This is a wonderful, well-maintained property by the KTDC, which spans across Asia's biggest lake, Vembanad. Each of the cottages look and make you feel like you are living in an island, and this enchanting experience truly elevates Kumarakom to the 'Venice of the East' title. The rooms are categorised into Lake View, Canal View, and Sea View. The sea-view cottages give you an amazing view of the back waters and the colourful birds that Kumarakom hosts from various territories. The resort is close to the famous bird sanctuary, which will be a 'birdful' visit for you if you can make it early in the mornings.
Our package included a day in the house boat from Alleppey to Kumarakom, which is a fantabulous experience, with customised Kerala cuisines. I feel the most important part of a holiday is good food, combined with great services, which were totally present both in the house boat and the Water Scapes. You must taste all the veg preparations there to get a feel of the Kerala cuisine. The staff and the chef were very helpful and reciprocative, if in case we needed a special kind of food.
One must also not miss the evening shows of the traditional Kerala art form (Kathakali dance and Kalaripayathu) performed in the resort's open-air auditorium.
On the 2nd day, we took a boat ride to the nearby village and we could see the villagers performing their day-to-day chores. Understood that the small ferries were the only mode of transport for the villagers. We could also see children being ferried to schools.
The resort is definitely recommended for multiple visits and I would love to go back sometime again, cause we went there a few years ago, but memories are lingering afresh. The rooms were ok and quite clean, come to you at Rs.4500 per night. Loved the hammock below the cottage, which can be kept cleaner.
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