Letting to stay in the eerie ambience

Kerala is a marvel created by God. The endowments showered upon Kerala are multiple. With its pristine beaches, mist covered hill stations, supine backwaters, verdant landscape, exotic flora and fauna and suave art forms, Kerala attracts millions of tourists.

Kovalam is a premier beach destination of Kerala. Situated in the southern part of Kerala, Kovalam is one of the oldest known tourist destinations of India. Its tourism potential was discovered by Travancore Kings. Kovalam shot into prominence when in ninety seventies, hippies swarmed to this place. It found a place in global tourism map.

Kovalam is located thirteen kilometers away from Thiruvananthapuram, the capital of Kerala. It is easily accessible through road. This easy accessibility creates a demand among locals also.

Catering to the inflow of tourists, many resorts and hotels have come up in Kovalam. The hotels and resorts in Kovalam offer superlative accommodation facilities to the tourists. The rooms are luxurious and spacious, embellished with modern dcor. The staff renders quality service round the clock. They encounter one with a smile with all warmth and hospitality.

Majority of hotels and resorts is situated in the vicinity of the beach and this lets tourists savor the ambience throughout the stay.  The hotels are attached with multi cuisine restaurants which serve sumptuous delicacies to the fulfillment of hearts of tourists.

Most hotels have ayurvedic spas and yoga centers adjoined. The fame of ayurveda and yoga bring good business to them.

Other facilities offered by Kovalam hotels are conference hall, Banquet hall, doctor on call, travel desk services, outdoor and indoor activities, wireless internet services, spacious parking facilities, round the clock security etc. Hotels in Kovalam are situated in the vicinity of beaches. This let tourists savor the eerie ambience throughout the stay. Most hotels cater to business class renting out facilities for conferences, meetings and training programmes. The participants are sure to find the ambience inspiring.

The meaning of the word Kovalam is grove of coconut trees and true to its name the beach have lot of coconut trees swaying its heads in sunny weather along its shores.  The crescent shaped beach has three parts. The larger southern part known as Light house beach with a thirty five meter high light house standing on top of Kurumkal hill.The middle part is named Hawah Beach (meaning Eves Beach) and once known for roaming topless western women, a practice now banned. The northern part is known as Samudra Beach.

The sea in Kovalam is shallow and safe for swimming. One can go even hundred meters into the sea. Most tourists do not let go off this opportunity to play in the waves. The sandy beaches of Kovalam is inviting for sun bathing. Kovalam Hotels will assist in finding an ideal beach resort apt for that. There are attractive coral reefs along the coast. Tourists can go snorkeling underwater and savor them. One can go surfing- facilities for which are available on rent. Tourists can also take a ride in ancient catamarans, local boats rowed by expert local fishermen.

Tourists can go for sightseeing trip to nearby seaport, Vizhinjam. Vizhinjam is renowned for its special varieties of fish, big churches, old Hindu temples and a mosque.

The most endearing thing about Kovalam is that it has not lost its innocence despite being highly crowded and commercialized.