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Fort HousevsLe Colonial
Both hotels are praised by experts. Overall, Fort House ranks marginally better than Neemrana's Le Colonial. Fort House has a TripExpert Score of 80 with praise from 3 sources such as Frommer's, Rough Guide and Lonely Planet.
Fort House
Frommer's
Lonely Planet
Rough Guide
2/6A Calvathy Road, Fort Cochin, Kochi 682001, India
From $0/night
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
- Restaurant
Frommer's "The best feature of this budget "hotel" is undoubtedly its location right on the waterfront -- it even has a private jetty (though no rooms overlook the water as such)." Full review
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Request a room close to the water and you'll have less road noise (although harbor traffic never lets up).
Lonely Planet "Close to the ferry point, this is one of the few truly waterfront hotels." Full review
Rough Guide "Stylishly simple rooms flank a sandy courtyard littered with pot plants and votive terracotta statues. Those in the better block (rooms #1–6) have comfy king-sized beds and good showers."
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Avoid the older budget block on the west side.
Le Colonial Frommer's
Condé Nast Traveler
Hideaway Report
Mr & Mrs Smith
1/315, Church Road, Vasco de Gama Square, Fort Kochi, Kerala, Kochi 682001, India
From $0/night
- Free Internet
- Free Breakfast
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
- Restaurant
- Smoking Rooms
Frommer's "This wins the prize for Kerala's most elegantly interiored hotel, and it's surely among the most beautiful in the country." Full review
Condé Nast Traveler99.6
"John Persenda, a collector of colonial art, has undertaken a labor of love to restore this sixteenth-century Portuguese governor’s residence." Full review
Hideaway Report90.0
"Charming, intimate hotel in a converted mansion in Kochi built in 1506 as the private residence for the Portuguese governor." Full review
Mr & Mrs Smith "Built all the way back in 1506, boutique hotel Le Colonial is an aptly named private home near Kerala's Fort Kochi. Portuguese, Dutch and British owners have left their mark over the..." Full review
