Coconut Lagoon Resort - Casino Hotel
(Heritage Resort in Kumarakom)

Dining

Besides a buffet restaurant, the bar serves tall drinks all day and a Fish Restaurant opens every evening serving only the fresh catch of the day. Cited in Arundhati Roy's Booker Prize winning bestseller, "The God of Small Things," the restaurant at Coconut Lagoon is renowned as much for its superb Keralan cuisine (Vegetarian and non-vegetarian alike) as for its authentic setting, and is housed in one of the resort's most impressive tharawads. Known as an ettukettu, the building incorporates two atrium-like courtyards under an expansive tile roof supported by dozens of slim columns, a design that enables the space within to benefit from the slightest breeze. The restaurant is the oldest structure at coconut lagoon, and it, too, formerly belonged to a prominent Malayali family living in a nearby village.

Recreation

There is a large swimming pool with children's section and sunbathing area, a small shop and Ayurvedic centre.

Dhara is a mental relaxant consisting of herbal oils and medicated buttermilk poured on the forehead and sometimes on the body as well. Good for insomnia, mental tension and certain skin problems

Sirovasthi is a treatment that anoints the head with special herbal oils. Good for headcahes and vatha-originated ailments.

Pizhichil is a special kind of massage with herbal oils. Good for rheumatic ailments and nervous disorders.

Njavarakizhy is a treatment that induces perspiration through the external application of medicated rice concoctions. Good for joint paints, arthritic conditions and certain skin disorders.

In Nasyam, a variety of herbal preparations are used to cleanse the nasal passage.

If you tire of lazing ground the pool, soaking up the sun's scorching rays, you can hire a boat to take you around the backwaters. Sunset Cruises, Backwater cruises and trip to the Bird Sanctuary are some of the exciting leisure activities you may take up from the Coconut Lagoon. Farm visits, Village walks and River expeditions are amongst the other excursions you may opt for.

City Information

Kerala has backwaters and lakes which dictate her history, shape her present and promise a future by virtue of offering incomparable beauty and unique experience. The most interesting area in the backwaters is the "Kuttanad region" called the rice bowl of Kerala. Kumarakom is just one little village in this region on the banks of the beautiful Vembanad Lake. Farm visits, Village walks and River expeditions are amongst the other excursions you may opt for on your holiday in Kumarakom.