Munroe Island · Kerala

Olam

Find your rhythm, find your OLAM

The two-storey white house at Olam, seen from the gravel forecourt under coconut palms
Bedroom with a run of teak windows onto areca and coconut palms

Home stay · Munroe Island

A little home to return to

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Kallada

backwaters

Three reasons to choose Olam

  1. 1

    A real island

    Munroe Island is where the Kallada river runs out into Ashtamudi lake. You are on it, not near it.

  2. 2

    A home, not a hotel

    A little house with a garden, a living room and a long common balcony. You are meant to use all of it.

  3. 3

    We'll help you explore

    The canoe canals, the kayaking, getting around the island — we'll arrange it with the people who do it.

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

The house

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.

Run by

The Plasseril family, on Perugalam Road.

LGBTQ+ friendly

Entrance hall with a tall brass Kerala nilavilakku oil lamp between two snake plants

Getting here

Fly into Trivandrum, then keep going quieter.

  1. 84km

    Trivandrum International

    The nearest airport (TRV).

  2. 27km

    Kollam Junction

    The main railhead.

  3. 3km

    Munroe Turuttu

    Local trains from Kollam Jn and Trivandrum Central.

  4. Olam

    335, Plasseril Veedu, Perugalam Road, Pattomthuruthu.

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Around the house

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  • Sunlit upper verandah with coconut palm trunks rising past the white parapet
  • Common sitting area with a teak slat-back bench sofa and a glass-topped coffee table
  • Verandah looking along white columns and a teak soffit toward dense green
  • Black-granite dining table with fresh flowers, the kitchen counter beyond
  • Open kitchen with a grey quartz L-shaped counter under teak-framed windows
  • Open glazed teak door leading onto a private balcony
  • Upper landing seen through a full-height teak-framed glass partition

The rooms

Teak, white linen, and a window full of green

Bedroom with full-height glazed doors opening onto the balcony

Onto the balcony

Queen bed, AC, full-height glazed doors straight out to the verandah.

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

The corner windows

A whole corner of teak casements, and the palms right up against them.

Room counts and rates we'll confirm directly — just ask when you write.

Every room has a queen bed, air conditioning, its own television and an ensuite bath with hot water at any hour.

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

What's here

Everything you'd want, none of it announced

  • Queen sized beds
  • Personal TV
  • AC rooms
  • Complimentary toiletries
  • Complimentary breakfast
  • Complimentary tea & coffee
  • Newspaper
  • Garden area, living room, dining area and common balcony
  • 24×7 power backup
  • 24×7 hot water
  • Free WiFi
  • Free parking
  • Assistance with local experiences and exploring Munroe Island

Mundrothuruthu

Canals barely wider than the boat

Munroe Island is a cluster of small islands where the Kallada river meets Ashtamudi lake. The canoe tour runs two to three hours and is best at sunrise or late in the afternoon — small boats, six people at most.

You pass coir retting and weaving, prawn and fish farms, boat building, fishermen working the shallows. Kingfishers and herons. During Onam the Kallada snake boats race here.

We don't sell the trips — we'll just help you arrange one.

The house

Honey teak, cream walls, and green pressing at every window

A new house, built plainly and well: teak windows and doors, polished cream floors, black granite and grey quartz in the working rooms, stainless railings on the balcony.

The upper verandah running the length of the house, teak soffit overhead

Before you come

The practical part

Send us your dates, how many of you there are and which room you'd prefer. We'll check and come back to you. WhatsApp is fastest.

Yes — we'll arrange it with the local boatmen, along with kayaking and getting around the island. We don't run the trips ourselves.

It is. So are tea and coffee, toiletries, hot water round the clock, WiFi, parking and the newspaper.

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

Plus code 2J26+3R · Open in Maps

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