Kumarakom Lake ResortvsTea Bungalow
Both properties are highly recommended by experts. On balance, Kumarakom Lake Resort scores slightly better than Tea Bungalow. Kumarakom Lake Resort comes in at #6 in Kerala with approval from 3 publications like Travel + Leisure, Gayot and Fodor's.
Kumarakom Lake Resort
Fodor's
Travel + Leisure
Gayot
Lonely Planet
Michelin Guide
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
Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand
"Along the coastal lowlands and backwaters of India’s south-western state of Kerala lies the vast Vembanad Lake, connected to the Arabian Sea by a network of canals, estuaries and rivers...." Full review
Tea Bungalow
Frommer's Lonely Planet
1/1901, Kunumpuram, Fort Kochi, Kochi 682001, India
From $72/night
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Laundry Service
- Restaurant
- Pool
Frommer's "Still in its infancy (opened in early 2009), this guesthouse-sized hotel occupies a restored bungalow built in 1912." Full review
Lonely Planet "This mustard-coloured colonial building was built in 1912 as headquarters of a UK spice trading company before being taken over by Brooke Bond tea." Full review
