Raheem Residency

... of our plans to visit India, one of Vernee's work mates said, you must stay at my friend's hotel. So we did. The Raheem Residency is cited in both the Rough Guide and Lonely Planet as being the only top end place worth staying stay in Alleppey and it's ...

The staff at the Raheem Residency have been extraordinarily kind and thoughtful and we were particularly touched when one of the managers, Parvati, lent Cameron a lovely book of Indian Folk Tale. It has hugely expanded his - and our - knowledge of ...

... assistants spotted Cameron and called all her mates over to fuss and coo over him. He loved it.  The pool at the Raheem was warm and inviting and Cameron spent a glorious two hours with his new mate, William, a nine year old who shared his ...

We decided to visit the famous umbrella shops of Alleppey and only belatedly worked out that, as it was a Sunday, most places were closed. Fortunately, even though the umbrella shops were shut, we managed not to return empty handed. Vernee went on a ...

Most visitors to the backwaters don't stay long in Alleppey, preferring to spend a night or two drifting around this large inland waterway on a houseboat. The tour organizers were most keen that we should do at least a day on the water and were really ...