A five star resort on Willingdon Island in Kochi, with an outdoor pool, spa, fitness centre and a beach nearby. It holds a guest score of 4.5 out of 5 from 6049 reviews. Fort Kochi is the deciding factor: the heritage quarter is 1.8 km away, about 20 minutes on foot, so this suits travellers who want resort facilities with the old town reachable on foot.
What the resort provides
Taj Malabar Resort & Spa Cochin is a five star property on Willingdon Island. Guests have scored it 4.5 out of 5 from 6049 reviews. The facilities cover the expectations of a full service stay: air conditioning and non smoking rooms, a 24 hour front desk, room service, laundry, luggage storage, concierge and currency exchange.
For dining there are a restaurant, a bar, breakfast and special diet menus. Leisure facilities include an outdoor pool, a children's pool, a fitness centre, a spa with massage, sauna and steam room, a beauty salon, yoga, a games room and a garden with patio and balcony. Practical points include free WiFi, free parking and valet parking, a business centre, banquet hall, car hire, shuttle service, babysitting, a lift and wheelchair access.
Where it sits
The resort is at Willingdon Island Cochin, in Ernakulam district, Central Kerala, near the coast. Kochi is the headquarters of Ernakulam district, a municipal corporation, and the property is 2.9 km from the centre of Kochi.
Fort Kochi, the heritage destination, is 1.8 km away, about 20 minutes on foot. That peninsula has five hundred years of arrivals in one walkable grid: Portuguese, Dutch, Jewish, British and Malabari, stacked at the mouth of a harbour. It is the one destination in Kerala where the interest is architectural rather than geographical.
Who it suits
This suits travellers who want a five star base with pool, spa and fitness facilities, and who are willing to walk about 20 minutes to Fort Kochi rather than stay inside the heritage quarter. It also suits families, with a children's pool, babysitting and a games room, and business visitors who need a business centre and banquet hall. It does not suit anyone who wants to step out of the door directly into Fort Kochi's lanes, or who prefers a small guesthouse scale.
Planning a stay
The best months for weather are November to February. If a Biennale year brings the art crowds, the season runs December to April, which has made Fort Kochi the art address of South India in those years. Walking is the natural way to cover the basilica, the synagogue lane, the godowns, the nets and the beach in one loop.
What the property lists
Where it is
About 2.9 km from the centre of kochi, in Ernakulam district. That is a ride rather than a walk. The listed address is Willingdon Island Cochin.
Questions people ask
How far is the hotel from Fort Kochi?
Fort Kochi is 1.8 km from the property, about 20 minutes on foot. The walk takes you across to the heritage quarter, which is the main reason to base here. The centre of Kochi is 2.9 km away.
What facilities are available at the resort?
The property has an outdoor pool, a children's pool, a fitness centre, a spa with massage, sauna and steam room, a beauty salon, yoga, a games room, a garden, a restaurant and a bar. There is also a business centre, banquet hall, free WiFi and free parking.
When is the best time to visit Fort Kochi?
The weather is best from November to February. In a Biennale year, the season runs December to April, when the art events draw visitors. Fort Kochi is the art address of South India in those years.
Does the resort suit families?
Yes. The children's pool, babysitting, games room and garden with patio give families room to spread out. The restaurant offers special diet menus. Note that Fort Kochi is about 20 minutes on foot rather than at the door.
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