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Coconut Lagoon

Rated as one of the top 15 beautiful spots in the world by the National Geographic, the coconut lagoon resort is hidden amongst the palm trees on the eastern shores of Lake Vembanad in Kerala.

The resort can only be reached by Boat- a ferry leaves from one of the several mainland embarkation points at scheduled times throughout the day- and its accommodation consists of individual cottages called tharawads, the traditional wooden houses of Kerala.

Though some of these cottage are of recent vintage, many are well over a century old and a few actually date back to the early 1700s. We also suggest that you take a look at the newly built villas with private plunge pools.


Location

¤ 90 kms from Cochin Airport

¤ 14 kms from Kottayam Railway Station

¤ Accessible only by boat

¤ 85 kms from Periyar Tiger Reserve

¤ 20 kms from Marari Beach

¤ 130 kms from Kovalam Beach

¤ 150 kms from Munnar

¤ 120 kms from Madurai Airport


Tariff

Types of Rooms Available:

¤ 28 Heritage Bungalows

¤ 14 Heritage Mansions

¤ 8 Private Pool Villas


Accomodation
Though all cottages vary in configuration, and some of the air-conditioned units are newly built replicas incorporating only fragments of old tharawads that could not be saved in their entirely, Coconut Lagoon offers three basic types of accommodation: Heritage Mansions, Heritage Bungalows and Private pool villas. The former have two stories, the upstairs bedroom gallery offering particularly magnificent views of Lake Vembanad.

The latter are more compact, single-level cottages. Both are furnished in aiyny and jack woods, and retain all the charm of original family homes, with thick, solid doors, intricate window carvings, and terra cotta tile floors.

Structurally necessary alternations have been carried out with consummate discretion, i.e., in keeping with the style and decor of the era, and great attention has been paid to every detail. The lampstands in each tharawad, for example, having been carved from old wooden hinges.

Traditionally, of course, Keralites bathed in the rivers - in rural areas many people still do - but Coconut Lagoon's cottages feature ultramodern bathrooms, each located, in an inner courtyard boasting its own banana (or coconut) tree, so you can shower al fresco under a starlit sky in complete and utter privacy!

¤ 28 Heritage Bungalows ¤ 14 Heritage Mansions ¤ 8 private pool villas


Dining
Cited in Arundhati Roy's Booker Prize-winning best-seller, "The God of Small Things," the restaurant at Coconut Lagoon is renowned as much for its superb Keralian cuisine (vegetarian and non-vegetarian alike) as for its authentic setting, and is housed in one of the resort's most impressive tharawads.

Known as an ettukettu, the building incorporates two atrium like courtyards under an expansive tile roof supported by dozens of slim columns, a design that enables the space within to benefit from the slightest breeze. The restaurant is the oldest structure at Coconut Lagoon, and it, too, formerly belonged to a prominent Malayali family living in a nearby village.


Services & Facilities
Room Service ¤ H/C Running Water ¤ Telephone ¤ Fax ¤ TV in Lounge ¤ Shopping Arcade ¤ Health Club ¤ Swimming Pool ¤ Water Sports ¤ Ayurveda Treatment Center ¤ Country Canoe Expeditions ¤ Bird Watching ¤ Fishing Expeditions ¤ Sunset Cruise ¤ Cultural Programme ¤ Village Excursions ¤ Doctor on Call ¤ Laundry ¤ Money Changer ¤ Safe Deposit ¤ Baby Sitting ¤ Travel Desk Service


Recreation and Leisure

Sunset Cruise
There can be few better ways to adjust to the pace of backwater life than to spend the waning hours of the afternoon just watching the sun go down.

Backwater Cruises
A relaxing boat trip through the maze of canals adjacent to Coconut Lagoon is a fascinating experience, and a delightful way to get a closer look at life in the backwaters.

Bird Sanctuary
On the Southern bank of the Kavanar River, immediately opposite Coconut Lagoon, is a small bird sanctuary, where numerous species of birds, including Darters, Bitterns, Brahminy kites, Marsh Harriers, Teals, and several varieties of Herons roost.

Ayurvedic Centre
Ayurveda, the Science of life, is almost as old as the Indian civilization. It's holistic approach, the efficacy of its therapies and the absence of distressing side effects are some of its more salient features. Throughout the world there is a rising awareness of the benefits of natural health systems. Health in the ayurvedic view represents the Harmony of body, mind and soul. It's pharmacopeia is nature herself and its diagnostic and curative tools have been derived from the invaluable legacy of insights, experience and knowledge bequeathed to posterity by its great masters. It is based on natural principles that inform and animate human life. The Coconut Lagoon offers the following therapies at it's Ayurvedic Center under the guidance of an expert vaidyan (Physician) whom you may consult for a fuller understanding of symptoms and appropriate treatment. It is well equipped with a dispensary and qualified resident staff.

Dhara
A mental relaxant consisting of herbal oils and medicated butter milk poured on the forehead and sometimes on the body as well. Good for insomnia, mental tension and certain skin problems. Proposed Period: 7 to 21 days or according to condition.

Sirovasthi
A treatment that anoints the head with special herbal oils. Good for headaches and Vatha originated ailments. Proposed period: 7 days or according to condition.


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