A home away from your home is what Kuttanad Scenic Villa (KSV) is offering to global tourists. Located in the heart of the glorious backwaters of ‘God’s own country’ Kerala, this tourist resort is packed with a number of attractions to make holidaying in Kerala a memorable experience.

Tourists can spend a warm evening sitting on the shores of the peaceful lagoon on a tropical island, enjoying the cool breeze blowing from the Arabian Sea and listening to the whisper of the waves. And quiet music would add atmosphere to the balmy and serene scene.

Located at a distance of 80 km from Kerala’s main entry point, Cochin International Airport, KSV as the host, offers a lot to the tourists during their stay at the place. Catering to the needs of both leisure travelers and business travelers, this tourist resort provides the guests the best of facilities in terms of accommodation, dining, recreation, sightseeing and relaxation.

From the moment the guests step into premises of Kuttanad Scenic Villa, they would feel they have entered an idyllic setting for relaxing and rejuvenating, cruising in the backwaters on houseboats, and sightseeing the beautiful geography and tropical landscape, filled with exotic bio-diversity, especially the wildlife, birds, and butterflies.

Throughout their stay, tourists would enjoy the legendary hospitality of Kerala, which welcomed all nations to its soil.

The following facilities at KSV would ensure a comfortable stay and an exciting tourist experience:

• Accommodation: Air-conditioned and non-air-conditioned rooms with two beds and attached toilet, plus Deluxe AC rooms, accommodate the guests comfortably during their stay in the backwaters. The tariff rates for different types of rooms are as given below:

  Air-conditioned deluxe double-bed rooms: Rs.3000.00 ($68.93)
  AC Standard double-bed rooms: Rs.2500 ($57.44)
  Non-AC double bed rooms: Rs.1500 ($34.50)
  

• Tourist Boats & Vehicles: KSV has houseboats, motorboats, speedboats, luxury taxi cars and coaches, to take the guests around for the circuit tour.
  
  
• Food & Drinks: 'Akshaya' Restaurant at KSV offers multi-cuisines of Indian, Continental, Chinese and Thandoori specialties, in addition to Kerala-style delicacies.
  
  
• Conference Hall: 'ATHITHYA' air-conditioned conference hall provides facility for conferences in the serene atmosphere of the backwaters. Business meetings and cultural programs can be conducted here, away from the crowds and the busy city.
  
  
• Special Honeymoon Packages: The security, privacy, serenity and coolness of the insular resort provide the right ambience for the most intimate moments of a couple’s life. Comfortable stay and cruises around the backwaters are part of the package for newly-weds.
  
  
• Performing Arts Displays: Some of Kerala’s traditional visual arts forms are staged at KSV. On every Sunday, ‘Kathakali’ (story-enactment) a silent pantomimic dramatic performance through symbols and gestures, is performed, from 5.30 pm to 8.30 pm. The stories enacted by the silent characters are episodes from the two Indian epics-Ramayana & Mahabharatha. Kathakali drama is the most popular among the traditional Kerala visual and performing arts. Currently, only this art form is displayed for tourists.
  
  
• Alternate Therapies: For medical tourists and fitness enthusiasts, interested in the Indian indigenous medical system Ayurveda, this resort runs an Ayurvedic Center operated by an authority in Ayurvedic system viz. ‘Shantigiri Ayurveda and Panchakarma Medical College’, situated at Thiruvananthapuram, capital city of Kerala. The treatment and therapy center at KSV provides oil baths, massage, rejuvenation therapy, cleansing therapy (Panchakarma) etc. Physical fitness promotion treatments, and medications are available at the Ayurvedic Center.
  
  
  Ayurveda of India has been the principal medical system popular in the country from around BC. 3000 or so. Sages evolved this indigenous system over millennia and perfected it. Now, modern science and technology have been making it more effective and dependable. As an alternate medical system, Ayurveda’s chief attraction is its lack of harmful side effects due to drugs. It is holistic also in the sense that each patient’s symptoms, as well as his/her personality, family background, domestic situation, heredity, etc. are taken into consideration as part of diagnosis of illness. Therapies are customized for each patient, accordingly.