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Kollam is the oldest port on the Malabar Coast and is the gateway to the backwaters of Kerala. It is also the district headquarters of the Kollam district. Tourists usually experience a fantastic vacation because of the rich natural beauty and the availabity of many first class hotels in Kollam. The region is famous for its backwaters, forests, hills, river and lakes. Kollam is also the cashew production and trading center of Kerala, and an important marine product center.
There are many first class hotels in Kollam. These hotels are located close to the backwaters and provide high quality services to their guests. The staff is efficient and well trained and multilingual. The rooms are usually elegantly decorated with a blend of traditional and contemporary style and come with all the modern room amenities like, television with satellite channels, movies on demand, internet access, attached bath with hair dryer, safe boxes , direct telephone lines, adjustable air-conditioning and mini bars. The hotels also provide other high quality services like 24 hour help desk, banquet/ conference facilities, audiovisual equipment, fax and photocopying, concierge, babysitting, airport transit, car rentals, tour assistance, massage, sauna, money exchange, and travel bookings.
The first class hotels in Kollam serve excellent quality food in their restaurants carefully prepared by expert chefs. The cuisine is usually local, but most of the hotels serve a wide range of international cuisine as well to cater to tourists from all over the world. The service is professional and the ambience of the restaurants is soothing. The hotels have bars serving a wide range of drinks and cocktails to its international clients.
Tourists can look forward to many fun filled activities for their relaxation in the first class hotels of Kollam. The hotels generally have swimming pools, Jacuzzis and fitness centers of their own. The area is popular among foreign tourists for the traditional massages offered here and most of the hotels have massage facilities. Sometimes the hotel staff will arrange for such facilities for you if the hotel doesn’t have them. Besides these, tourists can enjoy hiking, biking, guided tours to nearby tourist spots, and activity classes. These are all arranged for tourists by the hotel staff.
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