HOMESTAY GAINS POPULARITY IN KERALA
Kerala in India has remained an ideal destination for Homestay or Private Tourism for tourists from around the country and abroad, thanks to its idyllic landscape covering exotic hill stations, cool and placid backwaters, beautiful beaches and lush greenery all around.
The purpose of the concept of homestays in Kerala is to offer hospitable, comfortable, affordable and reliable tourist accommodation in order to share the traditional way of life and its values. Home-stays contribute to conserving the local, cultural and natural heritage of a particular environment and also serve as a significant source of income to the localities.
Homestays in Kerala give the travellers an opportunity to experience and enjoy the bountiful nature and natural resources that Kerala is blessed with. Traditional home-cooked Kerala food and a feel of the rustic ambience are the highlights of the homestays in Kerala.
Kerala has large numbers of well constructed and excellent homestays that include estate bungalows, heritage homes, farm houses, vacant houses owned by NRIs and local residents. They offer cool and comfortable accommodation within a traditional ambience, fresh local food and a feel of the indigenous way of life. The homestays in Kerala are very popular with the tourists, especially among foreigners.
Homestays in Kerala offer the best of comforts and privacy, and are suitable for couples, families or friends seeking a memorable holiday experience in the State. There is a wide choice to pamper the different tastes and budgets of the travellers viz., luxury homestays, budget homestays, beach homestays, heritage villa homestays, backwater homestays, plantation bungalows, farm houses, forest lodges and many more. The homestays offer the travellers the unique advantage of excellent accommodation, dining and recreation facilities along with sight-seeing tours.
The homestays in Kerala follow a classification scheme based on the facilities and quality of the accommodation offered. Homestay units in the State are classified into three categories by bringing out clear guidelines on the requirements. They are:
• Diamond House
• Gold House
• Silver House
Homestay units fulfilling all the essential conditions prescribed by the Department of Tourism, Govt. of Kerala and meeting the required criteria in the Checklist of Facilities belonging to the Class A category are given the Diamond House status, those meeting the requirements of Class B category are awarded the Gold House status, while the places fulfilling the criteria of Class C category are accorded the Silver House status.
One of the highlights of staying at the homestays with small host families is the special care and personal attention the visitors get on all their holiday needs. All that the guest has to do is to plan, and it will be implemented by the host.
Typically there are Beach homestays, Backwater homestays, Village homestays and City homestays, besides heritage villas, estate bungalows, guest houses, farm homes, forest lodges, tree top houses and wilderness getaways, plantation villas, camps & eco lodges etc to choose from.
These destinations aimed at encouraging wholesome travel, spread all over Kerala, offer the desired ambience at environment friendly locations that are available both in towns as well as in the remote interiors.
In a nutshell, spending a vacation in a cozy and comfortable homestay in God’s Own Country is a truly memorable experience.
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