Teanest by Nature Resorts and Stays

Great location, good breakfast, helpful staff

Room heating

The tea plantation walk and the continental breakfast options.

We were in the Basil room, which is in an Annex. This location is really missing the atmosphere, and we could only difficulty communicate with the staff. We were not allowed to have breakfast or dinner in the main building.

The location the breakfast

Rooms can be a lil better .. the kitchen is in thenmiddle of the hpuse

Several things: The tea-inspired menu’s: delicious subtle fine dining in the tea fields. Every day bird-watching in the morning and walk at end of day, led by very aimable guide (all complimentary, and even extra binoculars available!) Very helpful staff.

We ourselves were underdressed (we didn’t expect such low temperatures) so we were somewhat cold in the dining room (when I told this at departure, they said to arrange some blankets next time we come:).

If you plan your visit to Coonoor. You stay at this place. Period. The location, the view , the property is exceptional. I booked the lemon grass room. It was breathtaking.

Stayed 4 nights. Nice views of hills and tea and rooms clean with good showers. The highlight was Azad, the hotels’s naturalist a lovely man and enormously knowledgable. He takes guests on guided bird and plantation walks. The food is good generally especially dinner.

The main downside we thought is that the hotel feels rather soulless- would be better if they divided the reception area off to enable a congenial lounge to be made from the rest where guests could sit and talk to each other. At the moment it’s a large room where staff play games part of the day. Doesn’t seem quite right for a hotel that’s trying to be professional. Also they could easily make a better sitting area on the terrace - there are odd tables scattered but few chairs!

Very clean, comfortable beds, bird watching and plantation tour excellent

Reception not always manned, difficult to find staff to help. Bedrooms not as nice as in the photographs