Cruise through Kerala in a houseboat!
Have you ever gone cruising in a houseboat on the backwaters of Kerala? If you haven't, make sure you do. This one is really a wonderful and unforgettable experience! Present day houseboats are huge, slow moving
House boat tourism mainly targets cruise back water villages, coconut lagoons, rivers and canals. In Alappuzha house boats we serve traditional Alappuzha 'Kuttanadan' foods and drinks- a highly recognized delicious and nutrias menu.
Amenities
Air conditioning
Essentials
Laptop friendly workspace
TV
Breakfast
Hangers
Sleeping arrangements
Bedroom 1
1 queen bed
Bedroom 2
1 queen bed
Common spaces
1 sofa bed, 4 couches
House Rules
No smoking
Not suitable for pets
Check-in time is 12PM (noon) - 5PM
Check out by 9AM
Availability
8 Reviews
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Tobin
January 2017
Vargese chettai was really great and accommodating. The service that him and his team brought was impeccable and comparable to western standards. Food, sights, and service were great. I hope to use his services in the future.
Michaela
January 2017
I'm a backpacker and used to quite a bit. But this time I was travelling with my family and looking for a place where 5 people (30-60 yrs) can stay comfortably.
Let's start with the good things. The food was decent. And the backwaters are undeniably beautiful. And we were lucky …
Response from Varghese Payyappilly:
Thank you for your feed back,we already mentioned our listing you are choose a Boat house except any hotel or motels,i hope you drunk more beer in your stay that is why you couldn't find best options,also i will maintain what you mentioned areas, dont think so you are done back packing in kerala..destinations!!!
January 2017
Astrida
December 2016
We had to climb thru several boats to get to our boat which was very dangerous especially for older people, the route from the main road where there is limited parking to the boat place is very rugged with lots of potholes and water ditches. Definitely not what you see on the adv…
Response from Varghese Payyappilly:
Hello guest you mentioned areas not in our control,i am nt able to provide arrival in main road .please send a request to Indian government department of tourism to those requesquest because i am not able to mange this things!! and please this is not a hotel,or home-stays or motel just understand this is is House boat
other things what you mentioned we will update
and owners not available all times please make seance
Thank you
December 2016
Marion
December 2016
Amazing seacruise on the backwaters with two nice hosts. Highly recommend !
Ayush
November 2016
Overall fine. Good food. Some points to be noted-
1. Owner has two numbers so do get the second number of him in advance.
2. There will be quite a lot of insects in the evening. In one of our rooms, the insects were coming in even after closing the room completely. Take the nece…
Response from Varghese Payyappilly:
Thank you for your feed back,(1)owner have 3 number which i am provided you through airbnb messaging system please check and use commonsense.(2) i hope you mentioned insects i think mosquitoes? this is common & not in my control! (3).aircon start only what you mentioned time &clearly mentioned in our listing (24 Hrs aircon also available and surcharge) and this is we are specifically noted in our listing.(4) after 6 Pm boat will not ride(not only our boat all house boat in alleppey/kumarakom)because this time for local fishing and Goverment banned the ride(5)yes that day strike in kerala and its not in our control i hope we maximum supported you.
Thank you for your visit welcome back any time.
November 2016
Suresh
August 2016
arrange everything in a minute. Nice locations. Very tasty food. Houseboat is very well maintained. Overall a great experience of life time.
Response from Varghese Payyappilly:
Hi Suresh Thanks for a wonderful feedback. We are delighted to know that you found our House Boat and Hospitality an incredible value and recommend.
August 2016
Vera
December 2015
When we arrived to the boat that we had booked via Airbnb, it turned out that it was not the boat on the pictures posted on Airbnb. It was a much older boat, dark and the rooms where not clean. We asked to get the boat we had booked and after a long discussion the drove us of to …
Response from Varghese Payyappilly:
Hi Vera,Thank you for your feedback and about Our House Boat,We 15 House Boat,and the picture is given one of the houseboat.and you are booked our House boat just 1 day before in Very very Peak time month of December,also you are check-in little late around 1 PM,normally House Boats are moving between 11 Am to 6 PM Only, after Lake and Rivers in Fishing time between 6 PM to 8 AM also sorry for your inconvenience,we Serve you again its our pleasure. Our Doors open for you always..Best Regards
December 2015
Hosted by Varghese Payyappilly
Kochi, IndiaJoined in March 2013
93 Reviews
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Welcome to Kerala, I am Varghese Payyappilly from Kerala,Cochin and i am owning Home stays and House Boats in kerala,Cochin/Alleppey/ Munnar and I am working as a Tour co-ordinator @ River View Group.
Languages: English, Hindi, العربية
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