This is a 4 star resort and offers a warm and welcoming atmosphere. Further amenities include a 24 hr copier and fax service, car rental, currency exchange. Speed boats and rowing boats are available on request, as are backwater cruises and nature books and binoculars for birdwatching. Windsurfing, water skis, banana boats amd kayaks are also available. The hotel has a fully fledged Ayurvedic Centre, with full facilities and a range of treatments. The hotel has a fresh water swimming pool and doctor on call. 0701ZS This is a first class mansion set in rustic surroundings and completely renovated and refurbished to retain the essence of its Colonial days. The retreat was originally built by an English missionary 123 years ago and is in a rustic setting on the edge of the Vembanad Lake. The hotel has a restaurant serving Indian Continental and local cuisine. There is also a pool bar. 18 Single rooms Double rooms Twin rooms Triple rooms The hotel has 22 rooms and rooms in cottages and houseboats across the lake. All are elegantly appointed and air conditioned with IDD phone, piped music and colour TV. The hotel also offers deluxe rooms and deluxe cottages. The hotel is located in Kumarakom, a tiny hamlet on the banks of a lagoon on the Vembanad Lake. It is a picturesque world of backwaters, thatched houses, Chinese fishing nets and swaying palms, and offers the perfect get away. Cochin International airport is 100km away. Central 1 kms to city centre 150 kms to the nearest airport (cochin) 16 km to the nearest station (kottayam) Close to the beach