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Dutch Bungalow

Details last checked · September 2026

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"A 1668 Dutch East India Company bungalow, privately owned since 1874, now a courtyard-pool hotel on Napier Street, Fort Kochi"

The bungalow was built in 1668 by the Dutch East India Company and passed into private ownership in 1874. Abad Hotels now runs it as a heritage hotel on Napier Street, in the historic heart of Fort Kochi, about 150 metres from Fort Kochi beach and within walking distance of St Francis Church, Santa Cruz Basilica and the Chinese fishing nets. Cochin International Airport is around 43 kilometres away.

Rooms come in two grades. Heritage Boutique runs to 27.87 square metres and takes two adults; Heritage Classic runs to 51.09 square metres, adds a separate living area and takes up to three adults and two children. Both sit under the old timber roofs, with teak panelling, red oxide floors and colonial furniture.

The pool sits in the paved courtyard the building wraps around, and Food Mill, the restaurant, runs along one side of it. Its kitchen is known for fish bought daily from nearby coastal waters, served alongside multi-cuisine cooking.

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