Kerala with its tag line of God’s own country has successfully garnered tourists through- out the year. A memorable vacation can be ruined if one stays in hotels and resorts which are not up to the mark. Below are 4 recommended accommodation options in Cochin, Munnar, Wayanad and Calicut.
Cochin
Dream Hotel Cochin is a debut hotel of a super luxury boutique international brand in India. The hotel is owned and managed by Hampshire hotels and resorts based in New York. Offering a new vision of modern luxury, the hotel has mystical blue in its ambience to make you feel like you are floating on clouds. Restaurants, state of the art banquet and meeting venues with ample pre-function areas and conferencing technologies are other facilities offered at Dream Hotel.
Website: www.dreamhotels.com
Munnar
Clouds Valley Leisure Hotel is one of the best four star facility leisure hotel at Munnar. It is ideally located in the Valley of famous Kannan Devan Hills in Old Munnar while its plush luxury and thoughtful amenities are designed to elevate your mood. The hotel offers elegant and very spacious rooms with the choice of suites, valley view rooms and deluxe rooms. Ayur Raksha is their exclusive ayurvedic treatment and rejuvenation centre run in association with the prestigious Dhanwanthari Vaidyasala. Their team of experienced doctors and masseurs, apply traditional know-how with care, at the right places to maximize the healing potential. The hotel is pre booked for its thoughtfully crafted package of therapies designed to relax, refresh and rejuvenate.
Website: www.cloudsvalleymunnar.com
Wayanad
Vythiri Village is a luxury ayurveda spa resort at Wayanad. Located amidst the lush green Shola forests of the Western Ghats, the resort offers pool ville with each villa having its own private heated swimming pool and the accommodations offer views of the Chembra Peak, tea gardens, waterfall, hanging bridge and jungle. A restaurant and coffee shop, an ayurveda centre, Nawa which is the first vedic wellness spa in the Western Ghats, an ozonized swimming pool with jacuzzi, convention centre which has south India’s largest video wall with a 1500 persons seating capacity and nature trails within coffee plantations and a bamboo forest are other facilities offered at Vythiri Village.
Website: www.vythirivillage.com
Kappad
Vasco Dagama Beach Resort is a luxury resort in Kappad, a few kilometres from Calicut. Kappad is a historical place where Vasco Da Gama landed in 1498 A.D. Guests enjoy world class hospitality, the sea breeze and a tranquil ambience here. The resort with air conditioned cottages and rooms also offers a sea view open restaurant and specialty sea food eatery, amphitheatre, banquet hall, board room, swimming pool, a traditional ayurvedic rejuvenation center with ancient and modern therapies, library, health club and children’s park. The resort is just across the Kappad beach where one can enjoy the calm and relatively secluded beach or walk on the rocky embankments made after the Tsunami.
Website- vascodagamabeachresort.com
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