Vembanad House - Home Stay in Alappuzha, Mannanchery - Alappuzha, India

Loved the stay here.. visited alleppey recently, and completely loved the stay here. If you love serenity, this should be your go-to place. Authentic homely vibe with luxury stay, what best can you hope for? And even to top that, there will be Mr. Dhanush, who will make you feel perfectly at home. Whatever be your problem, the way he tries to solve it, really commendable. There can be many places still like Vembanad house, but no one like him. I am really mesmerized by their warm hospitality. Note: one other important point, I missed, we took some other houseboat, i would suggest to try the houseboat they suggest. Because after evening, they park at a particular place for each set separately and you will get no personal feel. Here they are willing to park at night near vembanad house, so you will get that special personal feeling. We plan to try out that option in our next stay. Food was also good, the quantity was huge for us :P. Do try the exotic options they suggest, highly recommend specially karmeen fry.

The views of the lake is why you would come to Vembanad House. To sit on the hammock and let time go by. The cook at the house is excellent and the fish cutlets, Moree, and other Kerela dishes are a must have. If peace and tranquility is what you are looking for, come here !

Absolutely amazing stay there. We had the house to ourselves. The hosts were very caring and welcoming. The land is stunning with a large garden and a river just by the lake. There are some hamacs by the water and a nice little hut structure to rest in. And most of all the food was absolutely amazing!

Wonderfully serene. Enjoyed our short stay here after a hectic two weeks in Bangalore. Fantastic hosts and delicious meals! We were lucky to have the whole house to ourselves on the second night but the house is so spacious you'll have your privacy for sure. Vembanad House was our base to get to/from Alleppey. The property is close to a beach for those wanting to chase the sunset (though get on a rickshaw, not walking distance). If you don't want to bother, there's also an immediate access to the lake at the property (20 steps from the door). Thanks for hosting us. Hope to come back again one day.

After 3 days in Fort Kochi we decided to spend some time on the backwaters. This place came up in our searches. I am not going to go into long descriptions. Just suffice to say it was extraordinary . We had the place to ourselves. The room was nice a spacious. But the hospitality and the lunch and dinner was what blew me away. I ate and ate and ate, at every meal. Just could not resist the food. Then to go for a swim or just sit and watch the day pass by reading my book on the porch, boy oh boy. I really began questioning my need to come back to the nonsense of Gurgaon! Highly recommended for a true getaway. A kayak trip on the backwaters is a must!

This property is spread around sprawling 10 acres. You get a the feeling of being in a different world once you land at this place. A place which takes us away from the dusty urban sophistication

After a long drive from Munnar, looking forward to reaching Vembanad house to destress and relax, the location was 12 kms away from main Alleppey! Located right inside a small village, which can work both ways - either rurally exotic (if that's what you are interested in) or super remote. Nothing around, no shops no street lights. Once you reach, you are in lockdown. The property while traditional, decorated tastefully and clean, is super isolated. After sundown no chance to walk around the property. Infested with night insects it is impossible to try and enjoy the outdoors. The kitchen/dining area is situated externally. No phones or ways to communicate from your room if you need anything. The lounge has a fridge but nothing offered except water. We requested for some coke which we got, presumably someone had to go few kms to get it. No TVs in the room, basic toiletries (cinthol soap). Clean rooms with antique furniture, ac, and clean bed linens. But for me, a seasoned traveller, zero value for money (the charges are hefty). Dinner was home cooked meal - appreciate the effort, but very basic. My family were so tired from the traveling since we arrived in Kerala, this was supposed to be the oasis of our trip. Yes, it's at the bank of lake Vembanad, but hardly inspirational. A vast water body, beautiful in the morning, with gentle breeze but that's it. After early morning it is too humid to hang outside. Booked for two nights, we were the only guests. Requested the owners to cancel one night as all 4 of us (two teenage kids) were exhausted from the drives with bad roads and wanted to cut short the stay at Alleppey to go directly to Cochin to avoid travelling the day of our flight. We were charged 50% cancellation inspite of reaching at 6 and wanting to check out next day by 10. Understandable, if it was fair play. But considering the service, and location, pretty dissatisfied.

Kissed goodbye to the marvelous 2018 on the lake fronts of Vembanad. Our homestay Vembanad house is a hover of tranquility. Located right on the forefront of the lake, the house was built 100 years ago by someone who lives life like a ray of sunshine. Authentic Kerala architecture, huge lakefront garden wherein I swung on the hammock to foster the book dragon within me. We spent our New Year's Eve on the waterfront gazebo dipping our legs in the lake reveling with a mug of beer. To top it all you cannot miss the scrumptious food prepared by our host Sandhya. She specially prepared starters for us to savor on the waterfront. We finally welcomed 2019 with an early morning jog in the garden.