Seeking General Info on Kerela

mikeyboy

Just a brain picking one on Kerela. This year we went to Goa, which we loved, but want something a bit quieter, hence we are off to Kerela in Feb 2006. Staying at the Travencore Heritage.

* Whats it like? Has anyone been?
* Can you get a beer there? I am not a complete alchy, but I like a beer on my Hols.
* Is is poosible/advisible to hire a moped around there?
* Someone recomended Classic Taylors in Kovalam. Do they do leather jackets? If not anyone have any recomendations?
* Places to eat in and around Kovalam that you would recomend
* House boats in the area. 1 0r 2 nights where would anyone recomend and with whom. Do they have bogs and showers on, or am I being soft?

kokopelli

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kiranlal

it is a beautiful resort loccated in a nice area ,but i dont know your standerds
yes you can get beer their
i am not sure wheather they have one rental near by but it is possible , themoped willcost 2-3 $ per day and petrol 1$/littre
i really dont know about classic tailers but it sound very famous ,there was soem postings here asking for tailors, and regarding the leather jacket in keral itis a fancy item so we dont manufature them , they might be coming form soem were northern india. so could be very expensive , i think

for veg Lonely planet
for sea food Coconut grove they have indian veg too.
and for a difference Fusion and german backery

for house boats and night stay you better go to Kollam or alleppy , that is very beautiful in lakes ,it may cost 3500-4000 per night, they have toilets but iamnot so sure how many of them have shower,

enjoy your stay in gods own country

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palmlandtours.net

Travancore Heritage is one of the top class hotels in Poovar which keeps good standard. They have heritage cottages with open bathrooms, swimming pool etc. And moderately priced compared to similar hotels like Surya Samudra. But, not up to the standard of Surya Samudra.

Most of the houseboats would have shower, solar fans etc.

calina666

We stayed at the Abad Palmshore in Kovalam. All the places were good for food. The hotel was dry - so no beer there then! Most restaurants sell beer, but you might have to drink it out of coffee mugs, and have the bottle wrapped in newspaper. A few of the hotels have a licence to sell alcohol, but they are a bit more expensive. If you are a veggie then the food is great, otherwise it will be chicken or fish. We didn't find anywhere that sold red meat. I was having withdrawl symptoms - I am a meatatarian. The beach was fine, even if the locals use it as a public toilet. I wanted to go there for years, but I wouldn't go there for a holiday again. But that's just my point of view!!!!

kiranlal

yes it is a pity , but iam sure you r talking about the area close to hotel palmshore and on the way to the Harbor, i should say that, that place is a public toilet

calina666

I did go there aswell, but I am on about Lighthouse Beach, but not as bad as the fishing village though.

kiranlal

it is funny they (the tourisum Dept) call it gods own country ,
so not even a single public toilet in the entair Kovalam

calina666

Yep. A very nice place otherwise. I will visit it again probably, when I move out to Goa, but at least I know what to expect.

kiranlal

kovalam is a cool place other wise , and safe too, but you itis very populated and you you have less things to do there, except getting ayurvedic treatments and hanging around trivandrum,i really wonder why a lotof people go there and for a long long duration ,
last year about 100 thousand peopel visited only kovalam i meanthe foriegn tourist and litt bit more visited cochin , but the duration in kovalam was 2-3 weeks and in cochin it was 2-3 days maximum

pau

i'm going to south india in 10 days (10 long days) and as i'm arriving to chennai i'm going to spend some days in tamil nadu (you know: mamallapuram, pondicherry, tanjore, trichi, maduray) and after that i'm going to cross to kerala, i still don't know if overnight train to quillom (then backwater to allepey and cochin) or stopping in periyar before cochin. the thing is that i'd like to spend last days in a relaxing and beutiful place, not overcrowded (not kovalam), maybe for an ayurvedic treatment, maybe having some beers, maybe looking at the people walking down the street... What can you suggest me????

kiranlal

Varkala sounds like the most favorite beach for most of the Imers

pau

really? i thought that it could be as overcrowded as kovalam... is it nice? as high season starts in november, does the possibility exist that most restaurants are closed? can you recomend any hotel? too many questions, i know... but i'm looking for the perfect place to relax my last days in india... and i'd like a peaceful one, but with things to do, places to walk, to have a beer...

cloudchaser

Any idea on what average time for sunset in Kerala in November? I will be travelling in Periyar, Kumarakom and Kochi.

kiranlal

they close only during mansoon , but many operate through out the year
i think varkala could be more cool , it is just a 45 minut train to varkala from Trivandrum so that you can allways change with out any trouble,
the hotels start from 150 and above, the hotels near the cliff may be lit bit more expensive(500-1000 ) because of the sunset views , but it is very nice ,you can have bear at any time no problem,

i am sorry for the the sun set time i only have the sun rise time
average sun rise time in kerala during novemebr is 6-13 to 6-22 and in december 6-24 to 6-37