Kerala Houseboats or kettuvallam are country boats that were used in the early days for the transport of goods from the isolated interior villages of Kerala Backwater area to the towns like Alleppey, Kollam, Cochin and Kottayam. With the advent of roads, bridges and ferry services, gradually the kettuvalloms went off the scene. Now these kettuvalloms are back again as a major tourist attraction as a modern moving boat house that is kerala houseboats . kerala houseboats size vary from, about to 95 feet feet in length and a width of around 13 feet to in the middle for one bedroom houseboat and , big houseboats with up 107 feet long and up to 19 feet wide. The materials that go into the making are all local and Eco friendly bamboo poles, coconut fiber ropes, bamboo mats, coir carpets etc. The main wood used is "Anjili".

The concept of a houseboat stay has been recently introduced in Kerala due to the huge number of tourists visiting Kerala. A typical houseboat is provided with all modern amenities like European style bathrooms; exquisite carpeted flooring, king size beds, etc to make you feel comfortable. If you truly want to enjoy every moment in your houseboat stay, we suggest you leave your cell phones and laptops away from you. You can relax without any tensions in mind and without the irritating ringing of our mobile.