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Reviews of KTDC Periyar House Thekkady

2.5 out of 5
KTDC Periyar House Thekkady
Thekkady, Idukki, Peerumade, Kerala

Reviews

7.0

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 10 out of 41 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 11 out of 41 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 9 out of 41 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 8 out of 41 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 3 out of 41 reviews" "

7.0/10

Cleanliness

7.0/10

Staff & service

6.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Anand M

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2017

2/10 Terrible

SANAT

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Horrible, demanding commission of hotel.com at checkout time. Condition of suite rooms too bad. Quality of food not up to the mark.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2017

4/10 Poor

Verified traveler

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very old no running hot water
Had very antique room without any facilities Felt to finish off the vacation asap even thought of going away
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2017

10/10 Excellent

Dileep, Malappuram

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very nice staying surrounded by the jungle.
Staying here is definitely a wonderful experience. Food was not really typical Kerala style. It's kind of a northern style.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2017

10/10 Excellent

brad, manchester uk

Best place to stay if visiting Periyar reserve
The hotel is actually IN the reserve meaning that until 17.30 you can wander around animal spotting. We did so on arrival and saw as much as we did the following day on the morning boat tour. - elephants, monkeys, deer, buffalo, birds, boar . Of course NO tigers. With around 47 in a reserve of nearly 800km the chances are virtually nil. Staying here also means guaranteed boat place and rolling out of bed straight into the reserve. No early pick up and transfer and queue to get in. Rooms and food are fine and bargain price
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2017

10/10 Excellent

NILAM

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Periyar House
Everything was good - the staff, food, rooms, facilities and amenities, co-operation in addition to the uncontrollable natural elements like rain, nature, atmosphere. We would surely like to visit again and stay at the same place. The place is right in the forest and has great locational advantage. Would love to spend some more days wondering around the area on foot.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2017

10/10 Excellent

Maharshi

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Truly Mesmerising
Excellent location, amazing to stay in forests, clean air, no pollution. Had a great time enjoying in house activities like cycling, basketball, enjoyed classical dance. Breakfast & buffet dinner was awesome. Watching wildlife while boating inside forest was a great experience

8/10 Good

anees, chennai. india

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Awesome location.. out in the forest
Amazing place.. just couple of hick ups. One has to reach before 5 pm if not the reserve forest security will not allow you in.. so ensure you plan to reach by 3 (just in case you have a flat tyre n don't get further delayed). If u miss 5 pm the max you can get in is by 6 pm. Getting in later than that is impossible. My advice is call and speak to the hotel reception before you book so that u know exactly what you have to do to get into the reserve forest as one has to buy tickets as well to enter the reserve forest. One can't go out after 6 pm as well... However apart from those logistics challenges the hotel is just amazing.. old style but nice. Food is average. The only uncomfortable thing is the main door of the rooms. You can lock it from inside but there is a big ventilation above the door ( pad locks) n one can open it from outside!!!!

10/10 Excellent

B, Kolkata

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice Hotel in the jungle
Excellent Hotel for staying two days. Room and food quality is very good. It is situated in the jungle. Animals are roaming.

8/10 Good

Dhrubajyoti

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

8/10 Good

GAJENDRA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
IT WAS A FANTASTIC STAY.ALTHOUGH,IT IS A GOVERNMENT PROPERTY ,BUT VERY WELL MAINTAINED AND SERVICE IS EXCELLENT.

8/10 Good

Akshay

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good hotel right in the middle of the forest
Very good property but food is average. Rooms are clean and well maintained.

8/10 Good

Raveesh

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good location
It was good

6/10 Okay

Kamlesh

Convenient hotel . Different experience.
Overall hotel was good. Good staff But only drawback is 5 pm the gates are shut but u can request the ktdc hotel for a jeep. Food is ok. Rooms give u feeling of olden resorts. But the location is very good to feel the forest environment. Beware of the monkeys. Front desk Manager was very helpfull.

10/10 Excellent

Shankar

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Right within the jungle, possible to see wildlife
Was a well kept property with decent food catered by the restaurant. Right inside the jungle. Probably the cheapest among the 3 properties in Thekkady maintained by Kerala tourism.

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very good hotel right in the jungle. Good restaurant

6/10 Okay

joseph tharun, perumbavoor,kerala

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
value for money for a family trip
rooms are great even the property is also good especially that forest atmosphere,but they need to improve a lot in food and beverages, also the restrictive timing by the forest department which should be relaxed at least by allowing the guests for casual walking in the main road to the lake

4/10 Poor

Mathew , Kochi, India

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Thekkady National Park stay
Periyar house is a nice experience only because you get to stay in the national park premises. The food at the restaurant was good. But the room as such can be rated as 2 star. But it's a good facility for a night's stay, not beyond that. The biggest advantage is that it's just 10 minutes walk from the boat launch and the trekking point. Since one cannot go out or get in the park after 5.30pm, the restaurant inside is the only option for dinner.

6/10 Okay

swagata, kolkata

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
stay at periyar houseg on 8th Dec,14
Periyar House nestles right in the woods.Elephants,hedgehogs,deers are regular visitors at night.Hotel services are organised.Since no engagements in night, the hotel indoor games facilities sould be more developed.Overall we enjoyed the stay.

6/10 Okay

Rakesh, Hyderaabad

Liked: Cleanliness
Satusfactory
Food needs attention. Quality of preparation and taste is specific to a pallet.

10/10 Excellent

Thomas, Irving Us

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
My getaway to the Gods own country woods.
Exceptional

6/10 Okay

Akanksha, delhi

Disliked: Staff & service, room comfort
in the woods
Hi , I have stayed in periyaar house for 2 days. Its a very nice location but it has some pros n cons too. Pros- 1. One of the best experience of living in woods 2. Periyaar lake is on walking distance and hotel will provide u the tickets of boat ride so u don't need to be in long queue. 3. Nature walk in the periyaar forest in a very reachable location near to lake. 4. First trip to boat ride is best, this view can't be beat by any other time. 5 we were lucky enough to see many animals like elephant etc while our boat ride. Cons- 1. After 5:30pm u need to be in the hotel only. Can't go even beyond 50 MTS due to safety reasons. 2. Rooms are OK , don't expect much if u r on looking for fancy one. 3. 2 days are too much to be here , one night stay for all the activities would be suffice. Second day was kind of boring as there is nothing much to do.

4/10 Poor

Verified traveler

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Room comfort
Locality of Hotel
Location of the hotel is to far away from the city. and after 6 pm no check in and in the evening you can't go any where outside because the hotel is in the forest area.

4/10 Poor

Verified traveler

No entry in hotel periphery after 5 PM.
No entry in hotel periphery after 5 PM. So you cannot enjoy outside the city. Only inside jungle you have to go for trekking or jungle ride.

6/10 Okay

Vijoy Shankar, new delhi

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
We stayed for 3 days in first week of jan14
An old fashioned hotel. No balconies. Monkey infested. Average but expensive food. Though benefit is the fact that it is inside the sanctuary. pls go if u are a great nature lover. But if u want to engage on other varied activities stay out of this place.

8/10 Good

Biplab, India

Good hotel inside the forest reserve.
The experience in Periar house inside the thekkady tiger reserve was one of the pleasant experiences of my holiday in Kerala. I was here for one night (30-31, December 2013). The hotel is right the middle of the forest, which gives you a very serene experience of staying right in the middle of the forest, away from the chaos of the city life, there is a dining hall which serves buffet breakfast and dinner , and snacks options are also available in the evening. Quality of the food was good. The hotel area was very big , with wide alleys and spacious rooms. there are gardens, where you can just sit and relax, its very calm and peaceful. The staffs were very courteous , and arranged for the periar lake boating tickets at the checkin time, (this is the major attraction ), try to book the early morning boat seats which starts from 7.30AM. The are 2 more hotels inside the reserve, Aranya Niwas and one more.(all are KTDC hotels) I took a walk with my wife in the evening till the entrance of the boating, it was really pleasant and the stay here was very fulfilling. we enjoyed thoroughly here , we wished to stay one more night here, but since we had our bookings in allepey so we had to move on. Stay here for atleast 2 nights , and enjoy many other options like elephant ride and jeep safaris, all which can be arranged from the reception. For your keral trip this is one place which cannot be missed at any cost if you love nature! Biplab sarkar.
periar house
reception
walk in the forest

4/10 Poor

AAA, Bangalore

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent location and advantages end here !
Location is excellent, you get priority in booking boat ride tickets for periyar lake. But thats all. All positives end here. Then all negatives start - Food - Terrible. Particularly with a limitation that you cannot go out of forest after 5pm, the food has to be good but it was really horrible. Many people complained during the stay but no improvement. Reception staff says, we don't have control over restaurant. The only option is buffet, which was terrible. You cannot order what you want. Once we ordered snacks, nothing came for more than hour (it was just sandwiches and Pakoda), when contracted restaurant, they said they delivered in a wrong room - who on earth will accept a snacks order when its not ordered by them :-) That was a complete lie. Information available in hotel says for any outside tours/trips contact reception. Reception says we don't have any information. You need to go out and search for yourself as you don't get mobile or internet connectivity there. Aranya Nivas (another KTDC resort near lake could be good but no idea). When we checked out, they asked us to pay for food bills - a certain amount. But they didnot have all the bills. We could have simply said no and they would not have any option. We just approximated and paid in good spirit but we could have avoided to pay considering other experience. Good experience to stay in forest.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Very well located hotel. good morning walks.

10/10 Excellent

zakir sabugar, himatnagar

Liked: Room comfort
great location
we really enjoy there at night because we have the group of 12 fantastic atmosphere of jungle i like very much

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveler

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Not a good hotel at all, poor quality of the rooms, feels like a prison, poor food quality. Nice personel though. You have to pay entrance to the park even though you stay at the hotel. Make sure you book trips before arriving to the hotel. No pool and you cannot use another pool at different hotel even though the personel say so. No beer and only buffe. Would recommend a different KTDC in the park with Pool. You cannot leave the hotel after 6 pm.

4/10 Poor

Shishu, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
improve d amenities.....
If a washroom is not ok in a hotel .........then everything is jilch...........

6/10 Okay

MOAZAM

Disliked: Room comfort
KTDC PERIYAR HOUSE
OVERALL IT WAS A GOOD STAY WITH REASONABLE COMPROMISES. NEED THE ROOMS TO BE A BIT BIGGER N CLEANER

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

4/10 Poor

Dipak, Mumbai

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
KTDC Perriyar Stay from 10/01 to 12/01/12
While checking in receptionist informed that breakfast and dinner both are included in the package. We thought that since KTDC Forest Dept is closing entry at 6.00 pm due to forest region it is appreciable that KTDC is taking care of custmoer by offering dinner in the package. On check out same receptionist demanded Rs.1014 for 4 dinners. We generally take very light dinner and were never interested in buffet dinner. Unnecessarily we were forced to pay Rs.1014. We requested for Wake Up Call of 5 am and same receptionist assured us but he forgot to inform his counter part in the night. Bathroom quality needs to be imporoved a lot. Room interior needs improvement and painiting. Restricting entry and not allowing to go to town after 6.00 pm should be known to customer prior to booking

4/10 Poor

Verified traveler

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Poor experience
Should relax the timing for entry in the hotel till 7 PM. Hotel beds are pathetic Hotel additional bed is soft bed which creates lot of discomfort.

8/10 Good

Georgey, Kochi

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Inside the Periyar Sanctuary
Is one of only three properties inside the sanctuary so affords the best experience. Rooms and food is only average and there is a 6PM curfew on leaving the campus. - also means you miss cultural activities that usually run in the evening. However friendly and helpful staff make up for that.

8/10 Good

Balakrishnan, Mumbai, India

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Hotel Periyar, thekkadi, Kerala
Everything about this hotel is fine excluding Lunch & Dinner facility. there is a restriction of going out after six in the evening as this falls in forest area and we do not get much choice for eating out and we need to totally depend on the hotel for Dinner and the hotel does not have much choice for the same. Excluding this problem, everything is great.

2/10 Terrible

Sue, UK

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Dont stay here
At no time were we informed that this hotel had restricted access eg "the Sanctuary" was closed 6pm to 6am and that we were required to pay 300 rupees each person every time we re entered the park where the hotel was situated.There was no bar,one very limited restaurant. ( nothing like the description)The staff were unhelpful and couldnot even assist with booking the recommended trip around the lake. The TV did not work, the room was dirty, shabby and depressing. We had prepaid our stay but moved out after the first night into a charming "homestay" in nearby Kumily. Don't make the same mistake as we did.DON'T STAY HERE.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort