Hotel The Travancore Heritage - Kovalam

  Overview

The Travancore Heritage is a sea side resort in 15 acres of lush green coconut garden and landscaped environs located at Chowara - south of Kovalam, near Trivandrum, Kerala. The resort stands on a high cliff overlooking the Arabian Sea and a long wide beach of powdery white sand. The Travancore Heritage is conceived and developed as a Heritage Property to bring to life the age-old traditional architectural splendor of the region with its typical timber houses and 'Nalukettus' with tiled roofing, which allow for living in communion with all the elements of Nature.

The courtyard within the 'Nalukettu' in its center, around which the four wings of the house were built in timber, bring in the air, sunlight and the rain water right into the house making the inhabitants live in tune with Mother Nature. Travancore Heritage comprises of many such houses built at various periods in the past 60 - 100 years from several locations in Travancore, rebuilt at the site after being dismantled and transported with utmost care, with all their architectural grandeur with fine woodcarvings on the rafters, gables and the connecting timber members on the walls intact.
 

  Accommodation

• Pool Mansions
The Travancore Heritage has 2 pool mansion suites with private pools set in independent villas, with air conditioned spacious bed room, a drawing room and sit-out or verandah with rich period furniture and all modern amenities of attached toilet with lavish fittings with 24 hours cold/hot water showers. It also has a private dip pool in open back-yard, completely walled in for privacy. These suites are ideal for VIP guests and honeymooners.

• Heritage Premium
The Travancore Heritage has 22 elegant air conditioned houses in heritage premium
In Modern Amenities
¨ Spacious toilets including garden baths with cold/hot water showers,
¨ Comfortable furniture
¨ Smooth interior lights
¨ Satellite TV
¨ Telephone (ISD)
¨ Mini bar
¨ Coffee maker
 

• Heritage Home
There are 23 nos of heritage homes with all the facilities, overlooking the green lawns

• Premium Mansion
There are 15 nos of premium mansion perched at the edge of 120 ft cliff with the most magnificent view of the Arabian Sea.

• Beach Grove
The beach grove block on the beach at the foot of the 120 ft. cliff has 24 most modern rooms facing the sea. Lift facility is available to move up and down different levels. Beach grove offers the sophistication of luxury and warmth of tradition at every nook and corner.

• Premium Suits
There are 4 nos of Premium suits with all the facilities.
 

• Reception Lobby
The reception building, a 120-year-old Palace (the Valiamadom Kottaram) of a regional King of Edapally lineage is a replica of the beauty and grandeur of the old architectural style of the time. It houses the reception, lobby and front office. The guest activity center on the first floor has a small library.
In Facilities
¨ For indoor games like chess and card games
¨ Satellite TV
¨ An internet kiosk
¨ Locker Facility is available on request at the reception

• Conference/Banquet Hall
On the basement of the reception building is an air-conditioned conference/banquet hall which can accommodate 100 guests with adequate service foyer and all modern audio and video equipments for even blue chip conferences.

• Swimming Pool
The main swimming pool is of 228 sq. mtrs, with a kid's pool and set of Jacuzzis. The pool has broad pool decks finished in natural dressed granite with poolside umbrellas and long reclining poolside cots. The second swimming pool having an area of 110 sq.mtrs is at the beach grove with sea view. Beverages and light refreshments for the pool users will be served from the restaurant.
 

• Health Club
The Resort has a well equiped health club which is located at the top of the beach grove

• Travel Desk & Shopping
The Resort has a travel desk and car rental service. It also has a small shop selling essential cosmetics, toiletries, beachwear, ethnic hats and selected curios.

 

  Location

Travancore Heritage is located just 23 kms from Trivandrum, the capital city of the Indian state of Kerala, known as 'god's own country' in the southern most part of India.

The nearest international airport is Trivandrum. It is well connected with other parts of India as well as with many major cities of the world. Trivandrum is also well connected through Indian railways from all the important places in India and also by roadways from neighboring states. The resort is situated by the side of the Kovalam - Poovar road, and is only 40 minutes drive from the airport, 45 minutes from railway station and bus station.
 

The 'open house' restaurant is open on the front sides with arches and overlooks the pool. It has a wooden roof ceiling on its main hall which is some 100 years old with such exquisite decorative work, sourced from the marriage hall of a feudal chief in Tamil Nadu. The restaurant offers multi-cuisine fare with the specialty of seafood and local ethnic cuisine and can serve 80 guests at a time.

The 'ocean grill' beach side restaurant is ideally situated between the beach grove and the sea. With thatched roofing and sea breeze caressing through this restaurant specializes in sea food.

There is a separate Ayurveda Restaurant where you get only ayurveda dishes.
 

Ayurveda is the perfect ancient science of life. The word 'ayur' literally means life and 'veda' the science of knowledge. It implies to connected ideas, the science of life and art of living. Pioneered by renowned sages - Susrutha, Charaka and Vagbhata, ayurveda encompasses a world view that is ecological and eco-centric in spirit. It emphasises on the preventive rather than the curative aspect of therapy and orients itself towards a healthy and enlightened lifestyle. When Ayurveda lost its way in the other areas of India during the medieval period, due to foreign invasion, only in Kerala it was kept alive and because of that reason Kerala developed its own Ayurvedic treatment techniques known as Keraleeya Panchakarma.

• Keeping alive the tradition

Turn in to watch a great tradition kept alive for you, in all its essence. A garden of rare and precious medicinal herbs nurtured under ideal condition, to give you the best of nature. The Travancore Heritage offers a variety of therapeutic packages for you for all seasons, especially for the monsoon. According to ayurveda, monsoon is the most appropriate season for a thorough ayurvedic medical care. The programmes include rejuvenation therapy, various clinical packages and beauty care which makes a sea-change in the way you look and feel. The Travancore Heritage ayurvedic centre has developed an ayurvedic menu to suit your taste as well as your digestive special. You can also attend the lectures and join the tours to herbal gardens conducted by The Travancore Heritage.
 

• Beach Side Facility
The beach activity center is in an acre of land with lush green swaying coconut palms by the side of the beach with access from the main resort area on the cliff. The center serves snacks and beverages and also issues fresh beach towels. It has a few lockers, fresh water shower rooms, toilets and change rooms.

Those guests who would like to have a splash in the sea can venture to do so when allowed by the coast guards of the resort or just loll up on the beach for the perfect suntan, under the beach umbrellas.

Games like beach volley ball are organized on request. Nature walks on the extensive network of pavements and along the edge of the cliff can also be engaged in to exercise the body and the mind. Barbeque service will be a special fare at the lawn, providing spectacular view of the night sky and the countless lights of a myriad fishing boats of the local fishermen reflecting on the waves of the turquoise blue sea. There is a library and indoor games parlour on top of reception

• Cultural Shows
Organized cultural performances by professional artists and groups of performing art forms like mohiniyattam, kathakali etc and classical music are arranged in the evenings giving a glimpse of the cultural richness and variety of Kerala.