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

OLAM by Plasseril

A relaxing retreat along the backwaters of Kallada.
Find your rhythm, find your OLAM ๐ŸŒธ

Munroe Island ยท Kerala

A little home tucked away
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.

At Olam, we’ve tried to create more than just a place to stay — a space that feels warm, unhurried and homely.

The rooms

Teak, white linen,
and a window
full of green.

No two rooms are laid out quite the same. Tell us what you’d like and we’ll tell you what’s free.

  1. Bedroom with a corner wall of teak casement windows onto the palms
    A corner run of teak casement windows. A wall fan, a television, a snake plant on a cane stool.
  2. Bedroom seen past a teak-framed glass partition toward the sunlit verandah
    A teak-framed glass partition holds the light between the bed and the sunlit verandah.
  3. Bedroom with full-height glazed doors opening onto the balcony
    Full-height glazed doors that open straight onto the balcony.
  4. Bedroom with a run of teak windows onto areca and coconut palms
    A long run of teak windows onto areca and coconut palms.
  5. Bedroom with a mirror-front teak almirah and a snake plant in a terracotta pot
    A mirror-front teak almirah, and a snake plant in a terracotta pot.
Bright bedroom with a teak bed, panelled headboard and white linen
Airy bedroom with a teak bed and tall windows onto the greenery
Bedroom looking out through full-height teak-framed French windows
Teak bed with a panelled headboard and white pillows beside a mirror

The bathroom

Frameless glass.
Onyx-look tile.
Hot water, always.

Guest bathroom with a frameless glass shower screen and beige onyx-look tile
Guest bathroom seen wide: basin and mirror beside the glass shower

The common spaces

The rest of the house
is yours too.

Entrance hall with a tall brass Kerala nilavilakku oil lamp between two snake plants
The brass nilavilakku in the entrance hall. Lit most evenings.
Common sitting area with a teak slat-back bench sofa and a glass-topped coffee table
Living room
Ground-floor lobby with a brass oil lamp between two potted snake plants
Ground-floor lobby
Upper landing seen through a full-height teak-framed glass partition
Upper landing
Dining area with a square black-granite table on a teak slat base
Dining area

Breakfast is
on the house.

Black granite, fresh flowers on the table, and the kitchen counter just beyond it. Tea and coffee are there whenever you want them.

Black-granite dining table with fresh flowers, the kitchen counter beyond
Open kitchen with a grey quartz L-shaped counter under teak-framed windows
The open kitchen — grey quartz, teak-framed windows.

The verandah

The long way round
the whole house.

A teak-plank soffit overhead, a white parapet at the rail, and coconut palm trunks going up past it. It runs the length of the upper floor.

Verandah looking along white columns and a teak soffit toward dense green
The upper verandah running the length of the house, teak soffit overhead
Open glazed teak door leading onto a private balcony
Sunlit upper verandah with coconut palm trunks rising past the white parapet
Upper verandah in full daylight, teak-plank soffit above a long white parapet

Facilities

Everything, listed.

In your room

  • Queen sized beds
  • AC rooms
  • Personal TV
  • Complimentary toiletries
  • 24x7 hot water

Every morning

  • Complimentary breakfast
  • Complimentary tea & coffee
  • Newspaper

In the house

  • Free WiFi
  • 24x7 power backup
  • Free parking
  • Access to common spaces: garden area, living room, dining area, common balcony

Beyond the gate

  • Assistance with local experiences and exploring Munroe Island

The place

Where the Kallada
meets Ashtamudi.

Munroe Island — Mundrothuruthu — is a cluster of small islands in Kollam district, at the point where the Kallada River runs into Ashtamudi Lake.

  1. The canoe canal tour

    Two to three hours in a small local boat through canals barely wider than the boat itself. Best at sunrise or late afternoon. They carry about six people. Kayaking, too, in small groups.

  2. Village life, from the water

    Coir retting and weaving. Traditional fishing. Prawn and fish farming. Boat building. Sand mining. You pass all of it.

  3. Kingfishers and herons

    Migratory and backwater birds along the canals.

  4. The Kallada Boat Race

    The snake-boat race is held here during the ten-day Onam festival season.

Photograph of the canals to come

We haven’t photographed the water yet. Rather than show you something else and call it the backwaters, we’ve left the frame empty.

We don’t sell any of this. We’ll just help you arrange it.

Getting here

Three numbers.

Munroe Turuttu railway station
~3km
Nearest station. Local trains to Kollam Junction and Trivandrum Central.
Kollam Junction railway station
~27km
The main railhead.
Trivandrum International Airport (TRV)
~84km
The nearest airport.

335, Plasseril Veedu, Perugalam Road,
PO Kandramkani, Pattomthuruthu,
Munroe Island, Kerala 691601, India

Open in Google Maps Plus code 2J26+3R

Enquire

Just ask us.

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.

or call +91 94742 41450 +91 62380 99183

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