| LOCATION | Top |
This rustic resort is set in a three and half acre estate of coffee, spices and fruit trees at the periphery of the Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary.
Transportation
- Madurai Airport: 135 Kms
- Cochin Airport: 180 Kms
- Kottayam Railway Station: 110 Kms
- Kumily Bus Station: 01 Kms
Other details: The hotel can organise pick-up from Cochin, Madurai and Kottayam.
| BARS & RESTAURANTS | Top |
Dining Room The restaurant serves Continental and Indian cuisine, including authentic Keralite delicacies. Open from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m.
Bar A well stocked bar, serving a wide range of spirits and beverages.
Bonfire Bar An open-air bar with chairs and tables laid out around a bonfire. The bar serves cocktails, drinks and cocktail snacks to the accompaniment of recorded music every evening from 7.30 p.m onwards.
| ACCOMMODATION | Top |
The Taj Garden Retreat has 32 centrally air-conditioned rooms in cottages built on stilts and surrounded by thick woods.
All rooms are elegantly appointed and have private balconies. Guest amenities include international direct dial facility, mini-bar, channel music and colour television with satellite programs.
| SERVICES & FACILITIES | Top |
- 24-hour facsimile/copier facilities
- Car rental
- Currency exchange
- Safe deposit lockers
- Doctor-on-call
- Laundry service
The recreation facilities include:
- Pond shaped swimming pool
- Floodlit badminton court
- Boat rides on lake Periyar for game viewing
- Jungle treks
- Visits to spice plantations
- Ayurvedic oil massage
- Nature library
- Activity centre with a selection of indoor games and services of an in-house wildlife expert
- Bicycles for guest use
- A model tree house for children
