The Malayalam is a great place to stay when not on a houseboat, the rooms are clean, you are far enough out of Alleppey town to have peace and quiet and only a short rickshaw ride into town if needed. The staff are both very friendly and helpful and you are only a short distance to the boats for looking... More

We really enjoyed Malayalam. Fantastic location. We liked watching the houseboats going by, the mornings there are great. You should know breakfast is not included, there is no hot water, and no tv or wi-fi, no a/c, but there is a good comfortable bed and as good a location as you could want, right on the water. And it is... More

The best thing about this place is the location, which is in a nice quiet area away from the noise of Alleppey centre, right on the backwaters. We stayed 3 nights and found everything to be fine - the pineapple shakes were delicious and breakfasts good too (though not included). The cottage room was lovely and we enjoyed the quirkiness... More

This place would be a heaven on earth if not the fact that is it located next to a very, very busy channel stuffed with House Boats passing by all day long on their Diesel engines... Especially mornings and evening, when they park or leave the "jetty" is noisy, especially if you stay in a palm-leaf bungalow and you have... More

We were advised to visit this place by a lovely French couple we had met just a few days before. We had originally planned to stay on a house boat but had been put off the idea as it has become very popular now, creating a lot of traffic on the backwaters and not very good for the environment. The... More

A wonderful little pearl a long the canal just a few km from Allapuza boat jetty, probebly the best location in the whole backwater. Very cosy and genuin touch with fantastic garden and intimate location- a bit tricky to find but so worth it when you are here. Almost like Venice. Maria and Oskar from Sweden

Totally enjoyed our stay here! Staff was really friendly and helpful. It's very peaceful and the staff recommended us to take a backwater cruise before dawn which we enjoyed thoroughly. Rooms were clean and neat with mosquito net. No problems with little bugs at night. A hidden gem in appelley...downtown and beach is only a short tuk tuk ride away

My only regret with this stay was that I only booked one night. I would have loved to have a couple of days to sit on our little balcony and watch the boats go by. This is a small little inn. The terms "resort" and "homestay" are clearly just local marketing quirks as it's neither thing, but it's a real... More

Took two rooms on the ground floor with a long private balcony and our own poop deck for lounging and watching all the fun of the river. One of my favourite places to stay in all of Kerela !! Simple and immaculate rooms with such a pretty view right at your door . Thomas and Jose who run Malayalam were... More