Alleppey Hotels - Water Water Everywhere

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The scenic coastal land of Alleppey is famous for its numerous lagoons, lakes, canals and exotic backwaters that constitute a majority of its landscape. It is this intricate network of waterways that has given Alleppey the sobriquet, 'Venice of the East'. The landscape of Alleppey is dominated by a few scattered hillocks and rivers that flow through the region, prominent among them being Manimala, Pampa and Achankovil.

Alleppey is visited mainly for the backwater tourism it offers on the two major backwaters here Vembanad lake and the Kayamkulam lake, of which Vembanad lake is known as Alleppey’s lifeline. Offering various cruises across the lake, the overnight cruise from Alleppey through the prominent Punnamada Lake and back to Alleppey by next day morning after spending a romantic night at the Vattakayal Lake is one of the most sought after attractions here.

'Pathiramanal' or midnight sand is located at the centre of this spectacular lake and is dotted with tall swaying coconut palms and lush green vegetation. Another lake here, the Punnamada Lake is also famous for playing host to one of the most awaited ...
... snake boat races in the state, the annual Nehru Trophy Boat Race. The Aranmula Snake Boat Race is another popular race that takes place near Alleppey and is thronged by tourists.

Alleppey Hotels provide its guests with a wide variety of accommodation options that can be broadly classified under heritage resorts, luxury hotels, luxury houseboats, regular houseboats and budget hotels and home stays. Among the luxury houseboats, Spice Route is very popular and is much sought after by tourists to spend a relaxing day aboard a boat with all possible amenities. The luxury houseboats charge anywhere between 12,000 INR to 27,000 INR for a round trip depending upon the length of the trip and the number of guests on board. Prominent among the luxury resorts in Alleppey are the Lemon Tree Vembanad Lake Resort, Punnamada Lake Resort, the Royale Gardens Hotel and Resort, Lake Palace, Krishnendu Ayurveda Wellness Centre, the Park on Vembanad Lake and few others. These luxury resorts offer its guests a wide array of amenities like swimming pool, 24-hour room service, business centre, complimentary breakfast, shuttle bus service, wellness spa offering ayurvedic massages and several others.

There are many home stays and budget hotels too among Alleppey Hotels. Pagoda Resorts Alleppey, Raiban Hotel, Green Palace Kerala Resort, Ashtamudi Home stays, The Beach at Pollethai, Padipura Residency and Riverside Retreat are among the mid-range to budget hotels here.

The Cochin International airport situated 75 km away is the closest airport to Alleppey. However, Alleppey railway station is well connected to most major cities in the country and has good accessibility to the Alleppey hotels.