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Casino Hotel Cochin, is located on Willingdon Island, a man-made legacy of the Raj era and one of the reasons why Cochin ranks amongst the world's finest harbours. As you drive to to the hotel, you pass the massive ockyards of this ancient port, omnipresent coconut trees and stretches of glittering Arabian Sea.
The Casino Hotel greets you in a traditional 'varvelpu', or welcome. The garland, the aarti and the proffered coconut water are gestures you'll become familiar with as you journey through our state.

The restaurants at the Casino hotel have become institutions for Cochin's food lovers. If you feel a need to temper the exotic with the familiar, The 'Tharavadu' is the place to begin. It serves an extensive buffet for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Your first breakfast in Kerala could be good ol' scrambled eggs, your lunch roast chicken and a shrimp salad, your dinner a fiery squid curry and appams ( fluffy rounds of fermented rice and pulses, the traditional accompaniment to Kerala meals).

The range of Indian and Continental cuisine is vast. Tharavadu, incidentally means traditional cottage (the 'u' is almost, but not quite, silent. But don't worry too much! Only a home grown Keralite can bend his tongue around the intricacies of Malayalam pronounciation.)

The speciality seafood restaurant, Fort Cochin, is our pride and joy, perpetually popular, though it is open only in the evenings.Good Housekeeping called Fort Cochin "one of the most renowned seafood restaurants in India". Eating here is like diving off a springboard into the flavours and textures of food throughout Kerala.

Accommodation
The rooms too are quite quaint and designed in keeping with the rest of the hotel. The eye catching antique “Four Poster” is the center of attraction in the rooms and suites. We have even provided little foot stools to help you climb into bed. The spacious ensuite bathrooms are a luxury with a separate shower cubicle. Most rooms have a balcony. The corner suites are large with a separate sitting / dining and a private pantry for the Butler. All bathrooms too enjoy a great view and there is no better way to enjoy a luxurious bath than to lie in the long tub and keep the window shutters open to watch a fascinating scene below.

Restaurants
Over looking the pool garden and the sea. One could spend a full afternoon doing nothing or enjoy an exotic cocktail at the jetty before dining at one of BRUNTONS fine restaurants. The History Restaurant is a unique gastronomic exploration of Kerala’s famous port and its rich past. Fort Cochin, has attracted seafaring traders for over six centuries. The allure of black pepper, ginger and cardamom has drawn many traders to Kerala’s fertile coast and as the Arabs, Portuguese, Dutch and finally the British competed to control the spice trade they made their mark on the local culture. Each group that came to Kerala arrived with their own culinary traditions, yet these cuisine’s took new forms as they adapted to the South Indian climate and its fruits, vegetables and spices.

Accommodation
Recreating the mood of the local tribal community, our architects have designed individual cottages amongst a landscaped spice garden. Each dwelling is thatched with elephant grass and offers simple luxury and privacy. A number of creature comforts have been added, however, to make your stay a luxurious one. The rooms are spacious and furnished with simple sophistication: terracotta tiled floors, wooden beds and chairs, and whitewashed walls. (To preserve the environment, the furniture has been crafted using pine from Cochin's historic docks.) There is also a telephone, a fan, an en suite bathroom with hot running water, and an efficient laundry service. A verandah runs round the entire cottage, and each dwelling is set in its own land.

Recreation
At the centre of the village is a swimming pool, surrounded by tropical trees and lawns.

Meals
Overlooking it is a buffet restaurant, which serves a wide range of traditional Indian and international cooking. As you would expect, spices play their part in a menu which changes daily.

Ayurveda
Spice Village has an exclusive Ayurvedic clinic, well-equipped for treatments like Pizhichil, Njavarakizhy, Dhara and other natural therapies.

Coconut Lagoon is located hidden among the palm trees on the eastern shore of Lake Vembanad, at Kumarakom, at the mouth of the Kavanar River. It is set on an abandoned coconut plantation in the very heart of these fascinating backwaters, and has been designed to give visitors an authentic insight into Kuttanad life.
The resort can only be reached by boat- a ferry leaves from one of several "mainland" embarkation points at scheduled times throughout the day, the closest being Kumarakom

Reception
The reception building itself, for example, is a "nalukettu", a design that features a four-cornered open-roof courtyard within the basic structure. Originally located in the village of Vaikom not far from Coconut Lagoon, it was known as "Kalapakasseril illom" the word illom signifying a mansion belonging to a member of the Brahmin caste -and was constructed in 1860. The illom was purchased in 1993, at which time a team led by Bhaskaran Ashari, one of Kerala's few surviving master craftsmen still familiar with the traditional thachu shasthra style of carpentry, went about the task of reconstructing the mansion at its present location.

The Restaurant
Cited in Arundhati Roy's Booker Prize-winning best-seller, "The God of Small Things," the restaurant at Coconut Lagoon is renowned as much for its superb Keralan cuisine (vegetarian and non-vegetarian alike) as for its authentic setting, and is housed in one of the resort's most impressive tharawads. Known as an ettukettu, the building incorporates two atrium- like courtyards under an expansive tile roof supported by dozens of slim columns, a design that enables the space within to benefit from the slightest breeze. The restaurant is the oldest structure at Coconut Lagoon, and it, too, formerly belonged to a prominent Malayali family living in a nearby village.

Marari Beach Resort, is set in a superb location of 25 acres of coconut palm groves leading down to a vast expanse of beach. The Marari Beach is built in the style of a traditional fishing village with thatched villas that have been designed to be in keeping with local village style. There is a large swimming pool with sun terrace near the main buffet, bar and an amphitheater where cultural shows are performed. All up this resort is a good choice when visiting the area

Accommodation :

The 400 sq.ft spacious villas are all air-conditioned with twin or double beds, mini bar, coffee making facilities and delightfully furnished veranda with ceiling fan. The bathrooms are spacious and modern, built in traditional Keralan style with an open-air courtyard, complete with a banana or Pappaya tree!

Each villa also has a small private garden area. The deluxe villas which has the same facilities plus a separate sitting area which can accommodate an extra two persons, are situated in it's own ground with its own private swimming pool.

Recreation :
There is a large swimming pool with sun terrace near the main buffet restaurant, bar and an amphitheatre where cultural shows are performed. The Beach Volleyball "court" will be a fun place to have a friendly match and for the more adventurous, bicycles are available at the reception to discover the neighbourhood.

Ayurveda Centre: The resort has its own Ayurveda Centre headed by the resident Ayurveda Doctor and a team of dedicated men and women masseuirs and therapists.

Bangaram Island Resort - The Jewel of the Lakshadweep, Bangaram Island is an uninhabited haven. Barring the occasional visitor from nearby Agatti (where the airport is situated), the only residents are the resort staff.
Bangaram Island, spread over 128 acres is uninhabited except for occasional visitors from the nearest island of Agatti, where the airport is situated.