The palatial waterfront urban hotel sits a stone’s throw from the historic Dutch Bolgatty Palace, tucked away on the serene Bolgatty Island. The stunning suites offer sweeping views of the Vembanad Lake, lush gardens, and the Arabian Sea, along with a comforting sense of luxury, world-class dining restaurants, and endless options for recreation and rejuvenation. The hotel boasts 264 spacious guestrooms including 38 suites, and a collection of four carefully curated private villas with plunge pools.
Grand Hyatt blends their opulent features and amenities with intuitive and personalised services to create indelible experiences.The caramel coloured falcate building is just a 45-minute drive from the Cochin International Airport. Grand Hyatt adds 5-star finery to the sun-soaked Bolgatty Island with its Arabian and Oriental design influences.
A warm welcome can be equated to sipping your favourite cup of tea, served with the right amount of flavour, not too sweet, just the way you wanted. The light champagne-hued curvilinear spaces with lofty ceilings, golden accents and motifs, eclectic neo-colonial furniture with earthy and wooden textures, large floor-to-ceiling windows, and warm mellow lighting to enhance the ambience, contribute to the opulence while not being too cliché. A monumental floral centrepiece with a modern golden and crystal chandelier hanging right above it becomes the focal point of the space. And the staff, every face smiling, every face happy, with their impressive demeanour and assiduity, are always ready to serve you with their unmatched hospitality services.
Starring in the hotel’s vibrant line-up of restaurants is the all-time favourite Malabar Café, the Thai Soul Restaurant, the Colony Clubhouse and Grill, and the Pool Bar. The Malabar Café as the name suggests, is a Malabar-themed restaurant featuring dishes inspired by an authentic mix of culinary influences of the state. The restaurant emphasizes on women empowerment by presenting dishes prepared by lady chefs. The Thai Soul Restaurant takes its inspiration from Bangkok street food, featuring an array of local eats of that city. The restaurant appears luxurious, yet subdued with its wooden accents, décor and lighting, that resonate with the spirit of Bangkok and Asian aesthetics.
Guests can also choose to dine in the Colony Clubhouse and Grill and enjoy the panoramic views of the island from the rooftop bar. The restaurant has reinterpreted the old world grilling methods, and blended it with modern fine-dining experiences, so that the guests can unwind in the comfortable lounge chairs. To quench the thirst after the battle with the grilled and barbecued meat and seafood, there are a host of mocktails and other drinks to choose from. The Pool Bar is a stylish poolside bar that offers cosmopolitan interpretations of different spirits, along with a specially designed menu that pleases any craving. The poolside bar is configured as the perfect hideout with the stunning backwaters and the golden sun as the backdrop. Nothing signifies a holiday much more than a sunset drink.
The elegantly appointed rooms and suites are the epitome of refinement with their offerings. The suites are a showcase of Oriental, Arabic and classic European elegance, mirroring the hotel’s grandeur. The stylish interiors offer a soothing ambience with a muted palette, modern furnishing and finishes, and well-edited global touches. It is a space that lets you unwind and watch your favourite shows on a 55” Smart IPTV, stay connected with their wireless internet, or succumb to the grand king-size beds for a peaceful slumber.
Luxury touches abound, the graceful two and three-bedroom villas with their rich, bespoke hardwood furniture and leather accents,and the green coastline view takes this uber-indulgent retreat to another level. The tranquil villas are complete with a private swimming pool, private meditative balcony with a view to the Vembanad Lake, and special access to the boardroom, and to the Grand Club which serves breakfast and evening refreshments. All the amenities here are geared towards the well-heeled travellers, making them feel right at home.
Grand Hyatt understands that just a stay in a resort does not necessarily mean just a good holiday. The fun and relaxation should not restrict itself within the premises of the property. So they offer a diverse range of curated recreational activities that allow you to experience the true essence of the state. It could be a trip to Kumbalangi, India’s first eco-friendly tourist village, a trip where you do not see sights sitting in glass boxes; instead, you interact with the valiant and selfless fishermen, the humble farmers and the local crowd that reinforces the locality’s deep-rooted ties to nature. Or it could be a boat ride to Fort Kochi where one gets to learn how the Dutch and the Portuguese influenced the heritage of the old city. Other times, it could be a trip to the Athirapally waterfall, where you can experience both, adventure, as well as serenity amidst the misty cascades.
In a busy hectic life filled with chaos, where all your activities happen on an auto-pilot mode, it is sometimes important to pause, take a break, breathe, and indulge in some self-love, pampering and care. Santata means inner peace, harmony and tranquillity in Sanskrit.
The Santata Spa literally embodies this meaning with its holistic health and rejuvenation treatments, that calm and relax a person, both, physically, and mentally. The wooden and bamboo installations and the warm shades of ochre and brown exude the aura of a far-off mountainous Zen retreat. The luxuriating Ayurvedic and Swedish spa therapies not only revitalise worn-out bodies, but also emphasise on inner peace. A dip in the golden-hued pool adds a final blissful touch to the treatment. And then spend some time doing nothing, in the relaxation room to absorb all the goodness of the treatment. You could also visit the salon for your regular beauty and grooming treatments.
The curved, warm yellow façade belies the impressive space behind it. You walk through the lobby to an indoor pool which overlooks a mezzanine space, to the lush gardens that lead to an outdoor pool.
The Lulu Bolgatty Convention Centre, with spaces named Liwa, Vembanad, Grand Ballroom, and Grand Salon Room I and II, lets you host weddings, meetings, conferences, workshops and seminars. And there are dedicated event planners and state-of-the-art technological support for customised packages for their guests to make any event a memorable one. For business travellers, there are the Living Room, Atelier I, II, and III, and the Library that offer a residential type of space for business meetings. While the Living and Atelier rooms follow a traditional architectural style, drawing inspiration from Tantras as much as temples and traditional houseboats of Kerala; the Library follows a classic, neo-colonial style of design, reminiscent of the Treaty Room at the White House.
Grand Hyatt can also be a honeymoon destination by itself. It offers a romantic haven by the backwaters and the Arabian Sea, where you can celebrate love in a sunset dinner, a pampering couple spa that creates intimacy, and let the caressing sea breeze lull you to sleep in one of their grand suites. Reaffirming the ‘match made in heaven’ feeling…a grand beginning to a new journey in life.
