Cheruthuruty Eco Gardens , Thrissur

Cheruthuruty Eco Gardens Overview - Thrissur The Cheruthuruthy Eco Gardens is aesthetically located in a serene hilly area, with a splendid view of the river Nila. The eco-friendly resort is spread out over 40 acres of coconut and rubber plantations, and has an herbal garden with a host of vegetables and tropical fruits. The resort also has a beautiful artificial lake. The staff is warm and courteous, and ensure the happiness of even the most hard to please guests. The accommodation is lavish, cottages built in the traditional Kerala style of thatched village houses.

Rooms
The rooms at Cheruthuruthy Eco Gardens are spacious and exquisitely furnished. The rooms are divided into the following categories: Pigeon Nest Villa (Standard Cottage), Pigeon Nest Luxury (Deluxe Cottage), Sparrow Nest Suite, Hill Top Rock Villa, and Peacock Villa (Cottage Royale). All rooms are air-conditioned, and have attached bathrooms with 24 hour hot and cold water supply. All rooms also have cable televisions, a telephone with intercom and direct dialling facility, as well as mini-bars. Some rooms also have a veranda. The Standard Cottage is twin-bedded.

Dining
Cheruthuruthy Eco Gardens has an exquisite restaurant called the "The Squirrel", which overlooks the pool. It serves a wide range of traditional Indian and international dishes, and uses vegetables and farm products from the resort's own herbal gardens and farms. Cheruthuruthy Eco Gardens also has a floating restaurant on the artificial lake, which is a speciality restaurant that serves Chinese and South Indian cuisines.

Facilities
Cheruthuruthy Eco Gardens offers its own well-equipped Ayurvedic and Yoga centre under the expertise supervision of its resident Ayurvedic physician. The resort also has a large swimming pool surrounded by coconut trees and lawns, and has a health centre with facilities for steam bath and sauna. The resort also offers other modern facilities like a performance theatre where traditional art forms are performed, and a mini convention centre with multimedia presentation facilities for functions, seminars and meetings. There are also many activities in and around the resort, including: nature walk, a private pond with facilities for fishing & boating, a village tour, elephant ride & feeding, bullock cart ride, and cycling. Indoor games include carom, chess, playing cards, and a children's recreation centre. Outdoor games include badminton, volley ball, cricket, football, as well as a jogging track with way side refreshment centres serving natural drinks like tender coconut water, and fresh juice. There is also an herbal garden in which each plant is marked in its English and botanical names. There is also a souvenir centre. Other facilities include: 24 hours room service, round the clock hot and cold water supply, in-house doctors, safety lockers, cloak room facility, in-house laundry service, wheelchair accessibility, ample car parking area with rest room for drivers, travel desk, foreign currency exchange, internet facility, postage & courier services, and a mini library. The resort also has an air-conditioned boardroom for small meetings, and has banquet services with outdoors dining facilities like barbecue & tandoori. A campfire with karaoke or live music can be arranged on request. Cheruthuruthy Eco Gardens also accepts all major credit cards.

Location
Cheruthuruthy Eco Gardens is located behind Kerala Kalamandalam in Cheruthuruthy. The resort is 2 km from Cheruthuruthy centre, 3.5 km from Shoranur Railway Station, 75 km from Kochi International Airport, 80 Km from Calicut International Airport, 110 Km from Coimbatore Airport, and 33 km north of Thrissur City.