The Backwater Resort, Kumarakom

The Backwater Resort Hotel Description

Location
The Backwater Resort is located in Kumarakom about 140 km away from the Cochin airport.

Living up to its name, The Backwater Resort is one of the sought after resorts in Kumarakom. Keeping pace with the laid back lifestyle of the village, this retreat promises an ideal vacation in the backwaters of Kumarakom. Located inwards, and close to the Vembanad Lake, the resort's open lobby and reception is in tune with the vast expanse of the Lake visible from here. Surrounded by coconut and jackfruit trees and aromatic flowers, this is the best possible place for an idyllic vacation.

Rooms
The resort has 20 rooms in total divided into 12 Deluxe rooms and 8 Family Cottages. Of the total, 2 rooms from each category are lake facing, while the rest open to the resort's lawns. The Family Cottage rooms are like an apartment with a separate seating and bedroom. The structure here is however different from the regular rooms, with the wash basin and bathroom located immediately upon entrance with the living and bedroom following later. The living room has a sofa unit with a study table and luggage rack. the bedroom is compact with facilities like satellite television, cupboard, dressing table, double bed, phone etc. The bathroom is compact too with a shower area and amenities like shower cap, soap, shampoo, comb etc. there rooms have an attached balcony to it, with unfaltering view of the vast Vembanad Lake in the distance and the resort's lawn and other block close by. The Deluxe room is one compact room, ok in size with amenities like double bed, telephone, sofa chairs, air-conditioner, satellite television with a cabinet, luggage rack, dressing table and cupboard. The bathroom has a shower area, soap, shampoo and shower cap. Though the bathrooms here are clean, it has a musky smell to it and the hote and coldwater supply is limited to timings from 5:30 to 10:30 in the morning and evening. All the rooms here are beautiful, but the wear and tear of the place is clearly visible.

Dining
The resort has an air conditioned multi cuisine restaurant called Waves with huge glass windows and cheerful cane furniture grouped into clusters of four and eight. There is a separate buffet area as well. The restaurant is open for breakfast, lunch and dinner and has the capacity to accommodate at least 30 people.

Facilities
The hotel has an activity centre called B-Active with huge windows and terracotta flooring with games like carom boards, table tennis, chess etc. Besides this, the resort has an Ayurvedic massage centre where trained masseurs give you a rejuvenating massage on appointment only, a swimming pool open from 6:00 am till 8:00 pm, cyber cafe with broad band connection charges @Rs. 30/- per hour, travel desk, outdoor facilities like boating and cruises, huge parking area, room service (8:00 am - 11:30 pm), laundry service and housekeeping service.

Don't Miss
The view of the swimming pool and the Vembanad Lake beyond that - where you see just water everywhere and a few boats and ships in the distance.