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Hotels in Kovalam


Access to Kovalam Hotel: Located 15 km from Thiruvananthapuram, the capital of Kerala, south-west India. From Thiruvananthapuram it the easiest thing to hire a taxi or an auto-rickshaw to go to Kovalam. Both the domestic and international air terminals, located adjacent to each other in the same premises, have official taxi kiosks close to the exit of the airport. You can order a prepaid taxi while inside the airport which will save you from the hassles of bickering with the drivers. The taxi service will cost you Rs. 225-250 for the 16 km journey. A journey by the auto-rickshaw may cost Rs 100. Or you can take a bus to East Fort, the nerve centre of the city's transport and take another one to Kovalam from there. The journey will cost you Rs.6.

» Access by Air: Thiruvananthapuram is an international airport. It is 20 minutes by road from Kovalam. Daily flights connect Thiruvananthapuram to Delhi, Mumbai and Chennai while flights to Bangalore operate on all days except Sundays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Direct flights operate from Thiruvananthapuram to Dubai, Abudhabi, Bahrain, Muscat, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Male and Sri Lanka. Chartered flights arrive from the European countries in this airport during the tourist season.

Air India, Indian Airlines, Jet Air, Air Lanka, Silk Air, Oman Air, Gulf Air, Kuwait Airways and Qatar Airways operate to and fro Thiruvananthapuram.

» Access by Rail: Thiruvananthapuram is the nearest railway station The railway line connects all the main towns in Kerala and the major cities in India. For over-night and long distance trains, you have to book tickets in advance. For the rest, you need to hire tickets at the time of the journey only.

» Access by Road: A journey from the capital city, Thiruvananthapuram, would take 20 minutes. The bus station is at Thampanoor. The city is 4 1/2 and 9 1/2 hours away from Kochi and Kozhikode respectively, reachable by rail or road.

Accommodation in Kovalam Hotel: The first, finest and largest Five star Beach Resort of Kovalam offers 193 rooms (386 beds) including 4 Royal Suites in the Halcyon Castle, the summer retreat of the erstwhile Travancore Maharaja. The choice of accommodation includes Royal and Deluxe Suites, Beach view and Sea view rooms and Cottages. Each room has got private sundeck and panoramic view. The hotel’s unique architectural concept merges into the landscape, at one with the sea, sun, sand and palm groves of Kerala.

» Beach View Rooms: Large and airy rooms with a bird's eye view of the curving coastline for miles ahead. Designed by Master Architect Charles Correa, the beach view is a marvel of design. Each tier of the building has been cut into the hillside so that at no point does the structure tower over the average sized coconut tree. The rooms are a unique blend of practicality and comfort. A choice of single bedded rooms with a studio couch and twin bedded rooms, is available, with attached bathrooms. Each room has its own sundeck.

» Sea View Rooms: For the closest experience of being 'at sea' with your feet planted on firm dry ground, we recommend our sea view rooms. Just step out to the balcony and it is a sheer drop to the azure blue below and as far as the eye can see. Sea view rooms also overlook the point for some of the most beautiful sunsets. Dim and cool even by day, the interiors with the floor of Kota bespeaks of simple and functional elegance.

» Halcyon Castle Suite: Summer retreat of erstwhile Travancore Maharaja. Full granite structure, original Italian floor tiles, Antique finish furniture, King size bed, Air-conditioned, Luxurious Bathroom, Pantry, Branded Toiletaries, Bathrobe and slippers, Wardrobe, Fridge, T.V. with cable channels.

» Deluxe Suites:
Beach View: Facing Beach and Sea with private sundeck, King size bed, centrally air-conditioned, wall to wall carpet, mini bar, T.V. with cable channels.

Sea View: Suites are Duplex suties, facing sea with private sundeck, centrally air-conditioned.

Room Amenities in Kovalam Hotel: Mini Bar/Fridge, Colour T.V/Remote Control, Telephone, Satellite/Cable T.V., Full size mirror, Air-conditioning, Private sundeck with Sea/Beach View

Other Amenities in Kovalam Hotel: Aquatic Sports, Travel Agency, Money Changer, Postal Services, Fax, E-mail, Cyber Café, Safe Deposit Lockers, Shopping Arcade, Swimming Pools, Tennis Court, Beauty Parlour, Yoga & Ayurvedic Massage Centre Games Parlour, Cultural Show (on request), Doctor (on call), Institutional Member of Trivandrum Golf Club. The hotel has got 3 fresh water swimming pools and a large convention centre to accommodate more than 750 delegates.

Ayurveda in Kovalam Hotel: Ayurveda is a combin- ation of two words: Ayur and Veda. Ayur means Life and Veda means Knowledge, so it means Science of life.Ayurveda draws its concepts and practices from Vedas. The Athurva Veda and Rig Veda detailed out the process of the Ayurveda. It is a lot more than curing and preventing diseases. It is five thousand year of wisdom distilled into a system of practice. Ayurveda is much more than the well being of the body. Ayurveda defines health as "Purity" of the body, mind and soul. It leads not merely the well being of the individual, it leads to the well being of the universe. It restores harmony in existence. World Health Organization recently defined health as "state of physical, mental, social and spiritual well being and not merely the absence of diseases or infirmity" Ayurveda arrived at this conclusion 5000 years ago.

This system of medicine stress on the prevention of body ailments in addition to curing them. This tradition of natural healing system has been a part of the culture and daily life in India. It is the most natural way to refresh yourself, eliminate all toxic imbalances from the body, regain resistance and good health.

Ayurveda believes in the treatment of not just the affected part, but the individual as a whole. Making it the natural way to perfect health and harmony of life

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