KTDC Tea County Munnar is a four star hotel 300 m from the centre of Munnar, about 5 minutes on foot, in Idukki district, South Kerala. The guest score is 4.5 out of 5 from 4440 reviews. With a pool bar, spa and fitness centre on site, it suits travellers who want their hill stay run for them rather than by them.
What the hotel runs
KTDC Tea County Munnar is a four star hotel with a long list of facilities, and the useful ones for a hill stay are the wet ones: a spa, massage, a fitness centre, a pool bar and a games room with table tennis. There is a bar, a restaurant and room service, so dinner does not depend on going into town, and breakfast is provided.
Rooms come with balconies and minibars, which matters when the mornings are cold and the view is the point. Practical items are covered too: free WiFi and free parking, valet parking, car hire, a 24 hour front desk, laundry, a lift, family rooms, wheelchair accessible areas, a playground, a garden and a banquet hall. The guest score is 4.5 out of 5 from 4440 reviews. No other guest score is on file.
Where it sits
The address is KTDC Hill Resort Munnar, and the hotel is 300 m from the centre of Munnar, about 5 minutes on foot. Munnar is a town in Idukki district, a tourism hub, in South Kerala. That short walk is the whole location argument: tea, shops and the bus stand are close, but the hotel sits above the traffic rather than in it.
Munnar is a hill destination, its altitude running from 1,500 to 2,695 m. Tea grows from 1,500 metres up to the grassland, over hills the Scots planted in the 1880s, and Anamudi, the highest point in India south of the Himalaya, sits on the eastern edge at 2,695 metres.
Who it suits
It suits families and couples who want a full-service hotel within a short walk of Munnar town, and travellers who will use a spa, a bar and a restaurant after a day on the estate roads. It does not suit anyone wanting a small guesthouse or a quiet plantation bungalow. The scale is the deciding factor.
When to plan a stay
September to May is the season here. The heavy monsoon months bring closed-in cloud and landslip risk, so those are the weeks to avoid for a hill stay. January mornings can frost, which is worth knowing when packing.
What the property lists
Where it is
About 0.3 km from the centre of munnar, roughly 4 minutes on foot at 4.8 km/h, in Idukki district. The listed address is Ktdc Hill Resort Munnar.
Questions people ask
Is KTDC Tea County Munnar within walking distance of Munnar town?
Yes. The hotel is 300 m from the centre of Munnar, about 5 minutes on foot. That puts the town's shops and transport within a short walk while keeping the property on its own hill, above the traffic of the centre.
What is the guest score for KTDC Tea County Munnar?
The guest score is 4.5 out of 5 from 4440 reviews. That is the only score on file. It reflects a large body of recent guest feedback rather than a single rating, and it places the hotel among the better rated properties in Munnar.
What can guests do at the hotel on a wet afternoon?
The games room has table tennis, and there is a spa with massage, a fitness centre and a pool bar. A bar, a restaurant and room service cover meals, and the balcony and garden give access to the outside air when the cloud lifts.
When is the best time to stay in Munnar?
September to May. The heavy monsoon months bring closed-in cloud and landslip risk, which can cut short any plan involving the estate roads. January mornings are cold enough to frost, so bring a layer for early starts.
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