Resort is set on the Ashtamudi backwaters from which it gets its name. The king's palace has its own kitchen staff, guards, astrologer and physician to recreate the flavour of the period when the Rajas of Travancore were in power. The resort attempt to match the architecture and interiors of the palaces of Kerala. The open-air restaurant on lake offers traditional Kerala cuisine. The resort specialises in ayurvedic treatments.