Need to know

Rooms

Three.

Rates

Low season, €150–€250; high season, €220–€360, including Continental or South Indian breakfast. 15 per cent tax is extra.

Check-out

Midday, but flexible, subject to availability.

Facilities

Ayurvedic spa treatments from Malabar House. In rooms: Air-con, TVs, DVD players, home-made toiletries.

Poolside

There’s a plunge pool big enough for a cooling splash about, and guests can use the pool at Malabar House too.

Children

Under-5s stay free, and extra beds are available for older children (€30 a night). Babysitting can be arranged, with notice.

Eco-friendly

Trinity makes use of hydroelectric power, recycles where possible, and cleans with organic detergents.

Also

Smoking allowed throughout.

In the know

Our favourite rooms

The pricier Red Suite elicits the biggest gasps thanks to its extra mezzanine bed and sprawling yard-cum-shower. Its walls are lined with lithographs by ‘India’s Picasso’ MF Husain. Each room has a wall painted in the bold primary colour of the room’s name, as well as an open-air bathroom (complete with wooden Japanese sandals to make the hard stones of the floor easier on the sole). The Yellow Room has a platform bed and hardwood floors – Red and Blue are tiled in terracotta.

Packing tips

Something to keep the mosquitoes at bay; whether that’s insect repellent or chain mail is up to you.

Also

You can borrow mountain bikes for exploring Fort Cochin and its surroundings, and the hotel has a six-seat speedboat that can zip you around the lake.

Food & drink

Hotel restaurant

There’s nothing but breakfast offered on-site, but Malabar House, Trinity’s mother ship, is around the corner for delicious Indian-influenced Mediterranean cuisine.

Dress code

In India, it’s usual pretty casual all the way, but here’s the place to zhuzh up and show off your chic.

Top table

Get a table by the live musicians or the little pool.

Last orders

Around 10.30pm at Malabar House.

Room service

Drinks are available from 7am until 11pm; breakfast can be served in rooms.

Hotel bar

Again, Malabar House is your best port of call, 200 metres away.

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Malabar Escapes: Trinity

1/658 Residale Street, Parade Ground, Fort Cochin