The Kerala backwaters add to the beauty of the Ashtamudi Resort, Kollam. The Ashtamudi Resort at Kollam is built in a romantic and idyllic style. The Ashtamudi resort is Tranvancore Kingdom theme based resort. The traditional style of Tranvancore is depicted in each and every thing at the resort. The construction and the furniture are built in the typical Keralian style. The hotel serves best of accommodation, dinning, and various facilities to the people. More information on the Ashtamudi Resort, Kollam can be found on the website KeralaRajasthanIndia.com.
Ashtamudi Resorts is located at Ashtamudi near Kollam. Ashtamudi is the second largest backwater lake in Kerala. The term Ashtamudi means eight arms of the lake. From Kollam, Ashtamudi Resorts can be reached in 30 minutes by car and in 10 minutes by speedboat.
Rooms:
20luxurious rooms with five chalets.
Location:
At a distance of 25 km from Kollam railway station, 30 minutes by car from Kollam, 10 minutes by speedboat, 85 km from Thiruvananthapuram airport, and 3 hours from Cochin.
Accommodation at Ashtamudi Resort, Kollam:
There are twenty rooms and five chalets at the resort built in a traditional style. These rooms are very much comfortable as they are well equipped with all the modern amenities. The two large suits are in the queen’s cottages and one could also book the large, luxurious, and exclusive king’s rooms too. The rooms are beautifully furnished to give a comfortable stay at the hotel Ashtamudi Resort at Kollam. The traditional building, Tharavadu has been recreated very well too.
The twenty spacious rooms in five chalets are all built in aesthetic traditional and eco - friendly methods. They are comfortable, with separate toilet and shower room in the western style. Two big suites are in the two Queens Cottages. On special request you can book the exclusive, luxurious king's palace. All rooms are furnished with fan and low noise air conditioning. From every room you have a beautiful view over the garden and the lake. The resort has its own arrangements for power and water supply. Natural, traditional building materials have been used in the construction of the buildings. A traditional family – house of Kerala called the Tharavadu has been recreated carefully. It is originally, 75 years old. It serves as the reception, management office, and also has a lobby with T. V. Room and library.The resort is the perfect place to rest, recover and relax in peace. Ashtamudi Resort offers cottage accommodation in traditional Kerala cottages. The cottages have spacious rooms that are well furnished with traditional and stylish furniture and equipped with TV room, library, and so on.
Dining at Ashtamudi Resort, Kollam:
The restaurants at the Ashtamudi Resort are built in a unique style at the shore of the Ashtamudi Lake. The cook at times prepares food on the guest’s request. The main food at the restaurants remains the typical Keralian style dishes. These dishes are cooked in an authentic style. There is a wide variety of vegetarian and non-vegetarian food served at the restaurants at the Ashtamudi Resort, Kollam. The restaurants serve Indian to Chinese also Continental food to the people. The Ayurvedic recopies coked by the experts is the specialty of the Ashtamudi Resort, Kollam.Ashtamudi Resorts has its own multi cuisine restaurant that serves mouth watering delectable food. You can savor upon Kerela cuisine as well as other Indian, Chinese and continental food items.
Facilities at Ashtamudi Resort, Kollam:
Various facilities are made available to the people at the hotel, both recreational facilities and facilities for businessmen. Ashtamudi Resort provides with various services like Ayurvedic Massage center, dance and music shows, boat cruise travel desk, doctor on call, water purity, Ayurvedic Health center, currency exchange, laundry service, room service, and many more to comfort the people at the resort.The various facilities available at Ashtamudi Resorts include swimming pool, and Ayurvedic massages. Kollam is a perfect weekend gateway for tourists. There are many places to see and enjoy at Kollam. The place offers many recreational facilities as well like water sports, houseboat ride etc.
Ethnic Cuisine:
The restaurant is built in an imaginative manner on the shore of the Ashtamudi Lake, providing a marvelous view. The well-equipped kitchen is located in a separate building. Cooks prepare culinary specialties to the guest’s wishes. The main food will be of the ethnic Kerala origin. The wide variety of preparations both vegetarian and non-vegetarian are available to please the gourmet. There is also a wide choice of other Indian, Chinese and continental specialties. An exceptionally tasty dish is fish freshly caught from the lake and prepared. There are specially trained cooks to prepare tasty Ayurvedic recipes.
Entertainment:
A separate platform is arranged in front of the King’s palace for various cultural performances. In the evenings you may watch fishermen near the resort working with Chinese fishing nets. Catamarans provide an opportunity for exhilarating water sports. With a gentle breeze to aid, one may sail around the Ashtamudi Lake. For non-sailors, there are enormous possibilities. One may rent a boat to see the surroundings of the resort from the waterside. A special variety is a trip with the well and comfortably equipped Ashtamudi houseboat, which can be rented for short or long journeys. Walks in the neighborhood or to the village nearby bring rich rewards in the friendly local people. In Kollam (Quilon), the capital of the district, there is ample opportunity to do shopping. For sightseeing the port nearby is recommended as well. You are sure to find the most beautiful moments of leisure in the scenic surroundings and in the well tended and lovely laid out garden. Places of Interest: Over 100 years Old Temple. Over 150 years Old Church. Ancestral Homes. Coir Village. Snake Shrine. Chinese Fishing Nets. Coconut Oil Processing. Birds & Butter Fly watching. Oyster farms. Ayurveda Concoction Processing.
Ayurveda:
Health is the axis on which human life revolves. A holistic approach, taking the body, mind and spirit as a whole, able to correct whatever is amiss- the sages of ancient India knew this to be the only solution to the problems of health. it is said that the lord Creator Brahma blessed the humanity with the Brahma-Samhita. A part of the fourth Veda, the Atharva, it is a treatise on the way of the nature towards perfect health. It contains the eight divisions of the Ayur-Veda. Ayurveda is a Sanskrit Word meaning the "Science of life". Many herbs used in Ayur-Veda are fabled to induce eternal youth and even raise the dead to life (like the Mruthasanjeevani mentioned in the Ramayana) Charaka, Susrutha et-al, who lived in the sixth century B.C. wrote treatises based on which the present day Ayurveda has grown as a medical and clinical discipline. Defying the onslaught of the modern medical system inthe last century, Ayurveda has retained its ageless appeal-mysterious, even magical-but efficacious. Stress is rapidly becoming an all pervasive ailment. It needs more than the superficial treatment given to it. The Pancha Karma or the five types of `sodhana' therapy is more than a cure for stress and strain. By eliminating the waste products (free radicals) from the body, it tones up the nerves, improves the circulatory system and has an additional effect of rejuvenation and increasing vitality. Stress vanishes and the body relaxes in tranquility. It cures as well as prevents degenerative diseases, nervous and mental disorders, paralytic conditions, different types of rheumatism, dyspepsia, diabetes, obesity etc. Kerala has contributed in a great measure to the development of this therapy.
Yoga and Meditation:
In Ayurvedic medicine, recitation of mantras, use of some formulas, yogic exercises etc., have psycho somatic utilities. They affect the total man, in both his psycho-physical and spiritual dimensions, favourably. An understanding is essential of these processes. Under the guidance of experts and gurus, reintegration of one's personality may also be achieved.
Slimming Program:
This program consists of :- medicated herbal powder massage, medicated herbal oil massage, body purification therapy, kizhi, medicated steam bath.
These treatments will be carried out for 7 to 41 days. In take of herbal juice, herbal preparations and an Ayurvedic diet is advised during the period.
Location:
Kerala is to the southwest end of Indian peninsula, eight degrees north of the equator. It is a coastal state, with the Arabian Sea to the west. The Western Ghats make its eastern limits. The language of Kerala is Malayalam. Kerala is a verdant land. Its landscape is dominated by extensive rice fields, banana and coconut plantations. In the highlands, rubber tea ,coffee, pepper, and spices are cultivated. Traders from distant lands came to Kerala in search of spices from the earliest days of history. It was on the western coast of Kerala that the European sailor Vasco-Da-Gama dropped anchor. The influence of the Jews, Arabs, Syrians, Chinese, Portuguese, Dutch and the English has enriched the indigenous culture. Economically Kerala compares well with some of the developed countries. Beggars and lepers do not crowd the lanes. People are wealthier, healthier, better educated. Kerala is hundred percent literate. It is a heaven of religious harmony. Christmas, Ramzan, or Onam, they celebrate together, with zest. Onam is Kerala’s springtime harvest festival, coming in August – September
Backwaters:
Backwaters are unique to Kerala. It is a network of lakes, canals, and estuaries opening into the sea. The backwaters are a self supporting eco-system teeming with aquatic life. The canals connect the villages together and are still used for local transport. There are almost a dozen of such backwaters in Kerala of which Ashtamudi is the second largest. Ashtamudi means, ‘eight-armed’, after the eight arms of the lake. At one of the shores the Ashtamudi Resorts welcomes the guests. Ashtamudi resort is built on the Thekkumbhagom island next to the bank of the Ashtamudi lake. It is so placed that tourists can feel and enjoy the enchanting natural beauty as well the rustic life in the village. It is no accident that this it was in this village the first epic poetry in the Malayalam language-Ramachandravilasam-was composed, by the poet Azhakath Padmanabha Kurup. The village also boasts of a 1000 year old temple and a 200 year old church. History and nature link hands here to welcome the tourist. Ashtamudi resorts is the realization of a dream. It has been built in romantic and idyllic surroundings to provide rest, recovery, and peace.
Situation:
You can reach the Ashtamudi Resort from Kollam (Quilon) by car in 30 minutes, or by speedboat in 10 minutes. It is two and a half hours by car from the Thiruvananthapuram international airport, from Cochin, 3 hours. Another alternative is to travel at leisure from Alleppey by ordinary cruising boat or by houseboat.
Address:
Chavara South, Kollam (Quilon) 691584, Kerala, India
Tariff:
The Resort consists of exclusive double bedded rooms with a full front balcony in two levels, independent bunglows with double bedded rooms, living room, kitchenette and full front verandah, all done in traditional Travancore style.
Single/ Double Occupancy | USD230.00 | ||||||||||||
Single Occupancy | USD 151.00 | ||||||||||||
Double Occupancy | USD 182.00 | ||||||||||||
Multi Level Chalets | |||||||||||||
Single Occupancy | USD 79.00 | ||||||||||||
Double Occupancy | USD 97.00 | ||||||||||||
* Tariff is on bed and breakfast basis * Taxes as applicable by Government | |||||||||||||
House Boat | |||||||||||||
Double Occupancy, full board (22 Hrs) | USD 182.00 | ||||||||||||
Special Packages | |||||||||||||
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