Lourdes Matha Institute of Hotel Management and Catering Technology, Thiruvananthapuram Facilities Details: Hostel, Campus, Infrastructure, Library, Canteen

The college has a boys hostel facility which provides good hostel accommodation for the students. St. Thomas Boys Hostel St. Thomas Hostel can accommodate 210 inmates. Hostel administration is managed by a Priest, who is the Chief Warden and a team of Wardens drawn from the faculty. Hostel Executive Committee takes decisions on routine matters. The hostel is set up in a three-storeyed building that is aesthetically laid out with plenty of open space and a lush green lawn in its Midst. The rooms are well ventilated and airy and installed with fans, tube lights and comfortable furniture. Biometric system has been introduced to monitor the attendance and presence of students in the hostel. The hostel has full-fledged supporting staff, security staff and other workers. A chapel is provided so that Catholic students can attend the daily Holy Mass and prayer meetings. During study time hostel inmates are expected to observe complete silence, they can make personal studies in their own rooms and combined studies in the study hall. The mess operates on ‘no profit – no loss’ basis and caters to the taste of students from different regions. There are mess representatives nominated from the students and a mess supervisor to supervise the smooth running of the mess. The mess is equipped with excellent furniture, entertainment system and purified water. The mess is provided with steam cooking facility and gas burners. Steaming is one of the best cooking methods for maximizing taste and colour while retaining most nutrients in vegetables and rice.

The College Hostel is a second home to mold the students as excellent professionals with good discipline and the right attitude. The College has excellent residential facilities for the students admitted to the various courses. The College has Assisi Hostel for Girls. Every effort has been made to provide the best facilities for students who live on campus. Every student has access to a wide range of activities, facilities, and support. The hostels possess all kinds of amenities for making the living of the boarders comfortable and enjoyable. Hostels have a common room with LED television & cable connection for recreation facilities. The students are personally responsible for the upkeep of the articles issued to them by the warden in sound condition. The hostels have separate well-equipped Mess, Kitchen, and Dining Hall. Local/national newspapers are also subscribed with a view to bringing the overall development of personalities of the boarders into play. 

The college is entitled to use the library which has nearly 5000 volumes of books and more than 60 journals and periodicals, both Indian and foreign. Digital library facilities with 700 volumes of books are accessible inside the campus.

The college has sports facilities for all students.

The college computer lab is equipped with the latest technologies and the students are trained by adopting innovative teaching tools. Exposure is given to the students on various applications related to the industry using multiple systems of reputed brands.

The college has a canteen facility for staff and students.

The college has an auditorium facility for events and seminars.

The college has good networking for the alumni association.

The college  Basic Training Kitchen Basics of practical cookery with special emphasis on multi-cuisine is taught here to the students. Students are required to practice individual cooking and to familiarize themselves with it to master the art. Quantity Training Kitchen With an emphasis on Indian cuisine, bulk cooking and catering is taught here. Students are given exposure in planning, organizing, leading, and controlling institutional, industrial, and function catering. Advance Training Kitchen International cooking is taught in this lab. Modern techniques of cooking and presentation of food coupled with knowledge in hygiene, nutrition, cost control, etc., are imparted here. Demonstrations and practicals are carried out with the help of advanced and sophisticated equipment. Bakery & Confectionary Lab Basics of bakery & confectionery are taught along with blending methods of dough, pastries, and custard. Students learn to make different types of bread, cakes, pastries, cookies, ice cream, mousses, sugar, and chocolate works.

The college has a Gym facility for the students.

The college has guest house/waiting room facilities for visiting faculty and student family members.

The college has a health center with a first aid facility for the students.