Glossy teak and antiques, shuttered windows, five characterful rooms, cordial service and well-maintained gardens set the tone at charming, 118-year-old ancestral home Tharavad. It's in a fairly hushed canalside location between Alleppey's town centre and beach, a little back from the road. Premium rooms are most spacious.
Tharavad
Alappuzha (Alleppey)
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