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The World Backwaters

4.0 star property

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Outdoor pool
Outdoor pool
Presidential Suite with Private Pool | View from room
Room, Lake View
Aerial view

Reviews

7.6 out of 10
Good

Popular amenities

  • Gym
  • Pool
  • Room service
  • Laundry
  • Parking included
  • Free WiFi

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Kannankara - West Kumarakam, Alleppey (dist), Cherthala, Kerala, 688527
  • Vembanad Lake
    ‪3 min walk‬
  • St. Andrew's Basilica of Arthunkal
    ‪16 min drive‬
  • Kumarakom Boat Jetty
    ‪19 min drive‬

Room options

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Down duvets, memory-foam beds, minibar, in-room safe

Stream Villa

  • 35 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Presidential Suite with Private Pool

Presidential Suite with Private Pool

  • 93 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 2 Double Beds

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Executive Villa with Private Pool

Executive Villa with Private Pool

  • 65 sq m
  • Lake view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed OR 1 Twin Bed

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Lake View Cottage

Lake View Cottage

  • 28 sq m
  • Lake view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed OR 1 Twin Bed

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Down duvets, memory-foam beds, minibar, in-room safe

Room, Lake View

  • 28 sq m
  • Lake view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed OR 1 Twin Bed

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  • Pool
  • Breakfast included
  • Waterslide
  • Parking included
4.0 out of 5, Very good, (1)
The price is NZ$203
for 1 room
includes taxes & fees
8 Mar - 9 Mar
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About the area

Thanneermukkom

Located in Cherthala, The World Backwaters is in the historical district, within a 15-minute drive of Vembanad Lake and Kumarakom Bird Sanctuary. .This family-friendly hotel is 9.8 mi (15.7 km) from Marari Beach and 7.5 mi (12.1 km) from St. Andrew's Basilica of Arthunkal.

What's nearby

  • Vembanad Lake - 3 min walk
  • Kumarakom Bird Sanctuary - 15 min drive
  • Kumarakom Backwaters - 16 min drive
  • Kumarakom Boat Jetty - 19 min drive
  • Marari Beach - 43 min drive

Getting around

  • Kalavoor Kalavur Halt Station - 15 min drive
  • Cochin International Airport (COK) - 123 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Hotel Travancore Palace - ‬8 min drive
  • ‪Apsara Hotel - ‬8 min drive
  • ‪Indian Coffee House - ‬10 min drive
  • ‪Mariya Restaurant - ‬9 min drive
  • ‪Padma Cafe - ‬11 min drive

About this property

The World Backwaters

Family-friendly hotel with a fitness center and a steam room
The World Backwaters offers 30 air-conditioned accommodations, which are accessible via exterior corridors and feature DVD players and minibars. Each accommodation is individually decorated. Memory foam beds feature down comforters. 32-cm LCD televisions come with premium cable channels.

Bathrooms include shower/tub combinations, bathrobes, designer toiletries, and complimentary toiletries. Business-friendly amenities include desks, safes, and phones. Additionally, rooms include complimentary bottled water and coffee/tea makers. Housekeeping is offered daily and irons/ironing boards can be requested.

An outdoor pool and a children's pool are on site. Other recreational amenities include a steam room and a fitness center.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.

Make yourself at home in one of the 30 individually decorated guestrooms, featuring minibars and LCD televisions. Your memory foam bed comes with down comforters. Cable programming along with DVD players are provided for your entertainment. Bathrooms feature shower/tub combinations, designer toiletries, and hair dryers.
Relax and unwind with massages, body treatments, and facials. If you're looking for recreational opportunities, you'll find an outdoor pool, a steam room, and a fitness center. Additional amenities at this hotel include an arcade/game room, wedding services, and tour/ticket assistance.
Enjoy a meal at the restaurant, or stay in and take advantage of the hotel's room service (during limited hours).
Featured amenities include complimentary wired internet access, a business center, and express check-in. Planning an event in Cherthala? This hotel has 215 square feet (20 square meters) of space consisting of a conference center and a meeting room. Guests may use a roundtrip airport shuttle for a surcharge, and free self parking is available onsite.
The World Backwaters has a restaurant serving breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.

Languages

English, Hindi

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free wired Internet

Parking and public transport

  • Free self-parking on site
  • Motorhome/coach/lorry parking on site
  • Extended parking on site
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking and van parking available
  • Free off-site parking
  • Return airport shuttle (surcharge)

Food and drink

  • 1 restaurant
  • Room service available

Things to do

  • Arcade/games room
  • Bike rentals
  • Children's pool
  • Ecotours
  • Fitness centre
  • Outdoor pool
  • Playground
  • Steam room
  • Yoga classes

Family friendly

  • Arcade/games room
  • Children's pool
  • DVD player
  • Laundry facilities
  • Mini-fridge
  • Outdoor pool
  • Playground
  • Soundproofed rooms

Conveniences

  • Banquet hall
  • Front-desk safe

Guest services

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Daily housekeeping
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Multilingual staff
  • Porter/bellhop
  • Tour/ticket assistance
  • Wedding services

Business services

  • Business centre
  • Computer station
  • Conference centre (215 square feet of space)
  • A meeting room

Outdoors

  • Garden

Spa

  • 2 treatment rooms
  • Ayurvedic treatments
  • Body scrubs
  • Body treatments
  • Facials
  • Manicures and pedicures
  • Massages
  • Massage/treatment rooms

Accessibility

  • If you have any requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • This property does not have any lifts
  • Upper floors accessible by stairs only
  • Valet for wheelchair-equipped vehicle
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk
  • Wheelchair-accessible restaurant
  • Wheelchair-accessible van parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible (may have limits)

More

  • Designated smoking areas

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Air conditioning
  • Blackout drapes/curtains
  • Ceiling fan
  • Down duvet
  • Memory-foam mattress

Bathroom

  • Bathrobes
  • Designer toiletries
  • Hairdryer
  • Shower/bath combination
  • Towels

Entertainment

  • 32-cm LCD TV
  • TV channels
  • DVD player
  • Premium channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle
  • Free bottled water
  • Mini fridge
  • Minibar

More

  • Access via exterior corridors
  • Desk
  • Individually decorated
  • Iron/ironing board (on request)
  • Phone
  • Safe
  • Soundproofing

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 1 PM; Check-in end time: 5:30 PM
Express check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM
Express check-out available

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
For any questions, please contact the property using the information on the booking confirmation
To register at this property, guests who are Indian citizens must provide a valid photo identity card issued by the Government of India; travelers who are not citizens of India must present a valid passport and visa.

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

No pets or service animals allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
1 child, up to the age of 5 years, can stay for free if using existing beds when occupying the parent or guardian's room
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Payment types

Important information

Fees

You'll be asked to pay the following charges at the property. Fees may include applicable taxes:

  • Christmas Eve (24 December) Gala Dinner per adult: INR 2500
  • Christmas Eve (24 December) Gala Dinner per child: INR 2000 (from 6 to 12 years old)
  • New Year's Eve (31 December) Gala Dinner per adult: INR 4500
  • New Year's Eve (31 December) Gala Dinner per child: INR 3000 (from 5 to 12 years old)

We have included all charges provided to us by the property.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards and debit cards
Please note that cultural norms and guest policies may differ by country and by property; the policies listed are provided by the property
Please note: To comply with local law, no alcohol will be served in this property on the first day of every month.

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
No pets and no service animals are allowed at this property
Alcohol is not served at this property

Property is also known as

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The World Backwaters Reviews

Reviews

7.6

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 8 out of 49 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 26 out of 49 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 11 out of 49 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 49 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 3 out of 49 reviews

8.0/10

Cleanliness

7.8/10

Staff & service

7.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

2/10 Terrible

Midhun

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The worst hotel in the planet
One of the worst hotel experiences so far. No toilet rolls - had to wait for 1 hr 10 min and 4 phone calls to get it. dirty bedsheets and towels. no breakfast even after waiting for an hour. had to leave the hotel with other guests to some place outside to get breakfast. and no refund for the same. there are many better options in that area. this one is just a disgrace to india tourism.

10/10 Excellent

Raghavendra

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good back water view
It was a good experience over all, best experience was going on speed boat and island trek. Food was ok, but I would recommend to try out local food.

8/10 Good

Anna, Delhi

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, room comfort
wonderful property by the backwaters
wonderful property by the backwaters! cleanliness + maintenance of the rooms required

10/10 Excellent

ahmed

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

8/10 Good

Chiroy Premkumar, Bangalore

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A pleasant stay with comfortable environment.
the room is pretty spacious, the lightings are soothing, the ayurvedic massage was very rejuvenating, the swimming pool is very big, clean and well maintained. We took a villa private pool which was also pretty big for just two of us, the hotel management was always at our service and they cater to your needs immediately. food was not great, but it is the best available in kerala. We also had access to the gym, table tennis, badminton, boating.

2/10 Terrible

Yarl, London

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Dirty hotel
The hotel is very dirty and we disappointed with the room

6/10 Okay

Somya, bangalore, india

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
Avoid hotel if do not have a vehicle
The hotel is present at a nice location right at waterfront and away from civilization. This place should be avoided if you do not have your on conveyance. The city is like 20 km away and no good public transport or eating places nearby. Hotel also does not have a functional travel desk, so you have to do all arrangements on your own. Rooms are nice and clean, but the buffet breakfast was disappointing with very less variety. Staff is not welcoming and needs more training. Spa was also in a very sorry state.

2/10 Terrible

Legeesh, SL

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Terrible
The Villa i got is not to thr mark..the room had dust smell..had a feeling like that villa has been closed for few days without housekeeping..they dumped the extra bed and foldable cot in the hall..toilet got a rusty smell & looks so untidy..towels are 7yrs old i guess..pool and the property view is really good..food is so over priced..they food taste and quantity is poor for the 3star menu price..Rs.350 for a chicken chettinad is ridiculous for the portion the serve and the taste..we customers wont mind to pay 500 if the taste is good even though quantity is less..not to the mark..i even requested for the room change coz of dust smell..i personally wentt 2 times to manager and requested..but he juat gave me a lame reasons..reception,restaurant staffs are good..good service..so guys if u r looking for a property to stay in alleppy, go for a better place..dont opt this..you can find good ones with cheaper tariff..only good abt this place is lake view..which you will get in all resorts in alleppy..you will pay around 5k pet day for your room and they will silently kill you with there food bill..a 2 days of stay will easily cost u another 5k for the food if u r couples and family means 7-10k for sure..a yellow dal, two portion of rice, one chicken chettinad and 2 watermelon juice cost around 1200 so u could imagine..so save money..look for better place guys..if u want u can still go for it, then u gonna be in our club who gonna drop a comment just on top of me for sur

8/10 Good

saravana kumar, tirupur

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
good stay
it was nice to stay in these resort ,nice environment, rooms are very good ,pool is good ,food is nice ,some of the item taste should be improved ,iam overall satisfied we need the cost of food to be little bit less and to provide much games to enjoy as there is no places to visit nearby and there is no games for children ,you can arrange complimentary boat ride to the island

8/10 Good

Siva, Chennai

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Value for Money in terms of Room facilities but.
Good Comfortable Stay in terms of Room Facilities , Nice View ,Good Staffs but Food Service Needs to be improved.

6/10 Okay

Dheeraj, Panchkula

Disliked: Staff & service
Good experience
Food wad terribly bad. Location is really beautiful. Nothing you can do in this resort except to enjoy the location. Service need a lot to be improved.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Average, not always geared for western tourists
Good enough structure, but service not always geared for western tourists...little English spoken, no proper monitoring of use of facilities (e.g. swimming pool where locals were bathing with their clothes on...which is not very hygienic and against documented pool rules). Good food and good quality ayurvedic massages...request an experienced therapist! Fridge in standard rooms does not work. The resort has good potential and is pretty, but is managed to cater for local guests rather than western tourists, and is overpriced for India, based on what is offered.

6/10 Okay

Pete, Thailand

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Away from it all
This is a nice resort with pleasant rooms however it is very remote with little activities apart from a backwater boat trip and some excursions by car, which are not complimentary. The restaurant is satisfactory and the staff are pleasant and friendly but for lamb read goat. Only two english TV channels and the reception is sparodic as is the electricity supply. The pool is very nice apart from the small tiles that become dislodged but that happens everywhere. Airport drop-off is good value and no doubt the pick-up would be the same, although it is about 100km by road. If you want peace and quiet then this is good, but if you are after lots of activities then don't bother.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
good quality for the price.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Room comfort
Good restaurant service
Overall pretty average was expecting better. Room layout not friendly

4/10 Poor

JS Roy, Kolkata

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Room comfort
Beautiful & Great Location, but BAD water & Food!
The hotel has an excellent location, it was a beautiful resort... however, the hotel needs a water treatment plant ASAP. Moreover, housekeeping is slow and ineffective and very slow.. The food was expensive and not too good... no value for money at all... however the only thing which impressed us most about the resort was the Restaurant Manager and his service team. They were exemplary and worth paying for the tasteless food which was exorbitantly priced..

8/10 Good

dipankar sen, durgapur

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Perfect place for a lazy family break
Overall a great place to relax for a week. We booked it in last minute, still got a very descent cottage in reasonable price. Had a very comfortable 3 days stay, very nice layout of the whole resort with a fantastic pool which the children loved, had 2-3 hrs of boat trip to backwaters, the food was average with limited variety and also had the new year's eve party with social drinks and food. Certainly will recommend for a short break.

8/10 Good

Ritesh, Mumbai

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice Hotel on the Backwaters
The hotel is a very nice property, neat and clean rooms. Located at backwaters... The staff was very promt and helpful. All in all a great place to stay. Things which I didnt like were food... The food was ok but very very costly. They can improve on that. Also the Hotel is about 20 kms away from the main city so you need to have your own transport arrangements.

8/10 Good

Mayank Jain, Bhopal

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great Location
Very thing was excellant like hotel amenties, location & upkeeping of the same.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

8/10 Good

Azim, Ahmedabad

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice place.. Great ambience..
Had great fun cycling and swimming.. Food was average.. Breakfast was the same during all three days.

8/10 Good

Vijay, Chennai

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good location with Swimming pool & close to lake.
Good place for 2 day trip. More than that not advisable for hotel alone.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

8/10 Good

sarvesh, pune

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
kerala trip
Our stay at the hotel was comfortable and enjoyable. The staff is good and courteous. We extended our stay by one day after we enjoyed being there.