The Muthoot Plaza-5 star hotel

Set in the center of Thiruvananthapuram, this five-star hotel is the example of modern architecture. All 57 rooms and suites are elegantly decorated to make your visit truly pleasurable and comfortable. This hotel is equipped with modern day facilities like electronic bedside room mood controller, interactive televisions, activate DND privacy or Maid service signs. You can set light, temperature and air flows; refer to International times and set alarms--all with a move of your finger. All rooms have in-rooms safes and mini-bar bridges and are fitted with electronic locks for your safety.

The dining arrangements of the Muthoot Plaza five-star hotel are equally comfy. Tiffany's Restaurant serves Western, Asian and Indian fare in both buffet and a la Carte modes. Summit--the banquet hall, the Oval-board room, and Hyde Park--the rooftop terrace, are the other attractions of the hotel. The Muthoot Plaza's Fitness Centre, with a panoramic view of Thiruvananthapuram city, is the added feature that attracts the tourists and keeps them fit.

Taj Malabar Hotel-5 Star Deluxe

Taj Malabar Hotel in Cochin hails you to experience the old world charm and luxury. Strategically situated at Willingdon Island North End Kerala, Taj Malabar Hotel offer excellent views of the harbour. It is also at a convenient distance from Kerala International Airport, 45 kms; Ernakulam Station, 10 kms and Ernakulam Town Station, 15 kms.

It also serves excellent multi-cuisine food. Waterfront Café is a 24-hour coffee home that serves Indian, Continental and Local cuisine. Thai Pavilion is the place to check out for authentic Thai cuisine. Rice Boat restaurant is renowned for ethnic seafood delicacies. Dolphin's Point serves barbequed delicacies. Mattancherry is the Lobby Lounge bar set in a Colonial ambience. Pool Side Bar serves a wide range of exotic cocktails and mocktails and snacks, all through the day.

It is also equipped with the best modern business facilities. It has a state-of-the-art business center with 2 small meeting/board-rooms. You may enjoy Mohiniattam and Kathakali dance dramas in the hotel. You must not miss the therapeutic Ayurveda oil massage at the Tamara Spa. Swimming pool and well-equipped gym are the other facilities you may enjoy at the Taj Malabar.

Taj Malabar Hotel offers 97 rooms with a wide choice of 21 Harbour View Rooms, 28 Sea View Rooms, 7 Sunset Rooms and 7 Executives Suites in the Tower Wing. The Heritage Wing comprises of 25 Superior Rooms, six Sea View Rooms and two Deluxe Suites.

Coconut Lagoon Heritage Resort

Veiled behind the palm trees on the eastern shore of lake Vembanad, at the opening of River Kavanar is Coconut Lagoon Heritage Resort. It belongs to Casino Group of Hotels and is set on a coconut field in the very heart of fascinating backwaters. It can only be reached by boat and has been designed to give you an authentic insight into Kuttanad life. It is a re-creation of a traditional Keralite village and each wooden house is an original Kerala Tharavadu, the traditional wooden house of Kerala. Each is a veritable museum unto itself.

Hotel Coconut Lagoon is situated at about 78 kms from Cochin and offers three basic types of accommodation: Heritage Mansions, Heritage Bungalows and Private pool villas. The Mansions provide double stories while the others are single level cottages. All accommodations are well furnished in wood with attached open roof bathrooms.

Besides its unique setting, Coconut Lagoon is renowned as much for its superb Keralite cuisine (vegetarian and non-vegetarian alike). A buffet restaurant, the bar serves drinks all day and a Fish Restaurant opens every evening serving only the fresh catch of the day.

There is a large swimming pool with children's section and sunbathing area and a small shop. Coconut Lagoon also presents a comprehensive Ayurvedic Spa. The resort offers complete Ayurvedic Rejuvenation packages in addition to soothing Ayurvedic massages. Here a team of Ayurvedic Specialists will take you through a routine of massages combined with yoga and spa specific diets. If you tire of lazing ground the pool, soaking up the sun's scorching rays, you can hire a boat to take you around the backwaters. Sunset Cruises, Backwater cruises and trip to the Bird Sanctuary are some of the exciting leisure activities you may take up from the Coconut Lagoon. Farm visits, Village walks and River expeditions are amongst the other excursions you may opt for.

Multi Cuisine Restaurant, Bar, Car Rental, Currency Exchange, Doctor on Call, Water Sports on Request, Ayurvedic Center with facilities for Massages, Steam Therapy, Yoga, Meditation, Room Service, Money Exchange Facilities, Credit Cards Accepted, Restaurant, Swimming Pool, Sunset Cruise, Health Spa, Expeditions, Country Boat and Fishing are the other star attractions of Coconut Lagoon Heritage Resort.

Taj Residency

The Taj Residency located in the historically significant spice-trading town of Calicut near the seaport of the Malabar Coast. It is a business hotel and is located on a landscaped area near Calicut beach. It bids 75 well-appointed rooms including six suites, equipped with all modern facilities. All Standard rooms are elegantly appointed and offer guest amenities like international direct dial facility, channel music, and colour television with satellite programmes. All Residency Rooms are located on the top floor of the hotel. Guests in these rooms can enjoy a complimentary Continental breakfast, tea/coffee throughout the day and cocktails during the Cocktail Hour at the Residency Lounge. While, the Executive Suites have a different decor and theme. The Vasco Da Gama Suite with a colonial flavour; the Logan's Suite with a Scottish flavour; the Oceanic Suite with a marine theme and the Wayanad Suite, named after a popular hill station, with decor symbolic of the area.

Coral Reef is a multi-cuisine restaurant adjoining the lobby that serves Indian, Continental and Chinese specialties, especially the delectable Kerala fare. Cape Comorin is a 24-hour coffee shop, with colonial architecture and a view of the pool. The Lobby Lounge serves tea/coffee, cocktails, burgers, sandwiches and ice creams. A bar, Logan's Lounge with Scottish ambience, serves Indian and international liquor. The restaurant, lounge and bar overlook the poolside and adjoining garden. The seven-story terrace garden on the rooftop offers a beautiful view of the sea as well as the city. The hotel's Ayurvedic Center offers a choice of rejuvenation programmes and treatment for illnesses such as Arthritis, Rheumatism and Paralysis, among others.

For holding conferences and parties, the hotel offers two rooms of varying capacities ranging from 25 to 500 people auditorium style and a boardroom that seat 15 persons. There is a fully equipped Business center with facilities like 24-hour e-mail, copier/facsimile facilities and secretarial service. Facilities and Services like swimming pool, children's wading pool, bookshop, doctor-on-call and babysitting are also available at hotel Taj Residency.

Punnamada Backwater Resort

Punnamada Backwater Resort, as the name suggests is set right on the banks of Punnamada Lake in Alappuzha, providing charming view of the lake. This luxury resort is a careful blend of Keralite tradition and modernity. It is located …offering a panoramic view of the Kerala Backwaters.

Hotel provides excellent accommodation with a wide range of comforts. The interiors are all set in the traditional style to provide you with perfect warmth and comfort. It offers accommodation in three room types namely Lake View, Duplex Villa, and Standard Villas. The Lake View Villas capture a charming view of the lake for you. The Duplex Villas are also set in a traditional environment capturing the winds and an aerial view of the hotel, while the Standard Villas are also built to reflect the exquisite hospitality the resort offers. Each Villa has a different setting with amenities like television, mini bar and garden bathroom.

The multi-cuisine restaurant of Punnamada Backwater Resort faces the wide-open lawn. It has an old limestone oven of which you may feel the warmth by stepping on the three large circles of the ancient smoldering kiln. There is also an open-air bar. You may pick your flick from a variety of cocktails at the bar, which has been expertly mounted over the waves. For a unique unwinding and memorable vacation, the Punnamada Backwater Resorts offers opportunities for Backwater tours, Boat Cruises, Boat Hire, Boating, Children Pool, Cyber Cafe, Massage Centre, Country Boat Fishing, Library, and Sight Seeing Trips.

Room Service, Hot & Cold Running Water, Telephone. T.V, Safe Deposit, Swimming Pool, Separate Children's Pool, Ayurveda Centre, Air Conditioned Room, Banquet Facilities, Doctor On Call, Fire Safeguards, Health Club, Laundry Facilities, Live Entertainment, Money Changer, Non Smoking rooms, Power Back-Up, Shopping Arcade, Travel Desk are the other facilities offered at Punnamada Backwater Resort.