Le Colonial Suites, Fort Cochin, Kerala Le Colonial, by the Chinese fishing nets of Cochin is probably Asia's oldest colonial house- dating back to 1506.Just adjacent to St. Francis Church, it is reputed to have housed Vasco da Gama and the Saint. John Persenda, a collector of colonial art, has undertaken a labor of love to restore this sixteenth-century Portuguese governor's residence as an exquisite eight room hotel filled with antiques and museum-quality art relating to India's colonial history.
Le Colonial Superior Rooms, Fort Cochin, Kerala Le Colonial, by the Chinese fishing nets of Cochin is probably Asia's oldest colonial house- dating back to 1506.Just adjacent to St. Francis Church, it is reputed to have housed Vasco da Gama and the Saint. John Persenda, a collector of colonial art, has undertaken a labor of love to restore this sixteenth-century Portuguese governor's residence as an exquisite eight room hotel filled with antiques and museum-quality art relating to India's colonial history.