The Travancore Heritage - Kovalam

Description

Travancore Heritage Kovalam, the glistening brand new heritage property of 15 acres built with recreated palaces and ‘nalukettus’ of vintage Kerala is situated on the pristine beach front of Chowara, south of Kovalam, near Trivandrum, Kerala, India.

Travancore Heritage is a venture of Joy’s Resorts and Hotels and managed by professionally qualified and experienced team of managers and staff to offer exceptional service, a notch above the customers’ expectation – the absolute delight of the customer.

Travancore Heritage, the total heritage resort represents authentic, traditional Kerala architecture, with its quaint tile-roofed timber houses, which allows for a living in communion with all the elements of nature, in perfect resort ambience. Perched on a high cliff in a panoramic hinterland of about 8 acres which overlooks one of the best and widest beach strips in the country, lined by a canopy of green coconut palms, the view is absolutely breathtaking and will linger in the mind’s eye of the viewer for a long time afterwards.

The courtyard within the ‘Nalukettu’ in its center, around which the four wings of the house were built in timber, bring in the air, sunlight and the rain water right into the house making the inhabitants live in tune with Mother Nature. Travancore Heritage comprises of many such houses built at various periods in the past 60 – 100 years from several locations in Travancore, rebuilt at the site after being dismantled and transported with utmost care, with all their architectural grandeur with fine woodcarvings on the rafters, gables and the connecting timber members on the walls intact.

It’s a journey back in time through vintage Travancore, experiencing the glorious ethos and cultural moorings of Heritage Travancore. Welcome to The Travancore Heritage.