Rhythm Kumarakom, Formerly known as Aveda Resorts

Welcoming staff, beautiful & serene property.

More food options in vegetarian.

This is my second review for this location - because it was so amazing that we decided to stay longer and book again - what else is there to say!

the well maintained place..the complimentary boat ride, the breakfast buffet

nothing as such

The view of the infinity pool and the lake beyond, from the reception area was fabulous. We were upgraded to a cottage, but we opted for the room as the cottage shower area was open to the sky ! Not comfortable with that !! The open air dining was good as there was a breeze. If not, it would have been too hot .The restaurant staff were exceptional-special mention of Chef Pratheesh who was kind enough to make special food for me, and Ranjit & George who served us . The room was spacious, but needs renovation.

There is no space to walk around, no boating or any other activities. Breakfast was not great compared to other places we stayed at. Less choice. The heat was too much too... not the Resort's fault of course ! Was a bit disappointed as we went by the photos and expected a much bigger place. Overall it was OK.

The view of Pool was exceptional Breakfast was really amazing . They had lot of options and we enjoyed the buffet breakfast

Dinner was not buffet. The prize for the a la carte items were high

The swimming pool is simply amazing and is probably one of the longest single-stretch pools in India. They are have a swimming pool for children adjacent to the main pool. The Spa option is very good and I got the treatment done for me twice and for all my family members. We booked three villas for six nights (with plunge pools) and the size of the rooms was great, children had plenty of space to run around. Especial shout out to the restaurant staff who were very helpful and helped me arrange a surprise birthday cake for my father's 70th which we will cherish forever. The property have their own Shikara service which runs every evening for free at 5PM and they also provide complementary tea and coffee services just prior to that. The rooms were tidy and clean.

The property is getting dated and it shows, you can't treat it as a luxury property but as a serviceable 5 star. What really surprised us was that there was no bar at the property and you had to bring your own alcohol. This was very surprising for a 5 star property. Whilst the front desk staff were helpful with the taxi services, we never got the feeling that they will go over and beyond to help. For example we were told that most of the bookings (village tour, houseboat experience) were not available due to G20 but we were easily able to book these online. Our stay coincided with the financial year end of 2023 and the hotel asked us to settle the invoice till 31st March 2023 (we were staying till 5th April) which is very unusual but we decided to settle anyway. This obviously doesn't happen anywhere else in the hospitality industry. The food quality was good but not great though there were a lot of South and North Indian options available. We opted for in-room dining every night for the children and there was a 20% extra charge for it which is unusually high. Usually in-room dining is provided free in India at 5 star properties or at a nominal/fixed charge. The house keeping was a definite let down. They didn't provide us with more than two towels even when requested and we really had to make this point clear (due to children we needed more towels) before this was appreciated. The hand wash in the room wasn't filled even through it was fully empty for more than two days. The hotel can also do with some in-room treatment for ants and there were far too many of them.

The staff was wonderful and cordial. We travelled to rhythm for our son's birthday. They had no qualms about allowing us early access to the gardens for a mini photo shoot. Parents travelled to join us next day for breakfast and even though they didn't have a room booked, they were extended the same cordial treatment as the guests. Will definitely recommend.

My wife missed her foundation & eye liner after using it in the common WC, the staff was unable to locate the same though they did make multiple attempts to locate it.

there big pool, awesome view and hospitality

rooms were bit run down and needed bit more maintenance