Fodor's Expert Review Trident

This tasteful and stylish hotel, across the harbor from Fort Kochi, is a low-rise, tile-roof building that wraps around a central courtyard and is outfitted rather plushly for both business and leisure travelers. A beautiful oil painting of Portuguese explorer Vasco Da Gama meeting the Zamorin of Calicut in the 15th century is a backdrop in the reception area. The rooms, which face either the pool or the garden, have sand-color wood floors that complement soothing cream and teal color schemes. Due to the central courtyard, hallways are full of natural light.