Oh, what a Kerala Feeling of olden times …
A dream came true after decades of traveling in India, especially in Kerala, where upcoming modern times made vanish this special Kerala feeling to stay in a guesthouse or private homes I had experienced once.
Forgotten are spacious rooms with high ceilings and many old windows for ventilation, which I‘ve enjoyed so much – once! That‘s why, it was my wish to create such an ambience for our Sylviander House.
Also forgotten the traditional inside plaster Kumayam – shell powder, sand and a natural glue from a creeper plant growing nearby.
This Kumayam keeps the room dry and cool.
In tropical climate rooms need to breathe, otherwise you have to run the ventilator around the clock to get a bit of cool and dry.
As in each of our guest rooms a 2nd door (here on the left side) leads to a small private verandah with an open air washing place.
Forgotten is, that bathrooms never should be attached to the rooms. Bathrooms are wet places, and in a humid climate should to be placed outside.
Stones and shells I collected during my many travelings around the globe got a useful and decorative place now …
Our bathrooms are created as have been once in olden times in Kerala. This safes water and is a great pleasure.
On the verandahs to all directions you find a cosy place to read and relax and watch the nature around with all the bigger and smaller visitors …
… or to sit alone in the shadow or enjoy a talk in the sunset light …
The open space between the two buildings in the 1st floor is a cool place, thanks to the wind passing through as a natural ventilation.
There we prefer to sit for discussions about our projects.
Depending to the sun, we can chose whether we need a cool shadow place or having a sun bath during sunrise at the morning tea verandah, where Alexander likes to sketch the life of butterflies and squirrels in the cashew nut tree.
In our big kitchen we eat together with our guests – mainly organic food. Lilama from the village helps us with cooking.
Through all daytimes, light and atmosphere are changing …
… and the early morning scenery in our garden with the pond and biotope behind overwhelms us again and again …
Frogs and turtles live in this pond, but are rarely to see.
Regular visitors walk along the pond in search for something to eat …
A vision I had in my young years came true! Luckily I met Alexander who shared this dream with me …
WELCOME !
Wow.
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