Cool Indian homestays that'll win you over

To feel at home when you are far away from home is a luxury we don’t always experience. Believe it or not, it is easy to have our choice of accommodation mar our holiday experiences. That’s why it is so important to pick a place of accommodation that will not only give you a safe space to stay, but will also add a lot more fun and memorable travel experiences. Here are seven such homestays in India that will surely win you over.

Mayal Lyang is one of the best ways to experience a traditional and authentic experience in Sikkim’s Dzongu village. The homestay is comfortable and you will get to enjoy a lot of organic local delicacies, fishing, and the best of mountain views.

This colonial-era home is now a refurbished homestay and has retained all of the colonial old world charm. From comfortable rooms, surrounded by lush greenery, to the company of furry friends (their in-house pets), things can get pretty awesome at Sunnymead Bed and Breakfast.

A wooden home on the mountains not only sounds like a cosy idea, but it is a reality at Whispering Pines Cottages. You can see misty hills and pine forests from the rooms at Whispering Pines. A room with a view, anyone?

You should go offbeat this summer, and we are here to suggest Kannur Beach House, a traditional Kerala-style home turned into a homestay. There are coconut groves and picturesque lagoon to help you have a relaxing holiday.

Experience the cool backwaters in Goa this summer. A stay at Olaulim Backyards will help you experience authentic traditional Goan lifestyle and activities like fishing, crabbing or just spending some time with the in-house furry friends. They have dogs, cats, and a donkey among many others.

This beautiful homestay will let you sit back and relax. The homestay is pretty and the garden outside is simply spectacular. It can be a truly do-nothing kind of holiday if you want it to be. The house itself has a lot of history to it; it’s more than 100 years old!

Vembanad House is located on the vast Vembanad Lake, so you can expect a lot of quiet mornings and evenings. The views from the rooms here are surely very pretty, you have the lake on all three sides, and pretty village vista on one side.