KTDC Periyar House

I stayed at KTDC Periyar House for two days in January 2025. I was with my family. First of all, about Periyar forest tiger reserve, its just too good. Periyar rain forest, is just like Brazil's Amazon rain forest. Same beauty, same vibes, same dense deep untouced natural forest. Boat ride inside it on Periyar river is a magical experience.  KtDC Periyar house is inside this Periyar Tiger forest reserve. Two of the mornings, of our stay, we were visited by Sambar deers and Porcupines. One night elephants crossed the nearby road of our stay. We heard their noices, crossing us nearby. Room at KTDC Periyar House is clean and spacious. Food of its restaurant is very good.  Parking is good and all around there is peaceful greenery. Another highlight is the staff there. All the staff there is very cordial and helpful, alway willing to help. But I will like to mention specially these four people, first, the manager of the restaurant there. I have never seen more polite, humble and kind person before. When restaurant is not crowded, I saw him tending to the flowers and plants pot outside the restaurant. Second, the girl at the reception who does all the billing and form filling for customers, you will always see her arranging boating tickets for those who have not booked their tickets online. She handles all the billing and form-filling work in very competent way. Very helpful, cordial and competent girl. Other two people, are room cleaning woman and boy who carries luggage for customers, both are very nice and competent. Overall I had unforgettable experience. Highly recommended.

Located inside the Periyar tiger reserve about 800m away from the boat landing area. People booking here get confirmed boating seats (we did not utilise it though!). Property is owned by Kerala tourism dept (Govt). It is the only affordable property inside the reserve for budget travelers. However, it is very well maintained. Very clean room, bed sheets, pillow cases and soft comfy towels. Bed and pillows comfortable. Electric water heater provides 24 hour hot water supply. Electric kettle is provided along with tea/coffee sachets. Front desk people are cordial, friendly and helpful. Room is spacious with windows overlooking the forest. Beware of monkeys though! Only the central section of the window has close protective grill to prevent monkeys from getting inside the room and that alone can be left open! Left and right sections' grills have gaps through which small monkeys can enter! We had closed the curtains but still small monkeys reached out through the gaps in the grill to move aside the curtains and peek inside! There are children's play equipment, hammocks, benches in the front lawn. We saw two porcupines in the evening. You are not supposed to venture out of the property between 6 pm and 6.30am. Complimentary breakfast was provided. Restaurant people are courteous and provide quick service. Food was good. It is a very nice stay option inside a reserve forest.

Excellent services, accommodations, and the overall experience were outstanding. We never have experiences like this in the middle of a forest. The room boys invited me to come see the wild elephant at around 11 o'clock one night, which made me quite happy. I advise everyone to select the KTDC Periyar Lodge since it will be very memorable for you and your family. We can find the wild animals around the House thrre available Children's play area, rooms, bathrooms , Gardens are well maintain.

good experience and nice and calm stay inside a forest. got the luck to view elephent inside the hotel location and other animals like deer, monkey. nice boating experience and arranged the tickets from the hotel itself. nice services form the hotel. but the food is a little bit expensive and not having the options to select variety foods acoording to the rate. all others are very good.