Name: Munroe Days Homestay
Address: Ratish Bavanam Menmni Munroe Island,, Kollam, Kollam, Kollam, 691502, India
Rating: 10

Outdoor furniture

General

Room service

Shower/Bathtub

Shower

Mosquito net

Rooms

Breakfast

Breakfast in the room

Meals

Free Wi-Fi

Internet

Fishing

Recreation

Beach/pool towels

Pool and beach

Pets allowed

Pets

Location

At the hotel

Room amenities

Munroe Days Homestay

Kollam

child-bed

child-bed-fee

external-private-bathroom

private-bathroom

shared-bathroom

10-beds

11-beds

12-beds

13-beds

14-beds

15-beds

16-beds

17-beds

18-beds

19-beds

2-beds

20-beds

21-beds

22-beds

23-beds

24-beds

25-beds

26-beds

27-beds

28-beds

29-beds

3-beds

30-beds

31-beds

32-beds

33-beds

34-beds

35-beds

36-beds

37-beds

38-beds

39-beds

4-beds

40-beds

5-beds

6-beds

7-beds

8-beds

9-beds

king-bed

queen-bed

limited-time

lounge

treatment

no-window

bay-view

bosphorus-view

canal-view

city-view

courtyard-view

garden-view

golf-view

harbour-view

inland-view

lake-view

land-view

mountain-view

ocean-front

ocean-view

oceanside

panoramic-view

park-view

partial-ocean-view

partial-sea-view

partial-view

pool-view

river-view

sea-front

sea-view

street-view

sunrise-view

sunset-view

water-view

with-view

annex

basement

main-building

1-bedroom

2-bedrooms

3-bedrooms

4-bedrooms

5-bedrooms

6-bedrooms

not-guaranteed

wired-internet-access

smoking

sauna

duplex

safe

mini-bar

breakfast-for-1

breakfast-for-2

pets-allowed

wi-fi

kitchen

We spent 2 nights with Reneeth and Meenu in our own small building in  their modest family home. What a lovely family they are. They were friendly and genuine in every way. We enjoyed talking with them both - excellent English - and our stay with them gave us a true insight into life in this quiet part of Kerala. We took a sunrise canoe trip with Reneeth - it was truely  amazing and beautiful and we appreciated his quiet reflective demeanour. He has lived locally all his life and loves it and it’s beauty. We cycled around the island which was easy and great fun. We enjoyed two family dinners-  tasty and generous  and breakfast too,  if you want a modest, honest experience with a local family then choose here

A warm, peaceful home stay

Renschit and Minu are very hearty, friendly and helpful couple. The place is peacful and calm in mittle of green plants, trees and flowers beside a small riverlet. The room has a moscito net and was comfortable. The breakfast every day was different and tasty. Also the dinner was delicious. They also offer us chai at the afternoon. The sunrise boating with renschit was great for just 500 rupies per person. The backwaters here in munroe island are beautiful and so much more calm and clean than in alappuzha. Renschit and Minu speak good englisch and they can explain a lot. There are two bicycles for free using. The only negativ thing is that the room could be a little more clean, specially the spider webs and under the bed. 

Lovely Family, relaxing and wonderful Place, delicious Food

This is a truly wonderful place and would highly recommend if you are looking for a few days to just relax, enjoy a beautiful backwater trip and slow village life. The family is kind and helpful and it's a nice experience to observe how Indian village life is. The wife serve delicious local food and you will for sure get full. She serves all meals on time. 

I would recommend choosing one of the two huts closest to the river, at the end of the property. 

Highly recommended! :-) 

Perfect village stay with backwater trip 

We really enjoyed our stay here! The family are so lovely and we never went hungry, the dinner here is amazing! The hosts go out of their way to help and feed you and they brought us tea whenever we asked. You HAVE to eat here! They offered free bicycles to explore the island and they also do canoe tours for an extra fee. We ended up staying here an extra day because it was so chilled out and the food was so good. They also helped us figure the train times and made sure we were on the right one! 

Amazing food and super friendly family 

Munroe island is a picturesque, tranquil haven. A place to relax and take in the slow paced way of village life. Meenu and Rinjeeths homestay, of 2 small cottages, is completely tucked away on the back canals. Room has a fan and mosquito net. A sure way to experience simple village life, falling asleep and waking up to the sounds of nature. The room is basic but comfortable and the family are just too lovely for words. They are so friendly, helpful and have a good balance of giving you your space or chatting and answering any questions. Meals are authentic, basic keralan food. Great street stalls nearby sell fresh fruit and a few basic necessities. Definitely recommend experiencing this beautiful village and family. Canal tours are also available.

A tranquil, genuine village experience

We arrived at Munroe days homestay to be greeted by the beautiful Meenu, shortly followed by her lovely son Arron! We were immediately offered cold drinks and fruit, which we enjoyed while sitting on the porch area which overlooks a very peaceful narrow canal.

The rooms which had en-suite bathrooms were spotless and very comfortable for our 1 night stay.

We enjoyed a lovely boat trip with Ratheesh in the late afternoon/early evening but before we went Meenu made us chai and fried bananas- delicious!

Our evening meal was prepared by Meenu and her mother-in-law and consisted of freshwater fish and prawns, rice, vegetable curry, yam and chappati - once again it was  delicious.

Unfortunately we had to leave this perfect little homestay very early the next morning due to strike action.

Thank you to Meenu and Ratheesh for making our short stay so enjoyable and relaxing despite the best efforts of our anxious taxi driver to worry us all about the strike!

Perfect Homestay with excellent food!

Renjith and Meenu's homestay stole my heart. It is without doubt the most relaxing homestay I have ever stayed in and the surroundings and the island in general are beautiful. If you're visiting Kerala this place is a must, and so much better than the crowded houseboats elsewhere in the backwaters. The room is simple but spotless and very comfortable. WiFi is strong. The porch is a dream - the perfect place to sit with a book while watching village life go by via the canal outside. Renjith's canoe trip is lovely and you get a real sense of island life. He's really knowledgeable about the area and very easy to talk to. Finally, Meenu is probably one of the nicest people I have met in a long time. Nothing was too much trouble and her food was fantastic. I would recommend this place to everyone.

A Perfect Ten

After the busyness of several Indian cities Munroe Days was perfect. The two cottages were clean, tidy and very comfortable. The location was ideal, tucked well away from a quiet road in a small village setting next to a small canal. Quiet, calm and beautiful. We borrowed the bikes to wander around and used the small ferries to explore a little further. All our meals were cooked by Meenu and were delicious - the island does not have touristy multi cuisine restaurants (a bonus we thought!) The highlight was a dawn ride along the canals with Renjith. The bird life is truly incredible. We watched the first sunrise of 2019 from the canoe. Perfect. Renjith and Meenu are lovely hosts, we really enjoyed speaking to them and meeting their young son. I would highly recommend Munroe Days.

A true backwater homestay

We had three nights with this lovely family, Renjith and Meenu, their young son and Renjiths mum.
All our meals were eaten at the home stay, Meenu is an excellent cook and it was some of the best food we had on our trip.
The brick chalet and bathroom were spotlessly clean and the bed was comfortable. The room has a fan and a mosquito net is provided. We spent our time going for walks around the village and sitting on our patio by the waterside watching the world go by. The bird life is amazing. Bikes are available if you wish to use them. We also had an evening canoe ride with Renjith which took us around the narrow backwaters and to Ashtamundi lake and Renjith was a mine of information.
Munro island is as yet relatively undiscovered, totally unspoilt and there is very little to do other than relax, but this was the appeal for us.The area is beautiful with narrow waterways and wider more open backwaters.   Everyone we met wanted to say hello and shake hands, they were so friendly and welcoming. We were lucky enough to be there for the festival of Shiva and the villagers welcomed us to their celebrations, making sure that we got a good spot for watching and taking pictures.
If you like 5 star luxury then Munroe Days is probably not the place for you. However if you wish to experience real Indian life with a charming hospitable lovely family you will not find better than Munroe Days

Munroe Days Homestay

Main amenities of the hotel

Available rooms

Location

Description of the hotel

What other amenities are there?

Policies

Check-in terms and conditions

Payment