The River Retreat Heritage Resort

Stayed here with a group tour with Mercury Holidays. Stayed in room 504 which was lovely. Had a boutique room feel to it. Large bed and a fab wet room/bathroom. Large balcony. Food was ok but nothing special. Lovely outside dining area. Pool was ok but only had 6 sun beds for all the accommodations, definitely need more. Walked into town which was not commercialised at all which was great. People were very friendly out and about. Purchased cashews and black pepper which was oh so cheap x

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.

The menu has several varieties and the food is excellent. Staff and friendly and helpful. Great ambience. Fun place for families with children. Very Reasonably priced Good place to celebrate birthdays and other functions.

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.