The city houses several central and state government offices and organizations. Apart from being the political nerve centre of Kerala, it is also a major academic hub and is home to several educational institutions including the University of Kerala, and to many science and technology institutions, the most prominent being theVikram Sarabhai Space Center (VSSC), Techno park, the Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology (IIST), the Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management, Kerala,Indian Institute of Molecular Materials, Indian Institute of Science, Education and Research (IISER), and the Centre for Development Studies. It is also considered as one among the 10 greenest cities in India.
Tourism
Trivandrum is also a tourist hot-spot for both domestic and international tourists.Being the capital of Kerala, often known as "God's own country", Trivandrum is also called as "God's own capital". There are many tourist destinations in the city including Kovalam beach, Sanghumukham Beach,Napier museum and Zoo, Agasthyarkoodam peak, Neyyar Wild life sanctuary and Neyyar Dam,Kuthira Malika palace,Sree Padmanabha Swamy temple,Ponmudi,Poovar, Varkala Cliffs and Beaches and many others. Trivandrum is also famous for being the Evergreen city of India.
Kanyakumari, Thiruvattar, Padmanabhapuram Palace and Tirpparappu waterfalls, are also near the city, in the adjoining Kanyakumari District (Nagercoil), in the state of Tamil Nadu.
Hotels at Thiruvananthapuram
Five Star Hotels
The Muthoot Plaza Hotel
Punnen Road, Palayam
Punnen Road, Palayam
Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala
Tel 0471 2337733
Four Star Hotels
The South Park
Kerala Hotels Pvt. Ltd
M G Road, Trivandrum 695 034, Kerala, India
Tel +91 471 2333333 Fax +91 471 2331861
E-mail: reservations@thesouthpark.com
Hotel Saj Lucia
East Fort, Thiruvananthapuram
Pin: 695 023
Tel: +91 471 2463443
Toll Free Tel: 1600-444-774
Web Site: sajLucia.com
E-mail: sajlucia@md2.vsnl.net.in
Hotel Residency Tower
Press Rd, Statue
Trivandrum
Tel 0471 2331661
Three Star Hotels
Hotel Mascot
Cantonment House Road
Trivandrum, Kerala 695033
Tel 0471 2318990
Hotel Pankaj
Palayam
Thiruvananthapuram
Tel 0471 2464645
Heritage Hotels
Chowara
P.O., Trivandrum,
Kerala 695501
Tel 0471 2267828
Poovar Island Resort
K.P. VII/911,
Pozhiyoor Puvar,
Kerala 695513
Tel 0471 2212068
