Very good place, resort is under renovation, they have a very good ayurveda center. Nice place for a leisure holiday! more

The location is a dream! A small island with a view of the main sea AND the backwaters is not something you get everyday. The resort is accessible only by a boat (10 mins ride) from Thiruvananthapuram. The resort, however, is not very well maintained. Weeds are overgrown in some places; food was expensive and staff courtesy was average. We... more

We drove up from Mysore 650 kilometres in a mix of good weather and blinding rain that Kerala is famous for and reached the Jetty from where we took the boat for the island for a twenty minute ride. The Resort has boats frequently making the to and fro trips through out the day. As soon as you step into... more

I very much enjoyed my time at Poovar Island Resort. I was there for the Ayurveda program and it exceeded my expectations a great deal. The ayurveda rooms were very clean and modern. The massage treatments were extensive and I really felt like the people working there cared. The yoga instructor was also very good. You feel very close to... more

Set in acres of gardens, Poovar Island Resort is a perfect place for a relaxing holiday. We spent 12 nights there, and were pleased with all aspects. We had upgraded our land bungalow and had a large room with a spacious bathroom and balcony overlooking the gardens. The staff were always pleasant and helpful, and if you didn't like something,... more

We went to Poovar Island on a whim, and were worried before getting there by a recent review by Arreddy (Oct 09). We live in a parallel universe to him, clearly, because we were enchanted by the friendly staff and the helpful senior managers. The restaurant staff couldn't have been more eager to help, and the managers solved our few... more

a great all round resort nice happy staff nice manager all could not do anoth for us to make our stay memorable trips out boat trips on the river with the local lads who introduced us to his friends (his friends asking us not to tell his mum that we caught him hiding behind a rock smoking) great lads -... more

We wanted a quiet and relaxing holiday and we found it, the hotel is superb, the service by the staff was excellent , the food was authentic Indian. The basic room had the usual en-suite bathroom, garden view, flat screen television and tea/coffee making facilty. The sheets and towels where changed daily by the smiling staff. The short boat journey... more

Booked the famous floating cottage for 2 nights. Plus points first,as there were only few: +Great view +Nice ride from the jetty to the resort Negatives -The cottages need major revamp -Has issues with the sewage system, will start stinking after you use the flush -Service is terrible. -A change of bulb took almost 3 hours. -Have to wait a... more