The World Backwaters, Alleppey - Kumarakom

4-star lakeside resort with Ayurvedic spa and tree-top lounge on Vembanad Lake

Dining

The World Backwaters, Alleppey Kumarakom offers three dining venues: Kitinka Restaurant, Cheenavala, and Spoon and Fork, each serving Indian and international dishes with an emphasis on local seafood. Cheenavala, the poolside restaurant, provides lake views while guests enjoy a breakfast buffet with egg stations, dosas, and Kerala specialties. Dinner includes options like king fish curry and veg biryani, prepared by Executive Chef Pratheesh Prakash, who also offers cooking classes for children.

Wellness & Spa

The on-site Ayurvedic spa at The World Backwaters provides therapeutic treatments including full-body massages and steam therapy, delivered by trained therapists. Guests can use the fitness centre with free weights up to 40 kg plates, pulldown, chest press, and row machines, as well as an outdoor swimming pool overlooking the lake. The resort also offers a tree-top lounge for guests seeking a private space to relax after spa sessions.

Family & Activities

The World Backwaters, Alleppey has a children's playground, game room, and kids' outdoor play equipment along with badminton, basketball, archery, and cycling facilities. Daily activities include kayaking, fishing, table tennis, and a complimentary shikkara boat ride, plus a village walk guided by staff. Afternoon tea is served daily by the lake with local snacks like ribbon pakoda, and the resort can arrange candlelight dinners for special occasions.

Accommodations

The resort has 30 air-conditioned rooms, including cottages with lake view and private pool villas, each with a seating area, minibar, flat-screen cable TV, and en suite bathroom. Select rooms offer private balconies overlooking the lake, while the private pool villas include a dedicated drawing room, bedroom, and personal pool. All rooms are soundproofed, and the property provides express check-in/check-out and luggage storage.

Location & Services

The World Backwaters Resort Alleppey sits on the banks of Vembanad Lake, 800 meters from Kannankara Church and 3 km from Thanneermukkom village. Guests can reach Cherthala Railway Station 12 km away and Cochin International Airport 75 km away via the resort's roundtrip airport shuttle. The hotel offers 24-hour front desk assistance with tour arrangements, car hire, and meeting/banquet facilities.

• Location: On Vembanad Lake, 750m from Kannankara Church
• Rooms: 30 air-conditioned rooms with private pool villas and lake view cottages
• Dining: Three restaurants - Kitinka, Cheenavala, Spoon and Fork
• Wellness: Ayurvedic spa with full-body massages and steam therapy
• Family: Children's playground, game room, cycleing, archery, kayaking
• Amenities: Outdoor swimming pool overlooking lake, tree-top lounge, fitness centre