Marutham Village Resort, Tamil Nadu

 One of the most unique resorts in the state of Tamil Nadu is the Marutham Village Resort. As the name suggests, it is predominantly a village lifestyle for the guests to go back in time when life was simpler and more relaxing. It provides all village attractions like a paddy farm, a lake nearby, jungle trails, cattle shed along with village - related activities that include taking part in farming activities, milking and tending to the cattle, baths in pump sets, cycling, nature walks, watching the sunrise among many more traditional ones such as authentic Tamil food cooking classes, learning to make traditional sweets or just going for Bullock cart rides, playing in the games section with the kids. 

The architecture of the resort is Chettinad  with iron and wood pillars, huge central open courtyards, spacious rooms with intricate glass lights, broad halls, ceramic tiles complete with an old world charm that takes the guest to the times gone by. However,all modern day creature comforts and amenities are available thereby making the resort an amalgamation of the best of both worlds. 

Here are more details regarding the same.

Distance from -

Chennai International Airport - 52 kms

Chengalpattu Junction - 22 kms

Mamallapuram - 6 kms

Mahabalipuram Bus stop - 6.3 kms

Amenities - 24 / 7 security system, free Wi-Fi, Luggage storage, front desk, room service, housekeeping, ironing service, packed lunches, airport shuttle, car hire, kids menu, customized meals, designated smoking zones, soundproof rooms, fire extinguisher, banquet halls, lockers, disabled - wheelchair friendly, beds disabled friendly, cashless transactions, ensuite bathrooms, double beds, kettles, toiletries, AC, flat screen TVs, bed linen, parking space 

Unique Activities - Milking the cows, feeding the cattle, fishing, Bullock cart rides, archery, rifle shooting, temple pool style swimming pool, pottery, sweets preparation,  table tennis, football, traditional entertainment like oyil attam, karagattam, basket weaving, pump set, antique collection, street food, folk dances, badminton, swings, paddy field walks, lake view, artificial waterfall, library, art gallery, cooking class, drawing for kids, water sports, darts, cycling, class on local culture, spa, sun loungers, sun terrace 

Accommodation - 

1. 17 Studio Cottages

Capacity - 2 Adult + 1 Child each 

2. 2 Family Cottages, 4 Bedrooms.

Capacity -  8 Adults + 4 kids each 

3. 2 Family Cottages, 3 Bedrooms

Capacity - 6 Adults + 3 children each 

4. 2 Farm Huts.

Capacity - 2 Adults each 

*Tariff - Starts from ₹ 8000 onwards to ₹ 35,000 depending on the accommodation, days and dates as regards weekends, long weekends, weekdays, public holidays etc. 

*At the discretion of the management

In-house Restaurant - Amirtham, serves Indian and International cuisine. Both buffet and a la carte menu system. Breakfast is predominantly south indian. 

Nearby Attractions include - 

Lake Mamalla - 1.8 kms

Green Groove Farm - 1.9 kms

Thirumoorthi Cave - 5.7 kms

Mamallapuram Lighthouse - 5.9 kms

Tiger Statue - 6.5 kms

Contact Information

No.1 B, Church Street,

Kattuthangal Village, 

Vadakadambadi, 

Kanchipuram Dt 

Tamilanadu - 603104 

Phone Numbers - 

+91 73581 45555

+91 73580 33045

Email addresses -

reservations@maruthamresort.com

admin@maruthamresort.com

Website - www.maruthamresort.com

Pictures source - The resort website

Hotel Gnanam - Tanjore

Article by Ms. Uma Sridharan

Anna Salai, Thanjavur 613 001
04362 – 278501/2/3/4
04362 – 278505/6/7/8

Facilities:
The hotel is situated in the heart of the city.
Air conditioned and spacious 40 rooms, with all amenities including round the clock room service.
The hotel provides a spacious car park.
There are three conference halls according to the number of guests and type of programme.

Exclusive Vegetarian Restaurant Diana Bar & Multi-Cuisine Restaurant Conference Hall & Board Room Air-Conditioned Rooms with Temperature Control 24 hours Room Service Broadband Internet Facilities Centre Direct Dialing with STD & ISD Satellite Channels Safe Deposit Locker Doctor on Call Laundry Service Spacious Car Parking Travel Desk Sight Seeing Major Credit Card Accepted Checkout Time 24 hours Broadband Internet Center

Hotel Oriental Towers - Tanjore

2889, Srinivasam Pillai Road Thanjavur  613 001 Phone: 04362 – 230724 / 231467 / 231950 Email: reservations@hotelorientaltowers.com The best part of this hotel is its eleven storied high rise building which offers a breath taking view of the ancient Chola Capital. A choice of 135 centrally air conditioned rooms ranging from suite rooms, deluxe rooms and standard rooms. Mullai Restaurant is multi cuisine restaurant, serves  Indian, Moghul, Continental and tandoor foods. Marutham Restaurant serves pure vegetarian food Kurinji Restaurant serves Indian and tandoor foods. Banana Pub is there for high spirits. Four spacious conference halls for meetings, conferences, seminars and training programmes

Other facilities & Services - 24 hrs room service, modern laundry service, safety lockers, travel desk, high speed wireless broadband access facility, money exchange, doctor on call, shopping arcade & acceptance of all major credit cards

Hotel Parisutham - Tanjore

Hotel Parisutham
 G.A. Canal Road, Thanjavur - 613 001.

Telephone: +91-4362-231801, 231844 (10 Lines)

Fax: +91-4362-230318

E-Mail: htparisutham@sify.com Facilities: Centrally air-conditioned rooms, multicuisine restaurants, Safe deposit lockers, round the clock room service and spacious car park. For those who enjoys a swim, there is an exquisite   swimming pool inside the hotel.  The hotel offers a state of the art conference hall for all types of meetings, conferences, seminars and training programmes.

Hotels in Tiruvannamalai

Do you wish to do Girivalam in Tiruvannamalai every month? Or atleast during the month of Karthigai, here is a list of hotels where you can find accomodation.

Hotel Nala Residency No.21, Annasalai, Tiruvannamalai - 606 601, Tamilnadu Phone : 04175)-252399 Mobile: +(91)-9443222818, 9994498777 Fax : (04175)-250812

 Hotel Arunachala No.5, Vada Sannathi Street, Tiruvannamalai - 606 601, Tamilnadu Phone : (04175)-225474

Hotel Ramakrishna No.34-F, Polur Road, Tiruvannamalai - 606 601, Tamilnadu Phone : (04175)-250005, 250006, 320055 Mobile: +(91)-9443163151 Fax : (04175)-250008

 Annamalai Guest house No.6A, Vada Sannathi Street Near Periya Gopuram, Tiruvannamalai - 606 601 Tamilnadu Phone : 04175)-222750 Mobile: +(91) 9245273553

Hotel Ganesh No.111-A, Big Street, Tiruvannamalai - 606 601 Tamilnadu. Phone : (04175)-226701, 226702, 224125 Mobile : +(91)-9443326701 Fax : (04175)-227887

Shiva Lodge 5-A, Erattai Pillaiyar Koil Street, 167-A, Car Street, Tiruvannamalai - 606 601, Tamilnadu Phone : (04175)-253658 Mobile: +(91)-9443019200 Fax : (04175)-253658

N.S Lodge No.47, Thiruvoodal Street Tiruvannamalai - 606 601 Tamilnadu Phone : (04175)-222750 Mobile: +(91)- 9245273553

S.M Lodge No.16, Polur Road, Tiruvannamalai - 606 601, Tamilnadu Phone : (04175)-254120 Mobile: +(91)-9244232601

Kos Lodge No.68, Big Street, Tiruvannamalai - 606 601, Tamilnadu Phone : (04175)-254452 Mobile: +(91)-9443373276, 9894316163

N.S Lodge No.47, Thiruvoodal Street, Tiruvannamalai - 606 601, Tamilnadu Phone : (04175)-225388 Mobile: +(91)-9443233412, 9994498777

Misty Cove Home Stay in Kodaikanal

Mistycove, an exclusive homestay in Kodaikanal is located at a closer distance to Lake, Byrant Park, Coaker's Walk, Seven Road Junction, Boat Club etc. is situated in the lake front of the Kodai Lake. There are 5 cottages in a total area of 3 acres. The cottages are built colonial style. The cottages are 75 years old.  It is a great location for both young couples as well as families. The cottages have lawns and bloooming flowerbeds.

Each cottage can accomodate 4 adults and 2 kids (below the age of 7) and a there is an extra charge for extra beds. The cottages in Mistycove have one large bedroom, one small bed room, one living room which is enhanced with a fireplace, one kitchen and only one bathroom cum toilet. The bathrooms have hot and cold water facility. Option is given to the guests to cook or enjoy the food that is been served. But the food served is 100% vegetarian, and no non-vegetarian food, even that is bought from outside is allowed. Mistycove is also alchohol and tobacco free zone.

The check in time is at 10.00Am and check out time is at 9.00Am. The tariff is for per cottage and morning Tea/coffee is included in the room tarriff itself. Kids below the age of 7 are not charged for the fixed menu that is served. Guests can enjoy breakfast, lunch, high tea and dinner for fixed charges which is applicable at the time of booking. As an additional option, guests can avail of the pick up and drop from certain places like Kodai Road Railway station, Madurai Railway station, Madurai Airport, Coimbatore Airport and Railway station.
As the place is built exclusively for relaxation and merryment, the cottages are not equipped with a TV set. But on request, the caretaker provides one to the guests on hire. The cottages are not supplemented with generator or inverter and so, during powercuts, guests have to manage with the candle lights and wait for the power to resume. Pets are not  allowed inside the cottages but are provided safe place inside the compound.

For Booking:
'The Mistycove'F3,
1st Floor,No. 34 & 36, 7th Avenue,
Besantnagar,
Chennai - 600 090,
India.
Telephone : +91 44 24465732+91 44 24425733
Mobile : +91 9841025076+91 9381272480+91 9841025036+91 9381272481
Fax : +91 44 42625599
Email Id : reservations@mistycove.net

Hotel Destiny Farm Stay, Ooty

Hotel Destiny at Avalanche or Avalanchi, in the outskirts of Ooty Hill station is a farm house gives a serene holiday stay from the busy life. The guests can enjoy leisure combined with adventure and also live close to nature. The Destiny farmstay belongs to The Little Earth Group which also owns the Kings Cliff and Sherlock's End in Ooty. Avalanchi is about 20 kms from Ooty and to reach this farm stay one have to go in a cab and the last 2 kms need to be travelled only by truck.

The farm stay is just beside the Avalanchi lake. There are 18 rooms and dining and living area in the main two blocks. And the remaining area of the farm have vegetable farm, stables, pond and there are a few lot of acres are for the guests to move about and explore.

The rooms are named after the famous robbers of the west like Jesse James, Buffalo and Bill. The rooms are plush, posh and luxurious. Guests are provided with Indian food mainly but special food is also served on the request of the guests. Buffet breakfast, lunch, evening tea and dinner are served to the guests.

Guests can take a trek down the woods and go for fishing. The management arranges for horse ride and agricultural tour on request. Picnic bags are packed on request and one can take a stroll all around the campus. On request barbeque and bonfire are arranged in the evenings.
Address:
Hotel Destiny
Muligoor Village
Emerald Post
Nilgiris - 643209

Ph: 09443052890

Regent Hillside Resort Yercaud

A colonial cottage turned into a homestay is the Regent Hill Side Resort Home stay. Inside a coffee plantation of the Shervaroy hill range, , the stay at Hill Side Resort is a perfect holiday stay place. The current owner Mr. Vishnu have purchased it from one Miss. Kinipel, have maintained the house with high roofed colonial ceiling and colonial decor. The whole place is surrounded by bonsai trees.
The host Mr. Vishnu arranges for pickup and drop facilities on prior notice. The house is fully wi-fi enabled, and so one can relax and surf any where any time. A small well stocked library is maintained and the visitors can make use of it. Doctors are arranged on call. Fire warmth can be arranged as there are fire places in all the rooms.

The host arranges for treks and picnics arround Yercaud. On request a sumptuous picnic meal is arranged. There are many indoor games for both kids and adults. Sight seeing trips`
The house is established in 1860 and famous people like Charles Dickens, Sir Robert Clive, Nizam of Hyderabad have stayed here.

Kurumba Village Resort - Ooty

The Kurumba Village Resort is located adjacent to the ghat road between Ooty and Mettuppalayam in an area known as Upper Burliar. The resort is about 14kms from Coonoor and 34 kms from Ooty on road. The resort is named after one of the 5 ancient tribes of Nilgiris the Kurumbas. These tribes are the inhabitants of the areas around Burliar.

Cottage Bedroom 

The Kurumba village resort is built without tampering the rain forests and one can see the mountain stream bordering the resort. The guests can expect the wonderful Tamilnadu Hospitality.

Balcony at cottage

The Resort have about 15 self sufficient cottages which are airy and built with tribal style (thatched cottages). All the rooms have their own balconies and have king sized beds.

Open air bathroom at cottage

The suites at Kurumba Village Resort are two storeyed with the bedroom upstairs and the dressing room downstairs. The guests can dine at the large 30ft tall thatched roof ceiling restaurant which serves multicuisine spread. The Guests can participate in different indoor activities like Chess, Carrom Board, Table Tennis, Pool Table etc and a vareity of outdoor activities that include trekking, Golfing, Tea estate Touring, Boating and lots more.

Dining room at Kurumba Resort

Address:
The Kurumba Village Resort
Ooty Mettupalayam Road
(between the 4^th and 5^th hair pin bend)
Hill Grove Post
Kurumbadi - 643102
The Nilgiris
Tamil Nadu - INDIA

For Reservations Contact

Mobile : + 91 9443998886      
Tel :       +91 - 423 - 2237222       / 2231222
Fax :      +91 - 423 - 2231222
Email : nilgiris@kurumbavillageresort.com 

Wydra Holiday Bunglows - Kodaikanal

Wydra Holiday bunglows have 3 different independent houses situated close to each other. They accommodate any type of guests. Family members, groups of families, honeymooners who need privacy all are welcome to stay in this Home stay.    The three types of houses are: 1. Chill House which is a 5 bed roomed house with 2 bedrooms in the first floor with a hall and open fireplace and a kitchen with dining which is perfect for two families or two couples. If needed the families can cook their own food in the kitchen. The ground flor have 2 bedrooms with an attached bath rooms. The rooms are equipped with latest amenities and are decorated with carpet from wall to wall.  2. Cool House an 8 deluxe roomed house with 4 rooms in both the floors. All the rooms have wooden floors and have attached bath and a view of the surroundings.  3. Villa Wydra is a 3 bed room independent bunglow which can be used by one single family with 3 couples or 3 different couples who want privacy.  Wydra Holiday Bunglows have a well equipped kitchen and they serve vegetarian and non-vegetarian dishes prepared by their inhouse chef. Tea or coffee in the morning, breakfast, lunch and dinner are served according to the tastes and wishes of the guests either in the garden or in the lounge as per the mood, comfort and convenience. The charge is around Rs. 2000/= to Rs. 15000/=. They also provide laundry services and also provide outdoor camping, trekking and camping services. Email: chillhousehomestay@gmail.com Website: wydra.kodaikanal.com Ph : 04542- 243642 / 094433 22710 / 094863 01068 Address: Wydra Bungalows 3B, Wydra Housing Society Observatory Road, Kodaikanal, Tamil Nadu, India.

Wydra Holiday bunglows have 3 different independent houses situated close to each other. They accommodate any type of guests. Family members, groups of families, honeymooners who need privacy all are welcome to stay in this Home stay.   The three types of houses are: 1. Chill House which is a 5 bed roomed house with 2 bedrooms in the first floor with a hall and open fireplace and a kitchen with dining which is perfect for two families or two couples. If needed the families can cook their own food in the kitchen. The ground flor have 2 bedrooms with an attached bath rooms. The rooms are equipped with latest amenities and are decorated with carpet from wall to wall.  2. Cool House an 8 deluxe roomed house with 4 rooms in both the floors. All the rooms have wooden floors and have attached bath and a view of the surroundings.  3. Villa Wydra is a 3 bed room independent bunglow which can be used by one single family with 3 couples or 3 different couples who want privacy.   Wydra Holiday Bunglows have a well equipped kitchen and they serve vegetarian and non-vegetarian dishes prepared by their inhouse chef. Tea or coffee in the morning, breakfast, lunch and dinner are served according to the tastes and wishes of the guests either in the garden or in the lounge as per the mood, comfort and convenience. The charge is around Rs. 2000/= to Rs. 15000/=. They also provide laundry services and also provide outdoor camping, trekking and camping services. Email: chillhousehomestay@gmail.com Website: wydra.kodaikanal.com Ph : 04542- 243642 / 094433 22710 / 094863 01068 Address: Wydra Bungalows 3B, Wydra Housing Society Observatory Road, Kodaikanal, Tamil Nadu, India.

Ooty Youth Hostel

Ooty Youth Hostel is at a distance of 7 minutes walk from Ooty railway station and Central bus stand.

Non AC dormitory, AC Suites and Non AC Suites are available. 

More details can be available at www.yhaindia.org; email - ootyyouthhostel@hotmail.com

Address of Ooty Youth Hostel:  Ooty Youth Hostel, 

                                                 42 South Lake Rd. Fern Hill, 
                                                 Ooty 643004

The youth hostel is open all through the year. The check in time is 11.00 am and check out time is 11.00 am on any day.  The hostel have to be booked 3 days in advance and in case of cancellation 2 days prior should be intimated. 

Groups Welcome

Family Rooms

All Meals

Cafe/Bar

Common Rooms

TV Rooms

STD/ISD

Laundry