Thathampally P.O. , Alappuzha (Alleppey), Kerala - INDIA
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Mararikulam is sixty kilometers south of Cochin or an hour's drive from Cochin and even less from Alleppey. It is the most fabulous stretch of soft sandy beach fringed with palm. The beautiful, seemingly endless, fine golden sandy beaches are temptation enough, but add this to a good choice of accommodation, fantastic cuisine and friendly locals, and you have an irresistible combination.
This resort is 90Kms from Cochin International airport, 12 Kms from Alleppey and 160 Kms from Trivandrum international airport. |
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ACCOMMODATION: The rooms have been built in the style of a traditional fishing village with thatched villas. The 400 sq. ft. spacious villas are all air-conditioned and a delightfully furnished verandah with ceiling fan, the bathrooms are spacious and modern, built in traditional Keralan style with an open-air courtyard, complete with a papaya tree! Each villa also has a small private garden area. There is also a deluxe villa, which has the same facilities plus a separate sitting area and its own private swimming pool.
Rambling walls curve around corners, their rust-coloured stones smothered with trumpet flowers. Completing the picture are rippling lotus ponds, usually with a family of ducklings getting a swimming lesson out in the middle. |
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RESTAURANT : Mealtimes at Marari are unhurried affairs, with a firm eye on enjoying every subtlety that the waves have to offer.
Both at the buffet and at our speciality seafood restaurant, Fort Cochin, the fresh catch of the day forms the centrepiece. You can choose from a variety of prawns, lobsters, crayfish and the famous 'karimeen', grilled on the spot or prepared to your tastes. Complementing it all is an array of Kerala specialties. Aromatic vegetable stews, spicy chicken gravies, tangy tamarind and kokam chutneys and always, rice and the popular idiappams- string hoppers that accompany most Kerala meals.
Chef Narayankutty can be fanatical about freshness (check out his book of recipes, available at the gift shop) but he gets it easily. Our bread is always baked daily on the premises and the vegetables too, come fresh-plucked from our organic farm.
For light snacks, the beach-shack bar and buffet is the place. Sip a post-swim cooler, munch on some fried prawns and listen to the distant roar of surf. |
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FACILITIES AND SERVICES : Cultural Performance, Doctor on Call, Foreign Exchange, Hot & Cold Water, Live Band, Restaurant, Swimming Pool, Ayurvedic Centre, Bar, Beer Parlour. |
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