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Marari Beach Resort, Mararikulam |
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CGH Earth
have once again excelled themselves with a beach resort
that offers more than just sun, sea and sand. As they
say in the brochure: "A beach is just a beach, until
you find its living heart. For us, the search ended in
the little village of Mararikulam". |
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The Travencore Heritage, near Trivandrum |
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The Travancore
Heritage is one of Red Dot's favourite beach properties
in Kerala, offering high-end clifftop accommodation in
beautiful reconstructed village houses. There is also
a highly reputed Ayurvedic Centre offering various rejuvenation
and herbal beauty care packages. |
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Estuary Island, Poovar |
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Estuary Island
is a unique new hotel property offering guests a taste
of the backwaters and Kerala's palm-fringed beaches. Only
opened in 2005, the main building, tastefully designed,
overlooks a long garden, across a lake, towards a long
wide sand bar and the ocean about 500m in the distance. |
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Spice Village, Thekkady |
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Spice Village
is a ground-breaking property; a hotel that put spice
plantation hotels on the map and showed others that sensitivity
to social and environmental issues has all-round benefits
for the traveller, employee and local resident. This is
a natural hotel surrounded by jungle and plantations. |
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Muthoot Cardamom County, Thekkady |
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Muthoot Cardamom
County is an excellent new property in Thekkady. Built
on a hill-side, there are 40 well-appointed cottages,
all tastefully and simply furnished in contemporary style,
which offer good-value for money. There is a superb Ayurvedic
centre and a rooftop yoga room that provides its soul. |
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Punnamada Backwater Resort, Alleppey |
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Punnamada
Backwater Resort is an excellent four-star hotel that
successfully mixes traditional Keralan architecture and
heritage with modern and comfortable facilities. The 10.5
acre property has a beautiful waterfront location overlooking
the tranquil Vembanad Lake. |
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Waterscapes, Kumarakom |
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Waterscapes
is an interesting property built on a seven-acre lakeside
estate in Kumarakom. The 40 stilted wooden cottages are
unique, perched up eight-foot in the air with views of
the Vembanad Lake or the lush garden. The cottages, which
are thatched-roofed, are spacious and tastefully furnished. |
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Tea County, Munnar |
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Government-run
hotels normally conjure up images of tasteless décor
and grumpy service, but Tea County is a revelation: a
spotless, well-managed hotel with a beautiful setting
on the outskirts of Munnar town. The rooms are spacious,
the décor is smart and the staff are friendly and
helpful. |
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Trident Hilton, Kochi |
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As one would
expect from a member of the Hilton Group, the Trident
Hilton is a slick 93-bedroom hotel offering high-quality
contemporary facilities to the business and leisure market.
The staff are efficient, well-trained and friendly. The
food is top-class. The bedrooms are spotless. |
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