The property file
About Courtyard by Marriott Kochi Airport
Courtyard by Marriott Kochi Airport sits opposite Cochin International Airport at Nedumbassery. It is not a big-reception venue: Marriott's own chart tops out at 100 theatre-style and 60 for a reception in Meeting Room 3, with outdoor and poolside spaces alongside. WedMeGood lists 106 rooms and plates from ₹1,200 vegetarian and ₹1,500 non-vegetarian.
The WedMeGood listing also names a banquet hall for 500 seated and 750 floating. That does not match anything on Marriott's chart, where the largest room is 1,259 sq ft, so we plan to Marriott's numbers until the hotel shows a floor plan for a larger space.
Where it earns its place is logistics. For a Kerala destination wedding with most guests flying in, a hotel across the road from arrivals is the right place for the first night, a welcome dinner and a small ceremony, before the group moves to Kumarakom, Fort Kochi or the hills. It is also a sound choice for a registered marriage lunch or an engagement of 50.
- Directly opposite Cochin International Airport on VIP Road, Nedumbassery (Marriott)
- Meeting Room 3: 1,259 sq ft, 100 theatre, 60 reception (Marriott chart)
- Outdoor and poolside wedding spaces (Marriott; WedMeGood lawn 80 / 120)
- 106 rooms (WedMeGood), a room block beside the arrivals hall
- ₹1,200 veg / ₹1,500 non-veg per plate (WedMeGood, checked 26 September 2026)
Courtyard Kochi Airport: venue facts
| Address | Courtyard Kochi Airport is at Courtyard by Marriott Kochi Airport, VIP Road, opposite Kochi International Airport, Nedumbassery, Vappalassery, Kochi 683572, Kerala, India. |
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| Area | Courtyard Kochi Airport is in Nedumbassery, opposite Cochin International Airport. |
| Venue type | Courtyard Kochi Airport is a hotel wedding venue in the premium tier. |
| Group | Courtyard Kochi Airport is operated under the Marriott International (Courtyard) brand. |
| Capacity | Courtyard Kochi Airport is listed for up to 100 guests across its function spaces. |
| Guest rooms | Courtyard Kochi Airport has 106 guest rooms on site. |
| Function spaces | Courtyard Kochi Airport has 4 named function spaces: Meeting Room 3, Meeting Room 1, Meeting Room 2, Lawn and poolside. |
| Landmark | Courtyard Kochi Airport is close to Cochin International Airport, directly opposite on VIP Road at Nedumbassery. |
| Price reference | The price reference for Courtyard Kochi Airport is ₹1,200 vegetarian / ₹1,500 non-vegetarian per plate (WedMeGood listing (published plate and room price), checked 2026-09-26). It is a reference point, not a quotation for your date. |
| Decorator policy | Courtyard Kochi Airport's decorator policy: Decorators from the hotel's panel only (WedMeGood listing). Ask in writing whether an outside design team may work alongside the panel. |
| Catering policy | Courtyard Kochi Airport's catering policy: In-house catering only (WedMeGood listing). |
Listed guest ranges cover several spaces and layouts; they are not a seated guarantee for the hall you choose. Confirm every figure in a written proposal for your date.
Every function needs its own room
Function spaces at Courtyard by Marriott Kochi Airport
| Space | Type | Seated | Floating | Sq ft | Air-conditioned | Notes |
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| Meeting Room 3 | hall | 45 | 60 | 1,259 | Yes | 69.9 × 18 ft, 1,259 sq ft: 100 theatre, 60 reception, 45 banquet (Marriott capacity chart, checked 26 September 2026). Marriott's largest room; its dimensions match Meeting Rooms 1 and 2 opened together. |
| Meeting Room 1 | hall | 26 | 30 | 846 | Yes | 46.9 × 18 ft, 846 sq ft: 60 theatre, 30 reception, 26 banquet (Marriott). |
| Meeting Room 2 | hall | 14 | 18 | — | Yes | 30 theatre, 18 reception, 14 banquet (Marriott). A bridal room or a small puja. |
| Lawn and poolside | poolside | 80 | 120 | — | No | Marriott mentions outdoor and poolside wedding venues and a wedding venue for receptions of 60, without a chart. WedMeGood lists a lawn for 80 seated / 120 floating and a poolside for 40 / 70. |
A dash means the figure is not published. Ask for a measured plan of each space with the mandap, stage, dining and service access marked before you fix a guest count.
Photographs
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What it actually costs
Wedding cost at Courtyard by Marriott Kochi Airport (2026)
Courtyard by Marriott Kochi Airport is ₹1,200 vegetarian / ₹1,500 non-vegetarian per plate — WedMeGood listing (published plate and room price), checked 2026-09-26. Venue use, food, rooms, decor and production are quoted separately; ask for a written proposal for your date.
Wedding cost at Courtyard by Marriott Kochi Airport
Courtyard by Marriott Kochi Airport is ₹1,200 vegetarian and ₹1,500 non-vegetarian per plate, taxes extra (published by WedMeGood listing, checked 26 September 2026).
| Line | Figure | Source | Checked |
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| Catering, vegetarian | ₹1,200 per plate | WedMeGood listing | 26 September 2026 |
| Catering, non-vegetarian | ₹1,500 per plate | WedMeGood listing | 26 September 2026 |
A full wedding at Courtyard by Marriott Kochi Airport adds the in-house catering bill for every function, not just the wedding, design and production — mandap, stage, florals, lighting and fabrication — the guest room block, photography and film, entertainment, transport and the planning fee, each quoted for its own scope; the figure above is the venue line only.
How much does a wedding at Courtyard by Marriott Kochi Airport cost?
Courtyard by Marriott Kochi Airport is ₹1,200 vegetarian and ₹1,500 non-vegetarian per plate, taxes extra (published by WedMeGood listing, checked 26 September 2026). A full wedding at Courtyard by Marriott Kochi Airport adds the in-house catering bill for every function, not just the wedding, design and production — mandap, stage, florals, lighting and fabrication — the guest room block, photography and film, entertainment, transport and the planning fee, each quoted for its own scope; the figure above is the venue line only.
Figures above are what their named source publishes, on the date shown, and are reproduced rather than estimated. Ask Panigrahana for a written proposal for your date.
| Vegetarian plate | ₹1,200 per plate — ₹1,200 vegetarian / ₹1,500 non-vegetarian per plate, taxes extra, is the published starting price on the WedMeGood listing (checked 26 September 2026); the same listing shows rooms from ₹7,400 |
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| Non-vegetarian plate | ₹1,500 per plate |
What a wedding here tends to come to
On WedMeGood's starting plates, a reception dinner for 100 comes to about ₹1.2 lakh vegetarian or ₹1.5 lakh non-vegetarian before taxes (checked 26 September 2026). The listing shows rooms from ₹7,400. For a small wedding here the room block can cost more than the function: 40 rooms for two nights at that rate is about ₹5.9 lakh before taxes.
Price source: WedMeGood listing (published plate and room price), checked 2026-09-26. Published figures are reference points; ask the property for a written proposal for your date.
What does the food alone come to?
This uses Courtyard Kochi Airport’s published per-plate reference for one meal service. It excludes tax, venue hire, rooms, drinks, decor and production.
100 guests × ₹1,200 per plate
A published rate is a reference, not an offer from Panigrahana or a guaranteed venue rate.Planning a wedding at Courtyard by Marriott Kochi Airport? Send your name and WhatsApp number and we will check the date and reply within 24 hours.
Designed, not just planned
How we would design a wedding at Courtyard by Marriott Kochi Airport
An airport hotel's rooms are designed for meetings, so a wedding function needs the room changed rather than decorated: a fabric ceiling, warm lamps instead of the downlights, and one strong focal wall behind the couple. Outdoors, the lawn and poolside are the better photographs; keep speeches and anything with a microphone in Meeting Room 3. With the hotel's decorators limited to its panel, we would agree the design with the panel early and keep our team on production and lighting.
Which function goes where
| Haldi | The poolside in the morning (WedMeGood lists 40 seated / 70 floating). |
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| Mehendi | Meeting Room 1 (30 reception) or the lawn for a small family mehendi. |
| Sangeet | Not a sangeet venue at scale; a cocktail evening by the pool works for up to about 70. |
| Wedding ceremony | A registered marriage or a small ceremony of up to 60 in Meeting Room 3, or on the lawn. |
| Reception | A welcome dinner for arriving guests: 45 banquet in Meeting Room 3, or up to 80 seated on the lawn. |
Season and weather
Weather matters less here than at a resort because the main rooms are indoors. For the lawn and poolside, October to March is the dry window; from June to September the southwest monsoon moves everything inside.
Arrivals, access and logistics
The hotel is on VIP Road opposite Cochin International Airport (Marriott). For a group moving on to Kumarakom, Fort Kochi or Munnar, schedule coaches from the hotel on the morning after the welcome dinner.
Courtyard Kochi Airport policies
| Outside decorators | Decorators from the hotel's panel only (WedMeGood listing). Ask in writing whether an outside design team may work alongside the panel |
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| Catering | In-house catering only (WedMeGood listing) |
| Alcohol | In-house bar available; outside alcohol not permitted (WedMeGood listing). |
| Music and DJ | In-house DJ available; outside DJs not permitted (WedMeGood listing). Confirm the cut-off for the lawn and poolside in writing. |
| Music curfew | Not published. Get the amplified-sound time for the outdoor spaces in writing. |
| Fireworks and effects | Not published. The hotel is next to an airport, so confirm any effect in writing before planning it. |
Policy source: source, checked 2026-09-26. Get the current policy in writing before you commission any fabrication.
Already done here
Real weddings and journal notes from here
Before you book
Planning notes for Courtyard by Marriott Kochi Airport
Is Courtyard Kochi Airport the right venue for your wedding?
| Right for you if | Couples hosting a small ceremony, a registered marriage or an engagement of up to 60, and destination weddings that need a first-night hotel and welcome dinner beside Cochin airport. |
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| Look elsewhere if | A reception for several hundred. Marriott's own chart stops at 100 theatre-style, so a large Kochi reception belongs at a bigger hotel. |
| Planner tip | Use the hotel for what it does best: the arrival night. Book the room block for the day guests land, hold a welcome dinner for 45 to 60, and run the main functions elsewhere. Ask the hotel to confirm in writing which space the WedMeGood listing's 500-seat banquet hall refers to before you plan anything larger than 100. |
Where Courtyard Kochi Airport is
Courtyard by Marriott Kochi Airport, VIP Road, opposite Kochi International Airport, Nedumbassery, Vappalassery, Kochi 683572, Kerala, India
Asked and answered
Courtyard by Marriott Kochi Airport wedding questions
How much does a wedding at Courtyard by Marriott Kochi Airport cost?
WedMeGood lists ₹1,200 vegetarian and ₹1,500 non-vegetarian per plate, taxes extra, and rooms from ₹7,400 (checked 26 September 2026). A dinner for 100 is about ₹1.2 to ₹1.5 lakh before taxes; a 40-room block for two nights is about ₹5.9 lakh.
What is the per plate price at Courtyard Kochi Airport?
₹1,200 per plate vegetarian and ₹1,500 non-vegetarian, taxes extra, are the starting prices on the WedMeGood listing. Ask the hotel for the current banquet menu rate card.
Does Courtyard Kochi Airport have wedding packages?
Marriott says the hotel provides wedding services, including multi-day events, but no package price is published. Ask for a written proposal covering the room block, the function space and meals.
What is the wedding capacity of Courtyard by Marriott Kochi Airport?
Marriott's chart lists Meeting Room 3 at 1,259 sq ft for 100 theatre, 60 reception or 45 banquet; Meeting Room 1 for 60 theatre. WedMeGood adds a lawn for 80 seated / 120 floating and a poolside for 40 / 70, and a banquet hall for 500 that Marriott's chart does not show.
How many rooms does Courtyard Kochi Airport have?
106 rooms, according to the WedMeGood listing. Confirm the count and your block with the hotel directly.
Are outside decorators allowed at Courtyard Kochi Airport?
The WedMeGood listing says decorators from the hotel's panel only. Ask in writing whether an outside design team may work with the panel.
Is alcohol allowed at Courtyard Kochi Airport?
Alcohol is served in-house, and outside alcohol is not permitted (WedMeGood listing).
What time does the music stop at Courtyard Kochi Airport?
No cut-off is published. The listing allows the in-house DJ only. Get the time for the lawn and poolside in writing.
Is Courtyard Kochi Airport good for a wedding?
For a small ceremony, an engagement or a welcome night for guests flying in, yes: it is across the road from the airport. For a reception of several hundred, choose a larger Kochi hotel.
When is the best time for a wedding at Courtyard Kochi Airport?
Any time for indoor functions. For the lawn and poolside, October to March; the southwest monsoon (June to September) moves everything indoors.
Does Panigrahana plan weddings at Courtyard by Marriott Kochi Airport?
Yes. Panigrahana Weddings is an independent wedding planning and design studio, not the hotel. We design and produce the wedding; the hotel holds the date. Send your dates and guest count and we will check availability.
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