The Mountain Courtyard Thekkady

This is an excellent location for exploring the area and staff was very nice especially the dining staff. We enjoyed the free cooking class. The grounds are beautiful. I don’t understand the star system in India but the rooms themselves would not be 4 or 5 star in Europe or USA. They are basic and need new sheets/towels. But they have knock-out views and are a good value for the price which includes breakfast.

I had a pleasant experience staying at this hotel. The reception team and staff were kind and helpful such like Mr. Mohammed Harith (house keeping) throughout my stay. The resort’s location was also quite convenient and attractive except the road lead to the hotel was a bit dangerous. Furthermore, I was disappointed to find that the room had an unpleasant odor upon arrival, and the bed sheets were stained and appeared yellowed, likely due to frequent use and insufficient maintenance. The gym being found in very dirty, limit, and very poor equipments which it’s not useful. The restaurant is in old condition. This aspect detracted from an otherwise positive experience.

Very welcoming hotel in lovely surroundings. The food was some of the tastiest we have had in Kerala. The restaurant staff in particular were very friendly and helpful. The hotel arranged extra activities included in our stay which was a bonus.

It’s a beautiful location outside of the town A very beautiful space. The Ayurveda treatments are amazing The staff are very attentive and friendly. Dia was a fantastic therapist Reception helped us to organise trips It was clean The al a carte menu was lovely food with a good selection. The service was very good all the staff were very friendly and polite The garden is beautiful area my only disappointment was there were no comfortable seats to relax on in the gardens

The resort is up a hill with a dedicated road, a few kilometers from Kamily and Thekkady. I booked a Tamarind room but was upgraded to a Banyan room, a much-appreciated gesture. The rooms are spacious with tiled floor. There are many wooden tables and a wooden writing desk and a small cupboard. The walls have some wooden finish, there is a narrow partition extending all the way to the high slanting ceiling and separating the sleeping area from the sitting area. Because of the dark wood finishing, the room seem to need more lighting. The bathroom is big with a walk-in shower, there is a good supply of toiletries. There are many room types, but the Banyan Cottages seem to be a good choice. Some rooms are located in a 4-storey building, while the higher-grade Banyan Cottages are located in five small buildings, each with four rooms, two a few steps up and two down. The buildings are in one row going down the garden. The hotel ground is big with many benches for relaxing with service from a garden bar. There is a good-sized swimming poll a short walk down. There is a sufficient supply of bottled water, tea and coffee. The reception is medium size with good seating area. The staff are friendly and helpful. It is a sort of a medium size forest resort highly recommended for relaxing, and the price is reasonable.

It’s a beautiful resort located amongst nature, embracing nature a part of the nature instead of modifying it. Rooms were large, surrounded by so many trees and greenery that we felt like living in a forest itself, woke up to sounds of birds. 5/5 to resort, rooms, and ambience. It’s also located closer to main attractions. However, kids play area was a major disappointment, located in the basement it looked shady, loud, and lacked anything for kids to spend more than 10 mins. Breakfast too a little disappointing for a 5 star resort, spread was limited in terms of options as well as lacked taste. Check in was okay, they were not able to find our booking as done through an aggregator and mentioned we don’t have one. Spent 15 mins to sort this out and realised another family was facing the same issue. We found staff behaviour different from the hospitality we received over Kerala. There were no smile, no greeting, and no thankyou. They were not impolite but were neither welcoming as well which we found very weird. Only person who was proactively helpful was the parking security guard. I believe resort has extreme potential given location and nature however it needs an overhaul to utilize it fully.