We stayed for 2 nights with our 11 year old daughter. This is a totally unique place with a lot of history and interest. We loved the walk around the garden and all the trees. Ranu the houseboy took us a few fresh coconuts oiff the tree for a drink, and then we had some flesh for breakfast. The food... More

Had been there in January 2013 and had a good time. The ambience was good the hospitality was good and the food was good, but they goofed up on the booking. We had booked well in advance (8 months in advance) for 27 people. He said he will accomodate 18 of us at his place + 2 in the boat,... More

We stayed at Kodianthara Heritage Home for 3 nights. The home has been handed down for generations, has been lovingly extended and restored by Crispin the current owner, and sits on 3 acres of banana plants, rubber trees and coconut palms between small canals of the backwaters. You won't see houseboats going by, but St Crispin, the owners houseboat is... More

We highly recommend a stop at Crispin's heritage house. Located in a quiet and beautiful part of the backwaters, the house itself is worth seeing and an excellent place to relax. Crispin and his wife Sony will do anything to make you feel at home, including help with travel logistics if needed. Plus, the food served is excellent (we even... More

My friend and I have just got back from India and the stay at Kodianthara was a highlight. Wonderful warm welcome and a feeling that we were in a real home, We invited ourselves ( as we were two English teachers) to go into school with our hostess who is an English teacher in a a secondary school and the... More

After a few weeks in the North of India we flew South to Kerala to relax and also to celebrate my wifes birthday. After a lot of searching on line we decided on this as the place to stay, we booked 3 nights in total, with the middle day (the birthday) a houseboat for 24 hours to sail on the... More

Our experience with Crispin, Sonny, Rahul and staff was perfect! Such a lovely home, which we could relax in as if it was our own. We were served the best Keralan food we had tasted throughout our trip, rooms were clean, comfortable and facilities could not be faulted. Rahul was happy to take us out on the backwaters in the... More

We had the best food at Kodianthara among all the homestays we did on this trip. Crispin is a connoisseur and he plans delectable menus both at his house and on his house boat. The house and the entire property are impressive -- we got to watch someone actually tapping toddy from the coconut tree! No wifi though -- there... More

Very very poor hospitality...very expensive ...Rs 6000 for a night....to top it ,the food was tasteless....and on the boat , dinner was outsourced and not cooked on the boat...we were made to buy prawns on our own and they were just cooked by the cook on the boat as starters...we were taken out for dinner during our stay at kodianthara... More