The hydration of cyclohexene has been studied in the presence of solid acid catalysts such as ion exchange resins and various zeolites. The zeolite ZSM-5 with SiO2/Al2O3 in the range 30-50 was found to offer the best performance with more than 99% selectivity towards cyclohexanol. The reaction takes place in a solid-liquid-liquid mode and most of the cyclohexanol is extracted out by the organic phase during the course of the reaction. The data on liquid-liquid distribution of cyclohexanol is generated and a simple first order kinetic model based on aqueous phase concentrations has been proposed to explain the observed results on the reaction kinetics.