Best Homestays in Yelagiri

1. Sair & Shreeya’s Holiday Cottage
Get yourself packed to a peaceful, relaxing retreat from the busy city culture. Sair & Shreeya’s Holiday Cottage is blessed with beautiful surroundings, situated on a rolling hill. The most highlighted facilities are a bonfire, trekking, and sightseeing with a guide, and a demo of honey extraction, which is the best part of it. There is a child play area, where kids can run, rollover, and have the best time.

Just like Yelagiri, the homestay is also equally attractive for its exotic flowers, plants, and fruit trees that add a vibrant atmosphere to the place. During season times, this homestay is mostly occupied; hence, tourists are requested to book well in advance.

2. Athulya Yelagiri
Athulya is one of the most sought-after homestays in Yelagiri, having stunning sightseeing views from every room. Featured with outdoor shower, plunge pool, cozy bedrooms, and fully-equipped kitchen, it gives the best homestay experience to its customers. When you look at its surroundings, it’s nicely decorated with greenery, a fig tree and Jack fruit tree that provides a calm yet energetic atmosphere, where tourists can sit, relax, and chit-chat.

During winter, you can opt for a fire camp, which is perfect for any long-awaited tourist. Similarly, there are indoor games like carom, chess, table-tennis, etc. to keep you upbeat throughout the stay. Thus, if you want a mini-world, filled with all attractions, don’t look further and come to Athulya homestay.

3. Zeenath Taj Gardens
Zeenath Taj Gardens is one of the perfect holiday homestays in Yelagiri for tourists near Bangalore. As soon as you enter the place, you could feel the presence of a fresh breeze, beautiful rose gardens, cobbled walkways, and many more. The management aims to give their customers a satisfying stay and help them rejuvenate their mind and soul. They offer well laid out cottages, indoor and outdoor dining with home-style food, separate pathways for walking and jogging, and children’s park exclusively for babies and kids to play.

Thus, it satisfies every one's needs and gives them a wholesome experience. Even though the place is awe-inspiring throughout the year, it attains its epitome from April to December, where flowers blossom profusely during this time.

4. Happy Hills Homestay
Nestled between the colourful gardens, orchards, and green valleys, this homestay is sure to give a delightful experience to its guests. The rooms and its chic interiors are featured with basic furnishing and a clean attached bath. One can enjoy the unlimited WIFI service, parking facility, air-conditioning, refrigerator, etc.

Here, you can find staffs immediately at your request. They are courteous and friendly, and they make sure all your homestay needs are met without any delay. Apart from the standard services, they help you for travel plan across Yelagiri and ensure that you’re having a safe and comfortable journey. This homestay is well connected by roadways and easy to reach.

The check-in time in most of the homestays in Yelagiri is 12 pm and the check-out time is 11 am. A few homestays have the check-in and check-out time at 12 pm, while others have the check-in and check-out time at 11 am and 12 pm respectively.

Punganoor Lake Park is the most popular place or landmark with four homestays in Yelagiri, which are close by. You will find budget homestays for booking near other famous landmarks or places of interest such as the Jolarpettai Railway Station, Nature Park, Jalagamparai Waterfalls, Jalagandeeswarar Temple, and Telescope Observatory.

During summer, the average maximum temperature is around 30 degrees Celsius, while the average minimum is 18 degrees. Summer in this hill station starts from March and continues until July. Summer is hot in Yelagiri with a maximum temperature of 35 degrees Celsius during the day.

Winter begins in November and extends in February, which is the best time to visit Yelagiri. The chilly temperature dips to an average of 12-24 degree Celsius for the most comfortable weather conditions.

Monsoon is not an ideal time to visit Yelagiri because the hill station receives an average rainfall of 900 mm. 

The amenities include neat, air-conditioned family rooms, private bathrooms, flat-screen TVs, swimming pool, banquet rooms, kitchenette, health spa, outdoor activities, free Wi-Fi, restaurant, coffee shop, indoor games and amusement, 24-hour room service, courteous staff, free breakfast, good food, laundry facilities, free car parking, power backup, travel assistance, and conference rooms. Some of the homestays feature a garden and a terrace, barbeque area, and sitting areas for relaxation.

The lowest price range for homestays is 2,451 INR and the highest range goes up to 13,080 INR in Yelagiri. Budget homestays will cost you 2,141 INR per night, while the expensive ones approx 12,975 INR per night. The price of any decent homestay will cost you around 3,268 INR per night.

Yes, homestays in Yelagiri are safe for couples and newlyweds. The Emerald Dove homestay is a safe place to stay with your better half and popular among lovebirds. You will find 24/7 security and surveillance cameras in most of the homestays in this hill station. The safety and security is a top priority of these homestays here.

Yes, you can cook your own meals in homestays in Yelagiri provided this facility is available for guests. A few homestays have kitchenettes, where you can toss up delicious meals for your family or friends. Other homestays have their in-house restaurant from where you can order food at a price.

Yelagiri is famous for many places like Punganoor Lake Park, Velavan (Murugan) Temple, Jalagamparai Waterfalls, Nature Park, Telescope Observatory, Punganoor Lake Park, Yelagiri Forest Hill, Perumal Temple, Jalagandeeswarar Temple, SwamiMalai Hills, Fundera Park and Garden, and Nilavoor Lake to name a few.

Explore these spectacular places in Yelagiri to soothe your senses, offering travel enthusiasts unmatched scenic beauty and adventure-seekers loads of fun and thrill.

There are ample things to do in Yelagiri such as trekking, mountain climbing, lakeside camping, mountain buggy ride, rope course, human Gyro, zip-lining, paragliding, hiking, nature walks, boating in Punganoor Lake, rock climbing, swimming, and a visit to the observatory if you are an adventure-seeker.

Besides, there are many places to explore during your stay. These include Jalagamparai Falls, Yelagiri Forest Hill, SRL Rose Garden, and WaterFalls, Jolarpet plains, Velavan temple, Moksha Vimochana Temple, Jalagandeeswarar Temple, Yelagiri Nature Park, Amirthi Zoological Waterfalls, Nilavoor Lake, Government Herbal Farm, Yelagiri Herbal Garden, and of course a visit to the local market.

Yelagiri homestays do not allow pets, especially Emerald Dove and Athulya homestays but a couple of hotels and resorts such as the Capital O 43999 Touchstone Resort, Hotel Woodside, and Zeenath Taj Gardens allow your furry friend. Therefore, you must check with the hotel whether it allows pets before you book rooms.