Everything was perfect. Neat clean 5 star houseboat exceptional Food was top class yummy The staff was helpful, the accomodations were beautiful. It couldn't have been better. Thanks

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We got an upgrade for the boat we orginally booked, which was a nice surprise. The boat itself quite modern and almost like a little house. The staff was very friendly. Our room had a nice view on the water with a bed size of 130/140x200 approx. The boat cruise started at 12 PM and we shipped right into the Backwaters until 2 PM with a short stop. We were served a fantastic and super delicious lunch with lots of food! At 3.30 PM we continued our cruise with the most beautiful landscape in the 2 hours afterwards. As a nice little surprise we were served fried banana and tea. Nice treat! At 5:45 PM we stopped to see the sunset. Total crusing time: 4h and 15min.

After starting our cruise the chef asked us if we wanted to buy fish at the local fish market for dinner. We said yest and made a brief stop. While we first thought how attentive this individual approach was, it turned out that the local fish market was more like a tourist trap, being almost forced into buying overpriced fish. In the end we bought 5 tiger prawns based on the chefs recommendation for 1000 rupees. Even though we were told in the beginning that the cruise would go from 12:00 PM until 5:30 PM we actually didn't cruise for almost 1h and 45min because the staff needed to take a brake after 2h of working. After sunset we actually did not dock on open water and stayed there overnight as one might have thought, but just goes back to the point of checkin. This was not really what we imagined when making the booking. The chef asked us about our dinner time and prepared the 5 tiger prawns we purchased ourselves. When being served dinner we realized that the selection of food was very reduced in comparison with our lunch. It felt like that it was planned for us to buy more food the "local" fish market if we wanted to have more to eat. Based on the comparatively high price we paid this was quite underwhelming, even though, the smaller selection of food we got was still tasty. In the morning we started our last morning cruise at 8 AM for 50min which consistet of us cruising from 1 canal to the next, turn half way and going back to the check-in station. This felt like a circus just to make guest feel that staying overnight comes with the great "perk" of having another cruise in the morning. Really don't bother - it's not worth it! Also the breakfast we were served was terrible and way apart from the authentic Indian food we got the day before. If you are into white soggy toast and artificial jam you might be happy. Although the omelett, pineapple juice and tea we were served was good, it was not worth it to stay over night.

Vänlig personal, häftig miljö, rent, god mat, en oas på vattnet. Sköna sängar, rent och fint. Allt var toppen. Fantastisk natur.

Nice and comfortable stay at an awesome property which made our vacation an unforgettable one. Nice staff and the food was yummy. Really enjoyed the stay.

Wonderful day our stay was very comfortable with grand villa thank you and we will comeback soon

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Hospitality cleanliness food cruise exceptional

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Lovely heritage houseboat. Very scenic views of the Vembanad lake. The food was exceptional with a lovely spread in each meal. Very hospitable staff.

The boat is a little old and in need of a little refurbishment.

owner of the property Mr Keerthi he was a nice person he is always do followup with our booking During our roadtrip to houseboat many times he contacted and explaining to our driver about way and how to reach While check in to houseboat staff explained everything about trip and operational timings and food which chef prepared boat itself Cleanliness staff behaviour is exceptional Very friendly staff Food was very tasty We feel very safe and comfortable Thank you for memmorable day in our life

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We did not get the boat we had booked. It was not the Grand Villa. The standard was unfortunately poor.

The standard was very poor and it was not the Grand Villa boat as displayed by the pictures when booking.

I have been on several house boats in Kumar Akon but never stayed in one and this was the first one I stayed. I think personally this was a fantastic experience for my kids and wife. First thing boat was very clean especially bathrooms and bathrooms. Staff was very polite and helpful. Food was the best part and they have typical South Indian lunch with chicken curry,Karimeen( pearl spot) fish fry and fish curry with lot of other items. Dinner was great with chappati, vegetarian curries and also cooked the special prawns I bought on way of our trip.Ac was very cold and wonderful but remember that they only put them during night time when you ready to sleep which did Not bothered me because it was not that hot when the boat is moving.the staff arranged some fishing rod for us to fish which was very nice. The communication from the company ever since I booked was excellent and clear. The company owns more than one boat and you have some options to choose between. I would personally recommend this company because they did exactly what the promised and more. Parking the car was closer to where you finally docked the boat.will go back with them for sure.

I did not have any negative to write about the stay or the experience but would have loved to docked in the vembanad lake during night time but there are some restrictions enforced so don’t mind .

Provided meals were delicious and the staff was friendly and helpful. Overall we had an amazing time and got to see the beauty of Kerala backwaters.

The boat could be docked closer to Alappuzha.

we had a wonderful experience with grand villa houseboat we stayed many times in houseboat both kerala and kashmir this was thes best one cleanliness- boat was neat and clean chef- he was a highly professional chef food taste was awesome 5 star quality food staff: they are always at our service very polite professional team location- beautiful location we are greed to visit again grand villa houseboat soon

It was a very nice and pleasant trip over-all! Looking forward to making repeat!

I am so appreciative that there exists a place that still values customer service throughout our houseboat trip. The staff were phenomenal. Sam, kalesh, akhil helped make our trip a huge success. I look forward to next year.It is refreshing to see values still remain at the forefront. It is an example of how business should be done . Keep up the great work Keep doing this and you’ve made a customer for life. Thank you

amazing trip over night on the houseboat. beautiful heritage style boat. friendly and welcoming hosts. the food was amazing and so tasty. would highly recommended :)

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This was my first booking with Booking.com. One day and night at the houseboat, was such a memorable experience in my life. Well maintained clean and hygienic beautiful houseboat with cozy rooms facilitated with all modern amenities. The owner and the staffs were very professional, courteous, friendly and extremely helpful. They took us to various places. The sunset view from the boat was mind soothing. They provide tasty authentic kerala cuisine. Overall i am so happy and i would recommend the houseboat to everyone without any hesitation.

The Hospitality of the staff, the boat itself and the rooms. It was a clean and well cared for houseboat. The pictures are a true representation of what they offer and are proactive to respond to all queries. Would definitely recommend the place.