Taj Garden Retreat is 20 km from Kottayam railway station. Kumarakom is a tiny hamlet on the banks of a lagoon formed by the Vembanad lake. It is a picturesque world of backwaters, thatched houseboats, Cormorants, Chinese fishing nets and swaying palms.

Often referred to as the little jewel of Kumarakom, it still maintains the beauty of its rustic surroundings. The 123-year-old colonial bungalow houses newly built Luxury Villas, heritage rooms, charming cottages, and quaint houseboats, anchored in the private lagoon.

Accommodation
22 rooms. All rooms elegantly appointed, air conditioned, with international direct dial facility, channel music, colour television with satellite programmes.

Standard Rooms : choose from rooms in the Baker's Bungalow (Old World), in the houseboats anchored in the water.
Deluxe Rooms : Old World room in the Baker's Bungalow.
Cottage : 10 rooms, including 1 Deluxe Cottage Room and 3 Deluxe Rooms facing the Pool.

Facilities & Services
24 hour copier/facsimile facilities. Car rental, currency exchange and doctor on call. Speed boats, row boats and fishing rods on request. Backwater cruises by Ketuvallams. Nature books and binoculars for bird watching.

ADDRESS
Taj Garden Retreat,
1/404, Kumarakom,
Kottayam - 686 563,
Kerala, India.
Tel: (91-481) 2524377, 2525711-6
Fax: (91-481) 2524371