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Deshadan Backwater Resort

4.0 star property

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Local cuisine
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Aerial view
Outdoor pool

Reviews

8.2 out of 10
Very good

Popular amenities

  • Breakfast included
  • Room service
  • Laundry
  • Free WiFi
  • Parking included
  • 24/7 front desk

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Kayipuram, Cherthala, Kerala, 688525
  • Vembanad Lake
    ‪1 min walk‬
  • Kumarakom Bird Sanctuary
    ‪18 min drive‬
  • Kumarakom Boat Jetty
    ‪21 min drive‬

Room options

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Pavillion Room | In-room safe, desk, iron/ironing board, free WiFi

Pavillion Room

  • 20.0 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed

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Lake View Room | In-room safe, desk, iron/ironing board, free WiFi

Lake View Room

  • Lake view
  • 20 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed

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About this property

Deshadan Backwater Resort

Lakefront resort with free breakfast and 24-hour business centre
A restaurant, a 24-hour business centre and a conference centre are available at this resort. Free WiFi in public areas and free self parking are also provided. Other amenities include a coffee shop/cafe, a business centre and a children's pool.
Deshadan Backwater Resort offers 22 air-conditioned accommodations with a safe and free newspapers. 32-inch LCD televisions come with premium digital channels. Bathrooms include a shower with a rainfall showerhead, bathrobes, complimentary toiletries and hairdryers.

Guests can surf the web using complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and telephones. Additionally, rooms include complimentary bottles of water and coffee/tea makers. A nightly turndown service is provided and housekeeping is offered on a daily basis. Amenities available on request include an iron/ironing board.

Recreational amenities at the resort include a children's pool.

Children aged under 6 years old are not allowed in the swimming pool without adult supervision.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on-site or nearby; fees may apply.

During your stay at Deshadan Backwater Resort, you're just a quick walk from Vembanad Lake. You'll find features such as free breakfast, free WiFi in public areas and free self-parking.
  • Free breakfast offered
  • Free WiFi
  • Free self-parking
  • Enjoy local cuisine while dining at Curry Pot
  • Services include dry cleaning/laundry, a concierge and tour or ticket assistance
  • On-site recreation includes yoga classes
  • 0.1 mi (0.1 km) from Vembanad Lake and 8 mi (12.9 km) from Marari Beach
  • Airport shuttle service available for a fee
Along with a restaurant, there's a coffee shop/cafe on site. Free breakfast is available. WiFi is free in public spaces. Business amenities include a 24-hour business centre and meeting rooms. A children's pool, tour/ticket assistance, and a garden are also featured at the business-friendly Deshadan Backwater Resort. Self parking is free.
Guests are served a free breakfast.
Curry Pot – This restaurant specialises in local cuisine.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.

Languages

English, Hindi

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • Return airport shuttle (surcharge)
  • Free self parking on site
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking available

Food and drink

  • Free breakfast available
  • A coffee shop/cafe
  • A restaurant

Restaurants on site

  • Curry Pot

Things to do

  • Children's pool
  • Yoga classes

Family friendly

  • Children's pool
  • Laundry facilities

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Free newspapers in lobby
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Concierge services
  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Tour and ticket assistance
  • Turndown service

Business services

  • 24-hour business centre
  • Conference centre
  • Meeting room

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • On a lake

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking

More

  • 2 floors
  • Banquet hall
  • Built in 2012

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Dressing gowns
  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Rainfall showerhead
  • Shampoo
  • Shower
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 32-inch LCD TV with premium digital channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle
  • Free bottled water
  • Limited room service

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Ceiling fan
  • Desk
  • Free daily newspapers
  • Iron/ironing board on request
  • Phone
  • Safe

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 1 PM; check-in end time: 11:30 PM
Contactless check-in and check-out are available
Minimum check-in age - 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM
Contactless check-out

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
For any questions, please contact the property using the information on the booking confirmation
To register at this property, guests who are Indian citizens must provide a valid photo identity card issued by the Government of India; travelers who are not citizens of India must present a valid passport and visa.

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

  • Pets and service animals are not allowed at Deshadan Backwater Resort

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Cots (infant beds) are not available.

Payment types at the property

Important information

You need to know

This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business or profession.
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher and a first aid kit
Please note that cultural norms and guest policies may differ by country and by property; the policies listed are provided by the property
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property. For any questions, please contact the property using the information on the booking confirmation.
Please note: To comply with local law, no alcohol will be served in this property on the first day of every month.

We should mention

  • Pets and service animals are not allowed on site.

Property is also known as

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Deshadan Backwater Muhamma
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Deshadan Backwater Resort Reviews

Reviews

8.2

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 34 out of 82 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 29 out of 82 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 10 out of 82 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 6 out of 82 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 3 out of 82 reviews

8.4/10

Cleanliness

8.6/10

Staff & service

6.6/10

Amenities

8.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Amrat

Liked: Staff & service
Staff were very helpful and organised our activities and transfers .one of the Bathrooms had mouldy smell which needs resolving. In quiet location but easy to get taxi organised at reception . Food quality was ok if a little slow . Otherwise had enjoyable stay.
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2025

4/10 Poor

MAYA G

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Avoid!

Such a sorry state. NOT a 4* location. Breakfast was always cold and buffet not refilled unless someone asked for something. Sambar was always cold, and we’d be scrapping to collect enough. They would run out of cut fruit. A very poor breakfast. Nothing was properly seasoned or flavored. Neither Tea nor Coffee was to basic expectations. Both were milky and had hardly any flavor other than milk. Ordered of tea and coffee always took extensive amount of time even if all you ask for is hot milk and a tea bag. Rooms have an unbearable stink. The bathroom vent doesn’t vent out so need to make sure to close the door or the rest of the room reeks. Pool is very small. As a 4*, one would expect a gym! There is no gym. The loaner bikes were all running low on air with poor tires so quite risky to take out on a ride. Location is actually not so convenient. Be mindful you’d be paying a lot of premium price for taxis to take u anywhere. 1000 rs to go to Alleppy or to Kumarakom. 3000 rs from COK. 2000 rs to Cochin. No restaurants around so must go to Kumarakom or Alleppy to go to a decent restaurant.
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

SHIJIN

Travelled with family, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Must visit place

Nice place for stay Excellent Room service
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Sushil

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Gautam

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Amazing location and hospitality. Food options should expand.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024

2/10 Terrible

Siddharth

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Pathetic room.

6/10 Okay

Sanjay

Travelled with family
Disliked: Staff & service
The Room was good, however the service at the reaort was average. It seems they were sourcing food from outside and what ever was ordered 2 hrs. Back was only what was available.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2022

2/10 Terrible

TANAY

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2022

8/10 Good

Sachin

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022

4/10 Poor

Naveen

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Not satisfactory

Stayed for 2 days in 2 rooms, toilets were not clean with bad smell coming from water outlets, uncomfortable spring mattress, overall poor maintenance, food was not good except few local fish dishes. Only plus was the pleasing attitude of staff.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2022

4/10 Poor

Biju

Business traveller
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Spring bed.. very low level, was painful to sleep.. towels, sheets were very old, ac was not functioning
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The palce is calm and quite. The ambiance is very nice and the staffs are good.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2019

6/10 Okay

Lis

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service

Ok, could be better.

Beautiful place. Very helpful and friendly staff. Spacious room. Terrible bed.
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

Excellent Location

Excellent Location. Friendly staff. Food is okay and can be improved.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2018

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Pathetic condition of room

We book 2 rooms here.The condition of the rooms are very worse and not maintained well.The rooms are worth full of cockroaches and insects.The swimming pool also was very dirty and the pool room too.Not recommended.
Stayed 1 night in May 2018

8/10 Good

Bibu

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service

Good But Need Improvement

A good one for a short trip , Hopitality was truly nice specially Mr Santosh, Food was ok but not to our expectations. Pool is good but lot of chlorine czd skin dry .Room is nice . Good wash room . Bed & pillow no good . Over All 7.5/10

2/10 Terrible

Rudyard

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Worst Experience - Not Even Worth One Star

First thing we noticed in the room was mold all over the ceilings. The room smelled of mold. Towels smelled of fungus. Shower doors were missing. Toilet seat was broken and dislocated. Sinks do not drain. They tried to give us bed sheets covered in stains, we repeatedly asked for clean sheets, eventually had to settle for moderately dirty. This hotel completely ruined our one night in Alleppey. The room safe is not even fixed to the wall, what is the point of having a safe when someone can walk off with it! The entire property is old and lacks maintenance, the staff seem to think this is OK for advertising an international destination. We only felt dirty and sick staying here, and wanted to leave as soon as possible. We had the manager come down and he tried to justify the conditions by saying it was the busy season and they were booked back to back. What kind of excuse is this! The only thing the manager offered was a complimentary dinner, they did not attempt to fix the problems or change the rooms.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2017

10/10 Excellent

Madhuri

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Must Visit!!

The overall experience was so good !!!! Staff is really very helpful :)
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2017

8/10 Good

Prem

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort

Good stay

Small but good property and staffs are willing to help but lack of management and leadership, surrounding and rooms could be maintained a little more better. Food is good but way too excited expensive.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2017

8/10 Good

NK, Delhi

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Nice place

Nice place to stay. calm and peaceful. Courteous staff.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2017

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Resort more suited for couples than families. Very good ambience and food.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2017

6/10 Okay

Tina, Dubai

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

Good hotel on the back waters!

This hotel is right on the back waters - very wide frontage. Rooms are spacious and clean. The bathroom was very clean, with toiletries, towels etc.... We had dinner @the hotel which was reasonably good. Complimentary breakfast was really nice with a good supply of fresh fruits etcc... The hotel staff are extremely polite, welcoming and cooperative. From the reception to the end of our stay, we were very happy with their service. However the pond is filthy to say the least!! Full of dirt! Is it so difficult to clean it? The swimming pool is past its maintenance date for sure - coz the water was dirty and the tiles had come off / broken etc... Infact I cut my toes on there. With a little tidying up, this place is great

6/10 Okay

Raj

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service

10/10 Excellent

amit, canada

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Great place for Kerala getaway

The rooms are well appointed and clean. Breakfast buffet and other dining menu was quite good. Staff was courteous and helpful. location is a bit away from main attractions however if you are looking to get away from the noise and chaos, this is a great place to relax and unwind.