I´m looking for some recommended accommodation in Kerala..
I´m female, on my own and travelling through a bit of South India in December. I´m thinking of spending five days through Cochin, Varkala and the backwaters of Kerala. Does anyone recommend any great but cheap accommodation? Preferably beach in Varkala. Then I´m travelling further south to an ashram where accommodation is sorted. All I need now is the first part of my trip to be finalised.... thanks for your help!
Reply to this In Varkala see the Hilltop hotel on the cliff.In fort cochin see the spencer house.Both the hotels are clean and on medium range around Rs.1000-1200/-. If you need any further information on kerala ..email.
Reply to this Hi,I would highly recommend the Chiramel Residency in Fort Cochin.A single room was about £12 last year.Its pretty central and recommended in the Lonely Planet.
Contact details are...
www.chiramelhomestay.com
Have a great trip.
Laney
Reply to this Hi Lidsli,
I am Mr.Lal ,32 years,married, lives with my family here in cochin.
. I wandered all the places in south india.. and some places in US too.. Now back here to my work.(with an MNC BANK)
i can help u in staying here at cochin.. Which type of stay u like?... home stay? or hotel stay?...
Pl let me know?........
Reply to this I´m travelling on my own. First stop will be Kochin and I would like to stay in Fort Kochin, something cheap but nice, so I´m thinking home stay.. Do you recommend any places? I have emailed a few to see if they have availability.. thanks for your help.
Reply to this I can recommend u one place...It is my uncle's house.. you can stay with the family consist of Uncle, his wife,and their 4 yr old grand daughter..But its not at fort cochin. but near to it 3 Km and a ferry distance.
they are not into professional home stays...
But u can enjoy the foods in local taste especially fish. Fish is one of the main menu here.
Important note:- No payments will be accepted for service.. Only thing U will be an esteemed guest.. and to share the experiences from your country...
Pl reply
Reply to this Hi, just wondered if you had contacted the Chiramel residency,I gave the email address in a previous post.
I would highly recommend a stay there as it was quite central for all the sights.
Have a great trip.
laney
Reply to this Hi Lidia - at the end of 2006 I stayed in the hotel park avenue in fort cochin - at that time it was rs400 a night for a double room, so would've been half that for a single - might be a bit more now, but still very reasonable. The place was clean, friendly, think it may even have had hot water sometimes, and had, for India, not bad internet at all, ie not too slow! They also had a rooftop cafe which wasn't brilliant, but ok enough for snacks, in any case fort cochin has really nice places to eat. the hotel is very central to fort cochin, easy walking distance to all the local shops and cafes.
ps - are you going to the sivananda ashram in Kerala? - I went there!
Reply to this to answer all your questions.. i have a booking made in Chiramel homestay!!! Thanks Laney 52 and thank you blueriver for recommending me your families accommodation in Kochin.
Debtravel i also wanted to let you know that im going to be staying in Sivananda ashram from the 15. I´m really looking forward to this time... How was it for you?
I´m trying to fill in the gaps but I was thinking Kochin, backwaters and Varkala before heading to the ashram.
Reply to this Glad that you have managed to book at the homestay.
Have a great time,Fort Cochin was one of my fav places in Kerala.
Laney
Reply to this Hey Lidia,
I can help u to plan u r back water trip in Cochin...
Pl let me know
Reply to this See from Cochin u can take visit to Kumarakom A lake resort in neighbour district. by boat.. Its a one day trip.. thru back waters...will see so many islands...
Other wise you can go for 2 day trip to Munnar a good climate hill valley near to Cochin...
I went there last month...good place.. u can see the tea gardens... around....
Howmany days u will be in cochin?
Reply to this not sure yet, one or two days, then i want to go for a night to varkala and then to sivananda ashram for two weeks
Reply to this Ok...Pl inform the dates in Cochin... I can also arrange the things on your choice....
Shall we explore together here?.......
I like to share the experiences...while travelling
Pl let me know u r opininon?
Reply to this Safest place to stay in Cochin is Bharat Tourist Home popularly known as BTH. Its also centrally located
Reply to this apparently it is cheaper to stay in ernakulam and it doesnt take long to go to cochin by ferry, most people ive met and talked about this told me to stay in ernakulam 😊
Reply to this Personally I would stay in Fort Cochin,The Chiramel residency is reasonable and central.There is a lot to see in Cochin and its very relaxed and easy going.You can catch the ferry to Ernakulam but personally I found it to be just like any other big city,nice for a few hours but I was glad to come back to Cochin for the peace and tranquility.
Its all down to choice I suppose,read through the LP and you will see the wealth of things to do and see in Cochin.
Have a great trip.
Laney
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