I dont often give 5 stars but this homestay is really wonderful and a highlight from our 3 months so far in india.. We stayed for a week here as my husband wished to learn Kalari. We were looked after so well by Vimal, his wife Jeffie and his parents Antony and Amma :) The room is modern and spacious with a powerful fan and good quality mosquito netting on all the windows. There is a large wardrobe and the bed is comfortable with nice lamps overhead. There is hot water and toilet paper and soap provided in the good sized bathroom. Each of the 3 rooms has a porch and as mosquitos love me i really liked the fact that our porch had it own fan so i can sit outside and also do yoga outside which is a treat The meals were very good and varied we especially loved the dinners. Small touches like providing mosquito repellent and water refills and chai add to the caring attitude of the hosts. Then even more exceptional was when we asked if they had a sun umbrella for the beach, they went and bought one for us to use and when my husband wondered about finding a guitar to rent they borrowed one from their friend. Our children enjoyed playing with their son and examining the insects and plants in the garden. They especially loved the little boat they have to cross to the beach and you can even row it a km down the river which is lovely too. The sea here is too rough to swim but the kids made sandcastles and its lovely to walk along especially around 8am when the fishermen bring in their catch and there is an fish auction. My husband who has been teaching martial arts for 18 years found Vimal, who was state champion in Kalari, to be an excellent teacher He learned lots in his private morning classes including some wonderful stick forms. Our kids even joined the class with the local students on a few evenings. I enjoyed some yoga classes also. We had breakfast and dinner provided and for lunch 300 m down the lane there is a bakery and small shop and it is easy to get a bus from there to Alleppy(12rs) or a bus (6rs) or rickshaw(100rs) to Marari. Overall a lovely place to relax and see village life in what is still an unspoiled area with not too many tourists. I really loved it.