The Old Courtyard

Fort Kochi

Nine rooms round a courtyard, a street back from the waterfront.

The place

Small, old and very well placed — a street back from Fort Kochi's north waterfront, arranged around a courtyard you can hear the harbour from. The plainest rooms are plain, so it is worth taking a higher category; what you are paying for is the building and the position rather than the fittings.

What is there

  • A genuine courtyard, not a light well
  • A short walk to the Chinese nets
  • Nine rooms, so it never feels busy
  • Boat trips and guided walks arranged
  • Good value for the location
  • Ask for one of the larger rooms

Getting there

Fort Kochi, an hour and twenty minutes from the airport.