Koder House - Fort Cochin Kerala India

Koder House is a three storey heritage boutique hotel which is located at the hip and happening Fort Cochin. With great cultures leaving their footprints here, Fort Cochin interests the culturally inclined tourists. Originally owned by Koders, an ancient Cochin Jewish family, this hotel had been a host to many high profile visitors including Presidents, Heads of Nations, Nobel Laureates and Hollywood Directors among others.

Koder House has a very laid back, yet chic ambiance which makes it especially charming to the tourists. Elegant and contemporary, Koder has heavy traces of Dutch and Portuguese influences and is a fusion of the past and present. If you are the kind of holiday-maker who cannot do away with luxurious comforts, but is not keen to have a formal hotel environ, then this is your kind of place. Koder House has the privilege of being close to the beach and hence calls for an exciting beach holiday.

Apart from being comfortable, the hotel is also intensely private and features just six luxury suites. Though renovated, the suites still maintain the original facade of the house and its spectacular milieu of its glorious past. The guests can chose their accommodation from the deluxe suites and the junior suites. The uniquely designed and done up suits ensure a cozy and private stay while the building that is a few centuries old stand out for its shimmering teak floors, stairways and ceilings.

The hotel has innumerable facilities for the convenience of the guests. You can sample a wide variety of delicacies at the pool facing 'Menorah' restaurant which specializes in traditional Keralan cuisine to Penne Arabiatta, along with specialty seafood and Chinese menus. The cuisine served here is heavily accentuated with sea food dishes, right from crabs to sear fish.

The hotel has a hanging bridge which takes you to the opposite house, which was the office of the the owner. Though you can't get into the opposite building, you can still experience the feeling of the bygone era. On the second floor there is a well equipped business center with broadband Internet, Library, Beer 'n' Wine Lounge with a central balcony.

The guests can wrap off their holiday with a spa treatment at the serene spa. A blend of Indian and Asian spa treatments is what you get here. You get the best of both worlds here – a rich mix of Indian Ayurveda and European concepts. Holiday-makers looking for a charming abode, which is cozy as well as luxurious, will find Koder House as a delightful option.

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