Hotel Ambadi - a 46 room theme resort situated  at the Periyar Tiger Reserves, is one of the first private sector resorts in Kerala. Designed by the world renowned architect Mr. Lauwrie Baker, the hotel was conceptualized  on the traditional architectural splendor of a typical  Kerala village, complete with  a thulasi thara and nallukettu. "Ambadi" as the name denotes is the birth place of Lord Krishna, the mythical god in the great epic of India - The Mahabharatha. The life of lord Krishna, the history, the myth, is the core theme of this resort. The resort is replete with references to the life of Lord Krishna.

Hotel Ambadi, a part of the BIPHA GROUP, is a professionally managed company with an active presence, spanning seven decades, in a vast cross-section of industries.

The Group, founded by Mr.K.Pappy Vaidyan, a gifted physician and Ayurvedic practioner, has interests in the health care, plantation, and information technology sectors in the state.

 The Bipha group had its foundations laid in 1929. The flag ship BIPHA DRUG LABORATORIES was founded as a small pharmacy to cater to the health care needs of local populace. Today, the  company has grown to become a multi-product, multilocation health care company with an extensive presence in the domestic and international markets.