Must-see hotels in Ooty (Udhagamandalam)

  • Savoy

    Ooty (Udhagamandalam)

    The Savoy is one of Ooty’s oldest hotels, with parts dating back to 1829. Cottages and swing-chairs are set around a charming lawn and garden. Colonial…

  • YWCA Anandagiri

    Ooty (Udhagamandalam)

    This former brewery and sprawling complex of cottages is dotted with flower gardens. With clean, character-filled and freshly painted rooms, helpful staff…

  • Lymond House

    Ooty (Udhagamandalam)

    This 1855 British bungalow has an edge over many of its peers. The cosy cottage features garden-fresh flowers, four-poster beds, working fireplaces and…

  • King’s Cliff

    Ooty (Udhagamandalam)

    Hidden away above Ooty on Strawberry Hill is this classic colonial-era house with wood panelling, antique furnishings, a snug lounge and good Indian…

  • Wyoming

    Ooty (Udhagamandalam)

    Six simple, wonderfully spacious colonial-feel rooms open up to classic Nilgiri panoramas at this delightful sun-yellow heritage house high above Ooty…

  • Fernhills Palace

    Ooty (Udhagamandalam)

    The Maharaja of Mysore’s exquisite Anglo-Indian summer palace is full of totally over-the-top princely colonial style. All 19 rooms are gigantic suites,…

  • Reflections Guest House

    Ooty (Udhagamandalam)

    A long-standing budget haunt, Reflections sits across the road from Ooty Lake. Most of its 12 spotless, good-value rooms have lake views; the best come…

  • Mount View Hotel

    Ooty (Udhagamandalam)

    Perched on a quiet (bumpy) driveway handy for the bus and train stations, the nine enormous, high-ceilinged, wood-lined rooms in this old bungalow have…

  • Fortune Sullivan Court

    Ooty (Udhagamandalam)

    In a quiet spot on the southern fringe of town, the Fortune is no Raj-era mansion, but twirling staircases around a grand lobby lead to comfy, colourful…

  • Hotel Welbeck Residency

    Ooty (Udhagamandalam)

    An attractive older building that’s been thoroughly spruced up with comfortable rooms, a touch of colonial-era class (a 1920 Austin saloon car at the…

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