Lake view Sylvania Tourist Enclave - Home Stay in Kumarakom - Kottayam, India

Highly inaccurate listing on Airbnb. No wifi, no heater, fireplace, private kitchen. The linen and blankets were torn and dirty. This is place hosted by family which is nice and polite but unfortunately it doesn't match the price charged at all. We asked them for food which was ALWAYS served cold and returned, but the shameless host never heated it up and still charged for it. The cottages are very very basic and built poorly - the washroom floor is tilted in one cottage - you could fall while bathing! To add it up they don't even have 1 single servant / help who could bring even water. They don't even provide water everyday. Overall this is not at all worth the price. At max you should pay a price of INR 1000 for a night, nothing more than that. The host is so shrewd that his bookings are non-refundable in any case. The place is not even maintained well, showers are broken, there are termites and insects. (See termite in video near shower). My advice: Go at your own risk in this village and avoid this place.

DO NOT STAY HERE. Host was really bad, gave us used soap, water in mcdowells bottle, no blankets and when we asked for blankets he gave the brown ones that you get on trains by irctc, there was no wifi either. Property was not clean and not at all maintained. Not at all as scenic as the pictures.

Awesome place! We stayed for our honeymoon vacation one night and it was fantastic place to hangout. Anilal, the proprietor of the resort is very helpful and cooperative for most of the needs. His hospitality was fantastic. He arranged boating around the Alappuzha Lake for us which is available for hourly packages you can chose from. The food was okayish. They can arrange food if you order in prior. The view of the lake is not that much appreciable from the room. All mobile networks have good amount of range over there. The ambiance was good. Must give it a try at least once.

Anilal was a very bad host. Wifi does not work. That would have been fine, but he tried to sell us seal opened and self filled water bottles, when we asked for mineral water. All in all, lost his trust and hence checked out instantly. No good views, not a family place, ok if you are bachelors. Not worth the money. Looked very low budget place.

Wonderful place and had a blissful stay near the backwaters without much hurting my wallet. Home cooked food available and was great as well. They arrange Shikara boat ride too, which is one such pleasant experience.

Tres bonne nuit passee dans cette guesthouse, perdue au milieu des canaux dans la foret. Les chambres sont tres correctes pour le prix et le proprietaire est d'une gentillesse incroyable. Nous recommandons pour les petits budgets cette adresse !

Very good location. Four cottages available. We used it from morning till evening. Home cooked meals available. Must try fish.

If you want to gain an insight into the genuine life of kumarakom stay here, located in the heart of kumarakom in the miss of a dense canopy, and I am sure you can carry a very blissful vibe with you. There is nothing very much fancy about the place I can assure you it will be a quality time..