Bijus Tourist Home is in Ernakulam very close to Main Boat Jetty, the departure point for Fort Kochi. Standards en-suite rooms with television and easy chairs. Frequent power cuts but the hotel converts to its own electricity supplies.
A very small coffee shops serves European breakfast, but other places to have a meal are in the same street.
Each guest get a free map with a walk along the most important sights of Fort Kochi and information about backwater trips. They can be booked from the hotel.