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Welcome to Wayanad Homestays !

 

Indeed we , at Worldviewer Dot Com (Pvt) Ltd, are delighted to bring out this exclusive edition of Wayanad Homestays, as part of our efforts to promote tourism activities in Kerala.

 

We have already showcased all the Homestays of Kerala in a sinle portal through our website www.homestaykerala.com  and this is a further effort on our part to bring all the Homestays of Wayanad to a single platform.

 

With so many tourists, especially from foreign, pouring into the state for holidays, the concept of homestays will only increase.

 

But do you really think foreigners always like only five star hotels and treatments? How can they know the real Kerala without getting familiarised with what it has to offer? In fact, most of them need intimate experience, something they will get only by intermingling with the people of this State.

 

And that's where the importance Homestays comes in, where they can be part of the family, which will enrich and personalize every bit of his stay in Kerala, by providing lodging, authentic home-cooked kerala food and accompanying them to some of the best places.

 

But a word of caution - generally, foreign clients will be somewhat skeptical about issues like security and hygiene. There has to be an efficient way for the disposal of plastic wastes, which otherwise will result in water logging and increase of mosquitoes. And that's where Responsible Tourism (RT) begins.

 

At a time when the popularity of homestays are increasing day by day, we earnestly believe that this handbook will come in handy for travel agents and other tourism providers and in turn will enhance the business opportunities of Homestay providers of Wayanad.

Start Your Home Stay

According to an estimate, currently only about 25% of the homestays in India are actually registered with the Government. Home owners can register their properties with the Ministry of Tourism, Government of India under Incredible India Bed & Breakfast/ Homestays Establishments Scheme. There are two broad categories under which properties can be registered: Gold and Silver. The broad guidelines can be downloaded: Incredible India Bed & Breakfast/ Homestays Establishments Scheme

 

What you need in order to open a Bed and Breakfast / Homestays Establishment:

 

  • Spare bed rooms in your house – minimum one and maximum five

  • You must reside at the premises with your family

  • Clean rooms with proper ventilation

  • A minimum floor area of 200 sq ft for Gold Category and 120 sq ft for silver category

  • Attached private bathrooms; minimum size of each bathroom: Gold-40 sq ft, Silver: 30 sq ft minimum

  • Western style toilets with toilet paper

  • 24-hour running hot and cold water with proper sewage connection

  • Well-maintained, smoke-free, clean, hygienic, odour-free, pest-free kitchen

  • Air-conditioning/heating depends on climatic conditions

  • Internet connection

  • Laundry services

  • There shall be no front office and premises should be presented primarily as a residential property

  • Maintain a register/or computerized record in electronic form with detailed particulars of the guests

  • Send information of the guests to the municipal body concerned and the police every fortnight

  • Get employee verification done

  • Maintain the establishment in a good state of repair and cleanliness and fit for habitation of guests at all times

  • Comply with any rules respecting standards of health, hygiene and safety including fire safety

  • Provide good quality food prepared in hygienic conditions

  • Don’t carry out or allow any commercial activity of tours and travel, sight-seeing, transport, handicrafts or any other similar activity in or from the establishment

  • Indulge or allow any such activity that adversely affects the privacy and rights of the neighbors and residents of the locality

 

Wayanad Responsible Tourism

 

Responsible Tourism (RT) was launched on  1st Sept 2008. Taking cue from the Kumarakom implementation, several intiatives have been taken up. Wayanad Tourism Organisation (WTO), an NGO in Wayanad, is wholeheartedly supporting the RT concept and declared that all their members would become RT partners. 

 

Apart from the economic responsibility, the importance of social and environmental responsibilities was highlighted in the workshops. The community and the tourism entrepreneurs are made aware of their responsibilities, especially to see that only eco-friendly practices were followed in eco-sensitive areas. 

Kerala Homestays

 

Most foreigners love to be a part of the Indian family and they want to experience the real and multifarious cultural traditions of the state. While in Kerala, they would want to live in the lifestyle of Keralites.

 

Apart from its beauty, Kerala is also well known for its hospitality and mouthwatering cuisine.Traditional home cooked Kerala dishes are the main attraction of Kerala Homestays. To feel the charm of Kerala, tourists opt for a homely atmosphere as it provides them the real ambience of this blissful land. The guests can also take part in various household activities of the family.

Kerala Homestay can be described as a safe, secure and caring home away from home, for the guests.

Siby George, MD
Worldviewer Dot Com (Pvt) Ltd.

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