'Thekkanat Parayil’, nestles in a very green and unspoilt corner of rural Kerala. Set in the middle of a working farm, it is a house of openness and light, serenaded by birds, shaded by ancient trees and lulled by gentle breeze from the backwaters. The house has four large airy bedrooms for guests - including a wheel chair friendly one. The rooms need no air-conditioning. The bathrooms attached to the bedrooms offer both cold and warm water options.
Breakfast, lunch and dinner are with the family and other guests around the family dining table. Food here is mostly traditional Kerala cuisine - with the produce from the farm, village and the bounty of the lagoon.

The farm is organic with a mix of the traditional and not-so-traditional. The produce and livestock ranges from coconuts, vanilla, pepper, nutmeg, cinnamon, areca nut, flowers, vegetables, fruits, prawns, fish, cows and goats, to the newest inmates-emus! Over the past five years, countless world travelers have come to Olavipe, stayed at ‘Thekkanatt Parayil’ and experienced the Olavipe magic. They have left behind pleasant memories of their stay, dreams of distant lands and a sparkle in the eyes of the villagers.

This stately heritage home and its estate offer an ideal place for visitors to absorb a village ambience.
The area offers scenic village lanes for walks, quiet nooks for the avid reader and calm stretches of water to tempt you to oars. You can watch birds, go fishing or just laze and be peaceful!
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The host family lives in a private wing of the house and is always in residence. Your hosts at Olavipe Homestay are Parayil Kochupappu Antony Tharakan and his wife Rema.

Antony , the seventh son of the house, is a post-graduate from Bombay University. He worked in the Dignitary Protection Unit of the Government of India, mostly in New Delhi.After his return to Kerala in 2000 to spend time on the ancestral property,he is also involved in various corporate training programmes.
Rema graduated in Literature and went on to study broadcasting in New Delhi. She has freelanced with radio and television since 1988. She is now also a news presenter with Jeevan TV, one of Kerala's leading news and entertainment channels.
They have two daughters - Rose and Maria. Rose works with cinema in Mumbai and Maria with Jet Airways, one of India's leading private airlines.