The property file
About Sterling Lake Palace Alleppey
Sterling Lake Palace Alleppey is Sterling Holidays' 17-acre resort on Vembanad Lake at Chungam, Alappuzha, the property Kerala Tourism lists as Lake Palace Resort. Its lakeside lawn of 10,000 sq ft takes up to 500 and its 2,080 sq ft conference hall 150 at a banquet (Sterling banquet sheet, August 2025), with 58 rooms and suites for the family.
Prices are published: WedMeGood lists ₹2,000 a plate, ₹3 lakh rental per event and ₹12 lakh a day for the whole resort with three meals and the venue (checked 27 October 2026). Guests can arrive by boat at the private pier, and the resort keeps two kettuvallam houseboats.
Our design approach is lake and lantern: the mandap low on the lawn facing the water, a houseboat arrival for the couple, and the hall dressed as the rain plan.
- Lakeside lawn of 10,000 sq ft for up to 500 (Sterling banquet sheet, August 2025)
- Conference hall of 2,080 sq ft: 150 at a banquet, 200 for a cocktail (Sterling)
- ₹2,000 per plate, vegetarian or non-vegetarian, taxes extra; ₹3 lakh rental per event (WedMeGood, checked 27 October 2026)
- ₹12 lakh a day for all 58 rooms with three meals and the venue (WedMeGood)
- 17 acres on Vembanad Lake with a private pier and two kettuvallam houseboats (Sterling; BW Hotelier)
- 86 km, about 2 to 2.5 hours from Cochin International Airport (Sterling)
Sterling Lake Palace Alleppey: venue facts
| Address | Sterling Lake Palace Alleppey is at Sterling Lake Palace Alleppey, Thirumala Ward, Chungam, Alappuzha 688011, Kerala, India. |
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| Area | Sterling Lake Palace Alleppey is in Alappuzha (Alleppey), on Vembanad Lake. |
| Venue type | Sterling Lake Palace Alleppey is a lake resort wedding venue in the 5-star tier. |
| Group | Sterling Lake Palace Alleppey is operated under the Sterling Holidays brand. |
| Capacity | Sterling Lake Palace Alleppey is listed for up to 500 guests across its function spaces. |
| Guest rooms | Sterling Lake Palace Alleppey has 58 guest rooms on site. |
| Function spaces | Sterling Lake Palace Alleppey has 2 named function spaces: Lakeside Lawn, Conference Hall. |
| Airport distance | Sterling Lake Palace Alleppey is about 86 km from Cochin International Airport. |
| Landmark | Sterling Lake Palace Alleppey is close to 17 acres on Vembanad Lake at Chungam, Alappuzha, with a private pier (Sterling; BW Hotelier). |
| Price reference | The price reference for Sterling Lake Palace Alleppey is 300000 venue rental (WedMeGood listing (published plate, rental and buyout), checked 2026-10-27). It is a reference point, not a quotation for your date. |
| Decorator policy | Sterling Lake Palace Alleppey's decorator policy: In-house decor on the WedMeGood listing (checked 27 October 2026); Sterling's Navarasa programme offers customised decor. Ask in writing whether an outside designer may build. |
| Catering policy | Sterling Lake Palace Alleppey's catering policy: In-house catering (WedMeGood listing); ask whether the kitchen serves a sadya or a specialist caterer may. |
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 Sterling Lake Palace Alleppey
| Space | Type | Seated | Floating | Sq ft | Air-conditioned | Indoor or outdoor | Source and check date | Notes |
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| Lakeside Lawn | lawn | — | 500 | 10,000 | No | Outdoor | sterlingholidays.com, checked 27 Oct 2026 | 10,000 sq ft for up to 500 (Sterling's wedding banquet sheet (August 2025 edition, read 27 October 2026)). The ceremony and reception lawn on Vembanad Lake. |
| Conference Hall | hall | 150 | 200 | 2,080 | — | Indoor | sterlingholidays.com, checked 27 Oct 2026 | 2,080 sq ft: 150 at a banquet, 200 theatre or cocktail, 120 classroom, 100 in clusters, 60 U-shape (Sterling's wedding banquet sheet (August 2025 edition, read 27 October 2026)). The rain plan and a late sangeet. |
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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What it actually costs
Wedding cost at Sterling Lake Palace Alleppey (2026)
Sterling Lake Palace Alleppey is 300000 venue rental — WedMeGood listing (published plate, rental and buyout), 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 Sterling Lake Palace Alleppey
Sterling Lake Palace Alleppey is 300000 venue rental, taxes extra (published by WedMeGood listing, checked 27 October 2026).
| Line | Figure | Source | Checked |
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| Venue rental | 300000 | WedMeGood listing | 27 October 2026 |
| Catering, vegetarian | ₹2,000 per plate | WedMeGood listing | 27 October 2026 |
| Catering, non-vegetarian | ₹2,000 per plate | WedMeGood listing | 27 October 2026 |
A full wedding at Sterling Lake Palace Alleppey 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 Sterling Lake Palace Alleppey cost?
Sterling Lake Palace Alleppey is 300000 venue rental, taxes extra (published by WedMeGood listing, checked 27 October 2026). A full wedding at Sterling Lake Palace Alleppey 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.
| Venue rental | 300000 — ₹3,00,000 rental per event on the WedMeGood listing (checked 27 October 2026); the same listing gives ₹12 lakh a day for all 58 rooms with three meals and the venue. |
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| Vegetarian plate | ₹2,000 per plate — ₹2,000 per plate, vegetarian or non-vegetarian, taxes extra, is the starting rate on the WedMeGood listing (checked 27 October 2026). |
| Non-vegetarian plate | ₹2,000 per plate |
What a wedding here tends to come to
Residential buyout ₹12 lakh a day for 58 rooms with three meals and the venue (WedMeGood listing, checked 27 October 2026)
Price source: WedMeGood listing (published plate, rental and buyout), 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 Sterling Lake Palace Alleppey’s published per-plate reference for one meal service. It excludes tax, venue hire, rooms, drinks, decor and production.
300 guests × ₹2,000 per plate
A published rate is a reference, not an offer from Panigrahana or a guaranteed venue rate.Planning a wedding at Sterling Lake Palace Alleppey? 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 Sterling Lake Palace Alleppey
Lake and lantern: keep the mandap low and open to Vembanad Lake, light the pier and the lake edge after dark, and use the houseboat arrival as the moment the photographs remember.
Which function goes where
| Haldi | A cottage lawn by the water in the morning. |
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| Mehendi | The conference hall, 100 in clusters, or the lawn under shade. |
| Sangeet | The conference hall with a DJ, 200 for a cocktail set-up. |
| Wedding ceremony | The lakeside lawn at sunset, for up to 500, with the hall as the rain plan. |
| Reception | The lakeside lawn, up to 500. |
Season and weather
December to February is the dry window on Vembanad Lake and the dates that go first. October, November and March work with the hall held as cover. The south-west monsoon sets in over Kerala around 1 June and runs to September (IMD), so a monsoon wedding moves into the 2,080 sq ft hall for up to 150 seated.
Arrivals, access and logistics
Sterling puts Cochin International Airport 86 km away, about 2 to 2.5 hours by road; parking is complimentary. Guests can arrive by boat at the private pier. With 58 rooms, overflow guests stay at Alappuzha's other lake resorts. Loudspeakers in the open stop at 10 pm.
Sterling Lake Palace Alleppey policies
| Outside decorators | In-house decor on the WedMeGood listing (checked 27 October 2026); Sterling's Navarasa programme offers customised decor. Ask in writing whether an outside designer may build |
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| Catering | In-house catering (WedMeGood listing); ask whether the kitchen serves a sadya or a specialist caterer may |
| Alcohol | In-house bar, the Resto Bar & Coffee Lounge (Sterling; WedMeGood listing) |
| Music and DJ | Outside DJ permitted on the WedMeGood listing (checked 27 October 2026); outdoor amplified sound stops at 10 pm |
| 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. |
| Parking | Complimentary parking (Sterling, checked 27 October 2026) |
Policy source: WedMeGood listing; Sterling resort page and banquet sheet, 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 Sterling Lake Palace Alleppey
Is Sterling Lake Palace Alleppey the right venue for your wedding?
| Right for you if | Families of 150 to 500 who want an Alleppey backwater wedding with published prices, a boat arrival and the family in 58 rooms on site. |
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| Look elsewhere if | A wedding above 500, or one that needs a large air-conditioned ballroom; for that, Kumarakom Lake Resort's covered canopy on the same lake is the larger option. |
| Planner tip | Compare the ₹12 lakh-a-day buyout with plates plus rental for your guest count before you sign, and get the menu, the decor rule and the rain plan in the same letter. |
Where Sterling Lake Palace Alleppey is
Sterling Lake Palace Alleppey, Thirumala Ward, Chungam, Alappuzha 688011, Kerala, India
Planning a wedding at Sterling Lake Palace Alleppey from abroad
At Sterling Lake Palace Alleppey, the vegetarian plate rate is ₹2,000 (WedMeGood listing, checked 27 October 2026), so food for one 150-guest function is ₹3 lakh before taxes: about US$3,130 or £2,360 at the 26 Sep 2026 rate; contracts are in INR. Sterling Lake Palace Alleppey is about 86 km from Cochin International Airport (COK).
Fly into Cochin International Airport (COK), 86 km and about 2 to 2.5 hours away (Sterling). The 58 rooms hold the family and close friends flying in, and the ₹12 lakh-a-day buyout (WedMeGood) makes the whole resort yours. December to February is the dry window for overseas guests. A video walkthrough should cover the lawn at your ceremony hour, the hall held for rain and the pier.
| Venue rental | 300000 |
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| Vegetarian plate | ₹2,000 ≈ US$21 · £16 · AED 77 · C$30 · A$30 |
| Food for 150, one function | ₹3,00,000 (₹3 lakh) before taxes ≈ US$3,130 · £2,360 · AED 11,500 · C$4,430 · A$4,450 |
| Rooms | 58 rooms ≈ 116 guests at two a room. A 150-guest block at two a room needs 75 rooms, so plan for about 17 rooms nearby. |
| Season | December to February is the dry window on Vembanad Lake and the dates that go first. |
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 Sterling Lake Palace Alleppey
The lakeside lawn takes the mandap with Vembanad Lake behind it for up to 500, and the 2,080 sq ft hall keeps the rituals dry if it rains (Sterling). Catering is in-house, so ask whether the kitchen serves a sadya; 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. Parking is complimentary for elders' cars.
Asked and answered
Sterling Lake Palace Alleppey wedding questions
How much does a wedding at Sterling Lake Palace Alleppey cost?
For 150 guests across two functions, food comes to ₹6 lakh before taxes at the ₹2,000 plate WedMeGood lists, plus ₹3 lakh rental per event (checked 27 October 2026). WedMeGood also lists ₹12 lakh a day for all 58 rooms with three meals and the venue, the better buy for a residential wedding.
What is the Sterling Lake Palace Alleppey wedding cost per plate?
₹2,000 a plate, vegetarian or non-vegetarian, taxes extra, is the starting rate on the WedMeGood listing (checked 27 October 2026). That is the entry menu: a sadya, live counters and the bar are quoted separately, so ask Sterling for the rate per menu and the minimum plate count for the lawn.
Does Sterling Lake Palace Alleppey have a wedding package or buyout?
Yes: WedMeGood lists ₹12 lakh a day for all 58 rooms with three meals and the venue (checked 27 October 2026), and Sterling's Navarasa weddings programme offers the entire resort with customised decor and catering. Ask Sterling for the buyout in writing with the menu, taxes and the number of nights.
How many guests can Sterling Lake Palace Alleppey hold for a wedding?
Up to 500 on the lakeside lawn of 10,000 sq ft, according to Sterling's wedding banquet sheet (August 2025 edition, read 27 October 2026). The 2,080 sq ft conference hall takes 150 at a banquet or 200 for a cocktail or theatre set-up, so the resort suits 150 to 500 guests.
How many rooms does Sterling Lake Palace Alleppey have?
58 rooms and suites, according to BW Hotelier's opening report and the WedMeGood listing (checked 27 October 2026), in Water Front Heritage Cottages, Lake View Premier Rooms and Lake View Suites (Sterling). A 116-guest list sleeps on site at two to a room.
Does Sterling Lake Palace Alleppey allow outside decorators and caterers?
Decor and catering are in-house on the WedMeGood listing (checked 27 October 2026), and Sterling's Navarasa programme builds customised decor with its own team. If you want your own designer, ask Sterling in writing whether the in-house team will build to their drawings.
Is alcohol allowed, and can we have a DJ at Sterling Lake Palace Alleppey?
Loudspeakers in the open stop at 10 pm under India's Noise Pollution Rules, 2000, which exempt closed halls. The resort has its own bar, the Resto Bar & Coffee Lounge (Sterling), and the WedMeGood listing permits an outside DJ (checked 27 October 2026), so the sangeet can move indoors after 10 pm.
Where is Sterling Lake Palace Alleppey and how far is it from Kochi airport?
At Thirumala Ward, Chungam, Alappuzha 688011 on Vembanad Lake, 86 km and about 2 to 2.5 hours from Cochin International Airport, according to Sterling (checked 27 October 2026). Parking is complimentary.
Can guests arrive by boat at Sterling Lake Palace Alleppey?
Yes: the resort keeps two kettuvallam houseboats and receives guests by boat at its private pier, according to BW Hotelier's opening report (checked 27 October 2026). A houseboat arrival for the couple, or a lake cruise for guests the day before, fits the wedding week.
Is Sterling Lake Palace the old Lake Palace Resort in Alleppey?
Yes: Sterling Holidays runs the 17-acre resort on Vembanad Lake that Kerala Tourism lists as Lake Palace Resort, at the same Thirumala Ward, Chungam address in Alappuzha 688011 (checked 27 October 2026). Travel sites still show the older name, Lake Palace, A Luxury Backwater Resort.
What is the best month for a wedding at Sterling Lake Palace Alleppey?
December to February, before the south-west monsoon sets in over Kerala around 1 June (IMD monsoon FAQ, read 16 October 2026): dry evenings on the lakeside lawn and calm water for boat arrivals. From June to September the 2,080 sq ft hall carries functions of up to 150 seated.
Can we plan a wedding at Sterling Lake Palace Alleppey from abroad?
Yes: about 300 of our 500+ weddings since 2018 were for couples living abroad, and the resort is 86 km, about 2 to 2.5 hours, from Cochin International Airport (Sterling, checked 27 October 2026). We run a live video walkthrough of the lawn, the hall and the pier, and keep the 58-room block and transfers in one plan.
Do we need a wedding planner at Sterling Lake Palace Alleppey?
Sterling supplies the lawn for 500, the hall, the 58 rooms, food and in-house decor (Sterling; WedMeGood, checked 27 October 2026). The design brief, rain plan, boat timings and overflow hotels still need one person. Panigrahana Weddings is an independent planning and design studio, not the resort; Sterling takes the booking.
The shortlist
Venues couples weigh against Sterling Lake Palace Alleppey
Compare other five-star venues in Kumarakom and Vembanad Lake
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.
- Backwater Ripples
- CGH Earth Coconut Lagoon, Kumarakom
- Gokulam Grand Kumarakom
- Kumarakom Lake Resort
- Niraamaya Kumarakom
- Taj Kumarakom
- The Zuri Kumarakom
Close by, in Marari and Alappuzha:
5-Star Luxury Backwater ResortKumarakom Lake Resort
Heritage Backwater ResortCGH Earth Coconut Lagoon, Kumarakom
Luxury Ayurvedic Beach ResortMarari Beach Resort
5-Star Luxury Backwater ResortTaj Kumarakom
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Sterling Lake Palace Alleppey compared with similar venues
| Venue | Guests | Rooms | Rate | Source, checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sterling Lake Palace AlleppeyAlappuzha (Alleppey), on Vembanad Lake | up to 500 guests | 58 | ₹2,000 a plate (estimate) | Panigrahana record, 27 Oct 2026; WedMeGood listing, 27 Oct 2026 |
| The Zuri KumarakomKumarakom, on Vembanad Lake | up to 650 guests | 72 | ₹1,300 a plate vegetarian, ₹1,500 non-vegetarian (estimate) | Panigrahana record, 27 Oct 2026; WedMeGood listing, 27 Oct 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 |
| Gokulam Grand KumarakomKumarakom, on the backwaters | 50–1,200 guests | 69 | ₹2,200 a plate vegetarian, ₹3,000 non-vegetarian (estimate) | Panigrahana record, 25 Oct 2026; WedMeGood listing, 25 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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