Poovar Island Resort

Enveloped in serene Kerala backwaters, flanked by the Arabian Sea on the East and the majestic towering Ghats to the West, opening out to the ocean and a dream golden beach, Poovar Island Resort is a tropical paradise. Swaying coconut palms, endless golden sands, the ultramarine of the ocean, emerald backwaters, crimson sunsets and lush green vegetation create a magical ambience around you.

Poovar Island Resort is the ideal remote getaway location for a quiet holiday in spectacular natural surroundings. You can choose between floating cottages and land cottages for accommodation and enjoy a boat cruise along the palm-fringed shores of bewitching backwaters.

Poovar Island Resort has 78 cottages offering a range of accommodation options. 56 rooms can be used as triples. The bathrooms come equipped with Jacuzzis, bathtubs or rain showers. 48 rooms come with a hammock in the terrace.(78 rooms - 39 Land Cottages, 10 Ayurveda Land Cottages, 05 Superior Land Cottages, 08 Premium Cottages, 12 Floating Cottages & 04 Ayurveda Floating Cottages.

Land Cottages
Land cottages offer spacious rooms painted in soothing pastel colours. Bathrooms are supplied with a complete range of toiletries. The rustic beauty of the surroundings can be enjoyed in four-star comfort as the resort provides all of the amenities that an international traveler expects. All our cottages are secluded to ensure maximum privacy..
 
Superior Land Cottages
Superior Land cottages offer spacious rooms painted in soothing pastel colours. Bathrooms are supplied with a complete range of toiletries. The rustic beauty of the surroundings can be enjoyed in four-star comfort as the resort provides all of the amenities that an international traveler expects. All the cottages are secluded to ensure maximum privacy.

Premium Land Cottages
Premium cottages offer very spacious rooms painted in soothing pastel colours. Bathrooms come equipped with Jacuzzis and a complete range of toiletries. The rustic beauty of the surroundings can be enjoyed in four-star comfort as the resort provides all of the amenities that an international traveler expects. All the cottages are secluded to ensure maximum.

Floating Cottages
These beautifully designed cottages are living rooms with all the amenities of land cottages and more. The bedrooms come with one entire wall in glass and a large private deck offering unbelievably glorious views of the estuary and beach. You can catch a closer view of local people going by on country boats.

Ayurveda Cottages
There are 8 Cottages inside the Ayurveda Village. They are equipped with Open-roof Bathroom, LCD TV, telephone & AC & view of the exclusive swimming pool of the Ayurveda Village.

Room facilities

• 21" Colour TV with Satellite Channels
• Air conditioning
• Clock and Radio
• Hair Dryer Iron / Ironing Board on Request
• Lounge Chair / Ottoman
• Mini Bar
• Smoke Detector
• Telephone with International Direct Dialing
• Writing Table and Chair
• Fan
• Digital Safe
• Tea / Coffee Making Facility

The culinary treats conjured up by our master chefs evoke a passionate response. Every meal is a feast fit for the Gods. As for ingredients, nothing less than the very best will do; fresh catch from the sea, exotic spices, orchard-fresh fruits and vegetables.

Tiffins
The main restaurant can seat 62 persons. The multi-cuisine restaurant offers a delectable choice of Continental, Asian, Indian and Kerala cuisine to choose from. After all variety is the spice of life, isn't it? At Tiffins we take pride in the state of the art kitchen we have installed. It is an ideal venue to satiate every gastronomic need.

Meal Times
Breakfast: 07.30 - 10.30
Lunch: 13.00 - 15.00
Dinner: 19.30 - 22.30

Ayurveda Restaurant
The specialty Ayurveda Restaurant complements the treatments of the Ayurveda Centre. It serves vegetarian food.

Meal Times
Breakfast     07.30 -10.30
Lunch     13.00 - 15.00
Dinner     19.30 - 22.30

Pool Bar
Poovar Island Resort has a special sunken Pool Bar at the Swimming pool. Enjoy your favourite drink, beverage or fruit juices while soaking in the water. The Pool Bar is open from 07.00 to 19.00 hours.

The Poovar Island Resort provides a comprehensive range of facilities to ensure your complete satisfaction. The facilities and services for the guests include:

Hotel Facilities

• Library
  
• Fully Equipped Gym
• Health and Reflexology Massage Centre
• Shopping Boutique
• Foreign Currency Exchange
• On Call Doctor
• Children's Menus
• Children's High Chairs
• 24-Hour Room Service
• Interconnecting Rooms
• Roll away Beds on Request
• Rooms with Balcony / Terrace
• Sun Beds
• Wheel Chair Accessibility
• Kiddies Pool
• Beach Volleyball
• Indoor Games
• Wake Up Service
• Life Guard
• Free Beach / Pool Towels
• 24-Hour Security
• Bicycles on Rent
• Porter Service
• 24-Front Desk Airport Pickup / Drop Free Baggage Handling
• The staff speaks English, Hindi, Malayalam and Tamil.Hotel Facilities.
• Pool Bar
• Swimming Pool
• Sports & Recreational Facilities
• Wedding Packages
• Conference Facilities
• Business Centre
• Satellite TV
• Laundry Services
• Boat Rides
  

Kovalam Beach
This beach is served by beach-side bistros and is popular for swimming.

Half day excursion to this beach with lunch

• 2 persons - €35
• 4 persons - €50

Trivandrum City
Trivandrum City was built on seven hills and offers sight seeing visits to Sri Padmanabhaswamy Temple, Puthen Maliga Palace Museum, Sri Chitra Art Gallery, Gardens Napier Museum, Kanakakunnu Palace, and the Planetarium Academy of Magical Sciences. In addition you can also flavour South Indian city life.

Full day sight seeing tour

• 2 persons - €50
• 4 persons - €75

Kanayakumari
Kanayakumari also known as, located 78km from Poovar, and also known as Cape Camorin is the southern most tip of the Indian sub continent where the Bay of Bengal, The Indian Ocean and The Arabian Sea converge. This trip includes a passage into the past with a visit to Padmanabhapura Palace, located 42km from Poovar, and Suchendrum Palace, located 65km from Poovar.

• 2 persons - €65
• 4 persons - €90
• Entry charges to monuments €6 charged extra per person.

Ponmudi and Cardamom Hills
Ponmudi is a small hill station and is ideal for a day trip. The hills are not densely forested and are perfect for a casual hike. The journey along the banks of the Kollar River, located 72km from Poovar, is picturesque, overlooking banana, rice, rubber, teak, tea and pepper plantations. The hike also provides glimpses of village life in South India. Along the way there is a small deer park worth visiting. A dip in Kollar River is also worth considering.

• 2 persons - €65
• 4 persons - €85

Meem Mutti Waterfalls
Meem Mutti is for the more adventurous at heart. Access to the waterfalls is by a 2km trek through mountainous jungle terrain. The crystal clear water directly flowing from the Agastya Mountains is perfect for a refreshing swim.

• 2 persons - €65
• 4 persons - €85

Neyyar Dam
The source of the backwaters on which Poovar floats, the Neyyar River, is a pristine aquascape of emerald green. Pay homage at Aruvippuram to the Narayana Samadhi Tomb where a local saint rests – located 25km from the Dam on the way back.

• 2 persons - €50
• 4 persons - €75

Tripparappu Waterfalls
Take a plunge in the Tripparappu Waterfalls, which is nourished from natural rain water from the mountains, and pay your respects to the God Vishnu at the Adikesavan Temple, located 28km from Poovar.

• 2 persons - €55
• 4 persons - €80

Terms and Conditions

•  The rates are on a per non-air conditioned vehicle basis including transfers.
•  Supplement will be €10 per air conditioned vehicle.

Other Excursions

• Visits to local villages
• Visits to fishing places
• Boating on country boats or motor boats around the Poovar river
• Sunset cruises

By Road
It is a 45 minute drive from Trivandrum city to Poovar Ferry Point and from there another 20 minute drive to reach Poovar Resort. The Poovar beach is 45 minutes from Kovalam.
    
Nearest Rail head
The closest Railway stations are Trivandrum Central which is 22kms and Nemom which is 12kms.
    
Nearest Airport
The closest airport is Trivandrum International Airport which is 18 kms away from the resort.