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Casino Hotel,
Willingdon Island, in the heart of the Bay of Cochin, is a
British legacy, created by Sir Robert Bristow when he
dredged the seabed to secure the city`s future as an
international port. Idealy located between Mattancheaary
and the modern city of Ernakulam. The flagship of the
Casino Group was establishes an the year 1957 and last
renovated in 2000. It could best be described as a
contemporary hotel with all mod cons one would expect in a
Five Star Hotel.
LOCATION :
The Hotel is located on Willingdon Island, a man-made
legacy of the Raj era and one of the reasons why Cochin
ranks amongst the world's finest harbours. As you drive to
to the hotel, you pass the massive dockyards of this
ancient port, omnipresent coconut trees and stretches of
glittering Arabian Sea.
DISTANCES :
Situated on Willingdon Island, 40 Km from Cochin
international airport. 06 Km from downtown Ernakulam.
ACCOMMODATION : Tharavadu, incidentally means traditional
cottage (the 'u' is almost, but not quite, silent. But
don't worry too much! Only a home grown Keralite can bend
his tongue around the intricacies of Malayalam
pronounciation.)
RESTAURANTS :
The restaurants at the Casino hotel have become
institutions for Cochin's food lovers. If you feel a need
to temper the exotic with the familiar, The 'Tharavadu' is
the place to begin. It serves an extensive buffet for
breakfast, lunch and dinner. Your first breakfast in
Kerala could be good ol' scrambled eggs, your lunch roast
chicken and a shrimp salad, your dinner a fiery squid
curry and appams ( fluffy rounds of fermented rice and
pulses, the traditional accompaniment to Kerala meals).
The range of Indian and Continental cuisine is vast.The
speciality seafood restaurant, Fort Cochin, is our pride
and joy, perpetually popular, though it is open only in
the evenings. Good Housekeeping called Fort Cochin "one of
the most renowned seafood restaurants in India". Eating
here is like diving off a springboard into the flavours
and textures of food throughout Kerala.
FACILITIES :
Swimming pool, Gift Shop, Ayurveda Centre Regular doctors
on call
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