Grand Villa Houseboat, Kottayam

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One-Bedroom Suite

Max 3 Adults

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Featuring a private entrance, this air-conditioned suite consists of 1 living room, 1 separate bedroom and 1 bathroom with a shower and slippers. The suite's kitchen, which has a refrigerator, is available for cooking and storing food. This suite features a tea and coffee maker, flat-screen TV with streaming services, lake views, as well as chocolate for guests. The unit offers 3 beds.

Two-Bedroom Suite

Max 6 Adults

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Featuring a private entrance, this air-conditioned suite is comprised of 1 living room, 2 separate bedrooms and 2 bathrooms with a shower and slippers. The suite's kitchen, which has a refrigerator, is available for cooking and storing food. This suite features a tea and coffee maker, flat-screen TV with streaming services, lake views, as well as chocolate for guests. The unit offers 4 beds.

King Suite

Max 4 Adults

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Featuring a private entrance, this air-conditioned suite is comprised of 1 living room, 1 separate bedroom and 1 bathroom with a shower and slippers. The suite's kitchen, which has a refrigerator, is available for cooking and storing food. This suite features a tea and coffee maker, flat-screen TV with streaming services, lake views, as well as chocolate for guests. The unit offers 2 beds.

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About This Property

Situated within 44 km of Kochi Biennale and 44 km of Cochin Shipyard, Grand Villa Houseboat features rooms with air conditioning and a private bathroom in Kumarakom. Both free WiFi and parking on-sit (Read More)e are accessible at the boat free of charge. The boat has family rooms. All units include a seating area, a flat-screen TV with streaming services, a fully equipped kitchen, a dining area, and a private bathroom fiitted with slippers, while some units feature a terrace or a balcony. Guests can have fruits and chocolates or cookies delivered to their room. At the boat, every unit is equipped with bed linen and towels. A continental, Full English/Irish or American breakfast is available each morning at the property. Kumarakom Bird Sanctuary is 11 km from Grand Villa Houseboat, while St. Andrew's Basilica Arthunkal is 13 km from the property. The nearest airport is Cochin International, 67 km from the accommodation, and the property offers a paid airport shuttle service.

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Guest Ratings For This Property

9.2

Based on 61 Reviews

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Comfort

9.01

Cleanliness

9.09

Value For Money

8.85

Facilities

8.87

Guest Reviews

Matthew

family with young children

10.0

Exceptional

The staff were wonderful, with an excellent chef who fed us well! The bonus little walk they took us on was also very lovely. The views were lovely. It was relaxing and a great way to unwind and catch up with family

Nothing.

Published on 04 Jan 2024

Yunoda

young couple

3.0

Poor

A Massively Overpriced Rip-Off Set in Beautiful Natural Surroundings

- The food was delicious and well-prepared according to our dietary restrictions. - The scenery and setting for the houseboat tour was truly beautiful with a lot of stunning nature, although the program is very short... you check in at noon, go on an afternoon boat ride around the backwaters, then then your are moored for the night by 5.30pm. There is no evening program but if you want, the crew will book you a massage at one of the nearby spas. The next morning you have breakfast, another short boat ride, and you are off the boat by 9am. - The Captain, Rajesh, was friendly and accommodating and did he best to be an informative and welcoming host.

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A week before our arrival date we received a message purporting to be from the owner of the property demanding a downpayment for our stay, even though, according to the terms of our reservation, full payment was only to be made at the property upon check-in. Thinking the message may have been coming from a scammer, we called the property the next day, but not before we received a message informing us that the property was going to be cancelling our long-held reservation with no notice. The owner then explained that he had been getting a lot of no-shows and in the end, in order to pay for the upfront costs such as food we gave him the benefit of the doubt and transferred him the down payment. This was the first red flag. When we arrived at the houseboat, it was pretty clean, but it was definitely not up to the standard of cleanliness, comfort and attention to detail that one would expect for paying almost SGD$500 for one night. For that money we were expecting a more luxurious experience and this was definitely not that. The boat was simple and homely and offered little in the way of frills. We had access to a small deck on the bow, a living area with a tv and patchy wifi and a bedroom with a basic ensuite bathroom. All this, we could have overlooked, but what happened that evening was so jaw-droppingly inappropriate it completely underscored what a huge rip-off the experience was. Shortly after dinner the cook informed us that we needed to go to our room because he was going to be taking over our living room to rest and sleep. We then had to listen to him channel surfing the tv through the thin walls until finally we had to ask him to switch it off because we couldn't sleep. It was weird and very unsettling. When we informed the owner, he basically brushed us off and appeared to not want to engage with us. He eventually told us he had fired the staff which was not something we asked for. We were offered no further explanation nor a refund.

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Published on 03 Jan 2024

Lola

family with young children

10.0

Exceptional

Gorgeous scenery, mouthwatering authentic local food, friendly crew

The crew / staff on board were so friendly and professional and naturally hospitable. Given you're on a small boat, their demeanor is so important to have a good experience, and we felt they went above and beyond for us. For example, they adapted the menu to our preferences, and the quality of the on board chef's cooking was absolutely spectacular! The scenery that we rode through was stunning, and the captain acted as a sort of guide as well answering our many questions about the local flora, fauna, language, etc.

Honestly, nothing I didn't like that is within their control. For example, there are mosquitos, but they lit incense for us to help keep them away. I would recommend guests being their own bug spray.

Published on 22 Dec 2023

Maryjane

family with young children

8.0

Very good

Very nice cruising experience

Nice boat, nice staff. Good food. Enjoyable cruise.

No hot water :-)

Published on 20 Dec 2023

Ezhilarasi

family with young children

10.0

Exceptional

We (myself, my husband, and my son) had a great stay at Grand Villa Houseboat! The boat was clean, staff was welcoming and helpful. Enjoyed the cruise, especially the mid-lake docking for lunch. All meals were delicious special mentions of lemon juice, they cooked the lobster-like prawns we purchased in the local market to perfection. The Amrita Ayurveda Massage Center the staff recommended gave us a rejuvenating weekend. We went fishing, a speed boat ride was adventurous, and the music system in the boat gave us extreme fun. The staff gave us all support with utmost privacy! Overall we had a great time! thanks to the staff!

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Published on 07 Dec 2023