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Deshadan Backwater Resort

4.0 star property
Lakefront resort with free breakfast and a 24-hour business center

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Local cuisine
Superior Lake View Room | 1 bedroom, in-room safe, desk, iron/ironing board
Exterior
Lobby
Local cuisine

Reviews

8.2 out of 10
Very good

Popular amenities

  • Breakfast included
  • Room service
  • Laundry
  • Free WiFi
  • Parking included
  • 24/7 front desk

Room options

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Pavillion Room | 1 bedroom, in-room safe, desk, iron/ironing board

Pavillion Room

Highlights

Air conditioning
LCD TV
Ceiling fan
Separate bedroom
Rainfall showerhead
Bathrobes
Private bathroom
Hair dryer
  • 20.0 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed

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Lake View Room | 1 bedroom, in-room safe, desk, iron/ironing board

Lake View Room

Highlights

Air conditioning
LCD TV
Ceiling fan
Separate bedroom
Rainfall showerhead
Bathrobes
Private bathroom
Hair dryer
  • 20 sq m
  • Lake view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed

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About the neighborhood

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Kayipuram, Cherthala, Kerala, 688525

What's nearby

  • Vembanad Lake - 1 min walk - 0.0 miles
  • Marari Beach - 14 min drive - 7.4 miles
  • Kumarakom Boat Jetty - 24 min drive - 14.9 miles
  • Kumarakom Backwaters - 24 min drive - 11.8 miles
  • Kumarakom Bird Sanctuary - 24 min drive - 11.8 miles

Getting around

  • Tumboli Station - 17 min drive
  • Cochin International Airport (COK) - 125 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Hotel Travancore Palace - ‬9 min drive
  • ‪Indian Coffee House - ‬9 min drive
  • ‪Apsara Hotel - ‬10 min drive
  • ‪Pallipadam Toddy Shop - ‬17 min drive
  • ‪Currymeen - ‬18 min drive

About this property

Deshadan Backwater Resort

Upscale resort near Vembanad Lake
Located close to Kumarakom Bird Sanctuary and Kumarakom Boat Jetty, Deshadan Backwater Resort provides free breakfast, a coffee shop/cafe, and a garden. The on-site restaurant, Curry Pot, features local cuisine. Stay connected with free in-room WiFi, and guests can find other amenities such as dry cleaning/laundry services and a 24-hour business center.
You'll also enjoy perks such as:
  • A children's pool
  • Free self parking
  • A roundtrip airport shuttle (surcharge), 1 meeting room, and a 24-hour front desk
  • Luggage storage, free newspapers, and tour/ticket assistance
Room features
All guestrooms at Deshadan Backwater Resort have thoughtful touches such as air conditioning and bathrobes, in addition to amenities like free WiFi and safes.
Other amenities include:
  • Bathrooms with rainfall showers and free toiletries
  • 32-inch LCD TVs with premium channels
  • Electric kettles, ceiling fans, and daily housekeeping

Languages

English, Hindi

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Roundtrip airport shuttle (surcharge)
  • Free self parking on site
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking available

Food and drink

  • Free breakfast available
  • A coffee shop/cafe
  • A restaurant

Restaurants on site

  • Curry Pot

Things to do

  • Children's pool
  • Yoga classes

Family friendly

  • Children's pool
  • Laundry facilities

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Free newspapers in lobby
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Concierge services
  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Tour and ticket assistance
  • Turndown service

Business services

  • 24-hour business center
  • Conference center
  • Meeting room

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • On a lake

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking

More

  • 2 floors
  • Banquet hall
  • Built in 2012

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Bathrobes
  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Rainfall showerhead
  • Shampoo
  • Shower
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 32-inch LCD TV with premium digital channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle
  • Free bottled water
  • Limited room service

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Ceiling fan
  • Desk
  • Free daily newspapers
  • Iron/ironing board on request
  • Phone
  • Safe

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 1 PM; Check-in end time: 11:30 PM
Contactless check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM
Contactless check-out available

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
For any questions, please contact the property using the information on the booking confirmation
To register at this property, guests who are Indian citizens must provide a valid photo identity card issued by the Government of India; travelers who are not citizens of India must present a valid passport and visa.

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

No pets or service animals allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Property payment types

Important information

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher and a first aid kit
Please note that cultural norms and guest policies may differ by country and by property; the policies listed are provided by the property
Please note: To comply with local law, no alcohol will be served in this property on the first day of every month.

We should mention

No pets and no service animals are allowed at this property
Children under 6 years old are not allowed in the swimming pool without adult supervision

Property is also known as

Deshadan Backwater
Deshadan Backwater Muhamma
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Deshadan Backwater Resort Resort
Deshadan Backwater Resort Cherthala
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Frequently asked questions

Does Deshadan Backwater Resort have a pool?

Yes, this property has a children's pool.

Is Deshadan Backwater Resort pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much is parking at Deshadan Backwater Resort?

Self parking is free at this property.

What time is check-in at Deshadan Backwater Resort?

Check-in start time: 1 PM; Check-in end time: 11:30 PM.

What time is check-out at Deshadan Backwater Resort?

Check-out is at 11 AM.

Does Deshadan Backwater Resort provide a shuttle to the airport?

Yes, there's an airport shuttle.

Where is Deshadan Backwater Resort located?

Situated on a lake, this resort is 0.1 mi (0.1 km) from Vembanad Lake and within 12 mi (20 km) of Marari Beach and Kumarakom Bird Sanctuary. Ponnumthuruthu Island and Kumarakom Boat Jetty are also within 12 mi (20 km).

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Deshadan Backwater Resort Reviews

Reviews

8.2

Very Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 34 out of 82 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 29 out of 82 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 10 out of 82 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 6 out of 82 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 3 out of 82 reviews

8.4/10

Cleanliness

8.6/10

Staff & service

6.6/10

Amenities

8.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10

Staff were very helpful and organised our activities and transfers .one of the Bathrooms had mouldy smell which needs resolving. In quiet location but easy to get taxi organised at reception . Food quality was ok if a little slow . Otherwise had enjoyable stay.
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2025

10/10

Nice place for stay Excellent Room service
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10

Amazing location and hospitality. Food options should expand.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024

2/10

Pathetic room.

6/10

The Room was good, however the service at the reaort was average. It seems they were sourcing food from outside and what ever was ordered 2 hrs. Back was only what was available.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2022

4/10

Such a sorry state. NOT a 4* location. Breakfast was always cold and buffet not refilled unless someone asked for something. Sambar was always cold, and we’d be scrapping to collect enough. They would run out of cut fruit. A very poor breakfast. Nothing was properly seasoned or flavored. Neither Tea nor Coffee was to basic expectations. Both were milky and had hardly any flavor other than milk. Ordered of tea and coffee always took extensive amount of time even if all you ask for is hot milk and a tea bag. Rooms have an unbearable stink. The bathroom vent doesn’t vent out so need to make sure to close the door or the rest of the room reeks. Pool is very small. As a 4*, one would expect a gym! There is no gym. The loaner bikes were all running low on air with poor tires so quite risky to take out on a ride. Location is actually not so convenient. Be mindful you’d be paying a lot of premium price for taxis to take u anywhere. 1000 rs to go to Alleppy or to Kumarakom. 3000 rs from COK. 2000 rs to Cochin. No restaurants around so must go to Kumarakom or Alleppy to go to a decent restaurant.
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2025

10/10

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

2/10

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2022

8/10

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022

4/10

Stayed for 2 days in 2 rooms, toilets were not clean with bad smell coming from water outlets, uncomfortable spring mattress, overall poor maintenance, food was not good except few local fish dishes. Only plus was the pleasing attitude of staff.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2022

4/10

Spring bed.. very low level, was painful to sleep.. towels, sheets were very old, ac was not functioning
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2020

10/10

The palce is calm and quite. The ambiance is very nice and the staffs are good.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2019

8/10

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2019

6/10

Beautiful place. Very helpful and friendly staff. Spacious room. Terrible bed.
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2019

10/10

Vi spenderade en fantastisk vecka på Deshadan. Allt var magiskt. Vacker trädgård med två små kaniner som springer runt, en pool med utsikt på sjön där fina båtar åker förbi. Personalen var nog de mest trevliga indierna jag träffat på hela resan, väldigt hjälpsamma. Utvecklingsområde vore att hotellet borde försöka skaffa alkohollicens. Vidare måste jag även klaga på att matportionerna var ganska små gentemot priset. Maten i sig är dock extremt god.
Stayed 7 nights in Dec 2018

8/10

Excellent Location. Friendly staff. Food is okay and can be improved.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2018

4/10

We book 2 rooms here.The condition of the rooms are very worse and not maintained well.The rooms are worth full of cockroaches and insects.The swimming pool also was very dirty and the pool room too.Not recommended.
Stayed 1 night in May 2018

8/10

A good one for a short trip , Hopitality was truly nice specially Mr Santosh, Food was ok but not to our expectations. Pool is good but lot of chlorine czd skin dry .Room is nice . Good wash room . Bed & pillow no good . Over All 7.5/10
This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

2/10

First thing we noticed in the room was mold all over the ceilings. The room smelled of mold. Towels smelled of fungus. Shower doors were missing. Toilet seat was broken and dislocated. Sinks do not drain. They tried to give us bed sheets covered in stains, we repeatedly asked for clean sheets, eventually had to settle for moderately dirty. This hotel completely ruined our one night in Alleppey. The room safe is not even fixed to the wall, what is the point of having a safe when someone can walk off with it! The entire property is old and lacks maintenance, the staff seem to think this is OK for advertising an international destination. We only felt dirty and sick staying here, and wanted to leave as soon as possible. We had the manager come down and he tried to justify the conditions by saying it was the busy season and they were booked back to back. What kind of excuse is this! The only thing the manager offered was a complimentary dinner, they did not attempt to fix the problems or change the rooms.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2017
This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

10/10

The overall experience was so good !!!! Staff is really very helpful :)
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2017
This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

8/10

Small but good property and staffs are willing to help but lack of management and leadership, surrounding and rooms could be maintained a little more better. Food is good but way too excited expensive.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2017
This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

8/10

Nice place to stay. calm and peaceful. Courteous staff.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2017
This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

8/10

Resort more suited for couples than families. Very good ambience and food.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2017
This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

6/10

This hotel is right on the back waters - very wide frontage. Rooms are spacious and clean. The bathroom was very clean, with toiletries, towels etc.... We had dinner @the hotel which was reasonably good. Complimentary breakfast was really nice with a good supply of fresh fruits etcc... The hotel staff are extremely polite, welcoming and cooperative. From the reception to the end of our stay, we were very happy with their service. However the pond is filthy to say the least!! Full of dirt! Is it so difficult to clean it? The swimming pool is past its maintenance date for sure - coz the water was dirty and the tiles had come off / broken etc... Infact I cut my toes on there. With a little tidying up, this place is great
This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

6/10