The Tamara Kodai

Location: # 22, La Providence , St Mary's road, Kodaikānāl, in

Star Rating: 5 Stars

Property Type: Resorts

About this Property

Important Information

Policies

Check-in: 01:00 PM - 01:00 PM

Check-out: 11:00 AM

Amenities & Facilities

• Health or beauty spa nearby
• Offsite parking discounted rates available
• Electric bicycle charging station
• Parking
• Air conditioning
• Swimming pool
• Restaurant
• Room service
• Family rooms
• BBQ facilities
• Luggage storage
• Express check-in/check-out
• Safety deposit box
• Fax/photocopying
• Tour desk
• Soundproof rooms
• Facilities for disabled guests
• Ironing service
• Car hire
• Packed lunches
• Table tennis
• Darts
• Private check-in/check-out
• Shared lounge/TV area
• Concierge service
• Kids' outdoor play equipment
• Heated pool
• Outdoor furniture
• Coffee Shop on site
• Fruits
• Beauty Services
• Staff adhere to local safety protocols
• Guest rooms disinfected between stays
• Cleaning standards that are effective against Coronavirus
• Physical distancing rules followed
• Hand sanitizer in guest room and key areas
• Cashless payment available
• Fire extinguishers
• First aid kit available
• Sanitized tableware & silverware
• Contactless check-in/check-out
• Guests can opt-out any cleaning services during stay
• Smoke alarms
• Shared stationery like menus, pens are removed
• Guest room sealed after cleaning
• Property cleaned by professional cleaning companies
• Physical distancing in dining areas
• Key access
• Food delivered to guest room
• CCTV outside property
• Process in place to check health of guests
• Access to health care professionals
• Screens / Barriers between staff and guests for safety
• Face masks for guests available
• 24-hour security
• Delivered food - securely covered
• Security alarm
• Thermometers for guests provided by property
• Key card access
• Television in common areas
• Front desk (limited hours)
• Express check-in
• Billiards or pool table
• Free wired internet
• Snack bar/deli
• Playground on site
• Self parking (surcharge)
• Beach umbrellas
• Pool sun loungers
• Offsite parking discounted rates available
• Beach yoga on site
• Internet access
• Games
• Housekeeping on request
• Private picnics
• Wine release events
• Reception hall
• Exercise/lap pool
• Japanese garden
• Secured parking
• Health or beauty spa nearby
• Swimming nearby
• Electric bicycle charging station
• Charcoal grill
• Vegetarian menu options available
• Accessible train station shuttle
• No accessible train station shuttle

Rooms Available

• Neelakurinji Suite

  The unit has 3 beds.

  Max Occupancy: 5 (4 Adults)

  • Private bathroom

• Superior Luxury Suite

  Featuring free toiletries and bathrobes, this double room includes a private bathroom with a shower, a hairdryer and slippers. The spacious double room features a private entrance, a mini-bar, a tea and coffee maker, a wardrobe, as well as a flat-screen TV with satellite channels. The unit has 1 bed.

  Max Occupancy: 3 (3 Adults)

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Minibar
  • Shower
  • Safety deposit box
  • TV
  • Telephone
  • Hair dryer
  • Bathrobe
  • Desk
  • Fan
  • Toilet
  • Private bathroom
  • Heating
  • Slippers
  • Satellite channels
  • Private entrance
  • Sofa
  • Hardwood or parquet floors
  • Electric kettle
  • Wardrobe or closet
  • Linen
  • Outdoor furniture
  • Entire unit located on ground floor
  • Upper floors accessible by stairs only
  • Clothes rack
  • Drying rack for clothing
  • Toilet paper
  • Bottle of water
  • Trash cans
  • Shampoo
  • Conditioner
  • Body soap
  • Shower cap
  • Socket near the bed
  • Lockers
  • Key access
  • Key card access
  • Free gym access

• Luxury Suite

  Featuring a private entrance, this suite also is consisted of of 1 separate bedroom and 1 bathroom with a shower and a hairdryer. Boasting a balcony, this suite also offers a mini-bar, a tea and coffee maker and a flat-screen TV with satellite channels. The unit offers 1 bed.

  Max Occupancy: 3 (3 Adults)

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Minibar
  • Shower
  • Safety deposit box
  • TV
  • Telephone
  • Hair dryer
  • Bathrobe
  • Desk
  • Fan
  • Toilet
  • Private bathroom
  • Heating
  • Slippers
  • Satellite channels
  • Interconnected room(s) available
  • Private entrance
  • Sofa
  • Hardwood or parquet floors
  • Electric kettle
  • Wardrobe or closet
  • Linen
  • Outdoor furniture
  • Entire unit located on ground floor
  • Upper floors accessible by stairs only
  • Clothes rack
  • Drying rack for clothing
  • Toilet paper
  • Bottle of water
  • Trash cans
  • Shampoo
  • Conditioner
  • Body soap
  • Shower cap
  • Socket near the bed
  • Lockers
  • Key access
  • Key card access
  • Free gym access

Guest Reviews

• Dhanaram (10/5): Fabulous - Almost everything. Gym was ridiculously small. Breakfast was average and the spread doesn’t have enough variety.
• Kuchi (10/5): -
• KARTHIK (10/5): We were at peace - The property was too good
• Vengateshwaran (8/5): -
• Deepak (9/5): -
• Nithish (4/5): While certain comforts stood out, the overall stay did not justify the hype. Significant improvements in food, service, - • The heater and temperature control system in the rooms is excellent — a perfect setup that ensures comfort. • The swimming pool is a good facility, and the balcony space is decent, though it offers no real views of the hills or valleys. • The tea served in the buffet was outstanding. Tamara Kodaikanal is often surrounded by hype, but my experience suggests it doesn’t quite live up to the reputation. The property attempts to maintain an old medieval style, yet the execution feels incomplete and lacks refinement. • Food Quality: The buffet counter is small and often overcrowded. As my mother could not walk to the buffet area, we ordered tandoor items for her on the first night, but they were badly overcooked, almost burnt. While the hotel later cancelled the cost and the gesture was appreciated, such errors should be completely avoided. On the second night, we ordered fish curry for her, but it lacked authentic Malabar flavors. The barbecue was also disappointing — limited to chicken and fish, with no mutton, and the taste fell short compared to Arabic or Lebanese standards. The tea served in our parents room lacked natural flavor compared to the buffet. • Children’s Facilities: While there are some recreational options like table tennis, a mini football hand-play station, and a paid kids’ play station, there are no specific activities for children under five — no slides, kids’ room, or traditional play options like an oonjaal (swing). They do offer painting classes, cooking classes, and cricket competitions for older kids, but we could not make use of these. • Service Standards: Employees were polite, but service needs further coaching, especially among waitstaff and front desk . • Room Amenities: Rooms had no blinds, which was inconvenient and poorly justified as a “leisure style” choice. Only one key was provided per apartment, creating unnecessary hassles for families. The minibar was not refilled daily, which should be a basic standard. • Driver Accommodation: The accommodation and food offered to our driver were substandard. Hotels of this category should ensure minimum quality for staff and drivers accompanying guests, as this directly impacts customer satisfaction.
• Kishorekumar (9/5): -
• Vineet (9/5): - Beautifull property and very polite and helpful staff.
• Ashwin (10/5): -
• Himanshu (7/5): - Balcony, size of room No view of mountains or valley, in spite of description saying mountain view room
• SarachandraBose (10/5): -
• Susanne (9/5): -
• Ashish (10/5): -
• Preethy (10/5): -
• Mohamed Raheez (9/5): -
• nilesh (10/5): - The manner of welcoming was very innovative. All staff very cooperative.
• Arjun (10/5): A fabulous stay amidst nature - Outstanding property! Lush green and well thought out. The staff are extremely kind and courteous. For me, it was the staff that made this trip memorable. Attention to detail, going out of their way to help .. I liked everything.
• Sangeeth Padman (10/5): -
• Sachi (9/5): -
• Shreyas (9/5): -
• Christopher (10/5): - Good
• Aakash (10/5): -
• krutika (10/5): -
• SushilSriram (8/5): -
• Gokul (9/5): -
• Meenakshi (10/5): Exceptional - Beautiful property well maintained and clean . excellent location and activities in the resort
• Rajiv (8/5): Good stay. - Good service by the staffs. Very courteous The Pool was not temp regulated. Room service of food.
• Rahul (5/5): Passable -
• Dhiraj (8/5): Very good - Location and nice rooms Quality of food
• Ashish (10/5): Exceptional -
• Alphonse (7/5): Good but very very expensive. - Room size is good, clean and staff are good. Very very expensive. For a 3 day stay we paid nearly 1 lac. All items are expensive including coffee, water, food. One bottle of water costs Rs. 400. One day room rent including breakfast was nearly Rs.30,000.
• Priya (10/5): Exceptional -
• Nallendran (5/5): Passable -
• Souvik (10/5): Our stay was heavenly - The property is super luxurious and the hotel staff is very helpful n polite NA
• Mahalakshmi (10/5): Awesome place - It was a neat property and good food We liked everything
• Ajay (6/5): Pleasant -
• Pradeep (9/5): Superb -
• Shirajudeen (9/5): Superb -
• Pankaj (9/5): Superb -
• Vishnu (8/5): Very good -
• Fuhad (10/5): Exceptional -
• Philson (10/5): Exceptional -
• Technologies (10/5): Exceptional -
• Anubhav (10/5): - Amazing stay
• Vikas (1/5): Bad - Location Swimming pool The service in the restaurant was pathetic. Lack of man power, and the staff was totally inexperienced to handle the guests. The property is good to visit in off season .
• Ajikumar (10/5): Exceptional -
• Anup (6/5): - Room rates expensive and nothing exceptional surrounding beauty We booked 3 rooms and were given rooms facing rain water storage dam!!! Mosquitoes breeding site We complained and were moved to other location. A la Carter restaurant at dinner we were the only people and very pricey and tasteless food
• Amitabh (1/5): Not at all for someone looking for peaceful stay - Can you believe it they were allowing guests with giant speaker box and outside liquor. Music played full blast. Drinking Water was contaminated GM defiant and not owning up to the lapses
• Manoshi (10/5): Love, serenity, perfect gateway to escape from busy life. Excellent Property & Value for money - An excellent property in the lap of nature-kind of hidden gem. Staff & hospitality were outstanding. Dinesh - F&B manager, Charles, Dev and to top up with Chef Prem, had taken excellent care to us. Food was just stupendous and delicious, special thanks to Chef Prem for preparing mouth watering & finger licking Lal Maas. Never been so satisfied & happy with any properties that we have stayed so far. Also special thanks to Preetika & Front office stuffs for their courtesy & gesture. A perfect gateway from the Hussle & bustle of busy life . Thanks TAMARA Team & Staffs Everything was excellent. No room for disliking
• Fathima (10/5): Exceptional -
• Ajesh (8/5): Poor property maintenance and room heating system not working during my 3 night stay. - Heated pool, Breakfast spread and in general Food and beverages. Maintenance of the facility is below par, Garden in poor shape, electric fittings in open areas not well insulated and not in compliance with safety norms. Dangerous to kids.. Finally my room heating system was not working for all three nights of my stay and I did not have a comfortable stay, even as the staff arranged a temporary oil heater which makes noise and not effective for the room size, In all we all was having a real five star level comfort😉
• Nathan (9/5): Was a relaxing wonderful stay - Excellent Spread Very Tasty Wonderful support staffs Especially Dinesh and Chef were too good
• Payel (10/5): I had a very pleasant stay .. very relaxing - Excellent views, amazing food and great staffs.. they were always smiling and ready to help Nothing
• Madhu (7/5): Good - Over all the location is good... But cost of food and stay is very high. Staff are very good .. Food quality fair
• Swati (9/5): Superb -
• Mohammed (10/5): Exceptional -
• Mohammed (4/5): Not worth the money, I recommend choose any other good propert in stead of this property. As it is not the value of mone - Swimming pool We didn’t like anything here in this property. All staff were rude, especially lady staff
• Kannan (8/5): Very good - The property was very beautiful. The staff was friendly. The food was tasty and there was good variety. There were too many flies in the restaurant areas. That put us off a bit. The management should take steps to control it.
• Abdul (9/5): Nice - Clean friendly caring staff The loud noise from above flats, due to wooden floors. Even walking of resident in rooms above disturbing sleep.
• Medha (10/5): Exceptional - Loved the setup, the rooms, the aesthetics, the food, the facilities and most importantly the staff. Always happy and smiling and trying to help us with even the smallest requests and I mean really, genuinely trying. SUPERB service, special mention to Mr. Hari, Mr. Shanta Kumar, Deb, Soni, Ebi who made it all so comfortable for us. Book it without a thought, absolutely worth the buck :)
• Manmeet (10/5): Exceptional -
• Nagasimha (8/5): Pleasant stay - Breakfast and snack varieties needs improvement Access to location was not easy
• Praveen (6/5): Pleasant - Vintage style rooms, spacious bathrooms. Reception was good. Games and other fun activities were enjoyable. It was near to quite few places. They catered my last minute request of a birthday cake which was nice of them. We had a wonderful stay at The Tamara for our birthday celebration, and the reviews definitely lived up to the experience. Unfortunately, our enjoyment was cut short by an upset stomach and vomiting the following morning. While the hotel itself was fantastic, we encountered a disappointing situation with the late-night dining options. We opted for a late dinner and were surprised to find only chicken available. We ordered dry chicken and dal. While the dal was delicious, the chicken was unfortunately rubbery, and we suspect this may have been the cause of our illness. For a hotel of The Tamara's caliber, we expected the kitchen to be operational for a few more hours to cater to guests with late-night cravings or dietary needs. This single incident overshadowed our otherwise delightful stay.
• Manasa (1/5): Not worth the money we spent - Rooms were clean The staff asked lot of questions on how there three people. The value for money is not satisfactory. We traveled all night and came we early around 10 and we need not get room until it is exact 1 , I felt they could have been more accommodating in giving room as did check out early 3 hours. Breakfast is usually complimentary however it is chargeable in Tamara. The staff kept on reminding that it is chargeable which made us uncomfortable. We spent almost 90k for 1 and half day well . There is no much activity and activity are also payable . We have been CGh Wayard and Swasara by train and they gave us early check ins and loads of activities. Need to game up. Since there was CM visit during our visit not much attention to other guests. Please take care of these things. Spending 90k was not worth it with no activities at all
• Sumant (10/5): Exceptional -
• Prakash (10/5): Exceptional -
• Nikita (10/5): Exceptional -
• Dr (10/5): Exceptional - Fantastic place. Nice Staff.
• Sasikumar (5/5): Passable -
• Ajay (2/5): - Jas tge stay was just around Easter time, I had a ‘divine’ experience at the Tamara! I have heard about Jesus feeding 5000 people with 5 pieces of bread. This is just what the promoters are doing here. Trying to cater to the guests with little or no staff at all. They should perhaps stick to their core competence of running an IT company and not foray into hospitality. They could run IT companies with mass hiring as and mass layoffs according to the work flow/ contracts, but a hotel needs a decent amount of workforce to run efficiently. The only saving grace is the food. Rest everything suffers because the property is terribly understaffed. Delay in service, lack of sufficient/ trained service staff are all quite evident. No proper table set up. No proper buggy arrangement. The property has 2 buggies and one person to man it per shift! Some of the staff are quite nice, but they are stretched too thin and so the result is terrible! If it goes this way, this property/ brand will soon come to a tragic end. Perhaps they don’t care because there is only limited choice for all the crowd that comes to kodaikanal and they property will have high occupancy, but the authorities must reconsider their star category and adjust it accordingly so people can expect less.
• Akshay (9/5): Amazing place to be with family - Food was good Location was great Staff was very friendly and courteous Price could be better
• Kushal (7/5): Good -
• George (10/5): Exceptional -
• Damian (10/5): Exceptional - Beautiful and peaceful hotel. Good food. Very nice staff.
• Subramanian (9/5): Superb - Staff Food and service were excellent
• Praveena (10/5): Exceptional -
• Carl (10/5): Exceptional - Everything inside the property.. WIFI signal strength in the room ku
• Carl (10/5): Exceptional - From the Gate Security to all the staffs were to their best,helpful,smiling and polite.. The Quality of the WI FI..
• Carl (10/5): Exceptional - Everything inside the property.. From the Gate Security to all the staff's were Polite,Helpful,Smiling and Treating everybody equal.. The strength of WIFI inside the room (303).. I have stayed in the same room for 5 nights and i didnt get the signal not even continusly for 10 mins..
• Asumptha (10/5): Exceptional -
• Mohankumar (10/5): Exceptional -
• Gouthaman (7/5): Good -
• Sanjay (9/5): Superb -
• Yatish (7/5): nice - Hotel Misinfomation while booking
• Anubhav (10/5): Good break - Amazing stay
• Nigil (10/5): Exceptional -
• Madhu (9/5): Superb -
• Krish (10/5): - Loved the ambience of the hotel. Very peaceful and relaxing. Perfect for family vacations or couples. Food was delicious with various options. Dessert was classy and great. Hats off to the chef! Overall, great experience.
• Sachin (9/5): Superb -
• Anurag (9/5): Superb -
• Ashwin (8/5): Very good -
• Angshu (10/5): Exceptional -
• Appavu (8/5): Very good -
• Akilesh (8/5): Very good -
• Krishnendu (6/5): Overrated - Good property layout and design. Property is clean and well maintained. All recreational facilities are paid. Food is average, but very pricey. Rooms are large, but not designed for space. Lake view is a misnomer, trees block the view totally. No nearby shops, nearest is about 2 kms plus. Because of traffic congestion, this 2 kms can take upto 1.5 hours to drive.
• Pranesh (10/5): Exceptional -
• Mohammed (9/5): Superb -
• Munusamy (10/5): A beautiful experience staying and very soficating place and beautiful environment - We enjoyed the stay and also the food and environment. V cool n cozy place. We enjoyed the stay. Thanks 🙏 NA
• Aanand (9/5): Superb -
• Dhiraj (10/5): The best place to stay in Kodaikanal - The location, landscaping, decor and activities The staff are fantastic- special shout out to Kartik in the activities team and Chef Ranjit for making sure our stay was fantastic We had a few hiccups with housekeeping not servicing our room in time and some noisy guests staying in the room below us- but they apologised to us and made up for it in service

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