With Great Pleasure , We Introduce \" Pappa Stays \" . A Complete , Naturally Homely, Waterfront Home Stay. This \"PAPPA STAYS\", the outcome of our long cherished ambition of providing the best ambience of an ideal homely stay while you are away from home, travelling. We have made an earnest effort to name it so, as we provide matured & comprehensive care of your needs. The homestay is arranged in our ancestral home built by our great great maternal uncle Mr. T.R.Raman Pillai, who was the 1st Inspector General of the erstwhile Travancore Police Force, who dedicated this to his elder brother T.R. Velayudhan Pillai. The home is over a century old, built with all modern facilities of that period.It is here in this house the entire plays of William Shakespeare was put into the verbatim Malayalam translation by late Sri.K.P Achuthan Pillai , A scholar in literature , as back in 1959 . Generations from our family have since been using this and recently a facelift was given to it as a classic heritage homestay. We offer our above priced possession for your valuable patronage and onward references to your kith, kin & friends….. Located in a serene village of Alleppey district (The Venice of East), in the State of Kerala (God\'s Own Country) \"PAPPA STAYS\" is central to all main tourist attractions of Alleppey, both coastal & inland. Caressed by the silvery waves of the Arabian Sea, the Venice of the East welcomes you to the backwaters of Kerala. The palm fringed canals and shores bustling with glimpses from the day to day life in the country side, the mirror still lagoons, picture book lakesides and its long sandy beach has blessed , the water locked district, to become one of the best Backwater tourism destinations in God\'s Own Country. We, your hosting family, warmly welcome you to experience these immense bounties of nature from our abode, \"PAPPA STAYS\".