Meet Kence
Open minded, Helpful, Friendly
We offer unique village experience in our Homestay in the backwater village. We also provide local style food prepared at our home kitchen for our guests.
On a typical day...
I have a very open house. My house is your house.
When I host guests...
I’m helpful and hands on. I can show them where to go and help them get there.
Family Hobbies
Cycling, Bird watching, Reading
About the Homestay
- Welcomes
- Males
- Females
- Couples
- Families
- Students
This is Maya (illusion), a place where you can discover yourself. Located in the picturesque village Aymanam (land of five forests), which is also formed the background for Arundhati Roy's Booker prize winning novel `The God of Small Things'. This 100 years old homestay is situated admist the dense green canopy of mangosteen, nutmeg, jack-fruit, rambuttan trees and also organic vegetable garden.
The air itself is full of promise, fragrant with the myriad scents of fruit and flowering trees. All round is peace and stillness. A river flows slowly past, snatches of sunlight shimmer off the water. This is Maya, a heaven away from clocks and calendar, a place where time is in no hurry. The homestay is enriched with large courtyard, full of lush agriculture in three sides and river (Meenachil) in front.
House Facilities
- Garden
- Laundry
- Parking
- Internet Access
- Air Conditioning
Bedrooms available for booking
About the Area
Boutique Homestay is located near Aymanam (Ayemenem) VILLAGE ( in Kerala State in India), which is just under 4 Km from the heart of Kottayam town, which forms the hub for accessing all popular tourist destinations of Kerala such as Kumarakom (14 Km), Alleppey (42 Km), Thekkady (110 Km), Munnar (150 Km) and Kovalam (115 Km).
Riverdale Boutique Homestay is set in the middle of the agriculture farms, fishing ponds, prawns and fresh water hatcheries; it is a house of openness and light, serenaded by birds, shaded by trees and lulled by gentle breeze from the backwaters. The three sides of the house has moving water body connecting the Vemabanadu lake to the west in Kumarakom. A ride in the canoe through the river and canals to reach Kumarakom village is indeed very scenic and inspiring.
Local Area Facilities
- Swimming
- Museum
- Fishing
- Bus Stop
- Train station
- Hospital
Meals
Hosts can offer a complimentary light breakfast at their discretion. All other meals, including a full breakfast, might incur an additional cost, if offered. Meals and any additional payment should be arranged directly with your host.
Included in the stay
- Complimentary Light Breakfast
- Use of Kitchen
Available on request at an extra cost
- Full Board
Diet Type available on request
- Vegetarian
House Rules
Flexible
Smoking Rules
Your host is a non-smoker.
Smoking is allowed indoors and outdoors.
How do I book?
Contact the host to check their availability and ask them any questions you have about staying with them. Once the host confirms they’re available for your dates, you can complete your booking.
When do I pay?
Once a host confirms they're available, you can go ahead and pay the 15% booking fee (maximum of 250 $£€ for longer term bookings) using a choice of payment methods: Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Maestro, Laser, JCB & PayPal (not available in certain countries). You then pay your host on arrival or as stated by your host on their profile and agreed by you on booking. Please be cautious if a host requests advance payment if its not included on their profile. Our hosts have been advised that if they wish to request advance payment they must make this explicit in their profile. We do not recommend the use of Money gram or Western Union.
When can I share my contact details?
Host and Guest email address, phone number and home address will be exchanged in a confirmation email sent to both immediately after a booking is completed. It's against our policy for Guests and Hosts to exchange direct contact details via our messaging system.