Talayar Bungalow | Restaurant & Lawn

Our stay at the Talayar bunglow at Munnar was planned between Sep 27-29.. We had the Rose suite and Blue jay for a family of 4 with an infant. The property is a piece of heaven, uber exotic and nothing short of what dreams are made of. The location is picture perfect with a cozy lone cottage nestled amidst 360 view of mountains and tea gardens. The sprawling lawns, beautifully maintained plants and the warm staff make the stay a lovely experience. the attending staff needs a special mention as they make sure you get an experience of the comforts of home away from home. the food is fresh made for every meals, simple and healthy. One flip side for us - we were caught amidst a massive renovation phase where 2 out of 4 rooms were being restored and painted and the common areas like the morning room or living areas were stinking of spirit and paint and it was a mess of furnitures. So we didnt have access to the common areas of the property and had to be careful with stray renovation material strewn around as we had a toddle with us. The management should be responsible enough to close out online bookings during renovation phases so that the guest booking the property from miles away is not caught unaware on arrival. it can be an unpleasant surprise for guests who are coming in with some expectation based on reviews and pictures from earlier postings. Some folks allergic to paint or asthmatic could be caught in a risky situation under such circumstances. Also, due to rains, power cuts was a very frequent and repeated feature during our stay period. Overall it was a good experience as the staff made sure we were taken care of.

We had booked the bungalow for three nights based on its wonderful photos and other reviews.. it certainly lived up to its expectations. We were three of us - coming in from a 7 day day spiritual retreat at Veliyanad. Accompanying us was the Head of Chinmaya Mission Delhi. On arrival we were greeted and shown our rooms. Swamiji in the Blue Jay and Mithu and self in the Rose Suite. The bungalow is charming with an old world grace and comfort. It is superbly done up, comfortable, inviting - renovated again in old world British charm replete with fire-places and chandeliers. Its location is 20 kms from Munnar - it that is not a problem, bang in the middle of tea gardens. The bungalow is surrounded with mountains that revealed themselves on the morning of our departure..much to our wonder and amazement. It had been consistently raining whilst we were there..probably an effect of the Chennai rains. Mr Prem, the manager was very gracious and personally looked into our every need or requirement. Ramji attended to us with brilliant service and cordiality and was our guide when we forayed out! We had asked for vegetarian meals and Shiva the cook out shone with superbly tasty and varied meals. I think i put on weight after eating all the good food there! One can hire taxis or a vehicle is arranged for one to go out and catch the local flavour. We did go and see the Sandal wood trees, Tea museum, Mattupetty Dam, Munnar town with Ramji in the car. Overall a must experience if you like something far from the madding crowd where the views are breathtaking!

Stay at Talayar Bungalow is memorable one, fully surrounded by tea plantations. I strongly recommend this for couples, we spent whole three days in the bungalow and didn't even think of going out for sight seeing . The garden infront of the bungalow is really rich .. Cons, Food was expensive, didn't have much options to customize.

It is not a hotel, it is a private bunglow. Stay at bunglow met my all expectations. Service was very good. The surprizes they had given us, were beautiful. Had a beautiful time there. Visit to tea factory, trekking and safari were add ons. I will recommend this bunglow to every nature lover.