Facilities: There are 42 cottages on individual islands laced with canals. 40 cottages (Lake facing & Canal facing) - Colour TV - Satellite channels/In house movies - Telephone - Restaurant - Beer Parlour - Laundry - Conference hall - Currency exchange - Travel assistance - Swimming pool - Boat cruise on the backwater - Ayurvedic herbal body toning massage Parlour - Doctor on call - Private bath and shower - Satellite television and telephone - Car-hire facilities - Ayurvedic centre - Conference hall - Boating - Backwater tours - Sightseeing trips.

Amenities

• Pearl Spot - The Multi-Cuisine Restaurant

• High life - The Beer and Wine Parlour

• View Point - The Conference Room

• Age Halt - The Ayurveda Center

• Swimming pool - Overlooking the Vembanad Lake

Activities

• Boating

• Bird watching at Kumarakom Bird Sanctuary

• angling etc.

Attractions in and around Kumarakom

• Pathiramanal Island

• R Block Kayal (Paddy cultivation on land below sea level)

• Chundan Vallams (Country boats)

• Toddy tapping

• rural life and so on.

On the backwater trail: The Kumarakom bird sanctuary - Spectacular stretches of palm fringed backwaters - Traditional, rustic homes - Ancient temples and churches in and around the Aymanam Village (of Arundhati Roy's The God of Small Thing's fame). Thekkady hill station *Houseboat cruises to Alappuzha and Kochi.

Accessibility: Trivandrum international airport (4 Hrs.); Kochi airport (1 1/2 hrs.) by road Nearest rail and bus terminals at Kottayam (15 Min.) by road.