Theni: pousadas

Our stay at Harvest Farm was the highlight of our trip to Kerala. The hosts were extremely accommodating and went out of their way to make us feel welcome. As we first arrived we were greeted with a necklace made of flowers and fresh coconut! The farm is so unique unlike any place I had traveled before. They have an impressive assortment of plants and animals and our host Kurian was happy to explain each one and how he is raising them all in an organic fashion that is good for our environment and consumption. In the evening we were served an incredible local spread of food made from the produce right from the farm! So incredible. I highly recommend a visit. Also it is very close to the Elephant Junction!

We really enjoyed our stay here and eventually stayed six nights. From your window you only see tea plantations (even though the place is not completely in nature as pictures make you think). The place is cheap, quiet and simple. Expect basic comfort. The host is super caring and we had super interesting talks with him, food is simple and tasty. The place was hard to leave: we started to feel like home :)

Our short stay at Neelakurunji luxury rooms was highlighted with superb hospitality from Jiyash and his team of very sweet people (Notably Ebin and Akil). They took care of all our needs, including picking us up from a particularly far location where we were dropped, serving us very tasty food (in large quantities) and so on. They even showed us around a little bit as we were on our way to be dropped off after our stay. It was the end of August and hence there were not many people in the vicinity, but that was what we were looking for and so we were extremely thrilled. The view from the plantation and from all the rooms are breathtakingly beautiful (with clouds passing through your room occasionally). The location is quite remote and so one will need to be picked up and dropped by the staff. Overall the experience here was beautiful, marked with supreme hospitality from a capable and sweet staff.

I stayed a total of 6 nights at Jaya's homestay. For me, the location is was ideal, as it was only a 20-30 minute walk/10 minute auto-rickshaw ride away from Kumily/Thekkady, but I was able to breathe in fresh air throughout the day and hear nothing but the sounds of nature. It was really interesting to see pepper being cultivated at their home. They also have cardamom and coffee plantations. Jaya's husband showed me the process of picking pepper from the plants and sun-drying the peppercorns. This was very interesting for me. The location and environment was ideal for me, as it enabled me to detox and also focus on some studying that I had to do. Communication was ok for me, as my mother tongue is similar to their language, so I could get by. However, those who can only speak English may find some difficulty in communicating exactly what you want. Having said that, their hospitality was really good - I never felt hungry or thirsty during my stay, and I felt comfortable throughout my stay. The home is situated up a hill, and the walk from the road to the house is quite steep, so keep this in mind, especially if you find it difficult to walk up steep slopes. Overall, I had a wonderful stay here!

Amazing place for a peaceful getaway. Perfect to just relax and unwind. No need to step out for local sightseeing as the views from the stay was much more amazing. Great food as well. Approach road was a bit damaged due to recent rains ( and being repaired as told to us by the host). Looking forward to visit again.

Beautiful place filled with nature’s serenity, well maintained property, very responsive host, I would like to thank Mr Bony for hosting us. Thank you, would definitely recommend to everyone!