Must-see hotels in Alappuzha (Alleppey)

  • Green Palm Homes

    Alappuzha (Alleppey)

    Around 12km southeast of Alleppey, long-running Green Palm Homes is a series of homestays in a picturesque village on a backwater island, where you sleep…

  • Raheem Residency

    Alappuzha (Alleppey)

    Across the road from the beach, this thoughtfully renovated 1860s heritage home offers Alleppey's most character-filled accommodation. The 10 rooms have…

  • Canoe Ville

    Alappuzha (Alleppey)

    In a peaceful lakefront setting 4km north of Alleppey, this welcoming, creative operation amid natural canals sleeps guests on a floating mini houseboat…

  • Nanni Backpackers Hostel

    Alappuzha (Alleppey)

    A very good deal, this easy-going, homely and colourful backpacker hang-out sits 500m inland from the beach and 2km north of the train station. The two…

  • Artpackers.Life

    Alappuzha (Alleppey)

    Overlooking leafy gardens, 400m from the beach, this beautiful old whitewashed building with sky-blue shutters – once a radio station – now doubles as a…

  • Punnamada Homestay

    Alappuzha (Alleppey)

    This attractive heritage-style family home, 4km north of Alleppey, enjoys a tranquil location close to Punnamada Lake. The two fan-cooled rooms are neat…

  • Purity

    Alappuzha (Alleppey)

    Fronting Vembanad Lake, 16km north of Alleppey, this Spanish-German-run jewel blends heritage style and Indian antiques with bold contemporary design and…

  • Cherukara Nest

    Alappuzha (Alleppey)

    Set in well-tended gardens, this lovely heritage home reveals four large, character-filled rooms with high ceilings, lots of polished-wood touches, and…

  • Zostel

    Alappuzha (Alleppey)

    Just steps from the sand, Alleppey's lively, contemporary-style branch of India's favourite hostel chain is adorned with colourful shutters and murals –…

  • Alasr Heritage

    Alappuzha (Alleppey)

    A beautiful family house with its roots in the 17th century, canalside Alasr is strung riad-style around a wood-banistered patio. There are seven…

  • Malayalam

    Alappuzha (Alleppey)

    Fringed by gardens of orchids, family-run Malayalam revolves around a pair of spacious two-storey four-room houses facing the lake near the Nehru Trophy…

  • Tharavad

    Alappuzha (Alleppey)

    Glossy teak and antiques, shuttered windows, five characterful rooms, cordial service and well-maintained gardens set the tone at charming, 118-year-old…

  • Matthews Residency

    Alappuzha (Alleppey)

    One of Alleppey's better non-hostel budget offerings: six spotless rooms with Italian marble floors and, for three of them, garden-facing verandahs,…

  • Palmy Lake Resort

    Alappuzha (Alleppey)

    With six individual cottages dotted across green grounds, this welcoming guesthouse focuses on lakeside charm, swinging hammocks, home-cooked meals and a…

  • Johnson’s

    Alappuzha (Alleppey)

    This quirky longtime favourite, run by the gregarious Johnson Gilbert, is a rambling two-storey family residence with themed rooms, old-school furniture,…

  • Dream Nest

    Alappuzha (Alleppey)

    The colourfully themed modern rooms and three-bed dorm set back from the road are a good-value find at this budget town-centre guesthouse, with a social…

  • Palmgrove Lake Resort

    Alappuzha (Alleppey)

    Near the starting point of the Nehru Trophy Boat Race on Punnamada Lake, 2.5km north of town, the smart, contemporary individual cottages here are strewn…

  • Sona Heritage Home

    Alappuzha (Alleppey)

    Under affable management, this lovely blue-pillared heritage home has simple high-ceilinged rooms with faded flowered curtains, Christian motifs and…