The property file
About CGH Earth Marari Beach Resort
Marari Beach Resort is CGH Earth's Five Star beach resort at Mararikulam near Alappuzha: 30 acres of coconut groves, lily ponds and a four-acre organic garden, with 62 cottages among the palms (CGH Earth; Ministry of Tourism). CGH Earth's Wedded on Earth page lists three settings: the Coconut Grove by the beach and the Poolside Lawns for 300 each, and the Clubhouse and Garden by the natural ponds for 200 (checked 27 October 2026).
Food runs through Chakara, which cooks Kerala coastal cuisine, the Beach Grill and the Beach Shack, and the resort is 75 km from Cochin International Airport, about 1 hour 50 minutes by road. Alleppey's backwaters are 16 km away, so a houseboat day fits the wedding week.
Our design approach is barefoot and coastal: lamps in the grove, a low mandap with the sea behind it, and a covered fall-back at the Club House held in writing.
- Coconut Grove by the beach for 300, Poolside Lawns for 300, Clubhouse and Garden for 200 (CGH Earth, checked 27 October 2026)
- 62 cottages in garden and private-pool villa categories (Ministry of Tourism; i-escape; CGH Earth)
- Five Star classification on 30 acres of coconut groves, lily ponds and a four-acre organic garden (CGH Earth)
- 75 km, about 1 hour 50 minutes from Cochin International Airport; Alleppey station 16 km (CGH Earth)
- Chakara, the Beach Grill, the Beach Shack and the Beach Cafe on site (CGH Earth factsheet)
Marari Beach Resort: venue facts
| Address | Marari Beach Resort is at Marari Beach, CGH Earth, S.L. Puram, Mararikulam P.O., Alappuzha 688523, Kerala, India. |
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| Area | Marari Beach Resort is in Mararikulam, Alappuzha. |
| Venue type | Marari Beach Resort is a resort wedding venue in the 5-star tier. |
| Group | Marari Beach Resort is operated under the CGH Earth brand. |
| Capacity | Marari Beach Resort is listed for up to 300 guests across its function spaces. |
| Guest rooms | Marari Beach Resort has 62 guest rooms on site. |
| Function spaces | Marari Beach Resort has 3 named function spaces: Coconut Grove by the beach, Poolside Lawns, Clubhouse and Garden by the natural ponds. |
| Airport distance | Marari Beach Resort is about 75 km from Cochin International Airport. |
| Landmark | Marari Beach Resort is close to 30 acres of coconut groves on Marari beach; Alleppey railway station 16 km, Trivandrum International Airport 180 km (CGH Earth factsheet, December 2024). |
| Decorator policy | Marari Beach Resort's decorator policy: Not published (CGH Earth, checked 27 October 2026). Ask in writing whether an outside decorator may build in the Coconut Grove and on the Poolside Lawns, with load-in hours. |
| Catering policy | Marari Beach Resort's catering policy: CGH Earth's wedding page serves food from the resort's own kitchen (checked 27 October 2026); ask whether a specialist sadya caterer may serve. |
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 CGH Earth Marari Beach Resort
| Space | Type | Floating | Air-conditioned | Indoor or outdoor | Source and check date | Notes |
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| Coconut Grove by the beach | lawn | 300 | No | Outdoor | cghearth.com, checked 27 Oct 2026 | 300 (CGH Earth's wedding page, checked 27 October 2026). The palm grove behind the sand: the ceremony with the sea behind the mandap. |
| Poolside Lawns | lawn | 300 | No | Outdoor | cghearth.com, checked 27 Oct 2026 | 300 (CGH Earth, checked 27 October 2026). The reception or the sangeet, close to the cottages. |
| Clubhouse and Garden by the natural ponds | lawn | 200 | No | Outdoor | cghearth.com, checked 27 Oct 2026 | 200 (CGH Earth, checked 27 October 2026). The Club House holds the conference hall (factsheet, no capacity published): a mehendi or a covered fall-back. |
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.
Photographs
CGH Earth Marari Beach Resort photos
What it actually costs
Wedding cost at CGH Earth Marari Beach Resort (2026)
No wedding cost is published for CGH Earth Marari Beach Resort in this record, and we will not print an estimate. Start with a written venue quote, then add food, rooms, decor and production as separate lines.
No verified price is published for Marari Beach Resort in this record, and we will not print an invented one. Start with a written venue quote, then add food, rooms, decor and production as separate lines — we can help you compare the inclusions once you have a date and a guest count.
CGH Earth publishes no rental, plate or package price for Marari Beach (Wedded on Earth page, checked 27 October 2026). Weddings are quoted as one residential package: ask for the 62 cottages, the meals, the venue and the bar in one proposal.
No per-plate rate is published (CGH Earth, checked 27 October 2026); menus are quoted with the cottages for your dates.
Price source: CGH Earth Wedded on Earth page (no price published), checked 2026-10-27. Published figures are reference points; ask the property for a written proposal for your date.
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Designed, not just planned
How we would design a wedding at CGH Earth Marari Beach Resort
Barefoot and coastal: low structures that the sea wind cannot lift, lamps and marigold in the palms, and light kept warm so the grove reads as a room after dark.
Which function goes where
| Haldi | The Clubhouse garden by the ponds in the morning. |
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| Mehendi | The Clubhouse and Garden, for 200, under shade. |
| Sangeet | The Poolside Lawns, for 300, finished by 10 pm outdoors. |
| Wedding ceremony | The Coconut Grove by the beach at sunset, for up to 300. |
| Reception | The Poolside Lawns or the Coconut Grove, 300 each. |
Season and weather
November to February is the dry window on Marari beach and the dates that go first. CGH Earth gives an average temperature of 27 to 30°C, so March and April functions move to the evening. The south-west monsoon sets in over Kerala around 1 June and runs to September (IMD), which rules out the beach for evening functions.
Arrivals, access and logistics
CGH Earth puts Cochin International Airport 75 km away, about 1 hour 50 minutes by road, and Trivandrum 180 km; Alleppey railway station is 16 km and Cochin 55 km (factsheet). With 62 cottages, overflow guests stay at Mararikulam's other beach resorts. Loudspeakers in the open stop at 10 pm.
Marari Beach Resort policies
| Outside decorators | Not published (CGH Earth, checked 27 October 2026). Ask in writing whether an outside decorator may build in the Coconut Grove and on the Poolside Lawns, with load-in hours |
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| Catering | CGH Earth's wedding page serves food from the resort's own kitchen (checked 27 October 2026); ask whether a specialist sadya caterer may serve |
| Alcohol | The Club House bar serves wines and spirits and the Beach Shack mixed drinks (CGH Earth dining page); ask in writing how a wedding bar is run and charged |
| Music and DJ | Not published. Amplified sound outdoors stops at 10 pm under India's Noise Pollution Rules, which covers every Marari venue since all three are outdoors |
| Music curfew | Loudspeakers in the open stop at 10 pm under India's Noise Pollution Rules, 2000, which exempt closed halls; confirm the resort's own cut-off in writing. |
| Fireworks and effects | Not published. Ask in writing, especially for the beach |
Policy source: source, checked 2026-10-27. 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 CGH Earth Marari Beach Resort
Is Marari Beach Resort the right venue for your wedding?
| Right for you if | Families of 100 to 300 who want a Kerala beach wedding with the family in 62 cottages on one site, and a backwater day in Alleppey for guests flying in. |
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| Look elsewhere if | A wedding above 300, or one that needs a large air-conditioned hall; for that, Kumarakom Lake Resort's covered canopy or a Kochi five-star ballroom is the larger option. |
| Planner tip | Ask CGH Earth for the cottage block, the Coconut Grove for your ceremony hour and a covered fall-back in one letter, and get the decorator and caterer rules in writing before you brief a designer. |
Where Marari Beach Resort is
Marari Beach, CGH Earth, S.L. Puram, Mararikulam P.O., Alappuzha 688523, Kerala, India
Planning a wedding at Marari Beach Resort from abroad
Marari Beach Resort is about 75 km from Cochin International Airport (COK), around 110 minutes by road. 62 rooms ≈ 124 guests at two a room. A 150-guest block at two a room needs 75 rooms, so plan for about 13 rooms nearby.
Fly into Cochin International Airport (COK), 75 km and about 1 hour 50 minutes away (CGH Earth). The 62 cottages hold the family and close friends flying in, so block them early for November to February, the dry window. Alleppey's houseboats are 16 km away for a guests' day out. A video walkthrough should cover the Coconut Grove at your ceremony hour, the Poolside Lawns and the Club House held for rain.
| Season | November to February is the dry window on Marari beach and the dates that go first. |
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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 Marari Beach Resort
The Coconut Grove gives a mandap under the palms with the sea behind it for up to 300, and Chakara cooks Kerala coastal food, so a traditional menu is the kitchen's home ground. Specialist sadya caterers on our recent Kerala weddings charged ₹750 to ₹1,100 a leaf (Panigrahana booking records, October 2026), a fair yardstick for its quote. The cottages are spread across 30 acres, so ask for buggies for elders.
Asked and answered
CGH Earth Marari Beach Resort wedding questions
What is the Marari Beach Resort wedding cost?
CGH Earth publishes no wedding price for Marari Beach Resort as of 27 October 2026; its Wedded on Earth desk quotes each wedding as a residential package. Ask for one proposal covering the 62 cottages, every meal, the Coconut Grove or Poolside Lawns and the decor. Panigrahana's decor starts at ₹5 lakh plus GST (October 2026).
Does Marari Beach Resort have wedding packages and room tariffs?
No package or wedding room tariff is published as of 27 October 2026: CGH Earth runs weddings here under its Wedded on Earth programme and quotes rooms, meals and the venue together for your dates. Ask for the three garden villa categories priced as one block.
How many guests can Marari Beach Resort hold for a wedding?
Up to 300 in the Coconut Grove by the beach or on the Poolside Lawns, according to CGH Earth's wedding page (checked 27 October 2026); the Clubhouse and Garden by the natural ponds takes 200. That suits 100 to 300 guests, with the family in the resort's 62 cottages.
How many rooms does Marari Beach Resort have?
62 cottages, according to India's Ministry of Tourism classification (2016) and i-escape (checked 27 October 2026), in three categories on CGH Earth's December 2024 factsheet: Garden Villas, Garden Villas with Private Pool and Deluxe Garden Villas with Private Pool. Overflow guests stay at Mararikulam's other beach resorts.
Is Marari Beach Resort a five-star resort?
Yes: CGH Earth's December 2024 factsheet gives its classification as Five Star, Kerala Tourism lists it as a 5 Star resort, and India's Ministry of Tourism classified it Five Star with Alcohol in 2016 (all checked 27 October 2026). It is CGH Earth's beach resort on 30 acres at Mararikulam.
Can we have a beach wedding at Marari Beach Resort?
Yes: the Coconut Grove by the beach takes up to 300 (CGH Earth's wedding page (checked 27 October 2026)), so the mandap stands under the palms with the Arabian Sea behind it. Sand and sea wind shape the build, so keep structures low and hold the Poolside Lawns as the second setting.
Does Marari Beach Resort allow outside decorators and caterers?
CGH Earth publishes no decorator or caterer policy for Marari Beach as of 27 October 2026; its wedding page offers food from the resort's own kitchen. Ask in writing whether your designer can build in the Coconut Grove and whether a specialist sadya caterer may serve.
Is alcohol allowed, and what time does music stop at Marari Beach Resort?
Loudspeakers in the open stop at 10 pm under India's Noise Pollution Rules, 2000, which exempt closed halls, so a beach sangeet ends at 10. The resort runs its own bars: the Club House serves wines and spirits and the Beach Shack mixed drinks (CGH Earth, checked 26 September 2026). Ask how a wedding bar is charged.
What is the best month for a wedding at Marari Beach Resort?
November to February, before the south-west monsoon sets in over Kerala around 1 June (IMD monsoon FAQ, read 16 October 2026): dry evenings and a calm sea in the Coconut Grove. CGH Earth gives the average temperature as 27 to 30°C, so March and April functions move to the evening.
How far is Marari Beach Resort from Cochin airport?
75 km, about 1 hour 50 minutes by road from Cochin International Airport (CGH Earth factsheet and wedding page, checked 27 October 2026). Alleppey railway station is 16 km away and Trivandrum airport 180 km. The resort is at S.L. Puram, Mararikulam, Alappuzha 688523.
Is Marari Beach Resort near Alleppey for a backwater day?
Yes: Alleppey station is 16 km away (CGH Earth factsheet, checked 27 October 2026), and the resort lists a day cruise on a houseboat and backwater trips into Kuttanad among its outings. A houseboat lunch the day before the wedding gives guests the backwaters without moving hotels.
Marari Beach Resort vs Coconut Lagoon: which is better for a wedding?
For 200 to 300 guests on a beach, Marari Beach Resort: the Coconut Grove and Poolside Lawns take 300 each against Coconut Lagoon's Lakefront for 200 (CGH Earth, checked 27 October 2026). Coconut Lagoon is the boat-access backwater resort at Kumarakom, 86 km from Cochin airport against Marari's 75.
Can we plan a wedding at Marari Beach Resort from abroad?
Yes: about 300 of our 500+ weddings since 2018 were for couples living abroad, and Marari Beach is 75 km, about 1 hour 50 minutes, from Cochin International Airport (CGH Earth, checked 27 October 2026). We run a live video walkthrough of the Coconut Grove, the Poolside Lawns and the Clubhouse garden, and keep cottages and transfers in one plan.
Do we need a wedding planner at Marari Beach Resort?
CGH Earth supplies the venue, the 62 cottages and the kitchen (checked 27 October 2026); a beach build, the rain plan and guests in overflow resorts need one person running them. Panigrahana Weddings is an independent planning and design studio, not the resort; CGH Earth takes the booking.
Marari Beach Resort for weddings: what are the spaces, guest numbers and cost?
Marari Beach Resort, CGH Earth's five-star resort at Mararikulam near Alappuzha, offers three wedding settings: the Coconut Grove by the beach and the Poolside Lawns for 300 guests each, and the Clubhouse and Garden for 200. CGH Earth publishes no wedding price, so ask its wedding team on +91 484 4261730 for a written quote covering food per plate, villas and the venue for your date.
How many rooms does Marari Beach Resort have for wedding guests?
Marari Beach Resort had 62 rooms when India's Ministry of Tourism classified it in 2016, and CGH Earth lists three villa types today: Garden Villas, Garden Villas with Pool and Deluxe Garden Villas with Private Pool, all under thatched coconut-leaf roofs. CGH Earth does not publish a current total on its site, so ask how many villas it will hold for your dates and book other Mararikulam resorts for the rest.
What food does Marari Beach Resort serve at weddings, and can we bring a caterer?
Marari Beach Resort plans wedding menus around coastal cooking: CGH Earth's wedding page offers Indian and continental flavours inspired by the Kerala and Konkan fishing communities, and the resort grows produce on its own four-acre organic farm. CGH Earth does not publish an outside-caterer policy for Marari, so ask in writing whether a specialist sadya caterer may serve, and on what terms, before you fix the menu.
Is alcohol served at Marari Beach Resort weddings, and when must music stop?
Marari Beach Resort serves alcohol: CGH Earth's dining page describes the Club House bar, in a building over 200 years old, with wines and spirits, and the Beach Shack mixes drinks. The Coconut Grove and Poolside Lawns are outdoors, so amplified music there stops at 10 pm under India's Noise Pollution Rules. Ask CGH Earth for the wedding bar terms in writing with the menu.
Where is Marari Beach Resort and how far is it from Cochin airport?
Marari Beach Resort is at S.L. Puram, Mararikulam P.O., Alleppey 688523, in Alappuzha district. CGH Earth's factsheet puts it 75 km from Cochin International Airport, which its wedding page reckons at about 1 hour 50 minutes, with Alleppey railway station 16 km away and Cherthala bus stand 10 km from Mararikulam. Batch wedding guests' airport pick-ups by flight.
Who runs Marari Beach Resort, and what is its story?
Marari Beach Resort is run by CGH Earth, the group behind Brunton Boatyard, Coconut Lagoon and Chittoor Kottaram. CGH Earth made it a tribute to the fisherfolk of Mararikulam: the cottages follow their homes, women from the nearby fishing village re-thatch the roofs every year, and the club house is over 200 years old. It sits among coconut groves, lily ponds and a four-acre organic farm.
Where can we see Marari Beach Resort photos, and can we do a pre-wedding shoot there?
Marari Beach Resort posts on Instagram as @mararibeach_cghearth, and CGH Earth's site shows the beach, coconut groves and thatched villas. For a pre-wedding shoot, the settings CGH Earth describes include the coconut grove by the beach, the lily ponds, the butterfly garden and the fish landing at the nearby village. Ask the resort about permission and any fee for a shoot when you book.
How do we contact Marari Beach Resort about a wedding?
For a wedding at Marari Beach Resort, CGH Earth's Wedded on Earth team takes calls on +91 484 4261730 and email at contact@cghearth.com; the resort's own lines are +91 478 2831500 and +91 9745433317, and its email is mararibeach@cghearth.com. Send your dates, guest count and functions in the first message. Panigrahana is a planning and decor studio, not the resort; send us the same details and a planner replies within 24 hours.
Marari Beach Resort or Carnoustie for a beach wedding at Mararikulam?
Of the two, Marari Beach Resort is the one that publishes wedding spaces: CGH Earth lists the Coconut Grove by the beach and the Poolside Lawns at 300 guests each, and the Clubhouse and Garden at 200. Carnoustie Ayurveda & Wellness, also on the Mararikulam shore, presents pool villas and Ayurveda programmes and lists no event spaces on its site, so ask it directly before you shortlist it for a wedding.
Sources and dates: cghearth.com, checked 16 Oct 2026; pcb.assam.gov.in, checked 16 Oct 2026; carnoustieresorts.com, checked 16 Oct 2026; Panigrahana venue record, checked 26 Sep 2026.
The shortlist
Venues couples weigh against CGH Earth Marari Beach Resort
Compare other five-star venues in Marari and Alappuzha
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.
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Marari Beach Resort compared with similar venues
| Venue | Guests | Rooms | Rate | Source, checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marari Beach ResortMararikulam, Alappuzha | up to 300 guests | 62 | — | Panigrahana record, 27 Oct 2026 |
| Elixir Cliff Beach Resort And Spa VarkalaPerumkulam | 250–300 guests | 31 | ₹3.55 lakh a function for the venue (estimate) | WedMeGood listing, 5 Sep 2026 |
| Taj Wayanadon a peninsula in Banasura Sagar, Wayanad | 50–350 guests | 61 | ₹2,000 a plate vegetarian, ₹2,500 non-vegetarian (estimate) | Panigrahana record, 27 Oct 2026; WedMeGood listing, 26 Sep 2026 |
| Taj KumarakomKumarakom, on Vembanad Lake | up to 350 guests | 28 | ₹1,700 a plate (estimate) | Panigrahana record, 27 Oct 2026; WedMeGood listing, 27 Oct 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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