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4.9 / 7
Sterling Resorts - Kodai Lakeview, Kodaikanal, Tamil Nadu
| 4.90 | Overall rating |
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| The Destination | 5.46 |
| The Location | 5.20 |
| The Appearance | 5.08 |
| The Mountains | 5.32 |
| Bookings & front office | 4.73 |
| The Service | 4.68 |
| The Room | 4.38 |
| Food & Drink | 4.72 |
| Activities | 4.52 |
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Sightseeing:
Kodaikanal has a whole lot of scenic view points, a huge star shaped lake, few parks, few waterfalls, forest area. The kind of places you would want to go depends on the age group as well as the kind of activities you would want to do.Lazy morning walks, and spending time around the lake in the evenings are heavenly.So don’t spend the whole day visiting places. Green Valley View, Pillar Rock, Guna Caves, Pine Forest, Shanti Valley View, Upper Lake View, 500 year old tree are on the same route and can be covered in a day in around 4 to 5 hours.One day you could visit nearby picnic spots like Berijam Lake or mannavanur.Bryant park, Chettiar Park,Lake(boating), Bear Shola Falls, Kurinji Andavar Temple, churches, can be clubbed in a day.Dolphins Nose/Echo Point, Lion Cave/Pambhar Falls are places that would need a good deal of trekking.So do consider the age/health of everyone when planning to visit these.Also make sure you are wearing the right kind of apparel and footwear.And plan these treks on the first or second day of your stay as it can be really tiring.The hotel or resort folks can help with information based on the type of activity you are interested in.The local taxi drivers can take you for a ride by offering packages with a whole lot of names on them.These might be places easily accessible by walk or those that are literally next to each other.So make sure you do enough research before deciding upon the cabs.
Food: Now that can be a bit problematic or rather repetitive.The food offered at resorts or hotels are usully not very satisfactory taste wise.Astoria, Meenakshi Bhawan and Hill Top are few popular restaurants for veggies like me and these provide pretty good food at budget rates.There are a couple of star rated hotels like Carlton or Kodai International for those particular about class.There are also a couple of dhabhas like Rasoi, Tava. Some of these close pretty early though. In all tourist spots and along the lake you get hot yummy corn, steamed ground nut salad, mangoes and best of all steaming cups of masala tea that can really pep up your senses.
Shopping: Home Made Chocolates, spices and oils.These are available in almost every other shop but the taxi drivers or hotel guys can help deciding where to buy good quality stuff. These chocolates are really delicious and so put off all your calorie considerations and do relish their taste while on this trip.Some nice varieties of fruits like lychees, star fruits, plums are also available
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Hotel Reviews of Sterling Resorts - Kodai Lakeview
5.67
EDWIN, Chennai | 15th July 2008
Hotel Review of Sterling Resorts - Kodai Lakeview
Comments: Excellent place to go, Nicest place i have ever gone, If u r looking at budget stay please try the below mentioned ones: 1) Grand palace - 1000+ 2) Raja Poornima Niwas - 700+ (this is very good, i would recommend this to anyone)
Climate was good
People were very good
No pollution
No crowd
I had a cab guy who guided me and gave me some good tips on hotels and other places to see.
His name is Antony and his no is # 9788151541. He has his OMNI and helps us with sight seeing. good guy to associate with in your stay.
Please go to KodaI AND HAVE A GOOD break
Best Experience: Excellent place to go, Nicest place i have evr gone, If u r looking at budget stay please try the below mentioned ones: 1) Grand palace - 1000+ 2) Raja Poornima Niwas - 700+ (this is very good, i would recommend this to anyone)
CLIMATE WAS GOOD
PEOPLE WERE VERY GOOD
NO POLLUTION
NO CROWD
I had a cab guy who guided me and gave me some good tips on hotels and other places to see.
His name is Antony and his no is # 9788151541. He has his OMNI and helps us with sight seeing. good guy to associatee with in your stay.
For tips on Kodai trip u can contact me at arockia@hotmail.com
please go to KodaI AND HAVE A GOOD BRAEK
Worst Experience: Excellent place to go, Nicest place i have evr gone, If u r looking at budget stay please try the below mentioned ones: 1) Grand palace - 1000+ 2) Raja Poornima Niwas - 700+ (this is very good, i would recommend this to anyone)
CLIMATE WAS GOOD
PEOPLE WERE VERY GOOD
NO POLLUTION
NO CROWD
I had a cab guy who guided me and gave me some good tips on hotels and other places to see.
His name is Antony and his no is # 9788151541. He has his OMNI and helps us with sight seeing. good guy to associatee with in your stay.
For tips on Kodai trip u can contact me at arockia@hotmail.com
please go to KodaI AND HAVE A GOOD BRAEK
4.89
PRITHVI, Bangalore | 08th February 2008
Hotel Review of Sterling Resorts - Kodai Lakeview
Overall experience was good. The resort (except probably for the condition of the room) is well laid out and quite well maintained. Restaurant is good and reasonably priced with service also being good. The surroundings outside the resort are not very good, though the location, near the lake, is nice. Sightseeing / Leisure activities: Lot of sightseeing spots ans boating and horse-riding available. One drawback in inadequate sign-boards at various sightseeing points. Shopping: Nothing special , though most items are...
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5.44Praveen, Chennai | 03rd February 2008
Hotel Review of Sterling Resorts - Kodai Lakeview
Kodai was a wonderful experience overall, only problem being reaching there by train. I and my wife had booked a cab to take us from Kodai Road railway station to Kodaikanal. The road to Kodai hills is a excellent through the forests. Kodai itself is a sweet romantic place. We had a good cabbie who took us to some offbeat places like Poombarai, Gundar Water Falls and Manavannur Lake....
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5.67Anil, Bangalore | 17th December 2007|
Hotel Review of Sterling Resorts - Kodai Lakeview
Very Satisfying!! At the end of 3 days, when it was time to leave it took every bit of will power to make myself leave this place.. it's the mountains I guess! It was one of the most memorable holidays of my life.. and Sterling Lakeview had a very large role in making it so.....
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4.00Shabbar, Mumbai | 21st March 2007
Hotel Review of Sterling Resorts - Kodai Lakeview
Sterling Lake View in Kodai is nicely located close to the lake, and many of the rooms in the front have a partial view of the lake. The resort is built in rows of cottage style units, with lawns and gardens and is overall quite pleasant. Dining options are limited, but the food is quite good and reasonably priced. There are also various veg and NVeg options within a 3 km radius of the resort. Since we enjoy walking,...
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5.11namita, Pune | 13th February 2007
Hotel Review of Sterling Resorts - Kodai Lakeview
We (my husband & I) had been to Kodaikanal in the first week of December 06 and the experience was awsome.We reached there in the evening around 6 p.m and the journey from OOty to Kodai was picturesque with the cloud covered mountains..The resort was situated close to the lake and at the same time was away from the crowded market area.The reception was quick in the checking-in process,room service was also quick.The staff was always smiling and ready to...
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6.78Shobhaa, Chennai | 24th January 2007
Hotel Review of Sterling Resorts - Kodai Lakeview
We had just gone for a two days and one night. One thing I can guarantee is that your stay in thisresort will make your trip worth while even in the worst case you not being to do much of sight seeing. From the time you step into the resort you can feel the holiday spirit. The main reason being that staff in the resort are so pleasant to interact. They always have a smile on...
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4.33Shilpa, Chennai | 16th January 2006
Hotel Review of Sterling Resorts - Kodai Lakeview
I had always wanted to go to a Sterling Resort, as I had seen one in Ooty, long time back. Not any more! First we checked into a studio apartment or a compact as they call it. Finding it too compact and the kitchen right at the entry of the room, we upgraded to a regular apt. What strikes first is nothing but the overall look and the pathetic maintenance of the room. Since we had our son with us...
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4.78DR.NANDKISHORE, Salem | 21st October 2005
Hotel Review of Sterling Resorts - Kodai Lakeview
THE STUDIO IS SMALL,COULD BE BIGGER IN SIZE.ALSO, THE FOOD CAN BE IMPROVED GREAT DEAL.GROCERY SHOP IS UNTIDY AND SUPPLY IS POOR.GIFT SHOP IS VERY COSTLY....
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3.56bhoopalan, Chennai | 05th September 2005
Hotel Review of Sterling Resorts - Kodai Lakeview
the stay was good. Requires more amenities in the room. Activities are very few. Needs to be improved. Cleanliness is much awaited....
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