Best Hotels & Resorts and Vehicle Rental Options in Kerala | XTE Recommendations

A quick, concise list of hostels, hotels, homestays, resorts, and some interesting Airbnbs across Kerala, curated by XTE after our trip and research. We selected these based on great reviews and personal recommendations of people who stayed here or hotels and hostels that we have personally visited and vouch for.

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Central Kerala

Kochi

Budget	Comfortable	Luxury
Sapphire Club Hub	Napier Heritage by Velvet Hotels	Kochi Marriott Hotel
AGS Residency	The Fort Manor Hotel – Kochi Kerala	Taj Malabar Resort and Spa Cochin
The Hosteller Fort Kochi	Solo Inn By Hawk Hospitality	Brunton Boatyard – CGH Earth
Dream Catcher Home Stay	Fort House Hotel	Forte Kochi
Zostel Fort Kochi	Reds Residency – Homestay	The Malabar House
Hotel White Rose	Retrieve Health & Wellness	Le Colonial 1506
The WAVES by the Beach Inn	Keys Select By Lemon Tree Hotels, Kochi	Fragrant Nature Kochi
The Santa Maria Hostel	The Avenue Center Hotel	Amã Stays & Trails Sherly’S Ente Kumbalanghi, Kochi
Zostel Kochi (Kumbalangi)

Munnar

Budget	Comfortable	Luxury
The Hosteller Munnar	Eden Woods Resorts & Spa	Blanket Hotel & Spa
Monkey Tribe Munnar	Star Emirates Luxury Resort and Spa	The Leaf Munnar
The Wind Munnar	Misty Lake Resorts By Sylora Hotels	Chandys Windy Woods
Shamrock Holiday Home	Misty Mountain Resort	Fragrant Nature Munnar
The Wayside Farm Cottage	Indriya Resorts & Spa	The Grand Cliff Resort
Uphills Boutique Hotel	KTDC Tea County	Scenic, Munnar IHCL SeleQtions
Casillda Munnar	The Fog Munnar	Amber Dale Luxury Hotel & Spa
Misty Avenue Rooms	K-Mansion	The Valle by Kondody Hotels

Thekkady

Budget	Comfortable	Luxury
Dean Dale Cottages	Spice Villa Thekkady	Niraamaya Retreats Cardamom Club
Spring Valley Resort	Woodnote Thekkady	Blanket Days Resort and Spa
BlessDale Homestay Thekkady	Wildernest	Spice Village – CGH Earth
El-Paradiso	Kalpavanam Heritage Resort	Hills and Hues
Woodside Residency	Wild Avenue Resort & Spa	Elephant Court Thekkady
Monsoon retreats by Daan	Sterling Thekkady	Greenwoods Thekkady
Thekkady Eden Crest	Wild Saga	The Mountain Courtyard
Periyar Holidays	Crystals Cove	Forest Canopy

Vagamon

Budget	Comfortable	Luxury
Zostel Vagamon	Foggy Knolls Resort	Elysian Vale
The Hosteller Bam Vagamon	Holiday Vagamon	Monticle Glamps
Vagamon Hill Chimes	Vanilla County Heritage Plantation Bungalow	Le Crown Hotel Vagamon
DKV Mist Valley	Abad Silver Mist	Olga Resorts
Cee Cee Grand Resort	Falcon Crest	The Grasmere Resorts
	Beyond Pines Vagamon	Palette Hill View Resort
	Nexstay Mount Tales Vagamon
	Adrak Summer Sand Hill Resort Vagamon

Alleppey

Budget	Comfortable	Luxury	Houseboats
Monkey Tribe Alleppey	Flamingo Boutique Hotel & Ayurvedic spa	Sterling Lake Palace Alleppey	Kerala Houseboats
Marari Sea Scape Villa	Haven Alleppey Beach Resort	Marari Beach – CGH Earth	Venice Houseboats Alleppey
Tharavad Heritage	Haveli Backwater Resort	Classic Regency	Double Decker Houseboat
Dazzle Dew Memories	Winterfeel Venice by Neon Nest	Ramada by Wyndham Alleppey	Southern Panorama Cruises
Baywatch Beach Resort	Kayal Cove Resort by Voye Homes	Uday Backwater Resort	Cosy Houseboats
Achayans Homestay		amã Stays & Trails Pathiramanal Villa	Kerala Luxury House Boat
Hotel AJ Park		ELIVAAS Breeze and Grains
Rain Homestay

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South Kerala

Varkala

Budget	Comfortable	Luxury
The Lost Hostels – Varkala	Alaya Stays Still Waters by ELIVAAS	Gateway Varkala (A Taj InnerCircle Hotel)
Akhil Beach Resort	Gypsy Walker	Tira Beach Resort, Varkala (Wave A)
Aloha Homestay	Krishnatheeram Ayur Holy Beach Resorts	Hanric by Eight Continents Amaranta, Varkala
Kerala Bamboo House	Oceanic Beach Residency	B’Canti Boutique Beach Resort Varkala
Beach oh! Beach	The Sanctum Spring Beach Resort	Solaris Beach Resort by Voye Homes
Zostel Varkala	Elixir Cliff Beach Resort and Spa	Novella Concept Hotel & Cafe
Rajapark Beach Resort	InDa Stay	Sajjoys
Moon Waves Beach Resort	White House Residency

Trivandrum

Budget	Comfortable	Luxury
Regal Suites	Hotel Karthika Park	Uday Suites – The Airport Hotel
Super Collection O Thiruvananthapuram	Classic Sarovar Portico Thiruvanathapuram	Hilton Garden Inn Trivandrum
Daan Cosmos Inn	The Mundanad House	Gokulam Grand Trivandrum
Swades Myhome	The Terrace, Trivandrum	Hyatt Regency Trivandrum
Indeevaram Residency	Keys Select By Lemon Tree Hotels	O by Tamara
Ananthapuram Residency	SP Grand Days	Hycinth Hotels
Ashish Tourist Home	Central Residency	amã Stays & Trails, Ambika Vilas – Trivandrum
Hotel Prathiba Heritage	Windsor Rajadhani	Vivanta Thiruvananthapuram

Kovalam and Poovar

Budget	Comfortable	Luxury
Unwind Hotels & Resorts	The Byke Heritage – Puja Samudra	The Leela Kovalam, a Raviz Hotel
Hotel Dreams	Mollys Retreat	Taj Green Cove Resort & Spa, Kovalam
Country Club Resort Kovalam	Itsy Hotels The Waters Edge Beach Resort	Gokulam Grand Turtle On The Beach
Samudra Theeram Beach Resort	Pop Tavern Villa Kovalam by Voye Homes	Amara Ayurveda Retreat
FabHotel Star Inn Plus	Aadisaktthi Ayurveda and Leisure Resort	Niraamaya Retreats Surya Samudra Kovalam
Park International Kovalam	Swagath Holiday Resort	Poovar Island Resort
Grand harmony	Sagara Beach Resort	Estuary Sarovar Portico
Country Club Resort Kovalam	Sea Face	Isola Di Cocco Ayurvedic Beach Resort

Kanyakumari

Budget	Comfortable	Luxury
Thiraviam Tourist Home	Rajeswari International	Annai Resorts & Spa
Hotel Jebasakthy	Dee Cottage	Anantya By The Lake
Hotel Temple Citi	Hotel Samudra	Amaari Beach Resort
Hotel Rajam	The Coral Kanyakumari	Annai Celestial Resorts
Hotel Jeyam	Shell Park
Hotel Sun Park	Hotel Sri Devi
New Cape Hotel	Ferdin Cottage
Hotel Viswa Residency	The Seashore Hotel

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North Kerala

Kannur

Budget	Comfortable	Luxury
Hotel Rainbow Suites	Mascot Beach Resort	Surya Heritage Hotel
JK Park Residency Kannur	Benale International	Malabar Courtyard
Moois Residency	Magnet Hotel	SaffronStays Amaya
KTDC Folk Land, Parassinikadavu	The Malabar Beach Resort
Hotel Polariz	Anansa Boutique Hotel
Green Park Residency	Broad Bean Kannur
	Krishna Beach Resort
	State Beach Resort And Spa
	The Hotel Canoe

Wayanad

Budget	Comfortable	Luxury
Zostel Plus Wayanad	The Hive	Taj Wayanad Resort & Spa
The Hosteller	Zostel Homes Wayanad	Arayal Resort
Vythiri Inn	SylVan Resort	Parisons Plantation Experiences by Abad
Icon Residency	Wayanad Coffee Trail Resort	Morickap Resort
Mintotel	Jungle Beats Resorts	Mountain Shadows
Century Grand Hotel	Jungle Bay Resort and Spa	Wayanad Wild – Rainforest Lodge by CGH Earth
Mesta Hotel	Olives The Boutique Resort	Morickap Lord’s 83, by Wyndham
Le Sapphire	Sterling Vythiri Wayanad	Villa Aurelia by VEO – Part of StayVista

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Vehicle Rental Operators

Getting around Kerala is part of the trip itself, so we’ve put together a quick, concise list of taxi operators, self-drive car rental companies, and 2-wheeler rental spots across the state’s most-visited destinations, curated by XTE after our research and on-ground trips.

Taxi Operators

Place	Name	Contact Number
Kochi	Sobha Cab Services	+91 99613 35449
Kochi	Mallu Cabs	+91 98469 78119
Kochi	Pepper Kerala Holidays	+91 99477 77166
Trivandrum	Mango Cabs	+91 99954 66066
Trivandrum	Sree Tours	+91 98470 19292
Trivandrum	RouteMap Tours and Travels	+91 88918 88001
Kannur	Kannur Cab	+91 81138 83844
Kannur	Chathoth Taxi Service	+91 99475 62078
Kannur	Kannur Taxi	+91 92878 81881
Kozhikode	Smart Taxi	+91 98950 53565
Kozhikode	ABC Travels	+91 94958 87700
Kozhikode	Calicut Holidays	+91 97476 06607
Munnar	Munnar Angel Cabs	+91 95446 78673
Munnar	Munnar Dreams Holidays	+91 70348 48826
Munnar	Munnar Danny Holidays	+91 94005 34382
Thekkady	Periyar Cabs	+91 96058 60724
Thekkady	Evergreen Taxis	+91 81579 15535
Thekkady	Saran Tours and Travels	+91 95629 52223
Vagamon – no taxi rental
Alleppey	Alleppey Taxi Service	+91 99951 01071
Alleppey	Alleppey A4 Cab	+91 94007 73028
Alleppey	Alleppey Taxi Services	+91 91881 18338
Varkala	Buddies Travels Varkala	+91 80863 49349
Varkala	My Cab Varkala	+91 70348 53305
Varkala	My Taxi Varkala	+91 98959 50293
Kovalam	Kovalam Travels	+91 94003 29380
Kovalam	Taxi Kovalam	+91 98956 25661
Kovalam	Kovalam Cabs	+91 94000 80253
Kanyakumari	JPA Travels	+91 63798 14733
Kanyakumari	Kumari Tours and Travels	+91 88708 01019
Wayanad	Wayanad Auto Taxi	+91 94469 52556
Wayanad	Wayanad Taxi Thavakkal	+91 97444 70305
Wayanad	Wayanad Cabs	+91 99463 23363

Self-Drive Car Rental Operators

Place	Name	Contact Number
Kochi	IndusGo	+91 95395 80000
Kochi	Arafath Rent	+91 99474 78328
Kochi	Kochi Rent A Bike and Car	+91 98954 04599
Trivandrum	EVM Wheels	+91 79028 10000
Trivandrum	Arrow Cabs	+91 98955 46090
Trivandrum	IndusGo	+91 95395 80000
Kannur	Safco Car and Bike Rental	+91 81119 54096
Kannur	Lia Cabs	+91 97448 81515
Kannur	Car Factor	+91 80888 02121
Kozhikode	IndusGo	+91 95395 80000
Kozhikode	EVM Wheels	+91 79028 10000
Kozhikode	Calicut Wheels	+91 97459 97722
Munnar – no self-drive car rental
Thekkady – no self-drive car rental
Vagamon – no self-drive car rental
Alleppey	New Seiko Tours	+91 99479 93332
Alleppey	EVM Wheels Alleppey	+91 79028 10000
Varkala	Unnikannan Travel Company	+91 98095 35648
Varkala	Sach Carz (Kollam)	+91 83308 99991
Varkala	DriveOn Car Rentals	+91 85939 48092
Kovalam – no self-drive car rental
Kanyakumari	Mercury Self Drive (Nagercoil)	+91 96986 99929
Kanyakumari	The Next Way (Nagercoil)	+91 96263 66660
Kanyakumari	Vdrive Self Drive (Nagercoil)	+91 93856 80828
Wayanad – no self-drive car rental

2-Wheeler Rental Operators

Place	Name	Contact Number
Kochi	Arafath Rent	+91 99474 78328
Kochi	Kochi Rent A Bike and Car	+91 98954 04599
Kochi	Expedour Bike Rentals	+91 75608 37535
Trivandrum	Trivandrum Motorcycles Rentals	+91 94968 01538
Trivandrum	BK Bike Rental	+91 97443 50316
Trivandrum	Athens Bike Rental	+91 98465 27373
Kannur	Safco Car and Bike Rental	+91 81119 54096
Kannur	RentixGo	+91 88916 22633
Kannur	Too Bikes	+91 89709 99100
Kozhikode	X8 Bike Rentals	+91 83300 44119
Kozhikode	EVM Wheels	+91 79028 10000
Kozhikode	Riding Partner	+91 95445 57788
Munnar	Shalom Bike Rental	+91 82817 92798
Munnar	Gokulam Bike Hire	+91 94472 37165
Munnar	Scootgreen Rentals	+91 73061 56400
Thekkady – no 2-wheeler rental
Vagamon – no 2-wheeler rental
Alleppey	New Seiko Tours	+91 99479 93332
Alleppey	Casabella Rental Scooter	+91 90377 77881
Alleppey	Kerala Trails	+91 98473 00003
Varkala	Bike Rent Varkala Rides	+91 73569 11143
Varkala	Venad Bike Rental	+91 98956 82274
Varkala	ScootWay	+91 81119 27973
Kovalam	Kovalam Tours Travels and Bike Rental	+91 80756 04233
Kanyakumari	Rental Bike Boutique	+91 91594 88947
Wayanad	Royal Brothers	+91 90195 95595
Wayanad	Pick N Go Rentals	+91 85477 50890
Wayanad	Wayanad Empire Bike Rentals	+91 80868 19096