Dream Nest

Alappuzha (Alleppey)


The colourfully themed modern rooms and three-bed dorm set back from the road are a good-value find at this budget town-centre guesthouse, with a social communal lounge, a shared kitchen, a book exchange and a youthful traveller vibe. Houseboats, canoe tours and kayaking trips available.


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3. Kidangamparamba Temple

0.5 MILES

Dedicated to the goddess Bhuvaneshvari, this major Hindu temple in central Alleppey has a soaring, rainbow-coloured Tamil Nadu–style gopuram.

4. RKK Memorial Museum

0.54 MILES

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5. Alleppey Lighthouse

1.14 MILES

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6. Alleppey Beach

1.35 MILES

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7. Kumarakom Bird Sanctuary

10.79 MILES

This reserve on the 5-hectare site of a former rubber plantation on Vembanad Lake is the haunt of a variety of domestic and migratory birds. October to…

8. St Mary’s Syrian Knanaya Church

13.63 MILES

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