Meet Jessy
Sociable, Helpful, Friendly
I live by simple codes: love my family, respect my job, always have enough homecooked food in the refrigerator to feed 10 people, and watch as many movies as I can.
On a typical day...
I have a very open house. My house is your house.
When I host guests...
I like to chat with them when they are home but have my own things going on.
Family Hobbies
Cooking, Watching movies
About the Homestay
- Welcomes
- Males
- Females
- Couples
- Families
- Students
With the legacy of around 80 years this cottage offers you a soulful experience and a peek into the spirit of the old Colonial Cochin. If you think you need some warmth, quiet and interesting stories, pack your bags and come home to us. We look forward to welcoming you to The Colonial Quarters.
p.s. We live in a separate house across a road and you get a cottage (small garden, sit-in, living room, office space, bedrooms, bathroom, kitchenette, dining hall, dressing corner, veranda and all that jazz), to yourself.
My Pets
Dog
House Facilities
- Garden
- Patio
- Parking
- TV
- Internet Access
- Air Conditioning
Bedrooms available for booking
About the Area
I am Jessy Mathew aka The Fat Fanny. This is my second venture into hospitality.
I never shy away from learning and experimenting, and constantly pick up something new. You could learn more about me and my family when we meet at our homestay venture, The Quarter Crowd.
The Colonial Quarters is a cottage built by our dad - the late P.P. Paul (01-01-1910 to 30-01-1985) - may his soul rest in peace, one of the pioneers of Neo-Cochin shipping industry. Infact most of the house infra was supplied by his lathe shop - St. Pauls Marines.
All the main attractions at Fort Kochi are ten minutes of cycling distance away from our cottage. You can enjoy the heritage walks and come home to tranquility. We will send you back with lots of warmth and interesting stories.
You can chose the welcome you want, from The Fat Fanny squad of 4 (read badass) sisters who are all fat and old, and can pamper you with a lot of motherly love, if you are nice to us, we can be very resourceful as well. Or if you are pet friendly, from the Sweetest Squad, lead by 'Friday' our furball and mascot for the colonial quarters..... and enjoy some sweet cuddles and keep your priorities in check by constantly making sure she get a tummy rub....
Both Friday and the Fat Fannys are pretty non intrusive, and will respect your personal space at all times, it is ok to hang out with yourself or with your friends/companions itself. If you would like to spend some time with us, please do let us know in advance, as we live in a seperate house and you would get your privacy anyways...This just to ensure our availability as we would be busy with our chores of watching latest movies, buying fish and a lot of local household Gossip.... or fretting on the making the home made wine this christmas - i guess, this is what you call as catching up with age - 'Gracefully' - if one might add.
If you want to bring along your old people, please do that, we could enjoy some good old discussions in our portigue as well.... We could learn from them, and probably share some tips of 'Living it Up' in the Kochi style of things.
The house is in a private housing colony (like a gated community) in a serene area, away from the hustles of Fort Kochi and Mattancherri, yet near enough to hop onto a bus/auto to go sightseeing. For any recommendation you need from shopping to eating out to must-see tourist attractions, come over and talk to us.
Local Area Facilities
- Park
- Beach
- Shopping Centre
- Bus Stop
- Hospital
Meals
Hosts can offer a complimentary light breakfast at their discretion. All other meals, including a full breakfast, might incur an additional cost, if offered. Meals and any additional payment should be arranged directly with your host.
Included in the stay
- Complimentary Light Breakfast
- Use of Kitchen
House Rules
- Non Intrusive Crowd:
Cereals and fruits would be available, and there is a fridge where you could store stuff, if you like a munch at night.
- The friendly ones:
Can get home cooked meals at request
Smoking Rules
Your host is a non-smoker.
Smoking is allowed outdoors only.
How do I book?
Contact the host to check their availability and ask them any questions you have about staying with them. Once the host confirms they’re available for your dates, you can complete your booking.
When do I pay?
Once a host confirms they're available, you can go ahead and pay the 15% booking fee (maximum of 250 $£€ for longer term bookings) using a choice of payment methods: Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Maestro, Laser, JCB & PayPal (not available in certain countries). You then pay your host on arrival or as stated by your host on their profile and agreed by you on booking. Please be cautious if a host requests advance payment if its not included on their profile. Our hosts have been advised that if they wish to request advance payment they must make this explicit in their profile. We do not recommend the use of Money gram or Western Union.
When can I share my contact details?
Host and Guest email address, phone number and home address will be exchanged in a confirmation email sent to both immediately after a booking is completed. It's against our policy for Guests and Hosts to exchange direct contact details via our messaging system.