Traditionally, the houseboat was called Kettuvallam, which means a boat made by tying together pieces of wood. Unbelievable as it may sound, not a single nail is used in the making of a Kettuvallam. Anjili tree (Botanical name: Artocarpus Hirsutus) are joined together with coir rope and then coated with black resin made from boiled cashew nut shells. The materials that go into the making are all local and Eco friendly bamboo poles, coconut fiber ropes, bamboo mats, coir carpets etc These traditional country boats were used as the mode of transport in the early times from the isolated interior villages to the towns. But these boat services have been laid off with the developments taken place in the transport services in the recent past. Today these giant 80-foot long crafts have been adapted into luxuriously furnished houseboats. A Kettuvallam usually has one or two bath attached rooms, an open lounge, deck, kitchenette and a crew comprising two oarsmen and a cook. Traditional lanterns are used as lights. Your holiday in this tranquil world is the comfortably furnished houseboats. Come, check into a houseboat for a memorable cruise along the backwaters of Kerala.
Cosy Houseboats, Alappuzha
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Description
Location and Contact
Location
• Nearest Airport
• Cochin International Airport : 95 KM
• Trivandrum International Airport : 160 KM
• Nearest Railway Station
• Alappuzha Railway Station : 6 KM
• Cochin Railway Station : 65 KM
• Kottayam Railway Station : 65 KM
• Nearest Bus Station
• KSRTC Alappuzha : 1 KM
• KSRTC Cochin : 65 KM
• KSRTC Kottayam : 65 KM
• Backwaters
• Houseboat Jetty : 0 KM
• Alappuzha Backwaters : 0 KM
• Kumarakom Backwaters : 35 KM
Facilities and Amenities
Digital Nomads
Family-Friendly Hostel
Quiet Rest
Bedsheets
Breakfast
Dinner
Luggage Storage
Parking
Towels
Wi-Fi in Lobby/Commons
Bike Rental
City Tours
24 Hour Security
ATM
Air Conditioning
Cable TV
Credit Card Payments
Currency Exchange
Food/Restaurant
Laundry
Lounge Area
Meeting/Banquet facilities
Power Point/Sockets in Rooms
TV
Walking Tours
Wheelchair Accessible
Airport Pickup
Entirely Non-Smoking
Kitchen
Lockers in Rooms
Wi-Fi in Rooms
Pet-Friendly
Service Animals
Checkout: Flexible
Curfew: No Curfew
Maximum Stay: Unlimited
Minimum Stay: 1 night
Reception Hours: 24 Hours
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