Expert advice about hotels in Cochin

Being a tourist and business city, Cochin offers a variety of accommodation options in a wide price range. When choosing a hotel, note that the area around Fort Cochin is much more picturesque than the rest of the city, there are several fine boutique hotels here, and most of the budget hotels are also concentrated in this area. In each second house there are hotel-type rooms.

Where to live?

• In the area of ​​Fort Cochin there are several hotels in European and American style.
• Ernakulam City is ready to provide accommodation for travelers from all over the world, but guests from the Middle East and other Asian countries prefer to settle here.
• On the island of Willingdon are the most prestigious and expensive hotels of the city.
• Cheap hotels can also be found near railway stations. Prices in other areas are quite high for India, but quite moderate by Western standards.

Types of accommodation and cost

Double room with hot water, but without air conditioning will cost about 400-800 rupees ($ 7 to $ 15) per night, with air conditioning - from 1000 rupees (about $ 18).

For a stay longer than a week it is reasonable to consider the option of renting a house in small guest houses. They can be booked for a period of weeks to months for very little money - from 1,000 rupees a week (that's less than $ 20).