Lourdes Matha Institute of Hotel Management and Catering Technology, Thiruvananthapuram

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.