SeaSwara·Near Udupi

26 km south of Udupi · NH-66

A beach hotel near Udupi, thirty-five minutes south.

Udupi town is eight kilometres inland. We are on the sand at Padubidri — six suites, three of them facing the Arabian Sea, a restaurant on the sea open to non-residents, and a hall that takes a wedding. The Krishna Matha is a morning’s drive and back.

From Udupi: 26 km · 35 min
From Manipal: 28 km · 35 min
To the sand: 5 minutes on foot
Rooms: Six suites

26 km south · NH-66

Thirty-five minutes south of Udupi, on the sand.

SeaSwara is at Nadsal on Padubidri Beach Road, twenty-six kilometres south of Udupi down NH-66 — a straight, easy thirty-five-minute drive with no city traffic at either end. Manipal is about the same. The turn for the beach is signposted off the highway, and we are four kilometres west of it, where the road runs out at the casuarina belt.

It is close enough that guests staying here drive in for a morning at the Krishna Matha and are back for a late lunch on the deck — and close enough that people living in Udupi and Manipal come down for dinner and drive home the same night.

Sea-facing Premium Room at SeaSwara on Padubidri Beach — Sea-facing Premium Room

An honest comparison

Stay in town, or stay on the beach?

Udupi has good hotels. If your trip is really about the temple, an admissions week at Manipal, or a hospital appointment, stay in town — you will be walking distance from the reason you came, and on those trips that is worth more than a sea view.

Come out to the coast if the sea is the point. Udupi town sits about eight kilometres inland, so a “sea view” room there is a figure of speech. Here, our Sea-facing Premium and Sea-facing Deluxe rooms bring you closer to the Arabian Sea, the beach is five minutes on foot, and the evening is a sunset rather than a main road.

The other honest difference is size. Town hotels have lifts, room-service menus and conference floors. We have six rooms and no swimming pool. If you want a large resort with facilities, Malpe has several, forty minutes north of us. If you want quiet, an open kitchen and the sound of surf at night, come here.

Udupi is eight kilometres inland. That single fact is the whole reason this page exists.

— SeaSwara House

Six rooms

Six distinctive stays. Find your room.

Six distinctive rooms, from lunar details and blossom lighting to sea-facing stays. Choose your favourite, then contact our team on WhatsApp for dates, prices and availability.

Luna Moon Suite

A glowing lunar headboard, a curved bed and soft blue accents. Settle into a quieter kind of evening, with a cosy corner for tea and conversation.

₹8,000For a little escape together

Mud Heritage Suite

Twin beds, softly lit earthen niches and a wooden swing give this room its distinctive character. A lovely place to unwind with a friend after a day by the coast.

₹8,000For friends & slow weekends

Cherry Blossom Suite

A blossom canopy, blush lighting and a soft upholstered bed set a playful, romantic scene. Choose this one when the room should feel part of the occasion.

₹8,000For romance & celebrations

Sea-facing Premium Room

A round bed, warm timber accents and a balcony seating corner make a gentle setting for your coastal getaway. Stay in a little longer; there is no need to rush.

₹10,000For unhurried time together

Garden-facing Coastal Comfort Room

Natural wood, woven panels and a deep teal headboard bring warmth to this comfortable room. A welcoming base for couples or companions spending their days exploring the coast.

₹4,500For an easy coastal break

Sea-facing Deluxe Room with Balcony

Warm brown textiles, softly glowing pendants and a glass-screened bath create a polished retreat. Speak to our team about this premium balcony room and plan your stay together.

₹8,000Our most premium room

Sea Swad

Seafood on the deck — and you need not be staying.

Sea Swad is our beachfront restaurant — a sea-view deck and a kitchen that cooks the coast properly: neer dosa, kane rava fry, prawn and chicken ghee roast, kori rotti, fish curry with kokum, and a fish board set by whatever the morning boats brought in. Then the tandoor, North Indian curries, biryanis and Pan-Asian from the wok for the evenings that call for them. Seven in the morning until eleven at night.

It takes non-resident reservations, which is why a fair share of our Saturday tables are people who drove down from Udupi and Manipal for the evening and drove home after.

Sea Swad, the beachfront seafood restaurant near Udupi at SeaSwara, Padubidri — Sea Swad · all day, sea-facing

The hall · the beach

A beach wedding venue within reach of Udupi.

For couples from Udupi and Manipal who want a wedding by the sea without a four-hour drive, the Casuarina Hall takes up to about a hundred and fifty guests, with the beach in front for the photographs. The Chart Room holds a board meeting, Sea Swad caters in-house, and six suites house the immediate family.

We host one event at a time, so the property is yours for the day. Capacities and the shape of the pricing are on the events page.

Day trips from the gate

Everything Udupi district is known for, within an hour.

Most of what brings people to this district is more pleasant as a day trip from the coast than as a walk from a town hotel — you get the temple in the morning and the sea in the evening.

Sri Krishna Matha

The temple, the Kanakana Kindi window, and the best vegetarian meal in the district. Go early.

35 minutes

ii.

Malpe & St Mary’s Island

Hexagonal basalt columns, reached by ferry. The last boat back is mid-afternoon, so start early.

45 minutes

iii.

Manipal

The university, End Point at dusk, and the lake below it.

35 minutes

iv.

Kaup Lighthouse

Climb it at golden hour — the best view on this stretch of coast, and rock pools below.

12 minutes

Padubidri Beach

Blue Flag certified, with changing rooms and seasonal lifeguards. Straight out of our gate.

5 min on foot

vi.

Kambala

Coastal buffalo racing on a paddy slush track, November to March, at Kaup, Mulki and Moodabidri.

In season

Coming from Udupi

What people driving down from Udupi ask.

01How far is SeaSwara from Udupi?

26 km, about 35 minutes straight down NH-66 with no city traffic at either end. Manipal is roughly the same, and Malpe is about 40 minutes.

02Is there a proper beach hotel near Udupi?

Udupi town is around eight kilometres inland, so the beach options all sit on the coast road — Malpe to the north, Padubidri and Kaup to the south. SeaSwara is on Padubidri Beach Road at Nadsal, five minutes on foot from the Blue Flag beach, with three of its six suites facing the Arabian Sea.

03Can I visit the Krishna Matha as a day trip from here?

Easily. It is a 35-minute drive: leave after an early breakfast, do the temple and a proper Udupi vegetarian lunch, and be back on the deck by mid-afternoon. The house car can take you, or the concierge will arrange a taxi for the day.

04Do you take dinner reservations from people staying in Udupi?

Yes, and a good number of our Saturday tables are exactly that. Sea Swad takes non-resident bookings all day — coastal seafood, the tandoor, curries and Pan-Asian.

05Do you have a banquet hall for a wedding near Udupi?

Yes — the Casuarina Hall for up to about 150 and the Chart Room for board meetings, with in-house catering and six suites on site. Thirty-five minutes from Udupi, which makes it workable for a guest list drawn from both Udupi and Mangalore.

06What does a room cost?

Breakfast is included with every room. Tariffs differ by suite and season, and we share them personally — use the contact page or write to stay@seaswara.in.

Thirty-five minutes from Udupi and Manipal, five minutes from the Blue Flag beach. Six suites, breakfast included.

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