Poovar Island Resort

Poovar Island Resort is built with a keen eye on not disturbing the local ecology and highlighting local resources. Besides soaking in nature, and the hammocks and the beach, Poovar offers several possibilities. The Poovar Island Resort is a mix of floating cottages and conventional accommodation. Floating units are constructed on hollow lightweight concrete hulls Cruise to a neighboring fishing village in 2 minutes. Alter course, and visit a centuries old martial arts village. Kerala is the birthplace of a unique martial art form. The traditional lifestyles here provide the experience of a natural museum.

Located in Kerala, India which was recently chosen by the National Geographic Traveler as one of the 10 paradises found on earth and one of the 50 'Must See' places of the world. Get away from the Noise and Pollution of the Big cities and have a Holiday in the lap of Mother Nature. Located at the Neyyar estuary - a unique blend of backwaters and beach.

Accommodation
The resort offers two types of accommodation. The Floating Cottages, which are 6 in number and the Superior (Land) Cottages which are 22 in number.

Floating Cottages : As you disembark at the Poovar Island Resort, on the waterfront are 10 elegant floating cottages, each one connected to island by a bridge. Built on hollow lightweight concrete hulls, the cottages replicate traditional Kerala architecture. The cottages are built with Teak wood panels in a very traditional design & thatched grass roofs. The cottages are anchored to platforms of laminated Ferro cement and are quite impervious to the light swells of the bay. There is a pleasant swaying sensation to lull you into a lazy doze on a bright sunny afternoon.

Superior Cottages :
The resort also provides 22 land based cottages. The cottages are built on stilts on a moat and have private balcony with a hammock. The superior cottages are also air conditioned with T.V, Hot water & Telephone. The rooms are done very tastefully with ethnic interiors to suit today's requirements.

Multi-cuisine Restaurant
A multi-cuisine restaurant with formal dining and some exquisite food & a coffee shop with casual dining are there to cater to your palettes giving you a variety of Kerala, North Indian & Continental cuisine. We also arrange Barbecue dinners by the poolside with live entertainment twice a week. The resort also has a Sunken Bar in the swimming pool for those who prefer to take a dip before the drink & for the less adventurous we will serve you your drinks at the restaurant or the poolside.

Conferencing
Our conference hall "Estuary" with a capacity of 100 persons has a very relaxing ambiance. The ambiance, service & facilities of the resort are rejuvenating & relaxing. Thus the resort is an ideal place for corporate conferences and incentive tours.

Recreation facilities at the resort: 400 sq. Ft. Swimming pool, Private deck for Sunbathing, Beach volleyball, Ayurvedic Health Club, Water sports Center: Angling, Country Boat Cruising, Sight seeing trips to nearby places of historical and cultural importance can be arranged at extra cost. Yoga, Cultural Programmes, First Floating Specialty Sea Food Restaurant !!!

Ayurveda
Ayurveda is the ancient science of India. It is a perfect science of life, which explains the knowledge of balancing the human body, mind and Soul, emphasizing that Prevention Is Better Than Cure. Believed to be originated from Lord Brahma, Ayurveda is a Branch of Atharva Veda-which is one among the four Vedas or treatises that forms the basis of Indian philosophy, the others being Rig Veda, Yajur Veda and Sama Veda.

The Philosophy
The human body is made up of five basic eternal elements or Pancha mahabhootas (Air, ether, fire, water, earth). In Human body these combine together to form three subtle energies or forces that control and govern all the biological, physiological and physio- pathological functions of the body, mind and consciousness. They act as basic constituents and protective barriers for the body in its normal physiological conditions. The representation of solar energy in a living being which is responsible for metabolic activities is called agni.