Water Scapes

Waterscapes, a picturesque resort on Vembanad lake amidst serene waterways, about 15 kms from Kottayam, with traditional Kerala architecture & modern comforts. This expansive property with well maintained sprawling greens and walkways, has good options of accommodation,designed to suit various preferences and budgets. All wooden cabins are on stilts, each cabin having its own access bridge and a covered, spacious seating area under it. Cottages are well designed, and well kept, with internet connected TV and good, but not generous bathing spaces.Visit to the adjacent bird sanctuary and other facilities like a clean swimming pool, cycling, and pedal boating are complimentary. Golf buggys to travel inside the resort were of much use. Staff is courteous . The restaurant is well designed and aesthetically located. The spread is not exhaustive, but with good flavors, both veg and non-veg. Buffet are available for lunch and dinner also. It looked like they are not very keen on serving a la carte. Well and good this much. Now I have to point out a grave drawback in the resort. There are numerous stairs and bridges everywhere , especially around the area of the restaurant, which every guest has to visit. On the two days of our stay (Lake view cabin LV-1 on 24/5 to 26/5) there was incessant drizzle, which naturally made some wooden surfaces slippery. On top of this, the area around the restaurant and some adjacent lake view cottages were totally dark at night. There are light pillars seen on the bridge and on the path leading to it, (about ten ) none of which work. Even the pillar light in front of our (and most of the others around) cabin did not light up, making our movement much difficult. We had to depend on our mobile phone torch, which is quite inadequate, to take the stairs to our cabin, and even to open the door. Sorry to say that this crucial aspect was overlooked by the house keeping dept and the management. This irresponsibility of high degree could have been reason enough for fall and fractures , and even snakebites ( we found a slender coral snake baby in the lawns), for guests, especially senior citizens like us. Until this serious inadequacy is resolved, how can I recommend this resort to anyone ? -Dr.Surendrababu,Thalassery

Nice holiday with humble services by smiling faces of its staffs. Adjacent to Bird Sanctuary and my stay is musically. Birds always singing in this property. The sceneric place disallow you to leave. If you want to outing, you can walk through the bird sanctuary and have 3 hours walk.

Natural ambience is so beautiful . A must visit place with family as there is lot of incomparable things - bird sanctuary, boating etc

My stay at KTDC Waterscapes was a delightful surprise. Opting for a last-minute family getaway, we were thrilled by the experience. The property boasts a scenic location—easily accessible from the main road yet peacefully removed from the hustle and bustle, offering a stunning view of the majestic Vembanad Lake. The cottages were impressive, equipped with amenities comparable to a star hotel. The food was delicious, and the Abhyangam massage was incredibly relaxing. The staff was very welcoming, as was the natural setting. An early morning walk through the bird sanctuary was particularly serene. I would definitely visit again and highly recommend it!

Luxury with value for money great service n hospitality very friendly staff and tasty food There staff is always happy and friendly Nice food lake view was Great they I liked the room it’s sere luxury lake water flowing through the room enjoyed a lot

Room was very neat and clean. Staffs are very helpful and provided very good service. Overall experience is excellent. We enjoyed pedal boat and 1 hour motor boat. Food was very good. Especially breakfast was super. Hope to come again soon.

Great location. Superb lake view. Beautiful scenery. Peaceful environment. Very calm and quiet. Adjacent to bird sanctuary. Aesthetic rooms in heritage style. Neat and clean. Tasty food. Friendly and helpful staff. Excellent service. Totally amazing.

Excellent location of rooms. Very spacious. The restaurant is located very well. Wonderful place to spend a few days . Very peaceful . Went there with family and had a really great time. Lot of birds and wild life around . Was lucky to sight an otter.

This was our second visit to the property. The last visit was in 2014 before the renovation works. The premises are awesome with those little wood house cabins all over with canals in between which gives you a very fresh feeling which no other properties in Kumarakom can offer. We had opted for the lake view room which was very close to the infinity pool. The room was spacious with clean white bed linen and a good bathroom. Toiletries were of high quality. Towels were neat and clean. Drinking water is supplied in glass bottles. Yes they do have the ' no to plastic' motto. The pool is huge well maintained infinity pool. Pool towels were fresh. There is greenery everywhere Why did I give a four star rating to this resort?. KTDC resorts are considered to be one of the best when it comes to food. Be it Lake Palace, Aranya nivas or Samudra. However the food was not upto the mark here at waterscapes. They have a buffet meal which had only limited items, not tasty too. Also they include only one non veg item in the buffet menu. If you have fish in the list, there won't be meat and vice versa. I think they should consider revising the menu at the earliest . If you are not a foodie kind of person then you can surely visit the resort which is within the Bird sanctuary.