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Ayurveda hospital · Kerala, India
The Somatheeram group’s beach-level Ayurveda hospital at Chowara: thatched mud-and-brick cottages among the palms, most with a sea view, and the same doctor-led packages as Somatheeram.
Who it suits
Somebody who wants doctor-prescribed Ayurveda with a consultation every day, in a thatched cottage by the sea rather than a hotel room. Its rejuvenation, purification and immunisation packages start at seven nights, so a first week is possible.
The signatureAyurveda Panchakarma and Rasayana packages of 7 to 21 nights, from Rejuvenation and Purification to Anti-Ageing, with a daily doctor’s consultation.
What it is known for
Its 2026–27 tariff names it the Soma Manaltheeram Ayurveda Hospital & Research Centre; Kerala Tourism lists it as an accredited centre at Chowara, 9 km from Kovalam and 21 km from Trivandrum city.
Every package includes an initial, daily and final consultation with the doctor, daily treatments, Ayurvedic vegetarian full board and medicines during the stay, per the tariff; the consulting doctor decides the final programme.
Rooms are independent round or square thatched cottages of mud and brick, standard rooms, and a Kerala House Deluxe in traditional wood with a sea-view verandah, per the tariff.
Its package rates match sister house Somatheeram’s, from seven nights; airport transfers from Thiruvananthapuram, daily yoga and meditation and an interpreter come free with a package.
What you can book here
Manaltheeram’s Rasayana package — oil massage by two therapists, rejuvenation medicines and a steam bath — sold as seven or fourteen nights.
Manaltheeram’s anti-ageing package — purification first, then Rasayana — sold as a fourteen-night or twenty-one-night stay.
Your accommodation
A bedroom with an attached bathroom with hot and cold water.
Ask for this roomAn independent mud-and-brick cottage with a garden view and double or twin beds.
Ask for this roomAn independent round or square thatched cottage with a full or partial sea view.
Ask for this roomAn independent round thatched cottage with a full sea view and double or twin beds.
Ask for this roomA bedroom in a traditional Kerala wooden house with antique doors and furniture and a sea-view verandah.
Ask for this roomRoom categories and names are as published by the property and confirmed in writing at the quote.
Wellness at Soma Manaltheeram Ayurveda Beach Village
The tariff lists an initial, daily and final consultation by the doctor with every package, with treatments, medicines and an individual diet prescribed after consultation. It does not publish staff numbers.
Described by role and qualification rather than by name, because staffing changes. Ask us to confirm the current team and how guests are assigned before you book.
At the table
On a structured programme meals may be part of the schedule rather than chosen from a menu. We confirm the dining format before you book.
Sea-facing, with Ayurvedic and multi-cuisine food; package guests eat from an individual Ayurvedic diet menu, per the tariff.
Between treatments
What there is to do when you are not being treated — on site, and within reach.
Location & season
The one place on earth where Ayurveda is at once a licensed medical system, a 120-year-old pharmaceutical industry and a tourism product.
| Destination | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KeralaIndia | Jan: good alternative | Feb: good alternative | Mar: less suitable | Apr: less suitable | May: less suitable | Jun: preferred season | Jul: preferred season | Aug: preferred season | Sep: preferred season | Oct: good alternative | Nov: good alternative | Dec: good alternative |
Make a trip of it
The excursions and extra stays we arrange in Kerala, placed by when to take each — so a day out never lands on the wrong day of a treatment course.
Arrive early — see the country while you are fresh
Extra stay · 3 nights
The obvious and correct opener: fort Kochi, a barge night, and an unhurried arrival into the time zone before anyone takes your pulse.
Nature · Overnight, or a half day
A converted rice barge from Alleppey through the Kuttanad channels. The overnight is worth it; the three-hour version is a queue of identical boats.
Culture · Full day
The Chinese fishing nets, the Paradesi synagogue, the Dutch Palace murals and a spice-market walk. Five hundred years of Portuguese, Dutch and Jewish Kochi in one walkable afternoon.
Light enough for a rest day or a free afternoon
Culture · 3 hours
Arrive an hour early to watch the make-up go on — it is the better half. Ask us for the Kochi hall that still plays to Malayali audiences rather than the tourist matinée.
Culture · 2 hours
At the houses that still compound their own preparations, ask to be shown the room. Most will say yes and few guests think to ask. It is the single most convincing hour of the fortnight.
The reward, once the treatment is done
Extra stay · 5 nights
Delhi, Agra and Jaipur on the way home. Long flights internally and worth every one of them if it is a first trip to India.
Extra stay · 4 nights
Madurai, Thanjavur and Chettinad — the living Dravidian south, three hours east and a different civilisation.
Nature · Full day, or two nights
Four hours up from Kochi into the Western Ghats at 1,600 m. Genuinely cold, entirely different country. Too far and too long for a treatment rest day — take it before or after.
Nature · Two nights
A tiger reserve where you will not see a tiger and will see elephant, gaur and hornbill. A boat on the lake at dawn is the version worth doing.
If this is not the one
Begin with a conversation
Tell us your dates and what you want from the stay. A specialist comes back with a written quote for Soma Manaltheeram Ayurveda Beach Village — room, programme, flights and transfers.
Two minutes: when you would like to start, how long, your nationality and your WhatsApp number.
A wellness travel specialist picks it up on WhatsApp or a free call — length, room, season, and whether this is the right house for you.
Room, dates, treatments, flights and transfers in one quote, with the current cancellation terms.
Nothing is paid until you confirm in writing. One team then looks after the whole journey.
