Tea Bungalow

Tea Bungalow occupies pride of place in the heart of the exclusive heritage area of Fort Cochin. A relaxed serene vacation in a large, elegant colonial bungalow, set in a lovely garden with a swimming pool shimmering in its midst. Almost a hundred years old, Tea Bungalow lovingly restored to its classical colonial elegance, offers luxury accommodation in ten spacious en-suite rooms. The vibrant colours of the property greet you as you enter. Polished hardwood floors, French windows, floor length drapes, high ceiling red tiled roof and an exquisite chandelier are your first glimpses of what this luxury resort has to offer. From the leather-polished Bisazza tiles of the aquamarine swimming pool, the finely crafted furniture, the spacious elegantly decorated rooms, the beautiful restaurant, the wide verandahs, those luscious fruit platters filled with the goodness of Kerala's orchards - you know you need do nothing except get ready for the holiday of your dreams.

History:
The bungalow was built in 1912 and run as a workshop and office of a UK Company called United Carpets engaged in the manufacture and export of coir and spices. Brooke Bond the tea company bought the bungalow in 1956 and christened it Brooke Bond Bungalow which housed the top management of Brooke Bond & Company. Dignitaries used this bungalow for important meetings. Its history of spice and tea brought about its new avatar - Tea Bungalow.

Rooms:
Tea Bungalow has 10 large en-suite rooms each named after a port involved in spice and tea trading from lands around the Indian Ocean. Each room has deft design touches of each ethnic port. Spotlessly clean, the bedrooms are elegantly designed to exude warmth and comfort and an ineffable sense of quiet luxury. Each bedroom has large comfortable beds that guarantee you sleep like a baby.
The beautifully designed bathrooms have hot and cold showers and world-class fixtures. Specially handcrafted sandalwood soap provided.
There are wide verandahs with broad comfortable armchairs and tea poys, to do that most pleasurable of all activities - nothing. They allow you to just let the Tea Bungalow Experience flow over you, gently, softly until it is time to face the real world again.

The rooms are named with different names such as

• Cochin room
• Zanzibar room
• Galle room
• Mombasa room
• Muscat room
• Malacca room
• Mauritius room
• Cambay room
• Goa room
• Calicut room.

Each room has deft design touches of each ethnic port.

The Garden is the perfect foil for Tea Bungalow, enhancing its calm serenity. One can lounge on the garden chairs under a lawn umbrella or in the dappled shade of the jackfruit, breadfruit and cinnamon trees, and enjoy the exotic shapes of the bonsai plants.
The aquamarine swimming pool is lined with leather polished granite and Italian Bisazza tile. Sun loungers are arranged around the pool-deck.
The Travancore Lounge is an exclusive retreat for residents only with a well stocked library.

Other Facilities:

• 10 Luxury Heritage rooms with centralized air conditioning
• Travancore Lounge - a coffee lounge with home theatre and library
• Swimming pool
• Pool side Barbeque Lounge
• Satellite Television
• 24 hours in-room dining
• Travel Desk
• Tea/Coffee Maker in all rooms
• Bathroom amenities such as grooming kits and luxurious bathrobes and slippers
• Doctor on Call
• Laundry & Dry Cleaning Service
• An In-Room Electronic safe
• 24 hours on-site security
• Complimentary breakfast and fruit basket for all rooms
• The entire hotel is Wi-Fi enabled