Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum)
One of Trivandrum’s more characterful places to stay is the 250-year-old family home of retired Colonel Roy Kuncheria: a four-room Indo-Saracenic bungalow…
Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum)
One of Trivandrum’s more characterful places to stay is the 250-year-old family home of retired Colonel Roy Kuncheria: a four-room Indo-Saracenic bungalow…
Kerala
Run by a trio of ayurvedic doctors, this sprawling 75-room resort scattered around a meandering lagoon is wedged between the beach and backwaters…
Varkala
Just above Black Beach, this palm-studded ayurvedic resort specialises in yoga therapy, with daily classes (₹400; drop-ins welcome) and professional…
Alappuzha (Alleppey)
This quirky longtime favourite, run by the gregarious Johnson Gilbert, is a rambling two-storey family residence with themed rooms, old-school furniture,…
Kerala
Accessible only by 20-minute boat ride, this resort is popular for its romantic 'floating' wooden cottages moored on the water's edge – though most of the…
Munnar
Almost entirely surrounded by deep forest, 8km south of Munnar, the 10 comfy, well-kept rooms at this tucked-away guesthouse have balconies and views of a…
Munnar
Set in thick forest 20km southwest of Munnar, this remote-feeling place lies on 150 hectares of spice plantation and farmland (not tea plantations). There…
Kerala
No-frills rooms at no-frills prices, in a handy (though chaotic) location opposite the Round. The basic, secure and tolerably clean rooms are on the 5th…
Kovalam
Beachfront Jeevan is strung around one of the few seafront pools on this strip, with a restaurant-bar out the front and freshly painted, decent-sized…
Varkala
Set around gardens and a lotus pond just steps from quiet Odayam Beach, this peaceful, traditional-feel resort provides an antidote to Varkala's…
Windsor Castle & Lake Village Resort
Kerala
Some of Kottayam's comfiest rooms inhabit this grandiose white box, 3km south of the town centre, though the more impressive accommodation is in the Lake…
Kochi (Cochin)
A genuine backpacker place, efficiently run John's is your best budget bet for an overnight stop in Ernakulam, especially if John himself is in residence…
Kovalam
Friendly family-run Greenland occupies a tiered no-frills complex hidden beneath trees in the tangle of lanes backing Lighthouse Beach. It's far from…
Kovalam
Grape-purple Wilson has modest but reasonably well-maintained rooms with terraces orbiting a shady pool among the lanes behind Lighthouse Beach. There's a…
Kannur
Most rooms are sea-facing at this compact, slightly faded midrange hotel looking over small Baby Beach, 2km northwest of Kannur's fort. Facilities are…
Kochi (Cochin)
Spacious, up-to-date, wood-furnished rooms huddle around a leafy garden in fastidious Mr Walton's lovely old family home, painted a nautical white with…
Kerala
Almost a century old but now neatly refurbished, Gurukripa is a fine budget heritage hotel with more charm than most, in a quietish spot set back from the…
Northern Kerala
This reasonably priced and remarkably well-equipped complex in Sultanbatheri's hectic town centre has everything from sprucely maintained rooms to…
Kochi (Cochin)
Right in the thick of Fort Cochin, the six old-fashioned rooms at this friendly, efficient Portuguese-era guesthouse are ultra-clean and well presented,…
Varkala
For that basic bamboo-hut experience, this popular place halfway along the North Cliff squishes together dozens of spotless, simply furnished Balinese…
Kerala
Behind a traditional whitewashed facade with a sloping tiled roof and a bit of greenery, the six plain, spruce rooms at this 100-year-old ancestral home…
Munnar
Away from the Munnar town bustle just south of the main bus station, Royal Retreat is an average but reliable and perfectly comfortable midranger with…
Northern Kerala
There are just two simple, spotless modern rooms (one lemon-washed and fan-cooled, the other air-conditioned with a red feature wall) with a shared…
Kerala
The garden is filled with hammocks to loll in and there are just five basic rooms (three with air-con) in a small, helpful guesthouse right near the shore…
Alappuzha (Alleppey)
The colourfully themed modern rooms and three-bed dorm set back from the road are a good-value find at this budget town-centre guesthouse, with a social…
Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum)
Still holding its own in the budget bracket, pastel-coloured Greenland is popular for its (busy) location just metres from the train station and bus stand…
Kochi (Cochin)
Central and very homely, Leelu has three spotless, modern upstairs rooms (two of them with gigantic bathrooms), a rooftop terrace (yoga can be arranged)…
Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum)
In a glass-fronted building, the Princess Inn promises a relatively quiet no-frills sleep in a central side-street location. It's comfortable, with TVs,…
Kerala
Deep in the villages, 8km southeast of Thattekkad, this low-key resort is set amid sprawling manicured grounds overlooking a seasonal lake. Cottages are…
Kerala
Handily located 500m south of Kollam's boat jetty, Sudarsan is a surprisingly good-value budget-to-midrange spot: clean rooms, with kettles, are arranged…
Kovalam
Back among the palm trees and overlooking a lily pond just inland from central Lighthouse Beach, this multilevel guesthouse feels fairly faded but offers…
Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum)
An all-white upmarket contemporary hotel, just north of the train station, Hycinth is more business-smart than five-star flash, featuring functional, well…
Munnar
A simple, neatly maintained budget guesthouse nestled amid valley spice plantations, 12km southwest of Munnar, with good hiking opportunities.
Kovalam
A fresh budget-traveller bolthole hidden in a sun-yellow house 500m inland from Lighthouse Beach, providing neat, simple six-bed dorms with fans, personal…
Alappuzha (Alleppey)
Near the starting point of the Nehru Trophy Boat Race on Punnamada Lake, 2.5km north of town, the smart, contemporary individual cottages here are strewn…
Kozhikode (Calicut)
You'll get a bit of comfort for your rupee at this central business-style hotel, 300m west from the KSRTC bus stand. Staff offer a cheerful welcome, rooms…
Kochi (Cochin)
The flashy lobby is more promising than the uninspiring but comfy enough rooms filled with wooden furniture at this midrange business hotel near Ernakulam…
Alappuzha (Alleppey)
Under affable management, this lovely blue-pillared heritage home has simple high-ceilinged rooms with faded flowered curtains, Christian motifs and…
Northern Kerala
Immediately north of central Sultanbatheri, the efficiently operated budget annexe of Mint Flower Hotel is in great condition. It's no frills, but the…
Northern Kerala
A little back from Kalpetta’s busy main streets, this is a plain but comfortable and popular midrange option, with balconied rooms and more private garden…
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