i stayed here in AC heritage room on the first floor in the first week of october,2011 with family.the building is beautiful old kerala architecture example, room had little balcony facing the garden having coconut trees with bunch of yellow coconut fruits... ,in front of the room a wooden gallery having sitting and eating space..we had our dinner and breakfast... More

Tharavadu has great service. The room were very clean. We had booked AC Heritage Room in the main building on first floor. The room had a nice little balcony.. turned into a sit-out. And there were chairs n table outside the room as well where one could relax. The food was good too. Place is worth it for the price... More

Tharavadu is a pleasant enough small hotel in Kumalakom in the backwaters. The best part of this stay was the trip to the bird sanctuary in th early morning. Make sure you go with a guide in the canoe - no motor boats you need to be quiet. We didn't take a houseboat as they seemed expensive - there were... More

We booked for five days and were told that they would show us to our room but that tomorrow we were going to be moved to a more spacious room. To be honest the first room was lovely the second was more spacious and had a nice view over the garden. There was some outside space with chairs and a... More

We had been here in september: Pros: 1. Heritage style rooms and unique bathroom. 2. Very spacious Balcony in rooms for relaxing 3. Hospitality and the value for money 4. Can get cycle ( old type ) on request 5. Bus stop right opposite to hotel Cons: 1. Located little off the lake and need to go about a 2km... More

During our week long travel in Kerala we stayed our last night att Tharavadu, The location alongside the river is perfect and the old houses are very well kept and the architecture and atmosphere is stunning, We loved staying so in the middle of the village, and the praying sounds from the temple across the river only contributed to the... More

This place lives up to its name "Tharavadu=big house" and we were very happy to stay there for 3 nights. The room was really nice and the best part of it was the balcony that overlooked a very lush garden. We saw more birds from our balcony than at the Bird Sanctury! The staff, Alex the owner was very friendly... More

The hotel was lovely. Rooms were great, bathroom clean, balconies were lovely, and the food was pretty good and cheap. Service was truly great. They served us dinner on our balcony, directed us to where we could buy cold beer---lovely people. The big problem is location. There is an active temple right nearby and we woke up around 4:30 a.m.... More

Really a nice place to stay, boat jetty, katthakalli and bird scantury is near to hotel. Hotel staff and owner are good to help and place is very good to live. More