Draft:Spice Village

Spice Village is a tropical forest resort hotel located in Thekkady, Kerala State, India. It is owned by Indian hospitality firm CGH Earth, incorporated as Hotel & Allied Trades Private, Limited.

The design of the rooms are meant to evoke traditional elephant grass cottages, with some of the roofs having been built by local artisans.

Energy
Until 2011, Spice Village used a backup diesel generator to power the resort during grid failures. However, this practice became increasingly unsustainable as the fuel needed to be replenished almost daily via truck.

Following a refurbishment, the generator was replaced with an array of raised photovoltaic solar panels that charged onsite industrial batteries. The panels had to be raised so that the surrounding trees would not cast shadows against the panels. Several amenities such as television sets were removed from the rooms to ensure that the new system could adequately power the entire resort. More critical appliances such as fans and lights were replaced with more energy-efficient models.

Water
Drinking water is bottled onsite using rainwater, filtered sewage, and other sources.