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Kariyil Chira Buildings,Near Nehru Trophy Finishing Point Road, | Rajeev Boat Jetty, Thathampally Post, Alappuzha 688013, India
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Coco Houseboats
Ranked #14 of 54 hotels in Alappuzha
4.0 of 5 stars 28 Reviews
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“Fantastic experience - just watch out for the bugs!”
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 February 2012
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My girlfriend and I booked a one night stay on one of Coco's one-bed houseboats.

The experience itself was excellent - winding through the backwaters is the most relaxing way to spend a day or more. In fact, i would recommend staying for 2 nights instead of one, as once you set off at around 1pm, you're only travelling for 4-5 hours before settling down for the night and another hour or so in the morning.

The boat itself wasn't the top end of luxury, but was very nice.

The staff were excellent. We were accompanied by a driver and a cook. Their english was very basic but they were really helpful. The food was excellent and the service top notch.

The room was ok - what you would expect on a boat really. The air con/fan were loud and the toilet was really hot, but generally decent quality.

One thing to watch out for - they asked us if we wanted tiger prawns for dinner, to which we obliged. However they later stopped at the side of the waterways and found a man with prawns, who then charged us 800Rs extra for the privilege. The prawns were delicious but this wasn't what we thought we signed up for - all food should have been included, and the language barrier screwed us over on that one.

Worst of all - despite being a romantic candle lit dinner, there were no mosquito nets or bug protection in the main eating area, so after a few minutes of eating the admittedly delicious food, seeing the bugs crawling in it and the lizards on the roof put us off our food and we retreated to the bedroom for the evening. For the price, you expect more.

Another disappointing thing was the free canoe "ride", This is advertised everywhere as being down winding water that the boat can't get down. However our "ride" was around a dingy lake in near nightfall, surrounded by mosquitoes and in the company of another couple - not ideal.

Overall an enjoyable experience, but watch out for the added extras, go for more than one night and make sure you check for mosquito nets/bug protection beforehand.

  • Stayed February 2012, travelled as a couple
    • 4 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 3 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 4 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 3 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
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Bangalore, India
1 review
“Nice experience”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 12 February 2012

Exotic place.We strongly recommend everybody to go there and have awesome experience of Kerala backwaters. We spent 1 night in coco houseboat and got really nice services and nice hospitality by the crew members. Everything was clean n tidy and trip was so relaxing.Food was good.Travelling in coco houseboat was really pleasurable experience.

  • Stayed January 2012, travelled as a couple
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 4 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
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“My detailed take on Coco Houseboats : Good but not largely different from others”
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 10 February 2012
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I and my office friends booked a boat house through Antilog Vacations.Reason was that we booked a whole tour package covering Thekkady and Munnar as well Moreover , a good travel agent gives u some discounts on hotels,houseboats etc It was a wonderful experience in the God’s Own Country.

About the Boat

It was a three bed room boat house. The boat was very neat, every room has a king size bed with attached toilet. The toilet was clean, each room was air conditioned and an open space roof top was available on each rooms.. It was only 1 hour travel from the station to Allapuzha house boat. The staffs were very active and we were given welcome drinks on arrival. The Boat house has 1 kitchen and a lobby like place apart from the rooms. The Lobby was fully furnished with chairs, sofa, dining table and a satellite TV.

The Tour

It was an immense pressure to travel along the back water lake surrounded by green trees every where on both sides of the lake. There are so many villages on either side of the lake. They provide food for all the three times in the stay, they have veg and non veg which is too good. There is a market in the middle, you can purchase big size lobster or Curry fish or fruits etc. You can ask the staffs to prepare the stuff you bought from the market. They stop the boat for fishing. I caught a big fish from the lake which is the first time in my life. We enjoyed our night stay in the boat with the music.

Kerala Houseboat : Difficult to trust boat operators ?

Though I found that houseboat people are difficult to trust.They normally try put people in worst houseboats if u approach them directly & not so professional as well.Houseboat experience can easily turn into a nightmare ( as we saw with one NRI ) who were seen quarreling with a fellow boat owner over the room * houseboat condition.If there is a no intermediary between you & boat owner , you can be in a soup.They don’t believe in repeat customers as they have enough business in seasons.Thankfully we dint faced any of such hassle.

Pricing & Overall - Satisfactory

The price was reasonable, we 9 people stayed with all the foods included for only 10,000.. The hospitality of the staffs is Ok; we had a home feeling through out our tour. Please don’t travel in the summer season, its too hot. The best time to travel in the house boat is from Dec to March. The cost during the season time is little bit high when compare to normal times.

Overall , services were good but I did not found it any different from any other houseboats in the vicinity.Its kindda same.The only thing is that they market it

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  • Stayed January 2012, travelled with friends
    • 4 of 5 stars Value
    • 3 of 5 stars Location
    • 4 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 3 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 3 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 3 of 5 stars Service
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“Awesome Experience!”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 3 January 2012
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Our family of 6 spent a night in December 2011 on a 2-bedroom houseboat operated by Coco Houseboats and I must thank the team for making our backwaters trip absolutely awesome and pleasurable.

Traveling the backwaters of Kerala on a houseboat was certainly a highly relaxing and enjoyable experience. Coco Houseboats had arranged for excellent accommodation and had done up our rooms and beds very well. The rooms were clean with comfortable beds and large windows that gave unobstructed views of the surrounding scenery. Our on-board crew was very hospitable and took care of us in a very kind and homely manner. The food was truly exceptional. Our family is a mix of vegetarians and non-vegetarians, so the chef ensured that there was enough variety for both.

Coco Houseboats is the perfect example of how a Customer should be treated. My family is grateful for the beautiful holiday you gave us. :) I would highly recommend Coco Houseboats if you plan a trip to the peaceful backwaters of what is truly God's own country.

  • Stayed December 2011, travelled with family
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 5 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
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Celje, Slovenia
1 review
“Very relaxing”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 December 2011

We spent one night on the boat. The trip was very relaxing, the stuff was professional and very kind. The food was delicious (vegetarian) and the boat was clean, especially toilet.
The 'Coco taxi' waited for us at the Kochin airport and it was easy to come to right place.
We recommend this agency and this trip if you like a peaceful journey.

  • Stayed December 2011, travelled as a couple
    • 4 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 5 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
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Kariyil Chira Buildings,Near Nehru Trophy Finishing Point Road, | Rajeev Boat Jetty, Thathampally Post, Alappuzha 688013, India
Price range (per night):* INR7,000 - 15,000

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