Lovely place!!! Excellent food, rooms and staff. ...

Lovely place!!! Excellent food, rooms and staff. Staff are extremely accommodating and will go out of their way to ensure you have an amazing stay. Recommend staying atleast two nights with one night in the rooms/villas of your choice and the second night on the houseboat. You get pampered by a team of 3 ( personal chef, butler and driver) when you stay on the boat. They also take you for a relaxing and beautiful cruise around Kumarakom and Alleppey. Recommend timing your stay so that you can see the Snake Boat races authentic to this region. Breakfast is included in your plan and covers an extensive array of food (keralite and continental) which is served at the multi cuisine restaurant. The bar/seafood restaurant (Vembanad) overlooks the Vembanad lake where in you can see turtles, variety of fish and migratory birds as you eat. The staff here are extremely friendly. The hotel also have an onsite caricature artist, magician and henna artist during the day. Every night, there is a cultural performance (Kathakali - dance native to Kerala, Mohiniattam and Keralite Martial Arts). Also provide snacks/fresh coconut water at the tea stall. Staff are also equipped with adapters that work for different plugs for electrical equipment. There is an onsite Ayurveda center which is good as well, however we felt pressured by the lady doctor(?) to pay cash instead of credit card. Dr. Nitin and his teammates took care of our services and had no complaints there. I highly recommend that everyone stays at this resort. You will not be disappointed with the private outdoor bathrooms, the villas that open up to the meandering swimming pool, the infinity pool. There is a bird sanctuary nearby however ensure you go there when in season. We went during winter so didn't get a chance to see a lot of the birds however there were few stragglers( Kingfisher, comorins) spectacular views and ambience! Will go back again to this luxury resort.