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Kumarakom Lake ResortvsLe Colonial
Both hotels are praised by professional reviewers writing for major publications. Overall, Kumarakom Lake Resort ranks marginally better than Neemrana's Le Colonial. Kumarakom Lake Resort comes in at #6 in Kerala with approval from 3 reviews like Gayot, Travel + Leisure and Fodor's.
Kumarakom Lake Resort
Fodor's
Travel + Leisure
Gayot
Lonely Planet
Kumarakom North Post, Kumarakom 686 566, India
From $211/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
Fodor's "Each villa is outfitted with ornately carved wooden ceilings, colorful mythological murals, and enormous garden bathrooms with Jacuzzis." Full review
Travel + Leisure "Set on 25 acres alongside Lake Vembanad, the resort features 49 villas that were created with materials sourced from century-old ancestral homes and are full of traditional details." Full review
Gayot "This high-end lakefront resort invites travelers to leave their cares behind."
Lonely Planet "67-room Keralan-inspired beauty fronting Vembanad Lake, complete with ayurvedic spa, yoga, two restaurants, its own houseboats and idyllic tropical gardens." Full review
Le Colonial
Frommer's
Condé Nast Traveler
Hideaway Report
Mr & Mrs Smith
Oyster
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
OysterUpscale
"Situated in historic Fort Kochi, Neemrana's Le Colonial is a seven-room, upscale boutique hotel housed in a gorgeous 16th-century colonial villa. Each room has its own look and feel, but..." Full review
