Windchimes Retreat

Visited as a family. Great property with spacious rooms and polite staff. Pros * Great Hospitality and courteous staff * Rooms were spacious, clean with large bathrooms * The courtyard inside and the hand worked wooden doors were a nice touch. * The shack was nice for family hangouts with table tennis, carroms and a great music or karaoke system. * Nicely located in a coffee plantation, natural stream with great weather all-around. Cons * The road to the resort from main road is not suitable for vehicles with low clearance, also muddy. * They didn't had WiFi setup when we came, alternate arrangements were made for few rooms but it was not great. This was a disappointing experience since we had to attend meetings at night. * The food at the resort was alright, and had to be ordered 2-3 hours in advance which is a bit inconvenient. * The items in the mini bar and the table in the room are chargeable, by almost 2x-4x the price. There was no indication of any price menu in the room. The snacks were kept with water and tea bags and other complimentary items. We mistook these items for complimentary room refreshments which was not the case and was surprised by an additional bill. * They did not have much facilities or space for a lot of outdoor activities. The ground available was not well-maintained or suitable due to rains. Sharp construction materials were left at the side which was unsafe. * Rooms didn't had AC, but to be honest you don't need one, the weather is great at around 20-22 degree celcius when we visited. * We requested the staff for additional towels, but haven't received it, but the staff in generally very nice and helpful. * The outdoor activities mentioned in the website is not maintained upto to acceptable standards. The overall arrangements seems like the staff is trying to set things up when asked than it being readily available. A general suggestion is to setup nets around premise of outdoor facilities. For table tennis/cricket, if you strike the ball lands in swamp, pond or stream running through the side.

Absolutely fantastic holiday. Property is located in lush green coffee estate in Virajpet. My family stayed there for 3 nights / 4 Days. Place is having nicely maintained, traditional big rooms. Few best experiences that I would recommend at this place. 1. Coffee plantation walk early in the morning 2. Have your silent gala time with yourself / family at bench next to Lake 3. Try Chettinad Raw Banana prepared by Amma at stay 4. Play Badminton (BYOE) / Carrom / TT with your family. Mr Murugan and his staff + family took very good care of us. This vacation could not be so great without his support. Overall, I would strongly recommend this place if you want a vacation with your family in the lap of nature.

Amazing stay, resort is concise and beautiful. The room themes were very attractive primirily on Chettinadu architecture. Pros: -The rooms were very clean - Location is good - Breakfast is amazing, the serving team is very courteous and well trained - Has a beautiful estate with landscaping to walk around with private lake - Worth the buck Cons: - No centralized heating for water, so room gysers take ages to heat as water is very cold, and the hot water outflow isn't sufficient before it gets cold again - Pillows could have been checked for fungal growth due to dampness. 2/4 pillows had them under the covers.

Very distinct and exquisite experience.... Only downside being the aloof location inside dense plantation. There were only two or three housekeeping staffs. Also we were the only family staying in the whole resort when we visited, which made us very anxious and uncomfortable about safety issues. But it's worthwhile to mention the great hospitality of the manager and delicious dishes of the restaurant staffs without which our experience would have been awful......