Coconut Lagoon Kumarakom

Hidden among the palm trees on the eastern shore of Lake Vembanadu, at the mouth of the Kavanar River, Coconut Lagoon Heritage Resort is set on a coconut plantation in the very heart of these fascinating backwaters, and has been designed to give visitors an authentic insight into Kuttanad life. The resort can only be reached by boat. Govt. approved hotel with Indian, continental and sea food specialty, restaurant and bar. Ayurvedic massage, yoga and meditation, country boat expeditions, visit to bird sanctuary, 'Rice boat' cruises, fishing, swimming. Ayurvedic centre, swimming pool, health club, fishing expeditions 37 part ac rooms. Swimming Pool, credit cards etc.

LOCATION : 110 km from Nedumbassery Airport, 18 kms. from Kottayam Railway Station, 14 kms. from Kottayam Bus Stand.

ACCOMMODATION : 14 Heritage Mansion, 28 Heritage Bungalows and 2 Pool Villa.

Though all cottages vary in configuration, and some of the air-conditioned units are newly built replicas incorporating only fragments of old tharawads that could not be saved in their entirely, Coconut Lagoon offers three basic types of accommodation: Heritage Mansions, Heritage Bungalows and Private pool villas. The former have two stories, the upstairs bedroom gallery offering particularly magnificent views of Lake Vembanad.

The latter are more compact, single-level cottages. Both are furnished in aiyny and jack woods, and retain all the charm of original family homes, with thick, solid doors, intricate window carvings, and terra cotta tile floors. Structurally necessary alternations have been carried out with consummate discretion, i.e., in keeping with the style and decor of the era, and great attention has been paid to every detail. The lampstands in each tharawad, for example, having been carved from old wooden hinges. Traditionally, of course, Keralites bathed in the rivers - in rural areas many people still do - but Coconut Lagoon's cottages feature ultramodern bathrooms, each located, in an inner courtyard boasting its own banana (or coconut) tree, so you can shower al fresco under a starlit sky in complete and utter privacy!

RESTAURANT : Cited in Arundhati Roy’s Booker Prize – winning best-seller, "the God of Small thing," the restaurant at Coconut Lagoon is renewed as much for its superb Kerala cuisine (vegetarian and no vegetarian alike) as for its authentic setting, and is housed in one of the resort’s most impressive Tharavadu. Known as Ettukettu, the building incorporates two atriun-like courtyards under an expansive tile roof supported by dozens o slim columns, a design that enables the space within to benefit from the slightest breeze. The restaurant is the oldest Structure at Coconut Lagoon, and it, too, formerly belonged to a prominent Malayalee Family living in a nearby village. Cuisine: Ethnic and international (buffet).

FACILITIES AND SERVICES : Room Service, H/C Running Water, Telephone, Fax, TV in Lounge, Shopping Arcade, Health Club, Swimming Pool, Water Sports, Ayurveda Treatment Center, Country Canoe Expeditions, Bird Watching, Fishing Expeditions, Sunset Cruise, Cultural Programme, Village Excursions, Doctor on Call, Laundry, Money Changer, Safe Deposit, Baby Sitting, Travel Desk Service.

Spa Tourism : Ayurveda, the Science of life, is almost as old as the Indian civilization. It's holistic approach, the efficacy of its therapies and the absence of distressing side effects are some of its more salient features. The Coconut Lagoon offers the following therapies at it's Ayurvedic Center under the guidance of an expert vaidyan (Physician) whom you may consult for a fuller understanding of symptoms and appropriate treatment. It is well equipped with a dispensary and qualified resident staff.

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