It's relatively expensive - though £20 a head is hardly budget-busting - but the courtyard is delightful, there is often good Indian cultural stuff happening (music etc) and the food is good. I don't think the hotel itself is worth the vast room charges but it's nice to look at while having dinner. In the winebar - Sula chenin blanc is drinkable, the sauvignon blanc way tooooo sweet.

www.malabarhouse.com/default.html
1/268 Parade Road, Kochi, Kerala 0, India
+484 2215083
Google map: bit.ly/hS0656

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Nestled between emerald green paddy-fields, luscious palms and meandering canals is George Kutty's homestay, at the heart of the Keralan backwaters, in the village where Arundati Roy grew up. For $10 a day, guests are provided with ensuite, air-conditioned rooms and invited to share mouth-watering meals with the Kutty family, freshly prepared from the sumptuous fruits, spices and vegetables, which burst from their garden. Days can be spent navigating the waterways on the Kutty's canoe, exploring the surrounding villages and exquisite wildlife or venturing into the nearby, bustling market towns of Kottayam and Alappuzha. George Kutty's enthusiasm and knowledge is truly boundless, providing visitors with a priceless insight into and understanding of rural Southern India; its culture, traditions, religion and day-to-day life.

www.gkhomestay-kumarakom.com/

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