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Abad Whispering Palms

3.0 star property
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Outdoor pool
Reception hall
Minibar, in-room safe, desk, iron/ironing board
Sundeck
Minibar, in-room safe, desk, iron/ironing board

Reviews

6.8 out of 10

Popular amenities

  • Pool
    Pool
  • Breakfast included
    Breakfast included
  • Air conditioning
    Air conditioning
  • 24/7 front desk
    24/7 front desk
  • Spa
    Spa
  • Housekeeping
    Housekeeping

Explore the area

Map
New Nazarath Road, Kottayam, Kerala, 686563
  • Vembanad Lake
    2 min walk
  • Kumarakom Boat Jetty
    7 min drive
  • Kumarakom Backwaters
    8 min drive

Room options

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Minibar, in-room safe, desk, iron/ironing board

Suite

  • 52 sq m
  • Lake view
  • Sleeps 5
  • 1 King Bed OR 2 Twin Beds

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Bamboo Pool Villa | Outdoor spa tub

Bamboo Pool Villa

  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Minibar, in-room safe, desk, iron/ironing board

Cottage, 1 King Bed

  • 26 sq m
  • Lake view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

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Minibar, in-room safe, desk, iron/ironing board

Villa, 1 King Bed

  • 52 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

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Cottage, 1 King Bed, Garden Area

Cottage, 1 King Bed, Garden Area

  • 26 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

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Property grounds

Lakesong Kumarakom

Pool
Kids pool
Parking included
Free WiFi
4.1 out of 5, Very good, (11)
The price is AU$163
for 1 night
includes taxes & fees
6 Dec - 7 Dec
Lakesong Kumarakom

About the area

Kottayam

Located in Kottayam, Abad Whispering Palms is on a lake, a 1-minute drive from Vembanad Lake and 7 minutes from Kumarakom Boat Jetty. .This family-friendly hotel is 3.6 mi (5.8 km) from Kumarakom Backwaters and 4.4 mi (7.1 km) from Kumarakom Bird Sanctuary.

What's nearby

  • Vembanad Lake - 2 min walk - 0.2 km
  • Kumarakom Boat Jetty - 7 min drive - 3.1 km
  • Kumarakom Backwaters - 8 min drive - 5.8 km
  • Kumarakom Bird Sanctuary - 9 min drive - 7.1 km
  • Ambalapuzha Sree Krishna Temple - 38 min drive - 39.4 km

Getting around

  • Ettumanur Station - 26 min drive
  • Cochin International Airport (COK) - 149 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Pallipadam Toddy Shop - ‬7 min drive
  • ‪Currymeen - ‬8 min drive
  • ‪Menani Seafood and Grill - ‬8 min drive
  • ‪Tharavadu, Toddy Shop - ‬8 min drive
  • ‪Lakshmi Hotel and Resorts Restaurant - ‬7 min drive

About this property

Abad Whispering Palms

Lakefront hotel with free breakfast and a steam room
Abad Whispering Palms offers 42 air-conditioned accommodations with fireplaces and minibars. Accommodations offer separate sitting areas. Cable television is provided. Bathrooms include bathrobes and complimentary toiletries.

Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks, complimentary newspapers, and safes. Additionally, rooms include complimentary bottled water and coffee/tea makers. Housekeeping is offered daily and irons/ironing boards can be requested.

An outdoor pool and a children's pool are on site. Other recreational amenities include an outdoor tennis court and a steam room.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.

Guests can pamper themselves by indulging in the onsite spa services.
Make yourself at home in one of the 42 air-conditioned rooms featuring fireplaces. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and cable programming is available for your entertainment. Conveniences include safes and desks, and housekeeping is provided daily.
Don't miss out on the many recreational opportunities, including an outdoor pool, an outdoor tennis court, and a steam room. Additional features at this hotel include complimentary wireless internet access, concierge services, and an arcade/game room. Guests can catch a ride to nearby destinations on the area shuttle (surcharge).
Enjoy a meal at the restaurant or snacks in the coffee shop/cafe. The hotel also offers room service (during limited hours). A complimentary buffet breakfast is included.
Featured amenities include a business center, complimentary newspapers in the lobby, and dry cleaning/laundry services. A roundtrip airport shuttle is provided for a surcharge (available 24 hours), and free self parking is available onsite.
Guests are offered a complimentary buffet breakfast.
Abad Whispering Palms has a restaurant on site.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.

Languages

English, Hindi

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and public transport

  • Free self-parking on site
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking available
  • 24-hour return airport shuttle (surcharge)
  • Local area shuttle (surcharge)

Food and drink

  • Free buffet breakfast
  • 1 restaurant and 1 coffee shop/cafe
  • Room service available

Things to do

  • Arcade/games room
  • Bike rentals
  • Billiards/pool table
  • Children's pool
  • Outdoor pool
  • Outdoor tennis court
  • Playground
  • Spa services
  • Steam room

Family friendly

  • Arcade/games room
  • Children's pool
  • Laundry facilities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Playground
  • Rollaway/extra beds (surcharge)

Conveniences

  • Lift
  • Free newspapers in reception
  • Front-desk safe
  • Reception hall

Guest services

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Concierge services
  • Daily housekeeping
  • Dry-cleaning service
  • Hair salon
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Tour/ticket assistance

Business services

  • Business centre
  • A meeting room

Outdoors

  • BBQ grill(s)
  • Garden
  • Picnic area

Accessibility

  • If you have any requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Lift
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible path of travel
  • Wheelchair-accessible path to lift

More

  • Designated smoking areas

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Air conditioning
  • Ceiling fan
  • Rollaway/extra beds (surcharge)

Bathroom

  • Dressing gowns
  • Free toiletries
  • Towels

Entertainment

  • TV channels
  • TV

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Free bottled water
  • Minibar

More

  • Desk
  • Fireplace
  • Free newspapers
  • Iron/ironing board (on request)
  • Safe
  • Separate sitting area

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: midnight
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival
This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in
For more details, please contact the property using the information on the booking confirmation
To register at this property, guests who are Indian citizens must provide a valid photo identity card issued by the Government of India; travelers who are not citizens of India must present a valid passport and visa.

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are available for INR 1000.0 per night
Cribs (infant beds) are available for INR 500 per night

Payment types

Important information

Fees

You'll be asked to pay the following charges at the property. Fees may include applicable taxes:

  • New Year's Eve (31 December) Gala Dinner per child: INR 500 (from 6 to 12 years old)

We have included all charges provided to us by the property.

Optional extras

  • Airport shuttle fee: INR 2300 per vehicle
  • Crib (infant bed) fee: INR 500 per night
  • Rollaway bed fee: INR 1000.0 per night

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards and cash
Please note that cultural norms and guest policies may differ by country and by property; the policies listed are provided by the property
Please note: To comply with local law, no alcohol will be served in this property on the first day of every month.

We should mention

A fee for a mandatory Christmas Eve gala dinner is included in the total price displayed for stays on December 24
A fee for a mandatory New Year's Eve gala dinner is included in the total price displayed for stays on December 31

Property is also known as

Abad Whispering
Abad Whispering Palms
Abad Whispering Palms Hotel
Abad Whispering Palms Hotel Kumarakom
Abad Whispering Palms Kumarakom
Whispering Palms Abad
Abad Whispering Palms Lake Hotel Kumarakom
Abad Whispering Palms Lake Resort Kumarakom, Kerala
Abad Whispering Palms Lake Resort Kumarakom
Abad Whispering Palms Hotel
Abad Whispering Palms Kottayam
Abad Whispering Palms Hotel Kottayam

Abad Whispering Palms Reviews

Reviews

6.8
Rating 10 - Excellent. 4 out of 24 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 8 out of 24 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 7 out of 24 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 2 out of 24 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 3 out of 24 reviews" "

7.0/10

Cleanliness

6.6/10

Staff & service

6.0/10

Amenities

6.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

6.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

4/10 Poor

Jyoti

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It took 45 minutes to checkin and 30 minutes to checkout. Very inefficient process. Went late to lunch buffet, and food was cold. A la carte food was good. Location of hotel is good, though getting to it is interesting in a larger vehicle.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2022

8/10 Good

Milce

10/10 Excellent

Assim

Liked: Staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2022

2/10 Terrible

Nafis

Travelled with group
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Location
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2022

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Travelled with family and small children, Travelled with group
Disliked: Amenities
Liked the location. Disliked the lack of food choices, lack of a bar despite advertising a min bar in room and overall slow pace of service.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019

10/10 Excellent

Ramakrishnan

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent experience
It was a nice experience to stay in Abad Whispering Palms. Nice location, backwaters for an entertaining boat trip and good facilities.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019

6/10 Okay

AA, Seattle

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The property itself is great because of the location. We were not happy with the staff responses. Asked for some extra glasses and kept us waiting for ever. Then the quality of food was a disaster. I have stayed in few properties in Kumarakom and this was the worst.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2019

10/10 Excellent

Sibin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A rejuvenating weekend
Abad Whispering Palms is as pretty a place as it looks from the pictures. Didnt have much complains in terms of the rooms and service. They maintained a very high level However in room dining was not up to standards. The food was cold and not very tasty. But on the other hand, the buffet offerings were very good Not many places come to mind where one can wakeup to an amazing view and open your door to see ducks quacking and trotting along
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
Good hotel
A pleasant stay. Clean rooms, and good choice of food in the restaurant. However restaurant service was quite slow.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2018

6/10 Okay

Traveller

Disliked: Staff & service, room comfort

8/10 Good

T, Ohio

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
lakefront resort
overall very good experience. I took my mom and 2 other ladies of my family. this girls only trip turned out to be great fun. Kumarakom is a village with not many things to do around. If you are looking just to relax for few days this the place for you. very clean, staff was courteous and helpful and its got a great lake view. we stayed in lake front cottages. swimming pool looked clean but we did not use it. food was great although I was disappointed by very few number of Kerala special delicacies on the menu. Spa was below average for the price we paid.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Pretty property
Large well kept property. Only spent one night, but comfortable and clean. Friendly staff, who will deliver a hair dryer to room on request. Buffet dinner didn't look to our taste, but they had very good a la carte. Told us it would be half hour- came quicker.

6/10 Okay

Anto

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Good hotel for family
Its really good one for family. Good ambience & very quiet place for relaxation. Rooms are very clean. Service is good. Food is good but expensive.

8/10 Good

Meeta, Dubai

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very comfortable stay
only issue was that the electric socket was right next to the shower and it was scary to shower in case some water went into it.

6/10 Okay

Delores, Bangalore

Liked: Room comfort
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Not a value 4 money hotel otherwise comfortable !
Bad Food Buffet was very sad with no choice very very expensive for a mid sized resort no activities in terms of entertainment whatsoever.

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Poor experience
Very poor room maintenance and poor food

2/10 Terrible

Dani , United Kingdom

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Rooms not maintained very well , poor food safety
First impression was good , I booked three rooms in property had 2 children with us milk for them was charged on room service . That was a joke ! Maybe room , food and facilities were good NO that was not the case pool had sharp corners , no life guard security guard was keeping a watch . Rooms which was given to us was poorly maintained need lot of work doing hot water was sometimes available sometimes not . food was horrendous naan was like chewing gum , tandoori chicken was uncooked ie blood in it . I am myself from hospitality industry , this is the worst hotel experience I had .

10/10 Excellent

Maheswar, Coimbatore

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent stay *conditions apply
This is my first stay with Abad in Kumarakom. The property in short was great. I stayed in a room overlooking the lagoon. The room was spacious enough, clean and tidy. Though there are certain points that I need to mention here. The capacity of the water heater in the room is certainly not enough. There is not enough hot water for even one person to bath. When such is the case I do not understand the purpose of having a bath tub inside the bathroom. The resort also did not have a cab of its own. I had come for a conference in Back water ripples which is hardly 1.5 km away. When I asked the travel desk if I can get a drop they said a minimum charge of Rs.500 would be charged for the drop which is very unreasonable. Instead they advised me to take an auto rickshaw. You can expect nothing but a deserted road if you go to the road for an auto rickshaw.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Abad Whispering Palms
Rooms are not up to the mark need some more improvement , i would say a decent stay nothing great as such. Food was bad need improvement. Go to this place if you are getting any deal or if you didn't get any other stay. Some plus points. 1. Faces lake. 2. Quite and green place.

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Overall would not recommend
Poor service, bad food and isolated location. Overall would not recommend this hotel.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Good stay
We had a good stay and experience at the Abad Whispering Palms. The disappointing think was it is very far in the village and no shops nearby. However, the hotel has all facilities inside including a nice little antiques shop. The poolside view is amazing! We relaxed and enjoyed swimming in th evening after the stunning sunset view. Breakfast was overloading, so much variety. Fully enjoyed it. Overall it was a nice stay!

6/10 Okay

DR. VINOD, INDIA

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort