We visited Kumarakom for a couple of days last week (May 2012) – spent the first day at the Backwater Retreat followed by stay at a houseboat. We were a group of three related families consisting of 10 members. We booked through the travelguru site and stayed in three rooms on the first floor. The retreat is located at a... More

Me and my family spent a wondeful 3 days at the Backwater Retreat Theme House in April 2012.To me the outstanding aspects of my stay and experience have been listed below; 1.Personalised attention and service.Mt Kurien the Retreat owner is available 24 x 7 2.The quality of food ( we only had vegetarian food since we are vegetarians) was excellent... More

We stayed for 2 days including one day in house boat stay. The hospitality was very good and the location of the hotel is quiet peaceful in midst of natural beauty. The food was good and service were also excellent. We also went for site seeing with guidance of Mr Kurian , who was very helpful in planning the entire... More

we stayed two days and it was a amazing trip and stay in Backwater Retreat Theme House and The Owner Mr. Kuran was very helpful at all the time. The location of the Theme House is very good, and room was very neat and clean.we enjoyed the tea in morning with chirp of birds. Mr. kurian helped us to make... More

Backwater Retreat welcomed us on a really hot day. We were so grateful for airconditioned rooms which incidentally were spotlessly clean. The owner was both helpful and friendly. He sorted out our next day's activities for us. The location is right beside the water with a fantastic morning chorus of birdsong and a lovely terrace to sit on. Dinner was... More

We stayed here for 2 days. The Booking was done via Agoda( again thanks and Cheers). The Room was very good, clean. This hotel is located in Aymanam near Kumarakom. We enjoyed the ambience and spent most of our time in the balcony ( with Books, Cup of tea ) watching the Kingfishers and an occasional boat. It was beautiful.... More

Beautiful getaway.The best thing about this place is its location.You just have to come out of your room to get overwhelmed by nature's ecstasy. The surrounding greenery, the backwaters and variety of aquatic birds is a treat to watch.All you need to do is just come out in the balcony or take a walk through narrow lanes of Aymanam village.We... More

Trustworthy owner, friendly staff, very clean and nice rooms, tasty food, peaceful riverside retreat. This hotel is located in Aymanam near Kumarakom. From the hotel you can: Visit Kumarakom Boat Jetty & Kumarakom Brid Sanctuary . (Visit Bird sanctuary early in the morning!) Jump in the morning into a local line boat and make an interesting boat trip with local... More

We stayed at the Backwater Retreat for a night.We enjoyed the ambience and spent most of our time in the balcony watching the Kingfishers and an occasional boat. It was beautiful. Mr. Kurian is an amazing host - friendly and ready to help - he helped us make plans to sightsee in the area and organized everything so it was... More