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3.0 of 5
banks of the Vembanad Lake, Kumarakom 686563, India
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Illikkalam Lake Resort
Ranked #14 of 21 hotels in Kumarakom
3.5 of 5 stars 45 Reviews
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London, England, United Kingdom
2 reviews
Reviews in 2 cities Reviews in 2 cities
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
“Lovely houses, friendly staff, great location”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 January 2012
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We stayed here for two nights, on either side of our houseboat trip from Allepey. Our family, with two young boys, stayed in aircon bungalows by the lakeside and it was beautiful to wake in the morning and swim with insect skimming the water above your head . As another reviewer has said, the lake it is set on is not the same as the myriad of small rivers you can canoe through: it's large and lovely in a different way. The rooms are fine: clean and comfortable (delux air con), and the staff friendly and happy to help - and were lovely with our children. The hammocks and the ping pong table and badminton net were big hits :-) They made a fab pot of tea and good food, lavish portions - but beware the VERY LONG waiting time for your meals. I suspect that they shop for the ingredients after you have placed your order, so it's best to give them a few hours notice of your choices! that said, it was a great place to stay and a lot cheaper than the neighbouring resorts. I totally recommend it. It was close to the main train station at Kottayam from where we caught our train to Varkala too. During our stay we visited the nearby bird sanctuary and had a blissful boat ride, spotting birds and bats.

Room Tip: Delux air con was good, lake side bungalows a must
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Stayed December 2011, travelled with family
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New Delhi, India
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22 reviews 22 reviews
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9 helpful votes 9 helpful votes
“Lovely”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 7 January 2012
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lovely place facing the Lake. The property is right on the waterfront & the delux rooms facing the lake were excellent. We had booked a non ac lake facing delux room but were given a lake facing ac standard room instead which was not as good as the delux rooms. our standard room was small and the bathroom was not good. The owners changed our rooms because they got another booking which fetched them more. so one needs to ensure that you get the room you have booked. Other wise the resort is quite nice and the traditional kerala dishes they served were good. One can go to the boat jetty and book a houseboat after checking it out. The house boats pick you up from the resort.

Room Tip: book only lake facing delux ac rooms.
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  • Stayed February 2011, travelled with family
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 4 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 3 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 3 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 4 of 5 stars Service
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Bangalore, India
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1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
“Clean and friendly staff”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 10 October 2011
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Was there during the first week of October. The rooms are clean and the staff friendly. Not much facilities apart from the private walk to the lake bed, Hammock to relax and few indoor games. Food is ok and little priced higher for the quality. Best place to relax -less disturbance. Staff is very friendly, especially the manager (Anoop) who ensures that you are treated as a valuable guest. Best place if you want to just cool off and unwind without much activities.

Room Tip: Twin rooms are very good and have a sitout facing the lake.
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  • Stayed October 2011, travelled with family
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 4 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 5 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 4 of 5 stars Service
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Epsom, United Kingdom
2 reviews
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1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
“Resort ok and staff friendly”
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 30 August 2011
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Stayed with family and must say it was a peaceful and comfortable one. Its best not to leave doors open in the nights to prevent mosquito bites. The gardens are maintained well, but could have done with some playground stuff for the children etc. I must say that the food was very pricey (e.g. egg curry Rs 90) for this sort of accommodation. Unfortunately there are no places nearby where you could go to. I do hope the management considers their pricing in the future and able to offer a better package.

  • Stayed July 2011, travelled with family
    • 2 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 4 of 5 stars Service
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Bangalore, India
1 review
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
“Clean, Neat, Affordable, with a great VIEW of the Lake..”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 4 August 2011
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We had visited the place back in May.. It was a group of friends about 10 of us. we had booked couple of rooms in prior, though we did reach quite late.

The Resort in neatly tuck away in the interiors of Kumarakom.. the resort has a amazing lake frontage.

The rooms are large airy clean and new! Toilets are clean and upto the mark.. towels and sheet were all clean and fresh as well.

The Staff and the Owners are extremely helpful and courteous. This place is best suited for families wanting to relax and while away time in the gradens hammock while gazing at the Vembanad lake and the passing house boats.

The resort rates are very reasonable. Ample parking space.

The only let down food is quite expensive.. If i remember right a meal with fish is about 350rs! and the next restaurent is atleast 2kms away.. fortunatly we had cars.. The mgmt has no issues with bringing food/drinks from outside. Although we were told to be considerate about the amount of noise we made coz the other rooms were occupied by families.. thats quite understandable :)

Overall a great exp....

  • Stayed May 2011, travelled with friends
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 4 of 5 stars Service
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banks of the Vembanad Lake, Kumarakom 686563, India
Price range (per night):* INR2,460 - 4,530

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