I had been traveling throughout India for a month and immediately experienced the MOST welcoming and friendly environment at a hotel that I have every known anywhere I have traveled in the world. The staff is extremely helpful and will assist you with anything that you require. I have truly enjoyed my stay here in Fort Cochin primarily because I felt that so welcomed and comfortable at Rossitta!! I HIGHLY recommend this hotel to fellow weary travelers!!

Rossitta Wood Castle is an inn and not a hotel, as they mention it on their visiting cards also. Basically, its a Heritage Bungalow converted to various rooms - family, mansion, deluxe, semi-deluxe. I stayed for two days with my wife and 4-yr old daughter in a wood mansion room
on the first floor. The room was spacious, had a separate sitting room and a good balcony area, which gives a view of the garden restaurant area below. The bathroom is well-maintained, with 24-hours hot running water and is pretty spacious too. The location is great in terms of that it is located in a tourist area, viewable from the Chinese fishing nets and loads of eating joints (serving seafood) and bars nearby. But, please do not expect food to be of any taste to you. They do not serve North Indian food and the quality of south-Indian food was OK only. Also, you will not find any good eating joint if u are a vegetarian like us.

However, the staff is very amicable, specially Suveesh, the one-man army. He arranged for nice taxis and even the houseboat - ThejasII, arranged by him at Alleppey backwaters was fabulous. Overall, a good accommodation if you are on a budgeted trip.

We have been there in November 2011, end of the monsoon season, so a nice and comfy retreat was the thing we needed. And here we found it. We had the superior room (we stayed for 6 days) which was a spacious colonial styled room. The food was served in the garden restaurant (only for hotel guests) with beautiful flowers and colourful walls. Breakfast was delicious with freshly squeezed juices. Lunch and dinner were delicious, too. You could choose a fresh fish from the market and the cook prepared it, delicious, especially pomfret. The staff at Rossitta´s is very helpful and friendly. A bar is next door where you can get some booz :)

To sum it up: well-located, quiet and comfy location with yummy food! We´ll be back!

Wir waren Anfang November dort, als die Regenzeit zu Ende ging und somit ein angenehmer Rückzugsort hervorragend war. Wir haben uns in diesem Gästehaus sehr gut aufgenommen gefühlt, das Personal war sehr zuvorkommend und der Koch hat sehr leckeres 'Essen zubereitet. Zum Frühstück gibt es frisch gepressten Saft nach Wahl für einen guten Start in den Tag. In das Gartenrestaurant, welches nur für Hausgäste ist, kann man auch seinen Einkauf vom Markt mitbringen und vom Koch zubereiten lassen. Eine Bar befindet sich 2 Türen weiter, in der man mal ein kühles Bier kaufen kann. Die Lage ist sehr gut, man kommt bequem zu Fuß zur Fähre und das Meer ist ca. 3 Gehminuten entfernt. Alles in allem können wir dieses Haus nur empfehlen und wünschen einen guten Urlaub.

Bettina & Lutz aus Deutschland

We booked the hotel in total haste and parts of the hotel look like they were created in the same vain. However, Suveesh on front desk was a magnificent one-man army. He arranged everything at a click of a button or sending of a smoke signal. Also, do not let the 'restaurant' area fool you. It may look like a dive but after eating all over Fort Cochin (exceptional cuisines) we actually found the food here to be the best. The Chef (Bassssil) was charismatic, well travelled and absolutely superb. Located in the perfect place next to Fishnet Bar, what more could you ask for.

Also any ladies that want to get to know me please email me: ajhalli@hotmail.com