OLAM by Plasseril — A relaxing retreat along the backwaters of Kallada

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

Munroe Island · Kollam · Kerala

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

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01 — Welcome

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.

Olam is Malayalam for a gentle ripple. It seemed like the right name for a house beside this much still water.

Bedroom seen past a teak-framed glass partition toward the sunlit verandah — Teak, cream plaster and a window onto green. The house repeats this frame everywhere.

02 — The rooms

Rooms that face the palms.

Queen beds, air conditioning, a personal TV, hot water around the clock. Everything else is teak, white linen and whatever the trees are doing that morning.

Availability is confirmed by us directly — send a message and we'll come back to you.

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

A corner wall of teak casement windows. Open them and the room fills with palm.

Bedroom with full-height glazed doors opening onto the balcony

Full-height glazed doors that open straight onto the balcony.

Bedroom with a run of teak windows onto areca and coconut palms

A long run of teak windows onto areca and coconut palms.

Bedroom with a mirror-front teak almirah and a snake plant in a terracotta pot

A mirror-front teak almirah, and the snake plant that follows you around this house.

Guest bathroom with a frameless glass shower screen and beige onyx-look tile

Frameless glass, onyx-look tile, hot water at any hour.

Bedroom looking out through full-height teak-framed French windows

Teak-framed French windows, floor to ceiling.

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03 — Common spaces

The rest of the house is yours too.

A garden area, a living room, a dining area and a common balcony — all open to guests.

Entrance hall with a tall brass Kerala nilavilakku oil lamp between two snake plants — Entrance hallThe brass nilavilakku is lit in the evening.

Common sitting area with a teak slat-back bench sofa and a glass-topped coffee table — Living roomTeak slat-back bench, glass-topped table.

Black-granite dining table with fresh flowers, the kitchen counter beyond — Dining areaBreakfast is complimentary and served here.

Open kitchen with a grey quartz L-shaped counter under teak-framed windows — Open kitchenGrey quartz, teak-framed windows.

The upper verandah running the length of the house, teak soffit overhead — Common balconyRuns the whole length of the house.

Sunlit upper verandah with coconut palm trunks rising past the white parapet — Upper verandahPalm trunks rising past the parapet.

04 — Facilities

Thirteen small certainties.

Nothing exotic. Just the things you would want a house to have already sorted out before you arrive.

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

05 — Where you are

Munroe Island മുണ്ട്രോതുരുത്ത്

A cluster of small islands where the Kallada river meets Ashtamudi lake, in Kollam district. Olam sits on it.

The canoe canal tour

The headline reason people come. Two to three hours in a small local boat, through canals barely wider than the boat itself. Best at sunrise or late afternoon. Boats carry around six people.

Usually booked through your homestay — we'll help you arrange it.

Kayaking

Also available, in small groups.

What you pass on the water

Coir retting and weaving, traditional fishing, prawn and fish farming, boat building, sand mining. Ordinary work, happening at the speed it has always happened at.

Birdlife

Migratory and backwater birds. Kingfishers and herons, mostly, and mostly before the heat arrives.

The Kallada Boat Race

The famous snake-boat race is held here, during the ten days of the Onam festival season.

Arranging any of it

We don't sell packages. We do know everyone, and we're happy to make the calls for you.

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Photography pending

We haven't photographed the canals yet. Rather than show you something that isn't the backwaters, we've left this space empty until we have.

06 — Getting here

Closer than it looks.

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

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

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Plus code 2J26+3R Munroe Island

07 — Enquire

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.

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+91 94742 41450 +91 62380 99183

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Rated 5.0 on Google. Every stay is confirmed by us in person — there is no automatic booking system behind this page.