The "Green Palm Homes" is a highly commercial company that owns several "Homestays" along Alappuzha. We can't understand the positive reviews. Our room was expensive, very small, much too hot and extremely loud in the early morning - bad value for money! In addition the rich owner was very unfriendly and arrogant to us. Maybe because we can't also afford... More

Green Palm Homes was everything we hoped it would be. Philip and Thomas were very welcoming and helpful hosts and their four young daughters were delightful. We felt very welcome in their home. The accommodation was clean and suitably met our needs and the food was delicious and plentiful, perhaps a little too plentiful at times! We enjoyed a number... More

After staying at Green Palms, our houseboat experience was a real let down. Green Palms offers so many more ways of learning about and connecting with the unique ecosystem/community of the backwaters (guided walks, canoeing, boating, cooking instruction, family interactions, etc.) that, by contrast, the houseboat experience felt expensive, artificial, and unnecessary. To be clear, we had a fine experience... More

Green Palm homes was a highlight of our 7-week trip to southern India. The rooms are very expensive for what they are, but the community-based activities were very, very interesting. We greatly enjoyed Thomas' 4:30 pm tour of the community, topped off with a magical canoe ride. Our hosts were very friendly, and the food very good. I would recommend... More

I was at Green Palm Homes as part of a group tour by G Adventure. To sum up my experience, the stay was just excellent. The family was really welcoming. The room so comfortable and the food, cooked by the mother of the family, just AWESOME! After one week in Kerala, it was at Green Palm Homes that I started... More

A stay at Greenpalms was one of the highlights of our holiday. The peaceful island setting made it a very relaxing experience. Some of the highlights were Philip's quirky sense of humour and his many anecdotes,being able to walk through the paddy fields and best of all: hiring a large wooden canoe and embarking on a two hour journey on... More

We had a great time staying at Green Palm. We found the hosts to be welcoming and enjoyed interacting with the family, particularly the little girls. We enjoyed meeting the other guests. The food was great, and it was good to have organised activities - we did it all - canoeing, walks, biking and cooking class. The best part was... More

we were here for 3 nights in january 2012. we found it was easy to find via the ferry which is a pretty journey. we were greeted at the house by Philip and shown to our room. then we were given lunch. the room was an a/c room with a hot shower - it was very comfortable. we paid 4000... More

Great way to experience the backwaters, we hired the bikes and canoes to explore the local villages. Rooms are basic but fine, we had no hot water during our 3 day stay but it was not such a problem in the warm weather. Meals are included and vary from ok to very good. The owners are very knowledgable and can... More