The property file
About Hilton Garden Inn Trivandrum
Hilton Garden Inn Trivandrum is a 132-room Hilton-managed hotel on Punnen Road in central Thiruvananthapuram, near the Secretariat, classified 5 Star by Kerala Tourism and about 20 minutes by car from Trivandrum International Airport (Hilton; Kerala Tourism, checked 27 October 2026).
Its wedding room is the Grand Ballroom, about 2,800 sq ft, which seats 220 at banquet tables or takes 400 for a reception, within about 8,500 sq ft of event space. WedMeGood lists vegetarian plates from ₹1,200 and non-vegetarian from ₹1,300.
We design the Grand Ballroom around one stage wall and warm light, and use the pool deck for a cocktail evening in the dry months.
- The Grand Ballroom, about 2,800 sq ft: banquet 220, reception 400, theatre 320 (Hilton)
- About 8,500 sq ft of event space in all, managed by Hilton (Hilton property profile)
- 132 rooms with an outdoor pool and a 24-hour fitness centre (Hilton)
- Central Punnen Road near the Secretariat, about 20 minutes by car from the airport (Kerala Tourism)
- Classified 5 Star by Kerala Tourism; opened in December 2013 as the first Hilton Garden Inn in Kerala
Hilton Garden Inn Trivandrum: venue facts
| Address | Hilton Garden Inn Trivandrum is at Hilton Garden Inn Trivandrum, Muthoot Centre, Punnen Road, Thiruvananthapuram 695039, Kerala, India. |
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| Area | Hilton Garden Inn Trivandrum is in Punnen Road, Thiruvananthapuram. |
| Venue type | Hilton Garden Inn Trivandrum is a hotel wedding venue in the 5-star tier. |
| Group | Hilton Garden Inn Trivandrum is operated under the Hilton Garden Inn (Hilton) brand. |
| Established | Hilton Garden Inn Trivandrum has been operating since 2013. |
| Capacity | Hilton Garden Inn Trivandrum is listed for up to 400 guests across its function spaces. |
| Guest rooms | Hilton Garden Inn Trivandrum has 132 guest rooms on site. |
| Function spaces | Hilton Garden Inn Trivandrum has 2 named function spaces: Grand Ballroom, Poolside. |
| Landmark | Hilton Garden Inn Trivandrum is close to Punnen Road in central Thiruvananthapuram near the Secretariat, about 10 minutes by car from the railway station (Kerala Tourism). |
| Price reference | The price reference for Hilton Garden Inn Trivandrum is ₹1,200 vegetarian / ₹1,300 non-vegetarian per plate (WedMeGood listing (published plate), checked 2026-10-27). It is a reference point, not a quotation for your date. |
| Decorator policy | Hilton Garden Inn Trivandrum's decorator policy: WedMeGood lists decorators from the hotel's panel, while WeddingWire lists outside decoration as allowed (both checked 27 October 2026); confirm in writing whether an outside design studio may build in the Grand Ballroom, with load-in hours and power. |
| Catering policy | Hilton Garden Inn Trivandrum's catering policy: In-house catering only (WedMeGood and WeddingWire listings). Garden Grille, the all-day restaurant, serves breakfast and cook-to-order dining (Hilton). |
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 Hilton Garden Inn Trivandrum
| Space | Type | Seated | Floating | Sq ft | Air-conditioned | Indoor or outdoor | Source and check date | Notes |
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| Grand Ballroom | ballroom | 220 | 400 | 2,800 | Yes | Indoor | hilton.com, checked 27 Oct 2026 | About 2,800 sq ft (261 sq m): banquet 220, reception 400, theatre 320, classroom 144 and U-shape 72 (Hilton events page and Hilton property profile, checked 27 October 2026). The wedding, the reception and the sangeet. |
| Poolside | poolside | — | — | — | No | Outdoor | wedmegood.com, checked 27 Oct 2026 | The outdoor pool deck is listed as an event space on WedMeGood (checked 27 October 2026); no reliable capacity is published, so ask for the chart. A cocktail evening or the haldi. |
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. A space with no source of its own takes its figures from the sources listed at the end of this page.
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Hilton Garden Inn Trivandrum photos
What it actually costs
Wedding cost at Hilton Garden Inn Trivandrum (2026)
Hilton Garden Inn Trivandrum is ₹1,200 vegetarian / ₹1,300 non-vegetarian per plate — WedMeGood listing (published plate), checked 2026-10-27. Venue use, food, rooms, decor and production are quoted separately; ask for a written proposal for your date.
Wedding cost at Hilton Garden Inn Trivandrum
Hilton Garden Inn Trivandrum is ₹1,200 vegetarian and ₹1,300 non-vegetarian per plate, taxes extra (published by WedMeGood listing, checked 27 October 2026).
| Line | Figure | Source | Checked |
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| Catering, vegetarian | ₹1,200 per plate | WedMeGood listing | 27 October 2026 |
| Catering, non-vegetarian | ₹1,300 per plate | WedMeGood listing | 27 October 2026 |
A full wedding at Hilton Garden Inn Trivandrum 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 Hilton Garden Inn Trivandrum cost?
Hilton Garden Inn Trivandrum is ₹1,200 vegetarian and ₹1,300 non-vegetarian per plate, taxes extra (published by WedMeGood listing, checked 27 October 2026). A full wedding at Hilton Garden Inn Trivandrum 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 / ₹1,300 non-vegetarian per plate, taxes extra, is the starting rate on the WedMeGood listing (checked 27 October 2026). Hilton's own pages print no wedding price, so ask for the menus and the minimum count in writing. |
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| Non-vegetarian plate | ₹1,300 per plate |
Price source: WedMeGood listing (published plate), checked 2026-10-27. Published figures are reference points; ask the property for a written proposal for your date.
What does the food alone come to?
This uses Hilton Garden Inn Trivandrum’s published per-plate reference for one meal service. It excludes tax, venue hire, rooms, drinks, decor and production.
300 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 Hilton Garden Inn Trivandrum? 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 Hilton Garden Inn Trivandrum
City ballroom of about 2,800 sq ft: one strong stage wall, warm light and a tight buffet run for 220 seated, with the pool deck as an outdoor extension in the dry months.
Which function goes where
| Haldi | The pool deck in the morning, in the dry months. |
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| Mehendi | A smaller meeting room with controlled light; ask for the chart. |
| Sangeet | The Grand Ballroom with a stage and dance floor. |
| Wedding ceremony | The Grand Ballroom in rows, with the mandap on the stage wall. |
| Reception | The Grand Ballroom for up to 400 standing. |
Season and weather
The Grand Ballroom is indoors, so the hotel works year-round. December to February is Thiruvananthapuram's dry, busy season; the south-west monsoon sets in over Kerala around 1 June (IMD) and the north-east monsoon arrives in mid-October (Kerala Tourism).
Arrivals, access and logistics
The hotel is on Punnen Road in central Thiruvananthapuram, about 20 minutes by car from Trivandrum International Airport and about 10 minutes from the railway station (Kerala Tourism). Ask for the parking count for your guest list. Outdoor amplified sound stops at 10 pm.
Hilton Garden Inn Trivandrum policies
| Outside decorators | WedMeGood lists decorators from the hotel's panel, while WeddingWire lists outside decoration as allowed (both checked 27 October 2026); confirm in writing whether an outside design studio may build in the Grand Ballroom, with load-in hours and power |
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| Catering | In-house catering only (WedMeGood and WeddingWire listings). Garden Grille, the all-day restaurant, serves breakfast and cook-to-order dining (Hilton) |
| Alcohol | Alcohol is listed as available on WeddingWire; the hotel runs V Bar (Hilton). Ask for the bar package and licence in writing |
| Music and DJ | WeddingWire lists an in-house DJ and allows an outside DJ (checked 27 October 2026). Loudspeakers in the open stop at 10 pm under India's Noise Pollution Rules |
| Music curfew | Loudspeakers in the open stop at 10 pm under India's Noise Pollution Rules, 2000, which exempt closed halls such as the Grand Ballroom; ask the hotel for its own cut-off for the pool deck in writing. |
| Fireworks and effects | Not published. Ask in writing before planning any pyro |
| Parking | Booking sites list self-parking and valet; confirm the number of cars the hotel can hold for your guest count. |
Policy source: source, checked 2026-10-27. Get the current policy in writing before you commission any fabrication.
Before you book
Planning notes for Hilton Garden Inn Trivandrum
Is Hilton Garden Inn Trivandrum the right venue for your wedding?
| Right for you if | Families planning a city wedding or reception for up to 220 seated in central Thiruvananthapuram, with Hilton rooms for out-of-town guests and every function indoors. |
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| Look elsewhere if | A wedding for more than 400 or a beach setting: Kovalam's beach hotels are about 16 km south. |
| Planner tip | Ask for the Grand Ballroom chart for your layout, the menus with the minimum plate count and a room block with its release date in one written proposal, and confirm the decorator policy in writing since the two listings differ. |
Where Hilton Garden Inn Trivandrum is
Hilton Garden Inn Trivandrum, Muthoot Centre, Punnen Road, Thiruvananthapuram 695039, Kerala, India
Planning a wedding at Hilton Garden Inn Trivandrum from abroad
At Hilton Garden Inn Trivandrum, the vegetarian plate rate is ₹1,200 (WedMeGood listing, checked 27 October 2026), so food for one 150-guest function is ₹1.8 lakh before taxes: about US$1,880 or £1,420 at the 26 Sep 2026 rate; contracts are in INR. Hilton Garden Inn Trivandrum is about 20 minutes by road from Trivandrum International Airport (TRV).
Guests fly into Trivandrum International Airport (TRV), about 20 minutes by car from the hotel (Kerala Tourism). The 132 rooms sleep about 264 at two a room, so ask for the block and its release date early. The Grand Ballroom is indoors, so any month works. A video walkthrough should cover the ballroom set for your layout, the pool deck and the drop-off on Punnen Road.
| Vegetarian plate | ₹1,200 ≈ US$13 · £9 · AED 46 · C$18 · A$18 |
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| Food for 150, one function | ₹1,80,000 (₹1.8 lakh) before taxes ≈ US$1,880 · £1,420 · AED 6,890 · C$2,660 · A$2,670 |
| Rooms | 132 rooms ≈ 264 guests at two a room. A 150-guest block at two a room needs 75 rooms, which fits on site if the venue releases that many rooms for your dates. |
| Season | The Grand Ballroom is indoors, so the hotel works year-round. |
Converted at the 26 Sep 2026 rate; contracts are in INR (US$1 = ₹95.91, £1 = ₹126.86, AED 1 = ₹26.12, C$1 = ₹67.74, A$1 = ₹67.36; mid-market rates from open.er-api.com). Rates: WedMeGood listing, checked 27 October 2026. Room and airport figures come from the venue facts on this page.
Planning from abroad: the wedding desk for couples living abroad · guests flying in: visas, rooms and who pays · registering the marriage in India · what a video walkthrough of a venue should show · Indian wedding cost in US dollars
What families usually ask about Hilton Garden Inn Trivandrum
The Grand Ballroom is indoors and air-conditioned, so the muhurtham and the lunch stay out of the weather; ask whether a sacred fire is allowed on its stage and how the mandap sits for 220 seated. Catering is in-house only, so ask the kitchen for a Kerala sadya menu: specialist sadya caterers on our recent Kerala weddings charged ₹750 to ₹1,100 a leaf (Panigrahana booking records, October 2026).
Asked and answered
Hilton Garden Inn Trivandrum wedding questions
How much does a wedding at Hilton Garden Inn Trivandrum cost?
Hilton Garden Inn Trivandrum starts at ₹1,200 vegetarian and ₹1,300 non-vegetarian per plate, taxes extra, on its WedMeGood listing (checked 27 October 2026), so two vegetarian functions for 300 guests come to about ₹7.2 lakh in food. Rooms, decor, the bar and GST are billed on top.
Does Hilton Garden Inn Trivandrum have a wedding package?
No wedding package is published by Hilton for Hilton Garden Inn Trivandrum (checked 27 October 2026), so a quote combines the menu per plate, from ₹1,200 vegetarian on WedMeGood, the Grand Ballroom and a room block. Ask for all three, with taxes and the minimum plate count, in one written proposal.
How many guests can Hilton Garden Inn Trivandrum hold for a wedding?
The Grand Ballroom at Hilton Garden Inn Trivandrum seats 220 at banquet tables, 320 theatre-style and takes 400 for a reception (Hilton, checked 27 October 2026). It is about 2,800 sq ft, within about 8,500 sq ft of event space in all.
How many rooms does Hilton Garden Inn Trivandrum have for wedding guests?
Hilton Garden Inn Trivandrum has 132 rooms (Hilton property profile, checked 27 October 2026), about 264 guests at two a room, with an outdoor pool and a 24-hour fitness centre. Ask for a room block with its release date in the same proposal as the menus.
Does Hilton Garden Inn Trivandrum allow outside decorators and caterers?
Catering is in-house only at Hilton Garden Inn Trivandrum on both WedMeGood and WeddingWire (checked 27 October 2026). For decor the listings differ: WedMeGood names the hotel's panel and WeddingWire allows outside decorators, so ask in writing whether your design studio may build in the Grand Ballroom.
Is alcohol allowed at Hilton Garden Inn Trivandrum, and when does music stop?
WeddingWire lists alcohol as available and an outside DJ as allowed at Hilton Garden Inn Trivandrum (checked 27 October 2026), and the hotel runs V Bar. Loudspeakers in the open stop at 10 pm under India's Noise Pollution Rules, 2000; the Grand Ballroom is indoors and can run later under the hotel's rules.
Where is Hilton Garden Inn Trivandrum, and how far is it from the airport?
Hilton Garden Inn Trivandrum is in the Muthoot Centre on Punnen Road, Thiruvananthapuram 695039, near the Secretariat, about 20 minutes by car from Trivandrum International Airport and 10 minutes from the railway station (Kerala Tourism, checked 27 October 2026).
Is Hilton Garden Inn Trivandrum a five-star hotel?
Kerala Tourism lists Hilton Garden Inn Trivandrum with the classification 5 Star (checked 27 October 2026). It opened in December 2013 as the first Hilton Garden Inn in Kerala, developed with the Muthoot Pappachan Group and managed by Hilton.
What is the best month for a wedding at Hilton Garden Inn Trivandrum?
Any month works for the indoor Grand Ballroom at Hilton Garden Inn Trivandrum (Hilton, checked 27 October 2026); December to February is Thiruvananthapuram's dry, busy season and suits the pool deck. The south-west monsoon sets in over Kerala around 1 June (IMD) and the north-east monsoon in mid-October (Kerala Tourism).
Hilton Garden Inn Trivandrum or Vivanta Trivandrum: which suits a wedding?
Both are central city hotels with plates from ₹1,200 vegetarian on WedMeGood (checked 27 October 2026). Hilton Garden Inn Trivandrum's Grand Ballroom seats 220 at banquet tables and the hotel has 132 rooms; Vivanta Trivandrum adds Skylawn, an open-air rooftop for receptions, and has 108 rooms.
Can we plan a wedding at Hilton Garden Inn Trivandrum from abroad?
Yes: Trivandrum International Airport is about 20 minutes by car (Kerala Tourism, checked 27 October 2026), and about 300 of Panigrahana's 500+ weddings were for couples living abroad. We run a live video walkthrough of the Grand Ballroom and plan the rest on scheduled calls with you and your parents.
Do we need a wedding planner at Hilton Garden Inn Trivandrum?
Panigrahana, an independent planning and design studio with its own Kerala team, plans weddings at Hilton Garden Inn Trivandrum in 2026 while the hotel supplies the ballroom, food, bar and rooms; our decor starts at ₹5 lakh plus GST. A planner gets the decorator policy and the ballroom chart in writing first.
The shortlist
Venues couples weigh against Hilton Garden Inn Trivandrum
Compare other five-star venues in Kovalam and Thiruvananthapuram
Each has its own guide: spaces, capacity, rooms and any published prices, with sources. To compare every one side by side, see 5-star wedding venues in Kerala. For planning, see our wedding planner in Kerala page. Comparing Hilton hotels? See Hilton wedding venues, compared.
- Gokulam Grand Trivandrum
- Hyatt Regency Trivandrum
- Niraamaya Surya Samudra
- Taj Green Cove Kovalam
- The Leela Kovalam
- Turtle on the Beach Kovalam
- Uday Samudra Leisure Beach Hotel & Spa
- Vivanta Trivandrum
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5-Star HotelVivanta Trivandrum
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HotelO by Tamara
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Hilton Garden Inn Trivandrum compared with similar venues
| Venue | Guests | Rooms | Rate | Source, checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hilton Garden Inn TrivandrumPunnen Road, Thiruvananthapuram | up to 400 guests | 132 | ₹1,200 a plate vegetarian, ₹1,300 non-vegetarian (estimate) | Panigrahana record, 27 Oct 2026; WedMeGood listing, 27 Oct 2026 |
| Vivanta TrivandrumPalayam, Thiruvananthapuram | 20–250 guests | 108 | ₹1,200 a plate vegetarian, ₹1,300 non-vegetarian (estimate) | Panigrahana record, 27 Oct 2026; WedMeGood listing, 27 Oct 2026 |
| Uday Samudra Leisure Beach Hotel & SpaSamudra Beach, Kovalam | up to 1,000 guests | 240 | ₹950 a plate vegetarian, ₹1,000 non-vegetarian (estimate) | Panigrahana record, 27 Oct 2026; WedMeGood listing, 27 Oct 2026 |
| Hotel Samudra KTDCKovalam | 200–500 guests | 30 | ₹850 a plate vegetarian, ₹1,000 non-vegetarian (estimate) | WedMeGood listing, 5 Sep 2026 |
Listing and record rates are estimates. A dash means we hold no dated, sourced figure for that venue. Confirm current terms with each venue.
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