Somatheeram Ayurvedic Health Resort

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An excellent Ayurveda center, with a panoramic view over the picturesque coast of Malabas. European guests, many regular guests. Self-made ayurvedic products with regular state seal.

Your Holiday Location

☀ Kerala in south India: a fascinating and tropical evergreen land. The landscape is dotted with palaces, traditional villages, nature reserves and tea plantations offers of a romantic boat tour through the back waters.

Your Ayurveda Resort

Somatheeram Ayurvedic Health Resort, located on the picture postcard setting of the coast of Malaba, is a multi-award winning Ayurvedic resort and centre of excellence for Ayurveda, yoga and meditation combined with a great holiday atmosphere. The resort is embedded within a natural, subtropical, hilltop garden offering a wonderful panorama.

A place of peace and to recuperate within a stone’s throw of the village of Chowara. Founded in 1990, Somatheeram is regarded as the first Ayurvedic resort in India to use western standards. The resort under European-Indian management enjoys regular guests who come here year after year. Here you can experience authentic Ayurvedic in its country of origin in a setting that is ideal for health conscious guests who do not want to give up comfort and quality.

How You Reside

66 accommodation units in a typical Indian style and equipped with shower/WC, ceiling fan, mosquito net, water boiler and telephone (some cottages have windows with blinds but without window panes). Depending on the location of your cottage the beach is within a 1 - 5 minute walking distance. The Cottages are all made from either brick or natural stone, in some cases come as double rooms. The Special Cottages are more spacious, stand freely and offer a sea view, either directly from the rooms themselves or from the terrace, depending on location. After their recent restoration the Kerala Houses have been completely rebuilt. Each is now completely unique consisting of 2 - 4 accommodation units. The Kerala Standard and the more spacious Deluxe houses feature a bedroom with an additional living room, depending on the individual house it is either a separate room or combined with the bedroom. Sidhartha is the resort’s deluxe suite with lounge and bedroom, terrace with a panoramic view and an open air bathroom.

Description of available rooms

Dining

Restaurant with sea view serving professionally made Ayurvedic vegetarian food, especially made for detoxication and weight loss and designed for the guests’ own personal needs. Wide range of exotic fruit, freshly pressed juices as well as a variety of spices. Typical south Indian, European and Chinese specialities are available for a fee.

Leisure

Open-air stage for cultural activities and dance shows. The hotel features a reception area with lobby, juice bar, Ayurveda souvenir shop, herb garden, tailor service, Wi-Fi, laundry service and 24 hour room service, car rental inclusive of guide and money exchange.

There also is a swimming pool and direct access to the sea with sun beds, parasols and a towel service available.

Health & Aryurveda

Somatheeram Ayurvedic Center. More than 30 Ayurvedic treatments, 13 doctors and approximately 70 therapists are available. Yoga rooms are also available. An individual Ayurveda treatment is offered for every guest and is can be customised as needed. In the in-house manufacture, about 225 authentic ayurvedic products are produced and supervised by the doctors. The "Somatheeram Production" was awarded with the certificate for Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP). A german speaking translator is available during doctors appointments (on request). 24h Ayurveda doctor on site. Yoga and Ayurveda daily in the yoga room.

Additional information

FLIGHT to Trivandrum Airport (TRV), ca 21 km.

TransferTRV included (also for additional person)

INFOS Extension of stay without treatments is max. 1 night for every 3 nights. Ayurveda treatment possible. Obligatory Christmas Gala Dinner (24.12) €40, New Years Eve €50.

The temple and church festivals are expected to take place on the following dates:

Church: 10.9.-17.9./3.10.-13.10./3.12.-10.12.17

Chowara: 2.1.-15.1.18

Celebrations take place every day, starting in the early morning hours as well as into the late night. It is to be expected that noise will be affected. Please note that there may be short-term date changes.

Good to know

"Best Ayurveda Resort"

Winner of the "FIT Health and Wellness Award 2011." Assessed according to criteria such as service standards, hotel configuration and range of Ayurvedic offers.

10 times "Best Ayurvedic Center." Awarded from the Tourism Department of the State of Kerala.