Kolu group of houseboats have different categories of rooms in different houseboats. There highest category houseboat Gulrose has bathing tubs or jacuzzi in bathrooms. Though I explored it, I decided to stay in deluxe houseboat named as Jilwi along my family, relatives and friends, which also gives you a feel of luxury on Dal lake.
Both of these houseboats are ultra neat and clean. I was told that these were renovated recently.
The houseboats equipped with modern fittings have a wooden platform in front side where you can relish your tea, drinks or meals enjoying the beautiful ake and green hills.

The owner Mr Hilal Kolu, a thorough gentleman is professional who does not mind making extra efforts to make his guests feel comfortable.
As people witnessed scorching heat this summer in Srinagar, the work on installation of air conditioners was started in houseboats when we left on August 7.

We stayed at Kolu Houseboats for 2 nights. Would definitely recommend atleast a night's stay there.

Pros:
1. Owner and staff were very helpful. They exceeded our expectations with their efforts to provide us a good experience and helped us with a few things beyond the stay at houseboat too.
2. Good ambiance and spacious rooms & bathrooms
3. Good food and plenty of options.
4. Quick service

Cons:
1. No air conditioner unlike advertised on TripAdvisor and booking.com. So keep that in mind during warm weather conditions.

We were a group of Ladies that stayed at Kolu Houseboats in their 2 boats Jiwali Palace and Gulrose both the houseboats were not less then 5 star rooms with all the Aminities like tea coffee makers, fruit basket in each room and toiletries were of international standard, the owner specially get his chef prepare all the local dinners and best part was our breakfast bread basket which was full of Kashmiri fresh backers I was glad our group planner had chosen Kolu houseboats for our stay it was really worth the money we spend and we loved the location and special arrangement for our farewell night outdoor full moon dinner arranged by Mr Kolu last words from my side they know hospitality way much deeper then we expected