Question 1

What are the best homestays in Idukki?

Accepted Answer

Reckoned for their hospitality and quick medical services, Idukki homestays leads with their rich culinary culture too. Here are some of the best homestays to note down in your Idukki itinerary:
Chungath Holidays Homestay: Standing top amongst all the rest homestays here, Chungath Holidays Homestays represents your second home. Well-equipped with all the modern amenities, you will love accommodating yourself here. If your family is big enough, make this homestay your first priority as it is a single cottage bifurcated into three bedrooms and joined to a common hall. Rooms here permit for a stay of two heads per unit so segregate yourself accordingly. So on totality, you can accommodate around 10 heads per cottage. However, make sure that you either reach there in family or group as the staff doesn’t allow for unmarried couple stay.
Amenities: Regular house-keeping, medical assistance and first-aid kit, free parking zone, power back-up accompanying washing machine and air conditioning.
 
Location: Ramakkalmedu Rd, Bus stand junction, Thookkupalam, Kerala
Price: Rooms here are available at INR 3000
Aranya Homestays: A perfect homestay resting aside Thekaddy- the Periyar National Park, facilitates for both short and long term stays. Situated at about 5 minutes distance from the town of Kumily, Aranya homestays are reckoned for their activities. To list a few of them are jeep safaris, visits to Vagamon, Parunthupura, and Idukki dams. All over, the place is surrounded by a lush green blanket of deep valleys and a foggy environment in the morning. Prefer to reserve your vocational stays here through their online booking portal to avoid all the later hustling.
Amenities: Clean interiors, modern facilities and amenities, tasty and hygienic food, 100 percent pure and safe drinking water, site seeing, pick and drop facility, best personal assistance.
 
Location: Kumily, Kerala.
Price: Approximately INR 2000
Mundax Homestay Retreat: This place is the best fit for those who are fitness, yoga or meditation freaks as it is reckoned yoga retreat center of Idukki. You can either practice yoga or relax with meditation, this homestay listens patiently to your inner self. There are frequent yoga retreats organized here wherein the guests reap out the maximum health benefits. It lies within the proximity of Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary and Tiger Reserve (Thekaddy).
Amenities: Two large, airy rooms for guests with bathroom attached, lounge-cum-reading room, hot and cold shower facility, solar water heating panels, quality toiletries, vegetarian Kerala cuisines. 
Location: Kuttikkanam PO, Thekkady, Idukki District, Kerala.
Price: INR 4000
Westend Cottage: This Idukki homestay lies at a distance of 1.2km from the Tea Museum of Munnar and approximately at 8km from Mattupetty Dam. Rooms here are standard with excellent hospitality service. This cottage is functional since 1999 and lies within the range of Cochin International Airport. It is present at a walkable distance from Munnar Bus Stand and hosts a lot of sight-seeing packages on guest requests.
Amenities: Taxi service, luggage rack, housekeeping, currency exchange, shower facilities, front desk assistance, television, and complimentary toiletries, access to free internet or Wi-Fi connectivity.
 
Location: Nadayar Road, Munnar.
Price: You can pre-book rooms here at INR 5000 to avoid the last moment hustles.
Tiger View Villas: Located at a secluded location, Tiger View Villas is the right spot for all those adventure stopovers and wildlife freaks. The neighborhood vicinity still remains untouched by human habitation thus embracing the natural bliss of this pristine land. Accommodate yourself here for boat rides, jungle jeep safaris, plantation visits or trekking. You can opt for one out of the three room categories: double room, four-bed dormitory, and six-bed dormitory.
Amenities: Pear-wood paneling, access to free Wi-Fi connectivity, small fridge, bathrobes, kitchenette, room servicing, and safe deposit facilities.
 
Location: Sathram, Vandiperiyar, Kerala
Price: Rooms here start at INR 3000 per night.
Dewalokam Homestay: One of the genuinely unique Homestays in Idukki, Dewalokam Homestay, remains pure heaven. Reckoned for its traditional Keralite food and ayurvedic yoga retreat, this homestay is bounded by a tranquil river and hence homes to a serene environment. Hammocks swinging or freshwater floating is some of the activities, guests enjoy here. It lies closer to the Kochi Airport and homes to the organic farm fresh food. Ample activities such as birding, spotting butterflies, rubber processing, organic farming, bamboo rafting are all waiting for you.
Amenities: Best hospitality, room servicing, good food, modern facilities, free car parking, free Wi-Fi connectivity, yoga ayurvedic retreat.
 
Location: Koduveli P.O, Karimannoor, Kodikulam, Kerala.
Price: Here, the rooms are available from the base rate of INR 7000 
Green View: Located towards the outskirts of the famous Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary, Green View Homestay just stands at a walkable distance from Kumily Bus Station, and Periyar Reservoir. Guests visiting Thekkady rates this as the topmost stay place in Idukki. Once you board off at Cochin International Airport, you can make your way to this homestay either by the state or private bus or hire a cab.
Amenities: Free Wi-Fi connectivity and car parking facility, room servicing, airport transportation, dry cleaning services, and laundry servicing.
 
Location: Thekkady Bypass Road, Thekkady.
Price: Rooms here start at the base rate of INR 2000 
Tabernacle Homestay: Tabernacle Homestay is reckoned as a traditional home resting aside the free-flowing perennial river of Central Kerala. With Tabernacle staff, you can enjoy a wide array of activities such as walking down the pineapple farm, fishing, trekking, shopping, culinary food culture, forest jeep safari, and ayurvedic research.
Amenities: One double Ensuite room, one twin Ensuite Room, internet and Wi-Fi connectivity, cable television services, 24-hours hot and cold shower and drinking water availability, laundry services, medical assistance on call.
Location: Edayady, Olamattom, Thodupuzha.
Price: Rooms here start at the base rate of INR 12000
Tezal Holiday Inn: Tezal Hotel Inn provides air-conditioned accommodations in Idukki. Sightseeing and trekking are the two favorite pastime activities of guests arriving here. This place of stay lies within the close proximity of Chithirapuram South Bus Stop. Angamali Railway Station is present at a range of around 101km away from here so you can hire a cab to lead you to the hotel. Do not carry your pets along with you as this homestay is wholly protected from pets engagement.
Amenities: Doctors on call, front desk, laundry services, medical assistance, 24-hours front desk servicing and room servicing, 24-hours power supply, and free car or other vehicle parking facility.
 
Location: Thuruthel (Kakkanattil) House, Idukki.
Price: On the lower end, you need to spare INR 2500 to avail a room here.
Bluemount Homestay: Situated on the blue mountain of Kalyanathandu, Bluemount Homestay gives you a perfect panoramic view of the long stretched Vazhavara hilly ranges and valleys. Idukki reservoir is just at a distance of about 20 minutes from here. Here, you can avail, an inviting room facing right at the highway for an ecstatic holiday stay.
Amenities: Wi-Fi connectivity, car parking, and laundry services, traditional agricultural practice of Kerala, complimentary breakfast, electronic security card system. 
 
Location: Idukki, Kerala.
Price: On the lower side, Bluemount Homestay offers you a room for approximately INR 2000

Question 2

What about the furnishing and facilities in Idukki homestay?

Accepted Answer

Every homestay here is a pristine land itself. Idukki tourism is recently experiencing exponential growth, and hence the tourism sector is taking special care about their guest's accommodation. Homestays here are fully furnished presenting a traditional look of Idukki hospitality system. Some homestays do provide for attached dining furnishing so that you can enjoy your food in private with your family.
With regards to facilities, there are heaps with each of them. Right from the 24-hour front desk, security and room service to doctor on call, all facilities are there at your service. Also, there are homestays where you can enjoy the traditional Keralite Ayurvedic spa, yoga and meditation facilities at nominal charges. Not to forget, that every homestay here provides a wide array of things to do and a guide on request to assist you with your Idukki itinerary. Breakfasts are served complimentary here where you seat in the seating zone and enjoy them with your family.

Question 3

What kind of amenities do Idukki homestays provide?

Accepted Answer

Homestays in Idukki are well-equipped with all the latest amenities you need to satiate your holiday moods. You get free Wi-fi connectivity and access to the car parking facility. Also, if you are willing to ride a bicycle, you can raise a request at the front desk and avail the best one at very nominal hiring charges. Almost all homestays offer the air-conditioning facility. Toilets are equipped with quality intact toiletries. Also, you have solar panels to govern 24-hour hot water availability in your rooms. Some homestays might help you out with the satellite TV’s, rest with the cable ones.

Question 4

Will we get all the meals, i.e. Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner during our stay?

Accepted Answer

Keralites love to cook and embrace their rich culinary culture. Idukki people are really good at their culinary art. So be assured that you are going to taste the rich, luxurious and of course hygienic food throughout your stay. While you get breakfasts as complementary along with the package you choose, you will have to spend in some more pennies for your lunch and dinner. Make sure that you pre-notify them about your lunch and dinner arrangements.
Homestays here serve the best of their home-made, less to no acidic and 100 percent organic food for their guests. Although you can customize your lunch and dinner according to your wish and food availability, national as well as international guests visiting here enjoy the Kerala cuisines with great chaos.

Question 5

Will we get bonfire during our stay in Idukki homestays?

Accepted Answer

Idukki represents as a landlocked district of Kerala and hence, here the climate in winters or fall is frigid. Usually, you get a heating system in your rooms if you are here in winters, yet bonfire still remains the first choice of the majority of the guests. On huge demand of arriving guests, almost every single Homestay in Idukki offers for this bonfire facility. So, you can just sit encircling the bonfire and spend some quality time with your friends, family or other companions. Also, this is the moment when you can get acquainted with your fellow hotel companions and know more about their culture and traditions.

Question 6

What type of food will we get during our stay? Is vegetarian available?

Accepted Answer

Keralites are natural chefs with an inborn culinary skill to exhibit before the world. You can enjoy the best of both the vegetarian and non-vegetarian cuisines and delicacies here. Although the majority of the homestays will be purely vegetarian, there are some stay places where you will get the Keralite non-vegetarian food too. After all, Kerala lies closer to the sea coast; thus guests enthusiastically prefer tasting non-vegetarian varieties of seafood here. Reach Homestays in Idukki at any time, chefs here are ever-ready to present you the food your heart craves it. Whether you try a hand at vegetarian food variety or non-vegetarian one, both are available at highly affordable pricing. Besides the homestays, every nook and corner of Idukki, you will find a new eatery serving the best of their Keralite culinary culture.

Best Homestays in Idukki