Monsoon stays from June to September at ₹3,900 a night, with breakfast
Pothamedu Road, Pallivasal, Munnar 685612
Reception 7 am – 10 pm · check-in from 12 noon
A family homestay above the tea · Munnar
Stay with the Varghese family on a 9-acre tea and cardamom estate, 1,600 m up. Home-cooked Kerala food and walks with people who live here.
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Rooms are priced per night for two. Pay at check-in.
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Thomas Varghese’s grandfather planted this estate in 1952. In 2015 the family opened five rooms in the old bungalow. Thomas runs the estate, Mariamma runs the kitchen, and their daughter Annie answers your messages.
Check rooms and send a request.
Annie replies within 3 hours with the details.
We pick you up from Munnar bus stand.
Rain most afternoons, clear mornings, waterfalls everywhere and fewer people. We lend umbrellas and raincoats.
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We woke up above the clouds every morning. Mariamma’s appam and stew were the best thing we ate in Kerala.
The estate walk with Rajan was the highlight for our children. He knew every plant.
Quiet, clean and warm in December, and Annie sorted our taxi from Kochi without any fuss.
Kochi airport is about 3.5 hours by road. We can book a taxi for ₹4,200, or pick you up free from Munnar bus stand.
Yes, breakfast for the guests in the room. Dinner is ₹650 a person and lunch ₹450, booked by 4 pm.
September to February is cool and clear. March to May is warmer. June to August is rainy and very green, with our lowest rates.
Children love it. Older guests should book the ground-floor rooms, as the attic stairs are steep and the garden paths slope.
Journal
Layers, grip and a raincoat, whatever the month.
From the nursery to the plucking basket, and why the bushes are kept at waist height.
From bed tea to the evening fire: how most guests spend their first day.
Message Annie on WhatsApp for dates, directions and what to pack.
