Lighthouse beach -Fort Kochi attractions with Jewish synagogue, Dutch Palace and Portuguese church alongwith the European influenced streets -world's first water metro also try the land metro -Kerala is a major football hub and has got featured in FIFA channel -Athirapally waterfalls ('Niagara falls of South India') - Lulu International Mall (largest malls of South India in Trivandrum and Kochi) -Jatayu largest Bird Sculpture -Do interact with the locals they are really sweet and helpful -This state has the highest literacy rate -Christians, Muslims, Hindus, Jews etc.. all live in peace and harmony♥️ -It is also the home of Ayurvedic medicine -The Kerala cuisine consists of non-veg including beef and pork and seafood.Also try the traditional meal served on banana leaf 😍

[@devilking6070]

🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉 it❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤l love south India

[@bobbyeapen6049]

ah yea, so check out the following in Kerala: 1 Jattayu 2 Lulu mall 3 Kalarippayattu 4 Kathakali 5 House boating in backwaters (a day or so, overnight, private chef, bathroom and bedroom 6 Padmanabhaswamy Temple 7 spice tour with a meal 8 Vakala beach and Kovalum 9 Ayurvedic spa, Munnar 10 Fort Kochi, Jew Town, 11 snake boat racing 12 Tree house stay, Athirappilly Waterfall 13 old churchs, bible tower, st. george, st. marys,

[@eskumaable]

nice video. keep posting.. happy journey!

[@arulcastro5013]

What a sweet couple. Thanks for sharing.

[@FloridaFlipFlops]

Hello from Naples, Florida. Very nice!! We enjoyed the tour. Very nice room. A lovely pool area. Thanks for sharing the amazing views with us, have a great week 👍 💯 ❤

[@Usernet1]

Nice. Enjoy your stay😊

[@JuliTravel]

Amazing Grand Hyatt Kochi. The hotel rooms are very spacious and clean. Also, the view from the window is beautiful ! Amenities and facilities are great 🤩Thanks for nice sharing Ben & Haley 🥰❤Have a great weekend 💕

[@MikhaelaBryden]

I love how excited Ben is for the food!

[@bobbyeapen6049]

Also check out the following foods: 1 chili beef and parotta 2 meat or fish cutlets (like a British influence im guessing) 3 shrimp & meat pickle 4 appam and chicken curry/stew 5 idiyappam and egg curry or with Chicken Stew 6 Thattukada Chicken Fry 7 mussles or Oyster stir fry 8 Kerala prawn curry and pithari 9 Mutton Paya Masala 10 potichori 11 Baby Chicken Fry with Lime Juice (@Kethel’s Chicken ) 12 duck curry and kal-appam 13 toddy shop foods 14 squid ring fry 15 Beef fry and parotta 16 Kerala Fish Curry & rice 17 kottu roti/parata (if done right, its like a pasta dish) 18 Kerala Erachi Varutharacha Curry (lamb curry) 19 El Sadhya 20 Thelassary birani or Malbari biryani at paragon 21 Bananna Fitters 22 Masala puri (fried bread and potato curry) 23 Semiya payasam 24 Halwa (thinck gelatenous jelly with cashews, orange or black in color) 25 Chatti Pathri 26 Errissery (pumpkin or squash) 27 chicken perattu 28 erachi pidi 29 chakka Varatti 30 Beef fry and parotta

[@zyroxop1482]

karagod palli curry along with neychor and paripp curry, don't eat from random restaurant go to a dedicated restaurant or go to a mosque for annadhaanam

[@rahulm2827]

nobody cares about your beef. and beef is prohibited in india. smh. so annoying these mallu christians.

[@benandhaley]

Thank you for the recommendations! We've tried about half of these dishes so far and are in LOVE with the food in Kerala. Everything has been delicious!

[@bobbyeapen6049]

@@benandhaley fantastic

[@MikhaelaBryden]

The food looks so good!!

[@bensonthomas123]

Check out kerala plantain banana fritters with chai in the evening. Also you should check out kerala beef fry with kerala paratha (in good places)

[@Johnxavier9758]

Wow, beautiful hotel. ❤

[@subinrevi2268]

You are lucky with that kind of breakfast. Really miss those options while traveling in America

[@RachaelWill]

I like you guys. Down to earth personality and lovely couple 😊

[@saranram5853]

Smile and speak It's nice ❤, Be happy 🎉

[@Kuttanaadan]

Respect your honesty... Haley Your smile is heavenly...God bless...enjoy the trip...

[@benandhaley]

Smiling reading your kind words - Thank you!😊

[@Tib.t]

@@benandhaley​​⁠I HOPE YOU REALISE YOU ARE VACATIONING IN A PLACE ( KERALA) WHERE HUNDREDS OF DOGS WERE MURDERED MERCILESSLY BY THE RESIDENTS ( FROM POISONING TO HANGING THEM TO DEATH, BEATEN TO DEATH AND BURNT ALIVE) KERALA IS NO LONGER A CITY OF GOD BUT CITY OF MURDERERS. THEY DONT ACCEPT COEXISTENCE IN THE WORLD GOD CREATED FOR EVERYONE.

[@niteshraghav2323]

Thanks for visiting India♥

[@argho24]

The best Pork in India is available on Kerala , I love it. You should also try 😇

[@MikhaelaBryden]

That bathroom is stunning!

[@20million42]

Heaven place ❤❤❤

[@PradeepRaajkumar1981]

Excellent...

[@sonder-dp6de]

Beautiful Kochi but definitely not the right time to visit it's very very hot October - January is the best time to visit but hopefully you guys have a great time

[@Blessheed]

That view is definitely worth the good bucks😅, have a nice stay.

[@soumyasekharsar1591]

Please visit these places in India 🇮🇳❤️ 1. Ladakh 2. Kashmir 3. Manali 4. Shimla 5. Rishikesh 6. Mcleodganj 7. Jaisalmer 8. Goa 9. Kerala ( kochi, varkala, Alleppey, Munnar) 10. Hampi 11. Darjeeling 12. Sikkim 13. Meghalaya 14. Andaman and Nicobar islands 15. Udaipur

[@joylife428]

The perfect time to be in the pool . Mid summer afternoon . What a pleasure. Its almost like finding a pond in a desert when u r looking for water 😂😂

[@jeyalakshmisivaramapillai1869]

Loved the reaction when you said it tastes like Emergen c! 😂 If you miss southern Indian food when you back home, come to North Dallas where you can get food as close to what you tried in Kerala!

[@benandhaley]

Haha it was not what we expected😂 Good to know about North Dallas - We are in love with southern Indian food and will miss it so much! Any places in Dallas that you recommend?

[@Tib.t]

@@benandhaley​​⁠I HOPE YOU REALISE YOU ARE VACATIONING IN A PLACE ( KERALA) WHERE HUNDREDS OF DOGS WERE MURDERED MERCILESSLY BY THE RESIDENTS ( FROM POISONING TO HANGING THEM TO DEATH, BEATEN TO DEATH AND BURNT ALIVE) KERALA IS NO LONGER A CITY OF GOD BUT CITY OF MURDERERS. THEY DONT ACCEPT COEXISTENCE IN THE WORLD GOD CREATED FOR EVERYONE.

[@feeltheworldfeelthetaste]

❤❤ from Kerala

[@rejinkadavil]

Please don't forget to visit Munnar (Kerala).

[@saikatpatra7601]

Pls Try Pork , The best Pork in India is available there , It's Really Really Yummy 😋😋😋

[@Roseshylin]

Nc 👌

[@green8224]

Coming to village allappuzha

[@user-no2mp7xv5q]

❤

[@abhilashadoor7221]

👍👋

[@Pushkar797]

😊🙏🌺

[@rajanjacob2577]

What is name of this hotel

[@manh9105]

Please visit Bihar - Munger , wild-wild west of India!

[@Abey-le7pp]

Grand Hayat

[@devendrabisuriya3255]

🇮🇳🇮🇳🚩🚩🚩🚩🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽💐💐💐💐

[@jerinantony106]

Only this 🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳

[@theGreatkafir72]

If you guys are in India then you must go to beaches in Andaman & Nicobar islands and in Lakshadweep

[@FloridaFlipFlops]

Like 449 👍 💯 ❤

[@muhammedrafeek-bw6zu]

Grand hayat hotel, bolgatty cochin

[@shwetathakur8197]

Kochi me hai

[@johnhonai4601]

Is 1 lakh/month salary enough to lead a luxurious life in India?

[@nikhiljalla]

No

[@cr8114]

ben is that you

[@rajendravarma7517]

If you stay in five star hotels in India,you will naturally love the place. Try staying in two or three star hotels to discover the real India.

[@joseejose9238]

Lulu grand hayath

[@DRJHAMI]

Do you think it's worth flying 16 hours for a 5-star hotel?

[@johnhonai4601]

May not be their only day in India

[@Kuttanaadan]

I think, it. They are repeatedly saying that it is their first and the best experience in life, about the stay and food. You need to sacrifice something to gain something...it's my view only...

[@shaunjames4073]

do u think its there only day my guy lol

[@kpkunjumon763]

You miss some valuable thinks

[@TimeValue23]

More of hotel advertisement.

[@tamilselvan729]

Are you jealous 😏😤

[@gunendrachoudhury4012]

You have many such luxury hotels in north and eastern india friend. Oh yah you can have snow in some places. But it's in india, not in south , north, east or west. Wake up.

[@Bharatthatisindia24]

Welcome india

[@neo3823]

Kerala ❤ if she went to north she would have been scammed 😢

[@JunaidSanghar]

When you will visit Pakistan. Pakistan is vast country most diversified cultures, mesmerising nature, lush green valies, beautiful beaches, towering mountains and top notch hospitality

[@gunendrachoudhury4012]

Decadent bourgeois standard😅 it is opposite of comi luxury 😮

[@neo3823]

Hey North Indians 🐮💩🍺🧠❌ this is the real Kerala Story ❤ hey hey hey hut hut hut 🔔🔔🔕🔔🔔🔔🔔🔕🔔🔔🔔🔔🤣

[@anysm1139]

They don't know, what the real Kerala story is.😂🐷

[@oilers2006]

I like cows

[@RAKY198]

Lol....That means you are still hurt of the fact that Kerala's dirty laundry was outed...

[@jerinantony106]

​@@anysm1139 better than up story 😂

[@jerinantony106]

​@@anysm1139🐄💩

[@karn34891]

Try Pork there, Few month ago I try Pork in Kerala and It's amazing 😋

[@joseejose9238]

Nice kunddy

[@shaunjames4073]

bro Wtf

[@neo3823]

Ninte Ammachidem angine tanne

[@karthikkarthik6085]

immathiri mythandikal aanu nadinte shapam..

[@gonsalves958]

We always boast of our literacy rate everywhere. I think you will understand that literacy alone do not make you educated and cultured.

[@fugly3573]

grand hyatt bolgatty