Sitting on the peaceful banks of Vembanad Lake, Punnamada Resort is 4 km from Alleppey Town. Offering villas with traditional Kerala architecture, it features an outdoor pool and Ayurvedic Centre.
Featuring garden views and terra cotta flooring, each villa has a flat-screen TV and a safety deposit box. Tea/coffee making facilities and a minibar are also provided. The open-air bathroom offers a hot shower.
Guests can enjoy the game room, which includes billiards and table tennis facilities. The resort also has a 24-hour front desk and a business centre.
Choola restaurant serves local specialities and a good selection of international wines. Offering both indoor and outdoor seating, it features beautiful views of Vembanad Lake.
Punnamada Resort is 8 km from Alleppey Railway Station, while Kochi Airport is 93 km away. Free parking is available on site.
Alappuzha is a bit of a one horse town. Good eats at the hotel near the bus stand. Don't take a boat in high season - boat pilots use the horn like everyone else does!
Nehru Trophy Boat Race is known as “Olympics on water”. Hundreds of rowers on ornate Chundan Vallams set the backwaters of Punnamada, on a frenzied fire every second Saturday of August.Don't miss it!
Alappuzha, with its labyrinth of waterways, is extolled by travellers as the ‘Venice of the East’. It is one of Kerala’s most exotic backwater destinations.