Estuary Island Resort - Kovalam

  Overview

Estuary Island is world class resort located at Poovar, near Trivandrum in the state of Kerala, India. The uniqueness starts from the natural setting - where a lake, river, sea and beach meet. True to the name in spirit and substance, its a four some island experience, one would cherish in all aspects.

  Accommodation

• Rooms & Suites
Estuary Island Resort, a luxurious beachfront resort for the discerning traveler, is perched on the edge of an estuary, between the pristine beauty of a natural wonder where Lake, River, Sea and Beach meet at point.

The resort, consisting of 71 rooms ranging from Estuary Premium, Estuary View/Cottage and Estuary Garden, offers first-class amenities and service in a relaxed setting, creating a perfect, serene retreat from the ordinary. All Estuary feature air-conditioning, IDD telephone, satellite TV among other facilities.
The beach is accessible by a 5minutes boat ride, which is complimentary from the resort

We welcome you to be the guest of Estuary and to discover all the wonderful possibilities that await you at the resort.

Deluxe Room

• Estuary Premium
Luxury suites with class interior with exclusive designs of wood, large king size bed, spacious lounge area, separate bath and shower. Set in with all modern amenities and adjoining central facilities has elegant view of the calm sea.

• Estuary View/ Cottage
Estuary View rooms have and exotic view of the sea with all living facilities. All Delux rooms are with separate bath and shower, private balcony and other modern facilities.

• Estuary Garden
The rooms are facing the tropical garden, which blend harmoniously with the lush beautiful landscape. All the rooms tastefully constructed in wood and are only meters from the sea and the beautiful white sandy beach that circles the island.

• Hotel Business Services include:
The Estuary Island Resort has a guest service standard designed to create an unforgettable holiday experience. With facilities and services to meet all of your needs, including a world-class Ayurvedic Spa.

Treat yourself to a massage at the Ayurvedic Spa or take a body, mind and soul rejuvenation program at the Ayurveda center run by the qualified professionals. A beautiful swimming pool overlooking the estuary, recreation facilities and a fully-equipped fitness center are some of the many activities that can be done at the resort.

The key facilities include the following and much more:
¨ 24 hour front desk
¨ Ayurvedic spa
¨ Outdoor pool
¨ 24 hour room service
¨ Private deck
¨ Laundry service
¨ Outdoor children's pool
¨ Fitness center
¨ Boat trips
¨ Travel desk
¨ Foreign exchange
¨ Conference/banquet facility

The Estuary Island Resort has excellent facilities for seminars, meetings and staging of special events. Our Conference hall can accommodate 150 people in the theatre style and 75 people in the 'u' shape arrangement, providing up-to-date audio-visual equipment and high class hospitality to ensure that all meetings are fruitful. Theme dinner parties to suit the occasion and outdoor dining facilities with a natural difference.

The beach is accessible by a 5 minutes boat ride, which is complimentary from the resort.

• Ayurvedic Spa

The exclusive Estuary Ayurvedic Spa offers an extensive menu of over different body and beauty treatments, integrating the traditional Indian systems of Ayurveda with the more contemporary western spa approach. The spa experience strives to achieve the ultimate harmony between the physical and the mental realms of the individual.

With unique focuses on the traditional Indian sciences of Yoga and Ayurveda, Estuary Ayurvedic Spa provides the skillful synthesis between age-old therapies and modern spa technology.
The personalized therapy and activities programs is designed to meet individual needs and health goals ? de-stress, detoxification and cleansing, deep relaxation, anti-aging, weight & inch loss, while also offering guidance in the areas of nutrition and exercise.

Some of the treatments offered at our Ayurveda Centre are:

General Massage: This is a full body massage with herbal oil that improves the peripheral circulation, lymphatic and venous drainage and also tones up the body. uration: 45 to 60 minutes

Rejuvenation Massage: This kind of massage is done with the hands and foot as well for 60 to 90 mts. This is excellent for rejuvenation, sexual enhancement, relaxation and also to improve the general vigor and vitality. Duration: 60 to 90 minutes

Relaxation Massage: This is for the complete relaxation of the body and mind. Duration: 90 minutes

Cream Massage: This massage is done with a special kind of herbal mixture to improve the skin texture and complexion, also to reduce cellulite. Duration: 45 to 60 minutes

Powder Massage (Udwarthanam): Here the massage is done with warm herbal powder in a reverse manner. This is effective in reducing weight, gives stability and strength, gives better skin luster etc. Duration: 45 to 60 minutes

Head Massage: Special massage to the head with different strokes. Duration: 15 to 25 minutes

Marma Massage: This is to normalize the energy flow by inducing the vital points in the body. Duration: 60 to 90 minutes.

Chakra Massage: This is a therapeutic massage to revitalize nerve centres. Duration: 45 minutes

Chavittithirummu (Foot Massage): This is a special massage with the foot. Duration: 30 minutes

Kolthirummu: Special massage using smooth rounded herbal sticks. Duration: 60 minutes

Mukhalepam (Herbal face pack): This is the facial treatment with herbal paste, very effective for wrinkles, blackheads etc.. This treatment beautifies and rejuvenates the facial skin.

Sareeralepam (Herbal body pack): This is the body treatment with herbal paste, very effective for old-age skin problems. This treatment beautifies and rejuvenates the skin.

Steam bath: In this medicated steam is introduced in to a wooden cabin for 15 to 20 minutes which helps to dilate the minute channels in the body in order to cleanse the body.

Thaila Dhara: In this treatment medicated oil is poured on the forehead in a rhythmic way. This is mainly for stress, mental tension, headache, insomnia, and impaired memory. Duration: 30 to 45 minutes

Thakra Dhara: In this treatment medicated buttermilk is poured on the forehead or the whole body in a rhythmic way. This is good for stress symptoms and some therapeutic skin conditions. Duration: 30 to 45 minutes

Ksheera Dhara: In this treatment medicated milk is poured on the forehead in a rhythmic way. This is done especially for sleeplessness, anxiety, nervousness
and some neurological disorders. Duration: 30 to 45 minutes

Dhanyamla Dhara: Here a specially prepared herbal liquid is poured all over the body in order to increase the lipid metabolism. Duration: 45 to 60 minutes

Kizhi: Here massage is done using special type of bolus which is made from herbal mixtures, on the whole body or on the affected part by dipping it in a suitable oil or herbal liquid. These are good for pain, stiffness, internal inflammation, obesity, muscle weakness, sprain, strain, water retention, cellulites etc. Elakizhi-(with herbal leaves), Podikizhi-(with herbal powder), Njavarakizhi-(with herbal rice and milk), Narangakizhi-(with lemon and herbs), Mamsakizhi (with mutton and herbs) Muttakizhi-(with eggs and herbs) Lavanakizhi-(with salt and herbs) Manalkizhi-(with salt and sand)

Sirovasthy: A cap is fitted on the head and medicated oil is poured into it. This treatment is effective for insomnia, headaches, facial paralysis, numbness in the head, dryness of nostrils and throat. Duration: 30 to 45 minutes

Kadivasthy: Here warm medicated oil is kept on the lower back of the patient with a herbal paste boundary. It is useful in low back pain, spondylosis and other problems in the lower vertebral column. Duration: 30 to 45 minutes

Urovasthy: Here warm medicated oil is kept on the chest of the patient with a herbal paste boundary for 30 to 45 minutes. It is useful in asthma, bronchitis, chest congestion and also to improve heart function. Duration: 30 to 45 minutes

Greevavasthy: Here warm medicated oil is kept on the back of neck in a herbal paste boundary. It is useful in cervical spondylosis, neck stiffness and other inflammatory conditions in the neck. Duration: 30 to 45 minutes

Pizhichil: This is a swedana treatment in which warm herbal oils are applied on the whole body in a rhythmic way. This treatment is very useful in rheumatic problems, arthritis, hemiplegia, paralysis, paraplegia, sexual weakness and nervous disorders. Duration: 45 to 60 minutes

Nasyam: This is a Panchakarma treatment in which herbal juices or oils are dripped to the nostrils which cleanses head. Effective for facial paralysis, headaches, migraine, sinusitis, and for some mental disorders.

Snehavasthy: Herbal oil or ghee is applied into the rectum (Enema).

Kashayavasthy: Mixture of herbal decoction, oil, honey etc. is applied into the rectum.

Dhoopanam: Medicated fumes are puffed to the face, ears or scalp.

Tharpanam: The treatment is to cleanse and prevent the diseases in the eyes. Here eyes are treated with various herbal preparations.

  Location

Estuary is one among the natural wonders where the Lake, River, Sea and Beach meet the land, is situated adjacent to the Poovar Island; a rare find in Kerala, the southern state of India. Enveloped by the most serene backwaters and opening out to the Sea and a dream golden beach, Estuary Island Resort will carry away you to a new world.

Estuary Island is just a 32 kilometers drive from the Trivandrum (capital city) International Airport offering connectivity with all the major cities in India & abroad. The nearest Railway Station is also Trivandrum. An excellent road network connects Trivandrum with rest of India. The sea port at Vizhinjam (very near to the resort) as well as Cochin (4 hours ride from the resort) are popular with cruise liners.

Kerala, the land of green magic is a narrow, fertile strip on the south-west coast of India. Its tropical climate, beautiful palm-fringed beaches with pristine stretches of sand, the serenity of the backwaters and the clear blue Arabian Sea, colorful festivals, sprawling rice fields, coupled with the rich cultural heritage, the Ayurveda spas and resorts where traditional healing therapies are practiced and the opportunity for relaxation and water sports make Kerala one of the most beautiful all season destinations in Asia. Kerala enjoys the best tourist season from August - March.

• Food and Wine
Estuary Island Resorts dining room is a relaxed, informal space where the emphasis is placed on fresh food, efficient service and meticulous attention to detail. An open kitchen allows guests to watch the preparation of each dish.

The room celebrates the unique environment of panoramic view of the natural wonder, in its colors and furnishings and its stunning view of the estuary. The dining room is available to both in-house and outside guests. Round the clock service available at our restaurant.

Food and Wine

• Spices: The multi cuisine delight
A multi cuisine culinary delight offered at the resort's elegant private dining room. For ones who like to be truly pampered, a professional chef is available to prepare sumptuous meals which can be delivered and served to guests on demand.

• Lotus*: Floating restaurant
Who says great dining is only about great food? Great ambience does a miracle to good food. It doubles its taste. Now, imagine having your food in an immaculately set restaurant or your dinner in Lotus*, our floating restaurant in the lake. Or, on the deck over the water in 'Ranthal' (traditional kerosene lit lamps) lights. Enjoy the tasty food with the background score of the chirping of birds, the rumbling of leaves and the yodeling of the breeze.