| Category : |
4 star luxury hotel owned and managed by Taj Hotels
Resorts and Palaces. |
| Location : |
Kumarakom
Bird Sanctuary. |
| Address |
Kumarakom North Post, Kottayam-686 566, Kerala, India,
Tel: 00 91 481 2524900 |
| Getting there : |
By air: The nearest airport is Cochin
International Airport (70 Km). Trivandrum International Airport is 171
km.
By rail: Kottayam (14 km) is the nearest railway station as well as bus
terminal. |
| Accommodation
: |
The resort has 52 cottages including
standard heritage villas and superior heritage villas, each having their
own private courtyard. |
| Facilities/services : |
24 hours power back up, same day
laundry service, library, first aid, STD and ISD calls facility and
round the clock security, Internet, TV, money changer, 24-hour room
service, credit card acceptance. |
| Cuisine : |
Continental, Chinese, Mughlai, North-Indian,
Kerala/South Indian. |
| Highlights : |
The villa typed cottages are equipped with their own
courtyard, and each having all kind of modern luxury facilities. The
resort puts guests at best possible comfort and let them indulge into
heaps of Eco activities. |
Discovering Kumarakom, one of the most enchanting of all villages in
Kerala, is a great joy for Eco tourists across the world. Kumarakom Lake
Resort with its unique range of hospitality makes guests enjoying the world
famous Kerala Backwater cruise and game viewing in the Kumarakom bird
sanctuary.
The 10 acres of greenery in which the Kumarakom Luxury Lake Resort is
located gives the panoramic view of
Vembanad
Lake, one of the largest lake of
Kerala.
Kumarakom, as it gets heavy tourist footfalls in every season, is very
easily connected via all medium. Cochin International Airport is just 70 km
from Muhamma Boat Jelly. From Muhamma Boat Jelly, one can reach to resort in
just 10 minutes of boat ride. Trivandrum International Airport is 171 km
far, which takes approx 3 hours to reach to resort. Kottayam (14 km) is the
nearest railway station as well as bus terminal.
Facilities
Kumarakom Lake Resort has 52 cottages including standard heritage villas
and superior heritage villas. Standard villas give panoramic view of Lotus
Canal, while superior heritage villas face the nearby lake. Every villa of
the resort has a private courtyard having sunken bath set in small open air
garden. Giving guests the utmost comfort, there is a personal mini bar in
every room. Some of the general facilities like swimming pool, 24-hour money
changer, safe deposit, shopping arcade, 24-hour room service, doctor on
call, all credit card acceptance, laundry service, telephone, Internet and
fax facility are meant to make guest's stay entirely comfortable.
The multi-cuisine 115 seater nature resort restaurant named as 'Ettukettu'
is full of diverse dishes which can be termed as 'Chef's
Masterpiece'. Long menu of the restaurant comprise meals ranging from
Continental, Chinese, Mughlai, North-Indian, and traditional Kerala / South
Indian cuisine. Some of the dishes which the restaurant prouds to include in
their special menu are Syrian Christian Duck Roast, Duck Curry, Karimeen
Pollichuthu, Karimeen Mappas and soft spongy rice bread called
Appams.
Putting guests at best possible comfort, the resort organises for guests
Backwater cruise and game viewing in the world famous Kumarakom Bird
Sanctuary. Enjoying the world famous backwater cruise opes a wide view of
natural richness of Kerala, The Land Of Gods. On the another hand,
discovering the Kumarakom Bird Sanctuary fetches a great joy to wildlife
enthusiasts. Birding expert provided by the resort helps you having the
deeper view of the beautiful bird sanctuary.
There are several other activities like Water Skiing, Para sailing, Banana
boat rides, Sunset cruises, Fishing and Canoeing Pottery, which resort
official organises for the guests. The Kumarakom Lake Resort also have a
Ayurvedic centre where guests can avail the world famous Ayurvedic treatment
of Kerala. The resort even arranges visit to nearby popular destinations,
such as Cheriyapally Church (15 Km), Valiyapally Church (15 Km),
Thirunakkara Temple (15 Km), Ettumannoor Temple (30 Km), Kumarakom Bird
Sanctuary (2 Km) and Kottayam town (15 Km).
