Resorts in Kerala
Four small places across the state, each suited to a different kind of week. A villa above the Vagamon tea gardens, cottages in a Panchalimedu valley, a 1930s planter's bungalow near Thenmala, and a one-bedroom that opens onto the beach at Veli.
The Heyday Vagamon
Three bedrooms, two huts · from from ₹28,500 / night, whole villa
A three-bedroom villa on a full acre, set just above the Vagamon tea gardens. The infinity pool runs to the edge of the property and seems to end in the Idukki hills. Breakfast is on the balcony, the mist comes and goes, and the whole place is yours for the nights you book.
- Couples who want the Kerala hill-resort feel without the crowds of Munnar
- Small families, there is a children's pool and a large lawn
- Groups of six who want to take the whole property for a long weekend
- Honeymooners, the pool at dusk is the picture everyone takes home
Thazhvaram Resort Homes
Individual cottages, one or two bedrooms each · from from ₹9,800 / night, per cottage
A small cluster of cottages at Panchalimedu, tucked into the cardamom valley above Kumily. You book a cottage rather than the whole property. The mist stays in the hills until ten in the morning, and the quiet is the kind you do not get in a hotel.
- Couples who want a quiet cardamom-hill stay without booking a whole estate
- Travellers combining Periyar, Munnar and a cottage in the middle
- Small families who prefer individual cottage privacy to hotel floors
- Writers, readers, and people who need the verandah more than the lobby
Planter's Portico by Heyday
Four bedrooms, full bungalow · from from ₹38,500 / night, whole bungalow
A 1930s planter's bungalow inside a working 2,700-acre plantation near Thenmala. Thick white walls, deep verandahs, a pool under the frangipani, and the kind of quiet you do not find in hotels. The whole bungalow is yours for the nights you book.
- Couples who want the most private resort in Kerala
- Groups of six to eight who want a house and a plantation to themselves
- People researching plantation stays in Kerala as an alternative to Munnar
- Writers and anyone who needs three days without a phone signal
Heyday by the Sea
One-bedroom cottage, whole property · from from ₹12,800 / night, whole cottage
A one-bedroom cottage with its own garden and terrace, five minutes on foot from Veli beach in Trivandrum. Coconut palms, a small sit-out facing the sea, and the bay rolling in through the night. The whole cottage is yours for the nights you book.
- Couples who want a quiet Kerala beach cottage within reach of the airport
- A short getaway after a long Kerala trip, before the flight home
- Honeymooners who want the sea without the Kovalam crowd
- Anyone who wants a beach resort in Trivandrum that is not a hotel
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