I have planned a Kerala Trip and booked the Muthoot River Escapes through a travels. Thier price was 15000/- and pretty expensive though I knew of houseboats available for 6500/-.Once I reached at 2:00PM I was boarded into a houseboat and made to get off in less than 10 minutes and made to board another houseboat.Was in for a shock as I had informed them of being vegetarian and in spite of this they had made non-veg lunch. Lost considerable time in getting kitchen cleaned and it was by now 4:00PM.Houseboat started our journey at 4:15 and the boat was pretty new and had issues and halted for another 30 mins to get the jam removed under the boat.Later after hardly an hour of backwater sail we were halted as it was already 5:30PM.During the evening while chatting with the houseboat staff I came to know the houseboat was not of Muthoot and a local one and they charge 6500/- only. Got their number and they said they do direct booking and Muthoot has just hired them. Next day morning after alighting down when I asked the person at reception in charge for Muthoot. He was very rude and told me this much service is enough and this itself is too much for you. Overall I was cheated.