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Trip and stay is from 12.30 AM to 09.30 am
on the following day in the case of one night booking (normally). |
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The houseboat will be manned by 3 men – a captain,
an engine driver and a cook. All the staff members are from the locality
with some training in hospitality aspects. They speak the local language
– Malayalam, but can understand English because of their experience
in the field. |
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The food is made (normally) on a fixed menu (if individual
preferences are not informed earlier). Fish during lunch and chicken during
dinner is the practice. The simplicity of the meals is still kept as the
old boatmen of the yester years. |
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No electric power supply is available in the houseboats,
except some boats with solar lighting. |
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Most of the products used for the conversion of the Kettuvallam
into houseboat are traditional and eco friendly materials – bamboo
mat for roofing, coir mat on floors, bamboo ply for walls etc. |
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We own 07 Air Conditioned house boats with 1, 2 and 3
bedrooms, 2 Non Air Conditioned houseboat with 1 and 2 bedrooms. |
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Most of the houseboats have 2 bed rooms with twin beds
(two separate beds) attached with tiled toilets with WC, hand shower, wash
basin; kitchen with LPG stove, sit-out with chairs and a sundeck for sun
bath. Honeymooners are attracted by the one-bedroom houseboat during the
full moon days. |
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The boats will be moving in the canals, lakes and rivers
only till 5 pm. (5 pm to 6 am is time for fishing for local people using
small country boats). After-wards it will be anchored in a safe lake. A
small out board engine is used for moving the boat. |
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The houseboats are certified by Department of Tourism,
Government of Kerala in two categories – Golden and Silver. The golden
category houseboats have more spacious rooms, tiled toilets, hand held shower,
kitchen, sit out and an overall better service. |
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You are free to reward (tip) the crew as they are earning
a living from the trips they get during the 6 months' season time. |
