OLAM

by Plasseril

A relaxing retreat along the backwaters of Kallada.

Munroe Island, Kerala

Chapter one

A little home, tucked away

Welcome to Olam by Plasseril. A little home in the quiet beauty of Munroe Island, where the days move a little slower, the evenings feel a little softer and nature is never too far away.

We've tried to create more than just a place to stay: a space that feels warm, unhurried and homely.

The two-storey white house at Olam, seen from the gravel forecourt under coconut palms — The house, from the forecourt.

Sunlit upper verandah with coconut palm trunks rising past the white parapet — Palms rise straight past the parapet.

Open glazed teak door leading onto a private balcony — Every evening ends on the verandah.

Chapter two

Rooms that keep the green close

Queen beds, quiet air conditioning and hot water around the clock. Every room keeps a wall of teak-framed glass, and the garden does the decorating.

Bedroom with a corner wall of teak casement windows onto the palms — A corner of casement windows.

Bedroom looking out through full-height teak-framed French windows — French windows, floor to ceiling.

Guest bathroom with a frameless glass shower screen and beige onyx-look tile — The bath, in warm stone.

Bedroom with a run of teak windows onto areca and coconut palms — The signature frame: teak, glass, and the green pressing in.

ഓളം

Still dark green water with one set of slow ripple rings, palms reflected along the top

In Malayalam, ഓളം is the ripple. The small wave that crosses quiet water.

The house takes its name from the water it sits beside.

Touch the water

Chapter four

Where the river meets the lake

Munroe Island is a cluster of small islands where the Kallada River meets Ashtamudi Lake.

The way through it is a canoe barely wider than you are: two or three unhurried hours along canals under the palms, best at sunrise or in the late afternoon.

Along the water, village life carries on. Coir is retted and woven, prawns are farmed, boats are built. Kingfishers and herons work the shallows. During Onam, the Kallada boat race brings the snake boats out.

We'll help you arrange it.

A narrow backwater canal with an empty wooden canoe at its bank, coconut palms leaning over the still water — The canal, at canoe pace.

A white-throated kingfisher perched on a weathered mooring pole above still water — A kingfisher, waiting it out.

A lone canoe far out on the flat grey evening water of Ashtamudi Lake — Ashtamudi, at the end of the day.

Chapter five

The slow part of the day

Breakfast is on us, and the tea and coffee keep going all day.

The rest is the small stuff, done properly:

Queen sized beds
AC rooms
Personal TV
24x7 hot water
Complimentary breakfast
Complimentary tea & coffee
Complimentary toiletries
Free WiFi
Free parking
24x7 power backup
Newspaper
Garden, living room, dining area and common balcony
Help with local experiences and exploring Munroe Island

Breakfast of appams, stew, banana and chai on the black granite table by the window — Breakfast by the window.

Entrance hall with a tall brass Kerala nilavilakku oil lamp between two snake plants — The nilavilakku in the hall.

Come when you're ready to slow down

Planning a stay with us? Just share your preferred dates, number of guests and room preference, and we'll be happy to check availability for you.

Check availability on WhatsApp

Or call +91 94742 41450 · +91 62380 99183

Find your OLAM 🌸

Where we are

335, Plasseril Veedu, Perugalam Road,
PO Kandramkani, Pattomthuruthu,
Munroe Island, Kerala 691601, India
Find us on Google Maps

Getting here

Munroe Turuttu railway station	0 km
Kollam Junction	0 km
Trivandrum International Airport	0 km

Elsewhere

Instagram · @stay.olam

5.0 on Google · LGBTQ+ friendly

OLAM by Plasseril Island photographs are generated impressions of Munroe Island.