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Reviews of Spice Village - Cgh Earth

4 out of 5
Spice Village - Cgh Earth
Kumily - Thekkady Road, Peerumade, Kerala

Reviews

9.6

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 33 out of 41 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 7 out of 41 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 1 out of 41 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 41 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 41 reviews" "

9.4/10

Cleanliness

9.6/10

Staff & service

9.2/10

Amenities

9.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Julia

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
One night stay to experience the Periyar reserve close by. Our room was enormous and located near the very back of the property. Sadly building works are directly next to the property so we heard angle grinding. Mgr tried to stop them but only the rain did. Staff amazing. Food delicious. Great cocktails and beers. Breakfast sumptuous! Many many options to choose. Lovely hotel with nature every where. Peaceful (mostly) oasis. We did the Nature walk. Some confusion over timings etc meant we were late back but the hotel held breakfast for us. Note if you are doing the walk wear long trousers and ideally walking boots or trekking sandals. Brilliant experience with Betsy our guide.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Nikki

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Deborah

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
A magical oasis in the middle of Thekaddy. The staff are so friendly and the rooms are amazing - separate cottages scattered around the grounds. A generous breakfast and buffet dinner are available and there are some free activities too, including a cooking demo with an introduction to spices. Definitely recommended!
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Archana

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Real back to nature feel is what you get here
Great ambience at the property with full, on point back to nature feel. Staff was very courteous and helpful. The spread and quality of food served, especially the home made pickles and spreads, was awesome. Thoroughly enjoyed listening to the artist playing the Saraswati Veena. The efforts made to reduce carbon footprint were very obvious and greatly commendable.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Simon

Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2023

8/10 Good

Ishai

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Nice village comfort rooms.
Very nice village, with nice bungalow style rooms, and helpful and attentive staff. But the food is horrible. There was a dinner buffet with dozen types of food but not single one of them was tasty. We came after we visited CGH kochi that was amazing and had a lot of expectations so we were a bit disappointed.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2023

10/10 Excellent

Sunil

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8/10 Good

Anoop

Traveled with family
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Stayed 1 night in Nov 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with family
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The property is very creative and is truly a spice garden. Their activities, including afternoon tea and snacks are a delight. Their evening functions are wonderful with cooking classes and Indian dances. However, there are small bugs and roaches in the room and even on the bed. There is no air-condition in the rooms and makes it hot and humid.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This property is one of the most unique places I’ve stayed in the world. All the different spice plants have an amazing scent in the air. It’s a hidden gem. The heritage style is also nice and preferable. I also checked Greenwoods, Elephant Court, and Cardamom County and this place was far superior price independent. A note for Hari the General Manager: the property images online do not show the true beauty of your place I suggest more pictures of the walkways and resort property.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
A gem in the jungle. The property has a lovely tribal and colonial style and is eco conscious. It’s well located close to Periyar Tiger Park and shopping and massage facilities. The staff are wonderful and the food is good. Well worth the stay.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

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Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2019

10/10 Excellent

Sarah

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

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Wonderful stay at the Spice Village which was perfectly quiet with very homely comfortable accommodation. Great facilities, local and varied food of a great standard with super friendly, professional and helpful staff. Mr Tijin, the restaurant leader was superb is suggesting new and different food offerings and nudging to try new things. The activities were tricky as I visited in the rainy season.
Stayed 6 nights in Aug 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
We loved the ambience and the management 's commitment to protecting the environment... Memories of Spice village will always be cherished
Stayed 1 night in May 2019

10/10 Excellent

NEELAM

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2018

10/10 Excellent

Parameswar

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Our review
We had a great stay.All the staff were very caring and helpful. Food was amazing
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2018
Response from Suresh on Aug 29, 2018
Dear Sir, Thank you for choosing to stay at Spice Village. Happy to know that you had enjoyed your stay with us. We are delighted to know that you had enjoyed the food and our hospitality.

10/10 Excellent

Vinoth, Madurai

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
It was green, calm, good food. Overall had excellent stay
Stayed 1 night in May 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Amazing property, good food and excellent service
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2018
Response from Suresh on Jan 23, 2018
Dear Guest, Thank you for your valuable comments. We are happy to know that you had enjoyed your stay with us. We look forward to welcome you back in near future.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Wonderful stay in the Periyar hills
Beautiful location and property. I enjoyed the walk in the national park very much
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2018
Response from Suresh on Jan 23, 2018
Dear Guest, Thank you for your valuable comments. We are happy to know that you enjoyed your stay with us. Look forward towards welcoming you in near future.

8/10 Good

susan, australia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Eco friendly
An inspirational resort that has every environmental detail under a microscope. Providing filtered water instead of bottled is an example that many more hotels should adopt, particularly when you see the smouldering rubish along the side of the road all over India. It is a very attractive hotel with beautifully maintained gardens, low key bungalows and delightful staff.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2017
Response from vin on Jan 6, 2018
Dear Susan, Namaste.! Greetings from CGH Earth and we thank you for your support and patronage. At the Onset let me thank you for sharing your experience and I am happy to know that you had a comfortable stay at spice Village I will surely convey your message to our entire team and I am sure the team will be delighted to know your feedback. Appreciation from our esteemed guests always encourages us to strive for more and definitely motivates us to do our best always. It would be our honour and privilege to welcome you back as our special guest and would be more than eager and happy to serve you with absolute assurance of better experience and fond memories. CGH Earth

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great location...very quiet and good for relaxation
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2017
Response from Suresh on Aug 26, 2017
Dear Guest, Thank you for choosing Spice Village for your stay. We are delighted to know that you had enjoyed your stay with us. We look forward towards your future visit.

10/10 Excellent

Felim, Ireland

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great Hotel. They managed our trips to the nature reserve by boat, but a bit more expensive than services outside the hotel. We organised our trek by jeep, at half the price, just a few meters from the hotel. My only reserve was that they charged us for 1 pack of nuts on the counter above the mini-bar, when we checked out. Seemed a bit mean to me, given that we dined there every night. I assumed that they were complimentary! I would not recommend the '20-mile' dining area. The restaurant was much better.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

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Nice location
It was awesome stay. Room was very nice. Location is amazing

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

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Nce hotel overall
The hotel was clean, green and well maintained overall. Say it be the services, staff or the food.

10/10 Excellent

Gerard

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Two days stay at Spice Village
An excellent stay, lots of proposed activities. Room very large and clean. everything is done to make customers comfortable. Very friendly and helpful staff. Very good introduction to spices and recipes.

10/10 Excellent

Pavel, London

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This place was a sanctuary for us
Just a wonderful stay here which we extended by one night because we were enjoying our stay so much. As soon as we arrived, we knew we were in for a treat. Having your own private villa really makes you feel spoiled. The setting for the hotel is idyllic with incredible plants everywhere you look. The atmosphere of the place is really special and we felt very relaxed staying here. The level of service was superb and all the staff went above and beyond to make sure we enjoy our stay and make the most of our stay. Really can't speak more highly of this place.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

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

8/10 Good

Himanshu, Mumbai

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Nice clean and very green
Very good experience. Nice clean and green.. Maintenance is superb. A bit pricey though... No TV in the rooms, no room service, limited menu but excellent food..

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

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Friendly paradise
We had a wonderful time. The grounds were beautiful and the staff were very friendly and attentive. The cooking demonstrations put on by the head chef were well done an a lot of fun. I woud recommend this hotel.

10/10 Excellent

joy, tel-aviv

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

10/10 Excellent

Koumarane, Paris

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Havre de paix
Hôtel professionnel avec une belle éthique. Un personnel à votre service.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2018

10/10 Excellent

Silke, Berlin, Germany

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Inspiring hotel next to the nationalpark
You immerse into a different world: little, lovingly decorated bungalows are set on the hilly, green premises with all kinds of different plants and at its centre a nice pool with fresh water. The consequent ecological approach ist impressing and inspiring: no plastic is used, water is recycled, food waste composted. Spice Village is a great starting point for tours into the nationalpark (the staff at the reception was a great help concerning information and organization): green walks, boat trips, jeep tours (In August, we saw neither tigers nor elephants but - on a trekking tour - a black panther, which is very, very rare.) ... But the hotel itself also has a lot to offer: Every night, you can take part in cooking (spice) demonstrations and watch dancing performances which we often did during our 6-day stay there. I especially appreciated the guided tour of the property as not only the ecological concept was explained to me, but also the flora and fauna pointed out, e.g. bats hanging in the trees and a giant squirrel eating a jackfruit. Making handmade paper was also a lot of fun! Last but not least the great variety of the excellent fresh food at the buffets for breakfast and dinner should be mentioned! So we'll definitely come back if in South India again!
Response from Suresh on Aug 26, 2017
Dear Silke, Thank you for choosing Spice Village for your stay. We are delighted to know that you had enjoyed your stay with us.Your appreciation of all our ecological initiatives are truly encouraging. I am sure the pleasant memories you had at Spice Village would linger in your heart for a long time. We look forward towards your future visit.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

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The hotel is a beautiful and wonderful ending and worth the visit
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2017
Dear Guest, Thank you for choosing Spice Village for your stay. We are delighted to know that you had enjoyed your stay with us. We look forward towards your future visit.

10/10 Excellent

KATELL

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

6/10 Okay

ghiselli

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

10/10 Excellent

b, Netherlands

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
QUIT HOTEL in big garden
Hotel rooms/lodges are spread in a big garden. It is good quality but to expensive. Problem is you don't have much choice if you want quality in Thekkady. Food is good. Staff in reastaurant a bit unfriendly. (cooks are good and friendly) You have a nice swimmingpool and a bar with big Pool table. Most amazing thing was in January just after sunrise thousand of FOX bats (1 meter big) are flying low over the trees. Sit at swiming pool have a beer and watch the sky. Guide we had to go Periyar parc was very good. Guide we had to Tea plantation/spice garden was very poor.