Onondaga Kodaikanal

The place is an old bungalow converted into a hotel / homestay and it is a wonderful property. The location is amazing and you get to see the whole valley view of Coaker's Walk. The lawns and gardens are very well maintained; the rooms are cozy and warm. The living space is good too with all basic amenities. The only problem is the service which can be improved upon. We were staying with a toddler and I would not recommend it with small children (below 5 years or so) as there is no live kitchen and we need to order for food. The food is served after 2-3 hours which might not be convenient for the kids. We ended up ordering via Swiggy for our kid. Food order was placed at 6.30pm and was served at 9pm! Since the place is near the main road, there's some traffic noise in the rooms especially at night. Other than this inconvenience, rest all was fine.

Good location, excellent garden, average room, below average service. A bit overrated and expensive compared to the room quality and services.

Excellent location. Near to town centre on top of hill side with amazing valley views. Rooms are comfortable, clean and has antiques all around. Breakfast is alright. Juice, tea dosa idli omlette toast. It's a mix of honestly and hotel. Ypu don't get room service but ypu have a caretaker always there to help out. Tea coffee arrangement is there in room also can be ordered on charge. Lunch dinner can be arranged but ypu need to tell them 5 6 hours in advance.

The property is beautiful, but the staff is incredibly inhospitable. We visited to book a stay and were rudely shooed away. This is not how guests should be treated in the hospitality industry. Zero stars. Property has greenery and is family place

Beautiful building with excellent views. Very courteous and willing staff. Very close to places of interest. Comfortable rooms with modest furnishings. Minimal amenities. Cooking skills quire poor. Efficient housekeeping. Breakfast is supposed to be complementary but consists of only dosas and idlis, Eggs, toast and fruits have to be paid for. Bed linen and pillows of poor quality. Powerful smell of naphthalene balls in cupboards and drawers, making them unusable.

Pros: Typical English cottage with the best views in Kodai. Fabulous location, walking distance to all major sights. Cons: Charged for coffe/tea when had during breakfast. Was told it was not part of breakfast offered. Breakfast is complimentary but the spread is only idly/ dosa. Items like basic bread omlette are charged which was rather unexpected considering breakfast was part of the package. The toilets, room linen requires a major upgrade