Homestay is a form of tourism that allows the visitor/guest to rent a room from a local family to better learn the local lifestyle as well as get a stay in a homely atmosphere. While Homestay can occur in any destination worldwide, some countries do more to encourage Homestay than others as a means of developing their tourism industry. Hosting a Homestay participant also allows the local family to earn some additional, needed income. Having low profitability, as it is, Homestay cannot be regarded as strictly commercial activity, but more of cross cultural exchange.
In India it has taken the leisure way with Coorg being the initial starter followed by Kerala and Rakasthan. Homestay is India is a very recent development and is catching up very fast. Homestay is nothing but accommodation with the house dweller who hosts you for the stay period. Currently homestays are found in important Tourism Locations..
In India Homestay can be found in places like Coorg, Chikmanglur, Wayanad, Ooty, Kodaikanal, Bangalore, Cochin, Trivandrum, Munnar, Kumarkom, Thekeddey, Nainital, Manali, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Udaipur, Goa, Karwar, Hyderabad and its growing !!
Staying at Homestay gives the traveler a lot of benefits like the few listed below :
- Opportunity to know local culture and traditions.
- Learns about local food and drinks.
- Saving on cost for stay and food upto 60%.
- Convenient as homestay, especially when travelling with a family, because the whole family can staytogether.
- Home away from home
- Privacy
- Opportunity to enjoy nature.
- Can be your true self.
With all these benefits Homestay are fast becoming preferred choice of stay for lot of domestic and International Travelers in India.
At BMHS we have handpicked some quality Homestay. Every property is personally visited and verified by us. We try to provide as much information about the location, host family, things to do and about the facilities at the Homestay.
We at BMHS categorize the listing under two categories :
HOMESTAY – This is a place where the host family stays with the traveler.
Farm/Estate STAY – Are the places where the host does not stay and the property is taken care of by a caretaker.
