Spice Coast Cruises are the traditional houseboat cruises located on the Kottayam backwaters in Kerala. The Spice Coast Cruises provides cruise rides in the backwaters spread around canals of Alleppey and Kumarakom. The main attraction of the backwaters are the traditional houseboats, also known as 'Kettuvallom'. These houseboats were used for housing, transport, commuting, commerce and pleasure. These houseboats combine holidaying, pleasure boating and ecological living in an exhilarating way and offers the visitors an 

entirely new kind of experience in Kerala. The boat hulls are made from seasoned 'Anjili' (Jackfruit) logs, that have a natural gentle curvature. Keels are flat, because the rivers here can get mighty shallow at times, and also allow the boat to be easily punted. The boats come with a quiet outboard motor too, so the boatman can get some rest. The winged awnings, when raised, provide the houseboat a distinctly rakish air. As per the legends, this is due to the Chinese influence. A typical stay in the Hotel Spice Coast Cruises is for the two nights which covers the entire stretch of the backwaters.

The accommodation at the Spice Coast cruises consists of a fleet of the traditional houseboats, known as "Kettuvallom". The houseboats features single and double-bedded bedroom with attached bathroom, kitchen, and traditional cooks cum attendants cum boatmen and navigator. One couple has the exclusive run of the entire boat and are attended by a personal cook and two boatmen. The houseboat also has a living area of a deck to view the sea. A comfortably-furnished canopy-covered sitting room sits with a sun deck at the bow. 

The cook's galley is at the stern, and power is supplied by solar panels placed on the top of the canopy. The decks have been carpeted with coir matting and the arched canopy consists of split bamboo, lashed together with coir binding and covered with palm fronds.