The hotel is very well located, just by a river with scenic views. Staff is great, very welcoming and helpful. The restaurant is really good. Among other delicious things, I highly recommend the chilli goby and the fish Biryani ! Breakfast is good too. The rooms are large and comfortable, quiet and have AC. The swimming pool is very pleasant, so is the basketball half court. A great place to stay in this area.

Great food and ambience for family. Great view of nila river.Fast service and pleasent atmosphere. Very good behaviour and attitude of suppliers. Good quality of food and drinks. This restaurant has a very good parking place or spot.

My wife and I have stayed in this resort for almost three months in July of 2017. So, it was very nostalgic to visit the resort this year again. Although I did not stay here this time, I hosted a lunch for 10 members of family and friends. I had heard that after reintroduction of bar services this year the quality of food had deteriorated; and so wanted to test myself. I was surprised to find that those rumors were not at all true. The restaurant has a new menu and new management staff, including a manager, Anil and captain Binu. But one of the good old chefs, Madhu, still worked there, as also a few of the serve staff members. We had pre-ordered the lunch menu, including Chicken Lollypop for starters, which was one of our old favorites, followed by a new dish, Chicken mulakittidichatu, which is a dry dish , Kerala style chicken curry, Paneer butter masaala, fried rice, briyani rice, Okra dry fry in the Kerala tradition, and ending with a sweet speciality of Kerala. Every item was made to perfection! The staff were on their toes to ensure prompt and courteous service. The dining room has a beautiful view of the Nila river. We spent about two hours savoring the food and enjoying the quiet ambience. As we were leaving, we met many of the old retreat staff who had become close to us during our previous stay, almost like family. With all old memories relived, we left the resort, and made a promise to ourselves to come back next year again.

Came here for a friend's wedding. Very good ambience and setting. Enjoyed the visit and the hospitality by their staff. Special mention to Anil who is the manager who took real good care of us. The food was great and the view for the restaurant is very calming.

I had stayed at the Resort for 3 days for a Get together of Alumni from my Engineering College. I stayed in a standard double bed room in the Annex/New Building. The Room was neat and tidy. The Free Wifi for the Rooms was good, but there were a few areas in the resort's area where the signal drops low. Room Service was Prompt. Though thee menu had a lot to offer, the restaurant should focus more on authentic Kerala cuisine (thee Kerala cuisine dishes offered didn't taste much of in Kerala cuisine style. The food we brought from outside tasted better). The Fish Fry was exceptional. The recent Liquor/Bar Ban meant that the Bar was closed and there are no avenues of getting a few bottles/drinks. You have to buy your drinks/bottles from outside. The Ayurvedic Massages are a pleasure. I felt like i was a new man after the full body massage and steam bath. Lots of aches and pains i had had vanished like anything. The swimming pool was average and could be improved, but it serves the purpose. But having multiple guests means all couldn't use the swimming pool at the same time. The staff at the resort, from the security guard, to the receptionist to the room service guys to the housekeeping staff were all exceptionally polite & prompt. I would surely return to the Resort for a repeat stay. The rates are reasonable and do try to get bargain package.

The stay at the resort was very good.The location is also very good .The staff and crew gave a mind blowing service.The food they provided us was outstanding.We were treated like the king.There is a saying "customer is your king"was proved right at river retreat.There were some downs but that were ignorable. I would definitely recommend this resort for family outing with a most convincing tariff. And ya ppl whoever is reading this pls do not visit the near by restaurant name Arabian food It's one of the worst.If you want your family to enjoy the trip with all the (diareaa,food poisoning etc) Thank you river retreat. Hope to see you again...

A very good hotel. Clean rooms, with A/C and ensuite. View over river, good to watch people and animals. Able to eat dinner outside. Food a la carte and good quality. As usual in India staff attentive and relaxed. Best of the hotels on our tour. On edge of town so easy to walk in. One minor issue room had only a small window so a lack of natural light.

We stayed for three days.. A well maintained place, staff were very welcoming and kind and courteous. Very attentive. Room service was prompt. This place one of the best to engage kids. It has swing, slide, see - saw and like suff in play area which is very well maintained... They also had love birds , duck, rooster and rabbit, Pool was neat and clean. Shuttle court, Basket ball court... Cricket Net practice court.. what now.. be it a toddler or a teenager they can be engaged well.. Candle lit dinner by the side of river is simply awesome.. value for the money..

Excellent location, well built and awesome service. The rooms are well designed on the river side with all amenities and beautiful pool. The room service and restaurant was simply great. Mibin took excellent care, with great hospitality. Enjoyed our stay completely and it was really wonderful. We will visit again for sure.