Where to Stay in Kollam town: 10 Hotels, Ranked

Official D Fort Hotel Kollam contact at Thangassery near the lighthouse and breakwater. Contact direct · Thangassery, Hotel, Ayurveda.

Kerala Tourism-classified three-star hotel on NH-47 directly opposite Kollam Railway Station, in the heart of Kollam town. It offers air-conditioned rooms, a multi-cuisine restaurant, bar, banquet and conference halls and 24-hour room service, a convenient mid-range base for rail and business travellers.

Long-running three-star-class hotel near the KSRTC bus station on Jetty Road in central Kollam, a short walk from the Ashtamudi backwater boat jetty. It offers 44 air-conditioned rooms, a multi-cuisine restaurant, bar, travel desk and boating assistance, a practical mid-range base for backwater and transit travellers.

Kerala Tourism-classified three-star hotel at Kottiyam on the Kollam–Thiruvananthapuram highway, in the southern part of Kollam district. It offers air-conditioned rooms, a multi-cuisine restaurant, bar, banquet hall and travel desk, a comfortable mid-range highway base a short drive south of Kollam town.

Long-running budget hotel at Parameswar Nagar in central Kollam, rated two-star class by travel directories. It offers value air-conditioned rooms with the Kedar multi-cuisine restaurant and Golden Tavern bar, a practical low-cost town-centre base for transit and business travellers.

Modern budget hotel at Aadichanalloor on the Kollam–Thiruvananthapuram highway side of Kollam district, south of the town. It offers clean, value air-conditioned rooms with a restaurant and parking, a low-cost highway base for travellers passing through greater Kollam.

Government-run KTDC Easy budget hotel in the Guest House compound at Ashramom, beside Ashtamudi Lake on the quiet edge of Kollam town. It offers simple, low-cost air-conditioned and non-air-conditioned rooms with a restaurant, run under the Kerala Tourism Development Corporation budget brand.

Five-star heritage resort in nalukettu style on the banks of Ashtamudi Lake. Dates to 1911, with a floating restaurant and backwater houseboats.

A family homestay reached by a short boat ride on Munroe Island in the Ashtamudi backwaters. Offers two AC rooms with home-cooked breakfasts.

A backwater resort where Ashtamudi Lake meets the Kallada River. Named after Colonel John Munroe, it offers canoe tours and houseboat cruises.