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Punnamada Resorts

4.0 star property

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Heritage Garden Villa | Garden view
Villa, Lake View
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Reviews

8.4 out of 10
Very good

Popular amenities

  • Gym
  • Spa
  • Pool
  • Room service
  • Laundry
  • Parking included

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Punnamada, Ambalapuzha, Kerala, 688006
  • Place, Vembanad Lake
    ‪2 min walk‬
  • Place, Edathua Church
    ‪11 min drive‬
  • Place, Alappuzha Beach
    ‪11 min drive‬

Room options

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Garden Villa

Garden Villa

  • 25 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed OR 2 Twin Beds

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Duplex Villa

Duplex Villa

  • 25 sq m
  • Partial lake view
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed OR 2 Twin Beds

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Villa, Lake View

Villa, Lake View

  • 25 sq m
  • Lake view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed OR 2 Twin Beds

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Heritage Garden Villa | View from room

Heritage Garden Villa

  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed OR 2 Twin Beds

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Villa, Private Pool, Lake View

Villa, Private Pool, Lake View

  • 25 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Lake view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

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About the area

Alappuzha

Located in Ambalapuzha, Punnamada Resorts is on the riverwalk, a 1-minute drive from Vembanad Lake and 6 minutes from Ponnumthuruthu Island. .This family-friendly hotel is 2.9 mi (4.6 km) from Mullakkal Rajarajeswari Temple and 3 mi (4.9 km) from Chettikulangara Bhagavathy Temple.

What's nearby

  • Vembanad Lake - 2 min walk - 0.2 km
  • Ambalapuzha Sree Krishna Temple - 9 min drive - 5.7 km
  • Edathua Church - 11 min drive - 8.6 km
  • Alappuzha Beach - 11 min drive - 6.7 km
  • Marari Beach - 16 min drive - 13.8 km

Getting around

  • Tumboli Station - 20 min drive
  • Cochin International Airport (COK) - 141 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Bay Route Bistro - ‬6 min drive
  • ‪Royal Park - ‬5 min drive
  • ‪Brothers hotel - ‬6 min drive
  • ‪Kream Corner - ‬5 min drive
  • ‪ktdc hotel araam - ‬7 min drive

About this property

Punnamada Resorts

Family-friendly hotel with a full-service spa and free valet parking
Punnamada Resorts offers 26 air-conditioned accommodations, which are accessible via exterior corridors and feature washers/dryers and minibars. Rooms open to patios. These individually decorated and furnished accommodations have separate sitting areas. Memory foam beds feature premium bedding. 35-inch Smart televisions come with premium cable channels. Rooms have partially open bathrooms. Bathrooms include showers with rainfall showerheads, slippers, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers.

Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks, complimentary newspapers, and phones. Additionally, rooms include safes and complimentary bottled water. Irons/ironing boards and hair dryers can be requested. A nightly turndown service is provided and housekeeping is offered daily.

Recreational amenities at the hotel include a lazy river, an outdoor pool, a health club, and a sauna.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.

The onsite spa has massage/treatment rooms. Services include facials and body treatments. The spa is equipped with a hot tub. A variety of treatment therapies are provided, including Ayurvedic.
Make yourself at home in one of the 26 individually decorated guestrooms, featuring minibars and Smart televisions. Your memory foam bed comes with premium bedding. Rooms have private patios. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and cable programming is available for your entertainment. Private bathrooms with showers feature rainfall showerheads and complimentary toiletries.
Relax at the full-service spa, where you can enjoy massages, body treatments, and facials. You can take advantage of recreational amenities such as a health club, an outdoor pool, and a lazy river. This hotel also features complimentary wireless internet access, an arcade/game room, and gift shops/newsstands.
Enjoy a meal at the restaurant, or stay in and take advantage of the hotel's room service (during limited hours). Meet other guests and eat at the complimentary reception.
Featured amenities include a business center, express check-in, and express check-out. Event facilities at this hotel consist of conference space and a meeting room. Guests may use a roundtrip airport shuttle for a surcharge, and free valet parking is available onsite.
The hotel offers a complimentary manager's reception on select days.
Punnamada Resorts has a restaurant serving breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.

Property amenities

Internet

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

Parking and transport

  • Return airport shuttle (surcharge)
  • Free self parking on site
  • Free valet parking on site
  • Extended parking on site

Food and drink

  • A restaurant
  • Coffee and tea in common areas
  • Free manager's reception

Things to do

  • Arcade/game room
  • Basketball
  • Bicycle rentals
  • Billiards/pool table
  • Fishing
  • Full-service spa
  • Health club
  • Lazy river
  • Mini golf
  • Motor boating
  • Outdoor pool
  • Rowing/canoeing
  • Sauna
  • Shopping
  • Steam room
  • Volleyball
  • Yoga classes

Family friendly

  • Arcade/game room
  • In-room washing machine/dryer
  • Laundry facilities
  • Lazy river
  • Mini golf
  • Outdoor pool
  • Rollaway/extra bed (surcharge)

Conveniences

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

Guest services

  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Multilingual staff
  • Porter/bellhop
  • Tour and ticket assistance
  • Turndown service
  • Wedding services

Business services

  • Business centre
  • Conference space
  • Meeting room

Outdoors

  • Barbecue grill
  • Garden
  • On a lake
  • Picnic area

Full-service spa

  • Ayurvedic treatments
  • Facials
  • Hot tub
  • Massage
  • Spa treatment rooms

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • No lift
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible path of travel
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk

More

  • 1 floor
  • 29 buildings
  • Banquet hall
  • Built in 2003
  • Designated smoking areas

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Blackout drapes
  • Memory foam mattress
  • Premium bedding
  • Rollaway/extra bed (surcharge)

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Rainfall showerhead
  • Shower
  • Slippers
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 35-inch smart TV with premium cable channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Free bottled water
  • Limited room service
  • Minibar

More

  • Access via exterior corridors
  • Air conditioning
  • Ceiling fan
  • Desk
  • Free daily newspapers
  • Individual decor
  • Individual furnishings
  • Iron/ironing board on request
  • Phone
  • Safe
  • Separate sitting area
  • Washer/dryer

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 1 PM; Check-in end time: 5:30 PM
Early check-in subject to availability
Early check-in fee: INR 1000
Contactless check-in available
Express check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM
Contactless check-out available
Late check-out subject to availability
Late check-out fee: INR 1000
Express 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
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools
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.

Renovations and closures

The property is closed between December 14 and January 10.

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

No pets or service animals allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Children up to the age of 5 years can stay for free if using existing beds when occupying the parent or guardian's room
Rollaway/extra beds are available for INR 2000.0 per night
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Payment types

Important information

Fees

You'll be asked to pay the following charges at the property. Fees may include applicable taxes:

  • Christmas Eve (December 24) Gala Dinner per adult: INR 2000.00
  • Christmas Eve (December 24) Gala Dinner per child: INR 1000.00 (from 5 to 12 years old)
  • New Year's Eve (December 31) Gala Dinner per adult: INR 5000.00
  • New Year's Eve (December 31) Gala Dinner per child: INR 3000.00 (from 5 to 12 years old)
  • Gala Dinner on August 12 per adult: INR 5000.00

We have included all charges provided to us by the property.

Optional extras

  • Early check-in fee: INR 1000 (subject to availability)
  • Late check-out fee: INR 1000 (subject to availability)
  • Housekeeping is available for an additional fee
  • Rollaway bed fee: INR 2000.0 per night

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

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, debit cards, and cash
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, a security system, a first aid kit, and window guards
This property has outdoor spaces, such as balconies, patios, terraces which may not be suitable for children; if you have concerns, we recommend contacting the property prior to your arrival to confirm they can accommodate you in a suitable room
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

This property does not have elevators
Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms
No pets and no service animals are allowed at this property

Property is also known as

Punnamada Resorts
Punnamada Resorts Alappuzha
Punnamada Resorts Hotel
Punnamada Resorts Hotel Alappuzha
Punnamada Hotel Alappuzha
Punnamada Resorts Hotel
Punnamada Resorts Ambalapuzha
Punnamada Resorts Hotel Ambalapuzha

Punnamada Resorts Reviews

Reviews

8.4

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 37 out of 77 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 26 out of 77 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 6 out of 77 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 4 out of 77 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 4 out of 77 reviews

8.4/10

Cleanliness

8.4/10

Staff & service

7.4/10

Amenities

7.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Ashok, Northampton

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

4/10 Poor

Ciara

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort

Pool and bar closed

We arrived to find the pool was still closed after the monsoon season which we weren't informed of in advance and was a real selling point of the hotel. This was odd as other pools including the public pool in the area we're open. Additionally we were told only when we asked about it that the onsite bar was closed for renovations and we're recommended to go to a competitor hotel to use their bar. In general the staff were quite apathetic that the resort was not ready for visitors and although we really enjoyed the boat tour and the views were lovely this wasn't the stay we had hoped for. If amenities are closed some pre warning feels necessary.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Kalidas Sanjay

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Restaurant menu can be greatly improved
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Nick

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Idyllic quiet location with views of the boats and waterways, extremely courteous, happy and helpful staff. Great food options in house and close enough to pick up a Tuk Tuk to head in to town as well. An ideal place to relax and unwind!
Stayed 6 nights in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Shakeela

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

8/10 Good

Craig

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2024

6/10 Okay

Helen

Travelled with group
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities

Spectacular outlook on backwaters

View from our private pool room was exceptional. The hotel is in a beautiful location on the backwaters but is in need of a refurbishment. Food in the restaurant is very reasonable and great quality. We had our backwater boat collect us from the hotel, which was pretty special. It would take very little to uplift this beautiful looking place. We hope someone with vision will invest and we’d be back in a shot.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

8/10 Good

Tara

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Excellent service
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Nicholas

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Had a lovely stay, if only for a night. We did a house boat afternoon trip and then stayed in the resort.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

2/10 Terrible

Vijay Anand

Travelled with family and small children
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We left the property as we couldn’t stay, my daughter (4yrs old) couldn’t sleep so are we, due to bugs and lizards in the room. Very poorly maintained and totally unhygienic. The open Bathroom was terrible and we never used. I had requested refund for the days we didn’t stay. Please coordinate and do the needful.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Babu

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Friendly staff, restaurant serving delicious food and the Punnamada Kayal view.
Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

David

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Ramesh

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very friendly staff, good South Indian food, close to shikara and house boat rides, traditional Kerala architecture of buildings. Very good Ayurvedic massage - that made my wife and I sleep for 12 hours straight. If you dont mind the 2 hour taxi ride from Cochin airport (like we did) - this is a great place to rest and re-energize.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023

8/10 Good

Raeshma

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Relaxing Weekend Getaway

The stay was amazing and the staff were hospitable. However, we had booked for a 2 day stay at the garden villa, but they had overbooked and were able to provide us only with a single day stay. To make up for the discomfort, they upgraded us to their premium villa with private pool and a free houseboat ride for an hour. It turned out to be a relaxing weekend. The restaurant is great and the food tasted great. More choices for dessert would have been better.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

Neeraj

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Check in and check out was smooth. We booked lakeside Villa and our room was well maintained. The lakeside views from our room were gorgeous. Our stay was very pleasant. The staff of the property are courteous and friendly.

10/10 Excellent

ASHOK

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2022

8/10 Good

AJLimer, Atlanta USA

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Beautifully designed resort, once you get to it. Remote, small residential unpaved alleys, poorly marked from main road is the only vehicular access to it unfortunately. Lovely, clean cottages and rooms with unique open air bathrooms enhanced our eco friendly experience; I appreciated it, but probably not for those unprepared for the mosquito attack whenever you use the toilet. I just attacked back! Our biggest disappointment was the food quality at the only restaurant at the resort. If you are looking for typical touristy food, you'll be fine. Being the hometown of my deceased father, we were very familiar with traditional cuisine. Located on the bay waters, we hoped for a variety of fresh seafood, cooked authentic local cuisine style. Our experience was sadly contrary. The restaurant is definitely setup to encourage their buffets offerings, which offered mostly non-Kerala cuisine and very limited seafood. When we tried A la carte orders, the taste and freshness of fish was lacking, which is not what one expects at a higher end resort as Punnamada. It seemed the cooks were best at non-local cuisine. I hope they improve and explore unique opportunity available by location. We watched fisherman pass by daily with their fresh catches of the day. Why not support them? Visiting tourists would gladly pay a premium for freshly caught local seafood. My fav part of the resort was Yoga and massage. I learned a lot from yoga instructor Mr. Pradeep, who was excellent teacher!
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2019

8/10 Good

Ash

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Cute resort but bit pricey.

The stay was good especially the free boat ride in the evening and yoga session in the morning. It was an unexpected pleasant surprise.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2020

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Disliked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Failed to meet expectations. In need of a lot of maintenance. Food was sub-par. They originally agreed to give me a late check out, but then the day of told me someone else was arriving so i they needed my room and i needed to leave. The place was mostly empty so i think they just couldn't be bothered with my request (that they already agreed to).
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Amenities
Disliked: Cleanliness
The property was flloded in 2018 floods, and is still recovering. Unfortunately, it shows. Location is excellent, boat tours great.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2019

8/10 Good

Lorraine

Travelled with group
Liked: Staff & service, room comfort

Value-for-money stay

The best part of our stay was the in-house restaurant by the lake/backwaters. Food was fab and we had one of the best appom and coffees in south of India. Our garden villas were generally clean and comfy but because they were nestled in nature, there were a lot of bugs and mozzies despite the cool weather. That said, the hotel recep is happy to provide you with insect repellant cream any time and the beds came with a net to keep those flying creatures out. At the point of arrival, there was a lot of construction going on, so it seemed like the place was a bit of a mess but as you venture further into the pty, the rustic greenery puts you at ease. They have plenty of games and activities; from tennis/badminton courts to foosball and ping-pong. Don't miss the complimentary sunset cruise!
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Good location ...clean place ...has the scope for making a wow experience ....thank you for the upgrade....
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2019

6/10 Okay

Jake

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service

Great grounds, poorly trained staff

An extremely sour end to a nice stay at your resort. 28 minutes to check out and pay extras because of unprepared and seemingly untrained reception staff. When it takes 28 minutes to check out the only guests staying in the hotel, you know it's time to think about your processes and training. Don't make a guest wait while you hunt for 40 rupees change and then ask that guest if they can provide the exact 3740 amount - just wipe off the 40 ruppees When we also questioned why a 100 ruppee bottle of water we had asked for with our breakfast had appeared on our bill I was told, "No!" and "this is a five star resort price" as if that made it okay. Even more concerning given it is a 4 star hotel... I guess the customer isn't always right after all.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2019

8/10 Good

James

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Good hotel but not value for money

The resort was very pretty, with a nice pool and gardens. However, the room itself was a little tired. We visited during monsoon season and after we'd checked in we were told none of the activities (boat trips etc) were possible due to the weather. This was disappointing as from the resort you could see other hotels were offering these experiences still. The restaurant was amazing, serving delicious fish curries and a good breakfast with very welcoming staff. Overall we felt the hotel was overpriced considering lots of the experiences were not available. On top of this, we were disappointed to find that after spending a lot of money on the room and food there, we were charged nearly £7 for a glass water bottle that we accidentally broke. Whilst we were happy to cover the cost of this, the bottle itself was worth very little and no bill was provided for this. A beautiful resort, but not great value for money.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Great location relaxing with a good restaurant

We spent 5 relaxing days at the hotel, the staff cannot do enough for you.The garden view villa's are stunning.