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.

Excellent night out place which is suitable for all types of visit , having a wonderful ambience . It has both indoor and outdoor dining area which is much more convenient for different types of people

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.

Visited the restaurant there with my family on June. Place is good and at a convenient location. Good ambience. Staff was really friendly and helpful. Food was great too. Thanks to Mr Anil and Jising.

Seem to be mixed reviews of this place, but my experience was generally a good one. Whilst the entrance/ approach is a little dour/ understated, down a side alley off the nearby village, it opens out into a pleasant site overlooking the river and its "beach". You can also see the nearby bridges into the main town (one collapsed, one working). My room was in a modern air-conditioned block in pleasant grounds. It was large, if a little sparse, but air-conditioned, hardwood floor, large bathroom, huge bed, WiFi. Decent size pool. Dining room a little small for the size of hotel, but you can eat out at the tables set out on the lawns. In fact you need to ear outside if you want an alcoholic drink (with or without a meal) because the restaurant itself is unlicensed! Dinner is a la carte, not buffet. You walk around the hotel, either into the back fields & down to the river (plenty of birdlife) or back down the lane into the local village, which is bustling with lots of local shops.

The views and accesibility to the local sites are amazing. Very cheap food to be had (not bad) for an evening however the offering at breakfast is more than basic.... Packet eggs for omelettes with cheese slices, and soggy bread toast. That aside thoguh, the pool area is magnificent if you can spare an hour or so around it like we were licky to do.

Stayed at this hotel for two nights whilst touring Kerala with a group of 28. The entrance is a bit startling at first as it's situated behind a graveyard for old lorries and tuk-tuks. We got the 'honeymoon' suite and our accommodation was good, clean and well presented and came with it's own little verandah and garden. Others in our group didn't seem to fare quite so lucky judging from the comments we heard at breakfast - noise and poor night's sleep. There seemed to be a nice looking dining room, which appeared to be very under-used but our group got shunted into a soullesss side room for meals. The hotel does have a swimming pool.

This resort is on the bank of Baharathapuzha, where many Malayalam movies are short. Ambience & food is nice. One can have a stay and meeting facilities also available. It was very specail get together for us meeting old close school mates after a school time. Location is closer to Shoranur Railway junction. Lot of famous places can be easily visited from here like Kerala Kalamandalam, Kozhimanparambu temple, Oothrali temple, Vazhani dam, Attoor Karthiyayani temple, Pyamkulam, Valluvanad areas in Ottapalam etc.,

This is a quaint and quiet resort, a bit out of the way but provides excellent Ayurvedic treatments at reasonable price. Located in a small town called Cheruthuruthi north of Thrissur and approximately 2.5 hrs drive from Kochi. The rooms are clean. The property was the summer palace of the Kochi king and the age shows. The restaurant was nothing to brag about but provides meals at reasonable cost. The physician is available to provide initial consultation and the prices for treatments are very resonable.

The resort is a perfect place to unwind...friendly staff..good food..neat rooms..overseeing Bharathapuzha..evenings are straight out of the story book..kids playing in the river....overall a nice valluvanadan treat..the stay will not be complete without an ayurvedic massage at the resort..

We stayed there for 2 days. We took garden view room. The room is huge and such a amazing interior. One will really feel royal. Clean bathroom,clean bathtub, clean room and relaxing bed. It is situated on the bank of river. Only thing it's in outskirts of city. If you are planning to visit plan as such you don't have to go out as even thrissur city is far from this place, stay there for couple of days to enjoy sunrise,sunset,Ayurvedic massage, swimming pool.We got complimentary bfast as well which was really good. They do not serve hard drink but they do serve beer but only in room service not in restaurant. Overall experience was good very relaxing, food was amazing, staff was friendly.

The retreat on the river bank requires some upgrade work to the rooms especially the bathrooms and hot water supply. The power outage was frequent while we stayed there. Back up generators took time to kick in and meant stuck in dark places such as bathrooms which did not have any windows. The food was palatable and the staff did their best to please us. The Wi-fi was not much to speak of. I understand from the manager that plans are being made to improve the facilities.