Taj Garden Retreat is a 4 star hotel with 32 cottages.

Places to visit : Champakara (Ayurvedic Centre), Kumarakom Bird Sanctuary, Grampi hill station, Ilaveezhapoonchira, Pala and Kanjirapally (Rubber Plantations), Kesari Waterfalls, (Valanjamkanam falls), Maramala Waterfalls, Chandragiri Cruises, Ayyampara, Elaveezhapoonchira (mountains), Koottickal, Panchalimedu , Wagamon (Trekker's Paradise), Vembanad Lake, sylvan bird sanctuary, Kumarakom and Alleppey.