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 sense of calm, and has kayaks for guests to borrow. It's near the Nehru Trophy Boat Race starting point, 2km north of the town centre.

The owner also operates a good, central six-room budget guesthouse, Matthews Residency.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Alappuzha (Alleppey) attractions

1. Kidangamparamba Temple

0.71 MILES

Dedicated to the goddess Bhuvaneshvari, this major Hindu temple in central Alleppey has a soaring, rainbow-coloured Tamil Nadu–style gopuram.

4. RKK Memorial Museum

1.64 MILES

In a grand building fronted by Greco-Roman columns, this intriguing museum houses a priceless, astonishing collection of crystal, porcelain, South Indian…

5. Alleppey Lighthouse

2.28 MILES

A few blocks back from the beach, the candy-striped 1862 lighthouse contains a small museum with an original oil lamp, but is best visited for the 360…

6. Alleppey Beach

2.5 MILES

Alleppey's main beach is 2km west of the city centre; swimming is fraught due to strong currents, but the sunsets are good and there are a few places for…

7. Kumarakom Bird Sanctuary

9.72 MILES

This reserve on the 5-hectare site of a former rubber plantation on Vembanad Lake is the haunt of a variety of domestic and migratory birds. October to…

8. St Mary’s Syrian Knanaya Church

12.46 MILES

Perched on a low-lying riverside hill 2km northwest of central Kottayam, this bright-white church was founded in 1550 by Syrian Knanaya Christians (the…