The Karthika Plaza Tourist Resort is just 1 kilometer from the famous "Varkala Papanasam Beach & Cliff". With its breathtaking Cliff and Sea Views, as well as swaying green palms, blue waters, bright sunshine, golden sunsets and white sands.

Karthika Plaza Resort offers 8 well appointed double rooms and 2 air conditioned family suites decorated with modern facilities and very reasonably rates. A friendly staff is available 24 hours a day to assist you. A small green garden and a mini water fountain to give you a comfortable and peaceful homely feeling. Guests enjoy special hotel services such as: 24 Hour Room Service Restaurant; Mini Grocery; Ayurvedic Treatment / Yoga; Satellite TV; Intercom; High Speed Internet; Fax STD&ISD; Hot Water Laundry; Baby Sitting; Tour Guidance; Special Wellness Packages; Railway Information and Ticket Booking; House Boat Booking; Rented Motor Bike/ Bicycle; Beach Umbrella; and Hired Taxi / Auto Rickshaw.

There are numerous activities for everyone to enjoy in and around the Karthika Plaza Tourist Resort. The Janardhana Temple, Sivagiri Matt, Anjengo Fort, Kappil Lake, Ponnumthuruth, and the Varkala Tunnel are just a few of the various attractions within a short distance the the Plaza Resort.

Varkala is very famous of its century old Janardanaswamy temple, which is an important "vaishnavaite" shrine in India, and is referred to as "Dakshin Kashi"- benares of the south. The Temple is close to Papanasam beach, which is considered to have holy waters that wash away sins. Varkala has remained a Hindu pilgrimage centre since the 12th century. The 2000 year old temple which has a vishnu shrine is at a distance of 45 km from Thiruvananthapuram city and 37 km from Kollam.

Varkala is small greenery town and a very popular tourist place for Indian & Foreign Tourist Travellers as well as religious place for "Hindus". Varkala is the only place in Southern Kerala where one can find Cliffs adjacent to the Arabian Sea. These tertiary sedimentary formation cliffs are unique geological feature and is known among geologist as VARKALA FORMATION and a Geological monuments as declared by the Geological Survey of India. There are numerous water spouts and spa on the sides of these red rock cliffs.

Secluded white sand, sunshine beach is known as "Papanasam Beach", which is one of the best special beach to have comfortable sun bath and viewing sunset. ("Papanasam" means redemption from sins and very important center of Hindu pilgrimage.).