Bolgatty Palace And Island Resort

We loved our three weeks here. Such a welcoming helpful staff, enjoyed the food and the pool. The Kathakali evening shouldn't be missed. We felt thoroughly spoiled. Thank-you for making this such a wonderful stopover on our voyage across the Indian Ocean.

Nearly 20 of middle-aged but fun-loving college friends (and one 81 year old mum!) reunited after several years (some from nearly 40 years ago) at KTDC Bolgatty Palacy and Resort - where we had come to for the first time - and were pleasantly surprised to find spacious rooms (where all of us crammed in for our music sessions!), obliging room service (who brought up everything from limes to chairs!), great food at the restaurant (who obliged with a slightly late celebration of an 81st birthday!), and a lovely venue to wander around and to take a boat cruise from the jetty. All this - and the reasonable price tag - made the guests vote it the most likely venue for future reunions, so, well done, Manoj the Manager and your staff at KTDC Bolgatty, thanks for everything, you were great ... keep it up, and we'll be back!

We had a family get together at Bolgatty Palace and Island Resorts. We were a big group of about 30 people and we spent 3 nights at the resort. Initially the guests were unsure of whether we would have enough to do at the resort for that many days but it turned out to be absolutely great! The resort is on an island in the middle of Kerala’s renowned backwaters and it serves as a perfect locale to enjoy the peace and tranquillity of the backwaters while at the same time providing easy access to the vibrant Kochi city. The resort has well laid out lawns, swimming pool with a view and the historic Dutch-built Bolgatty palace serves as the backdrop for all the fun. We had great fun dancing on New Year’s Eve, going for boat rides from the resort’s pier, playing water polo at the swimming pool, engaging in a game of cricket and watching Kerala’s art form, Kathakali, that was organized by the resort. The rooms are big and very spacious and room service was super responsive, attentive to all our needs. Food was very good and the chef was very willing to accommodate our special requests. Their caramel custard is a must try! ?? Overall, the guests had a great time and we all returned with troves of great memories!

We did not enjoy our stay here. It was very far away from everything (which makes it nice and peaceful) but also inconvenient. Have to get a taxi anywhere you go. Staff were not very nice. The WiFi didn’t work in our room, so they moved us to a different room and kept telling us “we have moved you to very expensive room”, which we did not need or want, we just wanted our WiFi to work, which also didn’t work in the new room. Breakfast is very basic. One day they had a buffet, and one we had to just order off a menu. They kept changing the price of breakfast everytime we asked, and charged us different amounts for both days. For the price, it was not what we expected. You could get somewhere much nicer in Kochi for less money - avoid Bolgatty Palace.

This was our second visit to bolgatty and this time it was with my daughter parents and brother we booked 3 rooms for 2 nights.1st night was in the palace in a delux room which was awesome the food that they serve is also good quality and quantity. One of the high lights about this place is the breakfast spread that they keep which has a good amount of variety to suit everyone's tastebuds. the staff is quick to respond and always ready to serve and help the guest..... The 2nd night was in the lake view cottages which has an awesome view... This place is a well maintained place and has good rooms. the Staff is polite and the people at reception is also quiet good. I would blindly recommend bolgatty palace and island resort to any one who is in kochin. The only thing that we didnt like was the buffet that was kept every night and they do not have a la carte option during dinner. But as always a 5 * to bolgatty and its hospitality.