Best hotels in Kerala
9 hotels
The list, in full.
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Kayal Island Retreat
Kerala
Four cottages on an island in Lake Vembanad, built with reclaimed materials and local architecture. Nothing to do, which is the entire reason to go.
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Taj Kumarakom Resort & Spa, Kerala
5.0Kerala
On the shore of Vembanad Lake in Kottayam, with kayaking and bicycles on site. Low-rise and green, and you can stay put for days.
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Kumarakom Lake Resort
5.0Kerala
Come for the treatments and the water, not for a packed itinerary.
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Niraamaya Retreats Backwaters & Beyond
5.0Kerala
On the banks of Vembanad Lake, traditional architecture, an art gallery on site. Niraamaya do the unhurried thing properly.
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Taj Bekal Resort & Spa, Kerala
5.0Kerala
Keralite architecture with Balinese touches on the Bekal backwaters, with archery and yoga if you get restless. Plenty green, plenty quiet.
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Brunton Boatyard - Cgh Earth
5.0Kerala
A restored Victorian shipyard on Cochin Harbour, a minute from the Vypeen ferry. Sea-facing rooms and Ayurvedic massage, and Fort Kochi on foot.
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Niraamaya Surya Samudra
5.0Kerala
Good for a solo traveller who reads.
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The Oberoi Vrinda, Luxury Kerala Cruiser
5.0Kerala
Eight rooms on a cruiser that actually sails from Cherthala. The backwaters move past your window, which no hotel can match.
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Taj Wayanad Resort & Spa, Kerala
5.0Kerala
In Vythiri, Wayanad, close to Karlad Lake and Banasura Sagar Dam. Green, cool and slow, with the hills instead of the coast.
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