Vacav

Asia · 14 homes, hand-checked

Stay somewhere that belongs to someone

Family-run homestays, villas and farm stays across India and Southeast Asia — booked direct, with the people who actually live there.

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You pay the house, not a middleman

Direct to the host

Message the family before you arrive

Free cancellation

On almost every home we carry

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Someone from Vacav has stayed

Where to go

Places worth the journey

Six regions we know well enough to argue about.

Bali

Bali

Indonesia · 4,820 homes

Rice terraces, surf breaks and family bungalows

Kerala

Kerala

India · 2,140 homes

Backwaters, tea estates and spice hills

Chiang Mai

Chiang Mai

Thailand · 3,315 homes

Old-city teak houses and mountain temples

Hoi An

Hoi An

Vietnam · 1,876 homes

Lanterns, tailors and river-lane homestays

Goa

Goa

India · 2,903 homes

Portuguese villas and quiet inland lanes

Penang

Penang

Malaysia · 1,204 homes

Heritage shophouses and hawker streets

Guest favourites

Homes people write letters about

Ranked by what guests said, not what hosts paid.

Munnar Tea Estate Bungalow

The difference

A house, not a room

A restored planter's bungalow inside a working tea estate at 1,600 m, with valley views and an open fire. Every home in our collection is run by the family who owns it. That means breakfast cooked to order, advice you can trust, and a door someone actually knocks on if you're not back by dark.

  • Inside a working tea estate at 1,600 m
  • Original 1934 planter's bungalow
  • Guided tea factory walk included
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By kind

What sort of stay?

Homestays

Homestays

12,480 homes

Villas

Villas

3,920 homes

Farm stays

Farm stays

1,140 homes

Guest houses

Guest houses

5,610 homes

Cottages

Cottages

2,280 homes

Rising

Where everyone's going next

Searches up sharply over the last ninety days.

Ubud

Ubud

Indonesia

Munnar

Munnar

India

Luang Prabang

Luang Prabang

Laos

Kyoto

Kyoto

Japan

Siargao

Siargao

Philippines

Hosts

Your home deserves better than a listing

A site of your own, direct bookings without the commission, and guests who found you because someone told them to.