The property file
About Vivanta Trivandrum
Vivanta Trivandrum, which IHCL calls Vivanta Thiruvananthapuram, is the group's 108-room hotel on Extra Police Road at Palayam, opened in April 2021, six kilometres from Trivandrum International Airport. Weddings run in Athens, a Romanesque white hall IHCL describes as its premier banquet hall for weddings, and on the Skylawn, a rooftop lawn for receptions and cocktails; each takes 250 guests standing (IHCL events factsheet, checked 27 October 2026).
Athens seats 200 in rows for the muhurtham or 100 at round tables, with a spill-over deck beside it, and the two Curia rooms take a haldi, mehendi or family lunch of 30 at rounds. WedMeGood lists plates from ₹1,200 vegetarian and ₹1,300 non-vegetarian, taxes extra (checked 27 October 2026).
We design Athens around one strong stage wall that suits its white walls and chandeliers, and light the Skylawn for an evening that ends by 10 pm, with Athens set as the late-night and rain plan.
- Athens, the wedding hall: 353 m², 200 theatre-style or 250 floating (IHCL events factsheet)
- Skylawn, a rooftop open-air lawn for 250 at a reception (IHCL events factsheet)
- 108 rooms and suites, opened in April 2021 (IHCL)
- 6 km from Trivandrum International Airport, 500 m from the city centre (Hotel Association of India directory, 2026)
- ₹1,200 veg / ₹1,300 non-veg per plate, taxes extra (WedMeGood listing, checked 27 October 2026)
Vivanta Trivandrum: venue facts
| Address | Vivanta Trivandrum is at Vivanta Thiruvananthapuram, Extra Police Road, Nandavanam, Palayam, Thiruvananthapuram 695033, Kerala, India. |
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| Area | Vivanta Trivandrum is in Palayam, Thiruvananthapuram. |
| Venue type | Vivanta Trivandrum is a hotel wedding venue in the 5-star tier. |
| Group | Vivanta Trivandrum is operated under the IHCL (Vivanta) brand. |
| Established | Vivanta Trivandrum has been operating since 2021. |
| Capacity | Vivanta Trivandrum is listed for 20–250 guests across its function spaces. |
| Guest rooms | Vivanta Trivandrum has 108 guest rooms on site. |
| Function spaces | Vivanta Trivandrum has 5 named function spaces: Athens, Skylawn, Curia-1, Curia-2, Boardroom. |
| Airport distance | Vivanta Trivandrum is about 6 km from Trivandrum International Airport. |
| City centre distance | Vivanta Trivandrum is about 0.5 km from the nearest town centre. |
| Landmark | Vivanta Trivandrum is close to Palayam in central Thiruvananthapuram, 500 m from the city centre and 3 km from the Sree Padmanabhaswamy temple (Hotel Association of India directory, 2026). |
| Price reference | The price reference for Vivanta 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 | Vivanta Trivandrum's decorator policy: Decorators from the hotel's panel only on WedMeGood's listing (checked 27 October 2026); the hotel publishes no decorator policy of its own. Ask in writing whether your designer can build in Athens and on the Skylawn, with load-in hours and power. |
| Catering policy | Vivanta Trivandrum's catering policy: In-house catering only (WedMeGood listing); the hotel's kitchens include Mynt, the all-day diner, and The Konkan Café (Hotel Association of India directory, 2026). |
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 Vivanta Trivandrum
| Space | Type | Seated | Floating | Sq ft | Air-conditioned | Indoor or outdoor | Source and check date | Notes |
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| Athens | hall | 100 | 250 | 3,800 | Yes | Indoor | ihcldigitaldirectory.com, checked 27 Oct 2026 | The wedding hall: 353 m² (about 3,800 sq ft), 16.17 x 17 m with a 3.2 m ceiling and a spill-over deck; 200 theatre-style, 100 at round tables, 250 floating (IHCL events factsheet, checked 27 October 2026). |
| Skylawn | lawn | 125 | 250 | 3,401 | No | Outdoor | ihcldigitaldirectory.com, checked 27 Oct 2026 | The rooftop open-air lawn: 316 m² (about 3,400 sq ft), 18 x 17 m; 200 theatre-style, 125 at round tables, 250 floating, for receptions and cocktails (IHCL events factsheet, checked 27 October 2026). |
| Curia-1 | hall | 30 | — | 649 | Yes | Indoor | ihcldigitaldirectory.com, checked 27 Oct 2026 | 60.3 m² (about 650 sq ft): 50 theatre-style, 30 at round tables (IHCL events factsheet, checked 27 October 2026). A haldi, mehendi or family lunch. |
| Curia-2 | hall | 12 | 20 | 272 | Yes | Indoor | ihcldigitaldirectory.com, checked 27 Oct 2026 | 25.3 m² (about 270 sq ft): 15 theatre-style, 12 at round tables, 20 floating (IHCL events factsheet, checked 27 October 2026). |
| Boardroom | hall | 7 | — | 258 | Yes | Indoor | ihcldigitaldirectory.com, checked 27 Oct 2026 | 24 m², seats 7 (IHCL events factsheet, checked 27 October 2026). A family meeting room rather than a function space. |
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
Vivanta Trivandrum photos
What it actually costs
Wedding cost at Vivanta Trivandrum (2026)
Vivanta 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 Vivanta Trivandrum
Vivanta 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 Vivanta 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 Vivanta Trivandrum cost?
Vivanta 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 Vivanta 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 WedMeGood's listing for Vivanta Thiruvananthapuram (checked 27 October 2026). That listing still carries the earlier Thycaud address, so ask the hotel to confirm both plates for Athens or the Skylawn 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 Vivanta Trivandrum’s published per-plate reference for one meal service. It excludes tax, venue hire, rooms, drinks, decor and production.
250 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 Vivanta 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 Vivanta Trivandrum
A white Romanesque hall and a rooftop lawn: give Athens one strong stage wall and keep the florals in the white and gold of its ceiling, and light the Skylawn low with the city behind it, with power and wind checked for any structure on the roof.
Which function goes where
| Haldi | Curia-1 in the morning, 30 at round tables, or the Skylawn before the sun is high. |
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| Mehendi | Curia-1 with controlled light, 50 theatre-style or 30 at rounds. |
| Sangeet | The Skylawn for up to 250 standing until 10 pm, then Athens for the late dance floor. |
| Wedding ceremony | Athens in rows, 200 theatre-style, with the mandap on the stage wall. |
| Reception | The Skylawn or Athens, each 250 floating; keep Athens set as the rain plan. |
Season and weather
December to February is the dry window for the Skylawn and the dates that go first. The south-west monsoon sets in over Kerala around 1 June (IMD) and the north-east monsoon arrives in mid-October (Kerala Tourism); then Athens, indoors and air-conditioned, carries the reception.
Arrivals, access and logistics
The hotel is on Extra Police Road at Palayam, six kilometres from Trivandrum International Airport and 500 metres from the city centre (Hotel Association of India directory, 2026). Book airport cars against flight times, and give vendor vehicles a separate load-in slot. Outdoor amplified sound on the Skylawn stops at 10 pm.
Vivanta Trivandrum policies
| Outside decorators | Decorators from the hotel's panel only on WedMeGood's listing (checked 27 October 2026); the hotel publishes no decorator policy of its own. Ask in writing whether your designer can build in Athens and on the Skylawn, with load-in hours and power |
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| Catering | In-house catering only (WedMeGood listing); the hotel's kitchens include Mynt, the all-day diner, and The Konkan Café (Hotel Association of India directory, 2026) |
| Alcohol | In-house bar available; outside alcohol not permitted (WedMeGood listing). Wink is the hotel's bar (Hotel Association of India directory, 2026) |
| Music and DJ | The hotel's own DJ; outside DJs not permitted (WedMeGood listing). Loudspeakers on the Skylawn 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 Athens; the hotel publishes no cut-off of its own, so confirm one for the Skylawn in writing. |
| Fireworks and effects | Not published. Ask in writing before planning anything on the rooftop |
| Parking | Not published by the hotel; ask for the car count and valet staffing for your date. |
Policy source: source, checked 2026-10-27. Get the current policy in writing before you commission any fabrication.
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Before you book
Planning notes for Vivanta Trivandrum
Is Vivanta Trivandrum the right venue for your wedding?
| Right for you if | Families of 100 to 250 who want an IHCL five-star hotel in central Thiruvananthapuram, six kilometres from the airport, with a rooftop reception lawn and 108 rooms for the family. |
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| Look elsewhere if | A single function above 250 guests: Athens and the Skylawn each take 250 standing, so a bigger reception goes to Hyatt Regency Trivandrum's Great Hall or O by Tamara's Opus. |
| Planner tip | Ask the events team for the menu, the minimum plate count for Athens and the Skylawn, and a room block with its release date in one written proposal, and get the Skylawn's rain plan in writing. |
Where Vivanta Trivandrum is
Vivanta Thiruvananthapuram, Extra Police Road, Nandavanam, Palayam, Thiruvananthapuram 695033, Kerala, India
Planning a wedding at Vivanta Trivandrum from abroad
At Vivanta 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. Vivanta Trivandrum is about 6 km from Trivandrum International Airport (TRV).
Guests fly into Trivandrum International Airport (TRV), six kilometres from the hotel (Hotel Association of India directory, 2026). The 108 rooms sleep about 216 at two a room, from ₹11,000 per room per night plus GST, so ask for a group rate and a release date. December to February is the dry window for the rooftop Skylawn. A video walkthrough should cover Athens set for the ceremony, the Skylawn at dusk and the route from the lobby to both.
| 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 | 108 rooms ≈ 216 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 | December to February is the dry window for the Skylawn 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 Vivanta Trivandrum
Athens is air-conditioned and seats 200 in rows for the muhurtham (IHCL events factsheet), so elders stay cool through the ceremony; ask whether a sacred fire is allowed on its stage. Catering is in-house, so the sadya comes from the hotel kitchen: specialist sadya caterers on our recent Kerala weddings charged ₹750 to ₹1,100 a leaf (Panigrahana booking records, October 2026), a fair yardstick. The Sree Padmanabhaswamy temple is 3 km away (Hotel Association of India directory, 2026).
Asked and answered
Vivanta Trivandrum wedding questions
How much does a wedding at Vivanta Trivandrum cost?
Food for 200 guests across two vegetarian functions comes to ₹4.8 lakh before tax at the ₹1,200 plate WedMeGood lists for Vivanta Thiruvananthapuram (checked 27 October 2026). No hall rental is published, so the hotel quotes each function against a minimum plate count. Rooms, decor, the bar and GST are separate lines.
What is the Vivanta Trivandrum wedding cost per plate?
₹1,200 vegetarian and ₹1,300 non-vegetarian per plate, taxes extra, is the starting rate on WedMeGood's listing for Vivanta Thiruvananthapuram (checked 27 October 2026). That listing still carries the earlier Thycaud address, so ask the hotel to confirm both plates for Athens or the Skylawn in writing.
How many guests can Vivanta Trivandrum hold for a wedding?
Up to 250 standing in Athens or on the rooftop Skylawn, each 200 theatre-style, on IHCL's events factsheet (checked 27 October 2026). Athens seats 100 at round tables and the Skylawn 125, so a seated dinner larger than that splits across both spaces or moves to a bigger hall.
What banquet halls does Vivanta Trivandrum have for weddings?
Athens, 353 m² with a 3.2 m ceiling, is the wedding hall, and the Skylawn is a 316 m² rooftop lawn; Curia-1 takes 50 theatre-style, Curia-2 15 and the boardroom 7 (IHCL events factsheet, checked 27 October 2026). Athens has a spill-over deck for the buffet or the welcome drinks.
How many rooms does Vivanta Trivandrum have for wedding guests?
108 rooms and suites (IHCL, opened April 2021), from ₹11,000 per room per night for a Superior King plus GST on the Hotel Association of India directory for 2026. That sleeps about 216 at two a room; ask for a group rate and the date unclaimed rooms are released.
Can we bring our own decorator to Vivanta Trivandrum?
WedMeGood's listing records decorators from the hotel's panel only (checked 27 October 2026), and the hotel publishes no decorator policy of its own. Ask the events team in writing whether your designer can build in Athens and on the Skylawn, with load-in hours and power, before you sign.
Can we bring an outside caterer or serve a sadya at Vivanta Trivandrum?
WedMeGood's listing records in-house catering only (checked 27 October 2026), so the sadya comes from the hotel's kitchen. Specialist sadya caterers on our recent Kerala weddings charged ₹750 to ₹1,100 a leaf (Panigrahana booking records, October 2026), a fair yardstick when you compare the hotel's sadya quote.
Is alcohol allowed at weddings at Vivanta Trivandrum?
WedMeGood records an in-house bar and no outside alcohol at Vivanta Thiruvananthapuram (checked 27 October 2026); Wink is the hotel's bar (Hotel Association of India directory, 2026). Ask for the bar package, per-hour or by consumption, and keep the bar inside the function timings.
What time does music stop at Vivanta Trivandrum?
Loudspeakers in the open stop at 10 pm under India's Noise Pollution Rules, 2000, which exempt closed halls, so the Skylawn's music ends by 10 and a late party moves into Athens. WedMeGood records the hotel's own DJ and no outside DJ (checked 27 October 2026).
Where is Vivanta Trivandrum located?
Vivanta Trivandrum is on Extra Police Road, Nandavanam, Palayam, 6 km from Trivandrum International Airport and 500 m from the city centre (Hotel Association of India directory, 2026). Some listings still show C V Raman Pillai Road, Thycaud, which is Hyatt Regency Trivandrum's address on Hyatt's fact sheet.
Does Vivanta Trivandrum have a wedding package?
No fixed wedding package is published by the hotel or on WedMeGood (checked 27 October 2026), so a quote combines the plate, the space and a room block, with rooms from ₹11,000 per room per night plus GST (Hotel Association of India directory, 2026). Ask for all three in one written proposal.
What is the best month for a wedding at Vivanta Trivandrum?
December to February is the dry window for the rooftop Skylawn, since the south-west monsoon sets in over Kerala around 1 June (IMD, checked 16 October 2026) and the north-east monsoon arrives in mid-October (Kerala Tourism). A monsoon date holds the reception in Athens, which is indoors and air-conditioned.
Vivanta Trivandrum vs Hyatt Regency Trivandrum: which is better for a wedding?
Vivanta Trivandrum suits up to 250 guests: Athens and the rooftop Skylawn take 250 standing each, with 108 rooms (IHCL, checked 27 October 2026). Hyatt Regency Trivandrum suits a bigger wedding, with 132 rooms and a Great Hall that seats 1,000 theatre-style (Hyatt), and outside caterers are allowed on its WedMeGood listing.
How does Vivanta Trivandrum compare with other Trivandrum wedding hotels on price?
Vivanta Trivandrum lists ₹1,200 a vegetarian plate on WedMeGood (checked 27 October 2026), the same as Hilton Garden Inn Trivandrum; Hyatt Regency Trivandrum lists ₹2,250 (27 October 2026) and O by Tamara ₹1,600 on WeddingWire (27 October 2026). For more than 250 guests, Hyatt's Great Hall seats 1,000 theatre-style.
Can we plan a wedding at Vivanta Trivandrum from abroad?
Yes: the hotel is 6 km from Trivandrum International Airport (Hotel Association of India directory, 2026), and about 300 of Panigrahana's 500+ weddings were for couples living abroad. We run a live video walkthrough of Athens and the Skylawn and plan the rest on scheduled calls.
Do we need a wedding planner at Vivanta Trivandrum?
Panigrahana, an independent planning and design studio with its own Kerala team, plans weddings at Vivanta Trivandrum in 2026 while the hotel supplies the halls, food, bar and rooms; our decor starts at ₹5 lakh plus GST. A planner brings the design, the 10 pm Skylawn limit and the Athens rain plan together.
Is Vivanta Trivandrum good for a wedding?
Vivanta Trivandrum works for a city wedding of up to 250 guests at one function: the hotel describes Athens as its banquet hall for weddings and lists it for a maximum of 250, and it adds a rooftop open-air lawn for outdoor evenings. There are 108 rooms and suites on Extra Police Road, Nandavanam, Palayam. For a bigger function, ask the hotel what the rooftop lawn seats in your layout before you commit.
Does Vivanta Trivandrum have parking for wedding guests?
Parking for a wedding at Vivanta Trivandrum has to be confirmed with the hotel for your date; we have not seen a published car count on its website. Ask the events team how many cars it can take, whether valet is included and where coaches drop guests. For a reception near the Athens hall's 250 maximum, plan shuttles from guests' hotels and give vendor vehicles a separate load-in time on Extra Police Road.
Where can we see photos of Vivanta Trivandrum for a wedding?
Vivanta Trivandrum publishes property photographs on the gallery page of its own website, and its events team can share set-up pictures of Athens and the rooftop lawn. Panigrahana has not published a wedding at this hotel, so we do not present listing photos as our work. Ask for images of the exact room and layout you plan to book, ideally at a guest count close to yours.
How do we contact Vivanta Trivandrum for a wedding enquiry?
Wedding enquiries for Vivanta Trivandrum go to the hotel's events team through the Vivanta website, which lists its event venues and its address on Extra Police Road, Palayam. Send your date, guest count and functions so the team can quote Athens or the rooftop lawn. Panigrahana can also check the date and compare city venues for you, with a reply on WhatsApp within 24 hours.
Where should the haldi, mehendi and reception go at Vivanta Trivandrum?
At Vivanta Trivandrum, the reception or wedding lunch belongs in Athens, listed for up to 250 guests, while the rooftop open-air lawn suits an evening sangeet or engagement. A haldi or mehendi for close family fits Curia-1, listed for 50, or Curia-2 for 20. Keep amplified music on the rooftop within the 10 pm limit and hold Athens as the rain plan.
Sources and dates: vivantahotels.com, checked 16 Oct 2026; cpcb.gov.in, checked 27 Sep 2026; Panigrahana venue record, checked 16 Oct 2026.
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Vivanta Trivandrum compared with similar venues
| Venue | Guests | Rooms | Rate | Source, checked |
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| 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 |
| Hyatt Regency TrivandrumThycaud, Thiruvananthapuram | 100–1,500 guests | 132 | ₹2,250 a plate vegetarian, ₹2,400 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 |
| 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 |
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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