About
Resort :
The Travancore Heritage is a sea side resort in 8 acres of lush green
coconut garden and landscaped environs located at Chowara - south of
Kovalam, near Trivandrum, Kerala. The resort stands on a high cliff
overlooking the Arabian Sea and a long wide beach of powdery white sand. The
Travancore Heritage is conceived and developed as a Heritage Property to
bring to life the age-old traditional architectural splendor of the region
with its typical timber houses and 'Nalukettus' with tiled roofing, which
allow for living in communion with all the elements of Nature.
The courtyard within the 'Nalukettu' in its center, around which the four
wings of the house were built in timber, bring in the air, sunlight and the
rain water right into the house making the inhabitants live in tune with
Mother Nature. Travancore Heritage comprises of many such houses built at
various periods in the past 60 - 100 years from several locations in
Travancore, rebuilt at the site after being dismantled and transported with
utmost care, with all their architectural grandeur with fine woodcarvings on
the rafters, gables and the connecting timber members on the walls intact.
Accommodation at Travancore Heritage
Resort :
Pool Mansions - The Travancore Heritage has 2 pool
mansion suites with private pools set in independent villas, with air
conditioned spacious bed room, a drawing room and sit-out or verandah with
rich period furniture and all modern amenities of attached toilet with
lavish fittings with 24 hours cold/hot water showers. It also has a private
dip pool in open back yard, completely walled in for privacy. These suites
are ideal for VIP guests and honeymooners.
Heritage Villas - The Travancore Heritage has 43 elegant
air conditioned rooms in heritage villas with all modern amenities like
spacious toilets including garden baths with cold/hot water showers, with
comfortable furniture and smooth interior lights. A few rooms with closed
baths are also available. The amenities provided in all the bedrooms include
satellite TV, telephone (ISD), mini bar and coffee maker. Almost all the
rooms provide a view of the sea and the beach and the lovely green lawns and
have spacious sit outs with built in elegant reclining benches and antique
planters' chairs
Dining :
Restaurant - The restaurant is open on the front sides
with arches and overlooks the pool. It has a wooden roof ceiling on its main
hall, which is some 100 years old with such exquisite decorative work,
sourced from the marriage hall of a feudal chief in Tamil Nadu. The
restaurant offers multi-cuisine fare with the specialty of seafood and local
ethnic cuisine and can serve 80 guests at a time
