Tea Valley Resort is a three star property in Pothamedu, 3.9 km from the centre of Munnar, in Idukki district, South Kerala. It sits in hill country at 1,500 to 2,695 metres, where tea grows and frost arrives in January. The listed facilities are broad, with an outdoor pool, restaurant and cafe, and a guest score of 4.3 out of 5 from 2398 reviews. The decision is the altitude and the weather that comes with it.
What the resort lists
Tea Valley Resort holds a three star rating and a guest score of 4.3 out of 5 from 2398 reviews. The facilities are grouped around the day to day: a 24 hour front desk and 24 hour security, luggage storage and laundry, free WiFi and free parking. Rooms are non smoking, with family rooms and balconies, and wheelchair accessible space is listed.
For eating and drinking there is a restaurant, a cafe, breakfast and room service, plus a pool bar beside the outdoor pool. A games room, garden and terrace give somewhere to sit when the cloud comes down. None of this is unusual for Munnar, but the combination of pool, family rooms and accessible access narrows the field.
Where the resort sits
The address is Pothamedu, 3.9 km from the centre of Munnar. Munnar is a town in Idukki district, a tourism hub, and the property falls in South Kerala. The destination is the town itself, and it is hill country.
Munnar sits at 1,500 to 2,695 m, with tea from 1,500 metres up to the grassland, laid over hills the Scots planted in the 1880s. Anamudi, the highest point in India south of the Himalaya, sits on the eastern edge at 2,695 metres. The resort is inland, in the high ranges, and the air and the light follow that.
Who it suits
Tea Valley Resort suits families and groups who want a pool, a garden and a games room at the end of a day in the hills, and who are happy to be 3.9 km from the centre of Munnar rather than in it. It also suits anyone who needs a wheelchair accessible room and a 24 hour front desk. It suits less well anyone who wants to step out to shops and restaurants, since the address is Pothamedu, and anyone who dislikes cold mornings.
Planning a stay
Come between September and May. The heavy monsoon months bring closed-in cloud and landslip risk, which is not a time to be in the high ranges. January mornings frost, ninety kilometres from a tropical lagoon, so pack for cold starts. Eravikulam, the Nilgiri tahr park, is a short drive and closes for calving in February and March.
What the property lists
Where it is
About 3.9 km from the centre of munnar, in Idukki district. That is a ride rather than a walk. The listed address is Pothamedu.
Questions people ask
Is Tea Valley Resort good for families?
Yes, if the children are old enough for hill weather. The resort lists family rooms, a games room, an outdoor pool and a garden, with a restaurant, cafe and room service for meals. The 24 hour front desk and security help with late arrivals. The guest score of 4.3 from 2398 reviews suggests families generally fare well.
Does Tea Valley Resort have a pool?
It does. An outdoor pool is listed, along with a pool bar. In Munnar the pool is a warm afternoon facility rather than an all day one, since the air at 1,500 to 2,695 metres is cool and January mornings frost. The pool bar and terrace give somewhere to sit afterwards.
How far is Tea Valley Resort from Munnar town?
The address is Pothamedu, 3.9 km from the centre of Munnar. That is close enough for the town's restaurants and market, but far enough that the property is not in the middle of them. Transport is worth arranging in advance if you plan to move back and forth in the evening.
When is the best time to stay at Tea Valley Resort?
September to May. The heavy monsoon months bring closed-in cloud and landslip risk in the high ranges. January is the coldest point, with frost in the morning. Eravikulam, the Nilgiri tahr park, closes for calving in February and March, so plan around that if the park is the reason for the trip.
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