Flamingo Boutique Hotel & Ayurvedic Spa

Beautiful traditional spacious rooms with fantastic location and surroundings. We were 8 adults and 3 kids,, had the most fantastic time,, breakfast was so delicious and so much choice(including fresh local fruits and fresh juices, and the best banana fritters)

Hotel de charme avec des chambres décorées dans le style du Kerala. Un séjour de charme et de quiétude. Un restaurant de qualité à des prix très corrects. La plage à proximité immédiate mais surtout une piscine et un étang où il est possible de se promener en canoë. Un centre de soins ayurvediques intégré à l hotel pour parfaire l attrait de cette escale. A signaler à l accueil Ashwin qui a tout fait pour rendre ce sejour mémorable.

I have just returned from a four night stay here which was nowhere near enough and I am already trying to work out when I can go back! Even the best photos just don't do this place justice and it's hard to describe how lovely it is. I arrived late in the evening and very tired after a 14 hour journey from northern Rajasthan and was just shown straight to my room, that had the lamps lit, a/c and fan switched on, was given a couple of bottles of ice cold water and told that we could do the check-in process the following morning whenever I was ready. My room was beautiful. Spotlessly clean, extremely comfortable bed, very stylish bathroom, quiet and with everything that I needed. The grounds of the hotel are immaculate and you are surrounded by birds, butterflies and dragonflies, with constant birdsong during the day and crickets and frogs in the evening. I felt at home as soon as i arrived. There is a very friendly, laid-back vibe and as a solo female traveller, I couldn't have felt safer and more relaxed. The spa that belongs to the hotel is right next door and I don't think enough has been said about how well run everything is. I booked a yoga class and it was suggested to bring it forward an hour from the time I requested due to the time that the mosquitoes come out. As it's only next door I was very surprised that my instructor came to get me from my room! He was absolutely lovely, a fantastic teacher who pitched the class exactly right for my experience level (intermediate but rusty!) and I can't think of a better place to do yoga than outside on the grass by the side of a Keralan backwater - absolute heaven. The Ayurvedic massages are also incredible and shouldn't be missed. The food at the restaurant is fantastic, their Marari fish curry was the best thing I ate in two weeks of travelling round India. Finally, the staff, which is what really elevates the Flamingo Marari and make it what it is. Beyond helpful and friendly, always smiling, and can't do enough for you, but all in a very easygoing, laid-back way. Thank you all for a fantastic few days, and I hope to see you again next year!