The Odah, the largest room of the house, is a spacious hall of the women’s quarters. It has a fireplace and a deep built-in wardrobe (messandra), where the bed linens of the household were arranged, while the small selves in the corner alcoves were designed for little objects of everyday use. All three sides of the room are bordered by low couches (sofas).

The Odah was the women’s multi-purpose space: a place of sojourn and entertainment during the day, was transformed into a dining room with the addition of a low collapsed table, while at night, it turned into a bedroom.

Nineteenth-century European artists who visited the East (the so-called Orientalistes) created enchanting scenes where women were depicted in the Odah, either embroidering, reading, laying out cards or playing some musical instruments while seated on a sofa covered in precious fabrics.