BOLGHATTY ISLAND DUTCH BUILT BOLGHATTY PALACE IN1744 AT THIS ISLAND SURROUNDED BY BACKWATERS. FORTHE PEOPLE OF KOCHI, BOLGHATTY ISLAND IS AN IDEALPLACE TO UNWIND. NOW, THE PALACE IS FUNCTIONINGAS A HERITAGE HOTEL WITH A GOLF COURSE ANDHONEYMOON COTTAGES. BOLGHATTY ISLAND IS 2 KMSAWAY FROM THE HOTEL. CHINESE FISHING NETS THOUGHTHE CHINESE NETS ARE HISTORIC MONUMENTS, PEOPLEUSE IT FOR NEW VERSIONS FOR FISHING. CHINESEFISHING NETS ARE A FASCINATING SIGHT AT THEENTRANCE OF COCHIN HARBOUR. COCHIN IS 2 KMS AWAYFROM THE HOTEL. DUTCH PALACE THE PORTUGUESEBUILT IT IN AD 1555 AND PRESENTED TO RAJA VEERAKERALA VARMA OF KOCHI. IN 1663, DUTCH RENOVATEDTHE PALACE. THIS PALACE IS FAMOUS FOR THE MURALSPORTRAYING SCENES FROM EPICS RAMAYANA,MAHABHARATHA AND SOME OF THE HINDU LEGENDS . THEPALACE ALSO FEATURES DUTCH MAPS OF OLD KOCHI,ROYAL PALANQUINS, CORONATION ROBES OF FORMERMAHARAJAS OF KOCHI AND CONTEMPORARY PIECES OFFURNITURE. DUTCH PALACE IS 20 KM FROM THE HOTEL.WILLINGDON ISLAND THIS IS A MANMADE ISLAND NAMEDAFTER LORD WILLINGDON A FORMER BRITISH VICEROY TOINDIA. COCHIN HARBOUR, SOUTHERN NAVAL COMMAND,BEST HOTELS IN THE CITY, PORT TRUST HEADQUARTERS, MAJOR TRADING CENTERS ETC. ARE SITUATEDAT WILLINGDON ISLAND. WILLINGDON ISLAND IS 12 KMSAWAY FROM THE HOTEL. ATHIRAPALLY AT THE ENTRANCETO THE SHOLAYAR RANGES, THIS 80 FOOT WATERFALL ISA POPULAR PICNIC SPOT. THE FALLS ARE VERY POPULARWITH TOURISTS. COMBINED WITH THE GREENERY, ITINFUSES FRESHNESS INTO ANY TIRED SOUL. THEATHIRAPALLY FALLS JOIN THE CHALAKKUDY RIVER AFTERPLUMMETING THE DROP. ATHIRAPALLY FALLS IS 42 KMSAWAY FROM THE HOTEL.