Ajith and Anjana's Kerala-style family homestay on Munroe Island, with a fruit-tree garden, bicycles, canoe trips and home-cooked Kerala food.
Munroe Meadows is a family homestay in Nenmeni, on Munroe Island in Kollam district. It is a traditional Kerala-style wooden house set in a quiet garden of fruit trees, about 2 km from Munroturuttu railway station.
The rooms are large and clean, each with a private bathroom and a balcony over the garden. Breakfast is included, and Anjana cooks Kerala dinners on request. There are hammocks in the common area and a big terrace above the main house.
Guests rate Munroe Meadows 4.9 out of 5 on Google and 9.8 out of 10 on Booking.com. Most reviews mention the same things: the family's warm welcome, the home food and the canoe trips.
Book here directly with the family: choose your dates, see the price, and confirm on WhatsApp. There are no booking-site fees and no advance to pay.
Sleeps up to 3 · 2 rooms of this type
A 27 m² air-conditioned room with one large double bed, a private bathroom and a balcony over the garden. Breakfast for two is included.
from ₹1,800 / night
Sleeps up to 3 · 2 rooms of this type
A 27 m² room with two single beds, a private bathroom, a balcony over the garden and use of a kitchen. Breakfast for two is included.
from ₹1,400 / night
Munroe Island is best seen from the water. Anjana arranges early-morning and sunset trips through the narrow canals by country canoe, past coconut groves, prawn farms and village homes. Kayaks and shikara boats can be arranged too. Ask when you book, or on arrival.
Breakfast is included. Dinner is cooked at home on request: fish fry, prawn curry, chapathi, or a full Kerala meal on a banana leaf, with the spice adjusted to your taste. Only Kerala food is served.
Bicycles are kept for guests. Ride the quiet village roads to the lake shore and the family's favourite sunset point.
Hammocks in the common area, a big terrace above the main house, and a garden full of fruit trees and birdsong. Most guests come for the quiet.
Photos: Munroe Meadows Homestay.
Munroe Island (Mundrothuruthu) is a cluster of small islands where Ashtamudi Lake meets the Kallada River, about 25 km from Kollam town. It is named after Colonel John Munro, the British Resident of Travancore.
Life here moves with the water, along canals lined with coconut palms, coir-making sheds and prawn farms. The best way to see it is slowly, by canoe.
Chittumala Road, Nenmeni, Munroe Island, Kollam, Kerala 691502
Nothing is paid in advance, so there is no cancellation fee. If your plans change, please tell us on WhatsApp as early as you can, so the room can go to another guest.