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Brunton Boatyard
Fort Kochi, Kerala, India · CGH Earth · Core Luxury
CGH Earth rebuilt a 19th-century Victorian shipyard on Fort Kochi's harbour channel, with punkah fans, a waterfront verandah, and Dutch, Portuguese, and British detailing stacked in one facade. Ships still pass the dining room. The hotel sits where the old Brunton yard launched vessels into the Arabian Sea. All twenty-two rooms face the sea, and Fort Kochi's Chinese fishing nets are close by.
- 22 rooms
- Opened 1999
About Brunton Boatyard
- George Brunton & Sons established the yard around 1895; ships from this quay served the British in the Second World War.
- CGH Earth leased the site from the Cochin Port Trust in 1992 and opened the hotel in August 1999. The last Brunton boat, the Manta, was bought at auction and sat docked near the pool.
- Twenty-two rooms, all sea-facing, look onto the harbour channel; Fort Kochi's Chinese fishing nets are next door.
History
George Brunton & Sons established a shipyard on this Fort Kochi quay around 1895; it was one of the important British shipbuilding yards in Kochi, and vessels from here were used in the Second World War. The site was later abandoned. CGH Earth leased it from the Cochin Port Trust in 1992 and opened the hotel in August 1999 as a reconstruction in Dutch, Portuguese, and British Fort Kochi detailing, with punkah fans and a waterfront verandah. Twenty-two rooms, all sea-facing, look onto working harbour traffic. The last boat built by the Bruntons, the Manta, was bought at auction and sat docked near the pool. Fort Kochi's Chinese fishing nets stand next door.
Restaurants and bars
- History Restaurant — Restaurant · Eclectic menu inspired by the cultures of Fort Kochi's early
- Armoury Restaurant — Restaurant · International gourmet cuisine and regional favourites
- Pier Dining — Restaurant · Waterfront grilled catch of the day
Experiences
- Sunset cruise around Cochin Harbour — Complimentary sunset cruise around Cochin Harbour, presented as a hotel exclusive for guests.
- High tea on the manicured lawns — Exotic high tea on the hotel's manicured lawns, presented as a hotel exclusive.
- History Walk — Morning history walk, complimentary for guests.
- Cooking Sessions — In-house cooking sessions, chargeable.
- Ayurveda — Ayurveda treatments available on property, chargeable.
- Kochi Sightseeing — Tuk tuk tour of Fort Kochi's historical sites, museums and art galleries, arranged outside the resort; chargeable.
Amenities
- Waterfront verandah on the harbour channel
- Punkah fans and Victorian shipyard reconstruction
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