What to know before you go:

— Very nice boutique hotel brimming with character and art work

— Food delicious and good selection on good local wines

— A great location for exploring Cochin

About the property:

The Malabar House, more than a beautifully designed heritage hotel is an art hotel, home of a carefully curated collection, highlighting Kerala’s composite culture as a passage between East and West. The Malabar House seamlessly combines tradition and contemporary design. The feel is small, cozy and personal, a heaven amidst this vibrant harbor city. The rooms are comfortable and the service is flawless. Malabar Junction, the hotel’s renowned restaurant and Divine, its wine lounge, combine the tradition of South India with exciting culinary innovation. Enjoy classical music or a dance performance on the patio’s stage, rejuvenate body and soul at the Ayurveda center and step into the history and culture of Fort Cochin. Facilities All rooms are centrally air-conditioned with attached bathrooms. The rooms have tiled floors, no rugs and are decorated superbly with stunning colour schemes and antique & contemporary objects d’art. All rooms have hanging space, televisions, direct dial telephones, WIFI, safe deposit lockers, coffee makers and minibar. No smoking rooms ONLY. Rooms with easy wheelchair access are available.The Malabar Junction, a superb open-sided restaurant in the garden with and additional entrance from Napier Road, is known throughout India for its exceptional food. The seafood restaurant specialties are the best in this region. It offers a blend of Mediterranean, Indian and local cuisine. Ask for the menu selection of Indian wines. The hotel offers a ‘buffet’ service for breakfast; all other meals are a la carte. As per the government regulations smoking is not allowed in hotels and restaurants. Garden dining – meals, snacks and drinks can be served in the garden by the swimming pool. At the stage Classic Carnatic South Indian music & dances are performed during the evening dinner time, subject to weather conditions. Divine, the air-conditioned wine lounge offers a selection of tapas and Indian & wines by the glass, Italian coffee, selection of teas, fresh juices and smoothies.