Within the beautiful Periyar Tiger sanctuary, this hotel, built in the 1950s has maintained and restored the lovely large rooms, parquetry, inlaid wood doors, solid walls with exposed stone. New bathrooms and light fittings. We were surprised when monkeys jumped in the car on arrival. It was lovely to watch them swinging through the trees while we ate breakfast; the dining room looks out on the forest and lake. Our room was very clean. Staff were friendly and helpful. There was a good large swimming pool which we used several times.
The food was good and well priced.
We took a boat trip and then an afternoon hike and the a nighttime walk. We saw elephants, bison, deer, wild pigs, giant hornbills, beautiful giant trees - we had good guides all organised by the forest department and well priced compared with other places
We loved this hotel and would recommend it to other travellers.