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Chinnar Heritage Plantation Resort, Idukki |
Overview
The Chinnar Heritage Plantation Resort is situated in the Tea Estate of Semni Valley. It is located on the cardamom hills in Central Kerala near to Elappara. Built in 1905, the 770 sq metre semi-colonial style, single-storey bungalow, integrates the traditional architectural features of Kerala. On the west, the Semni valley is covered by Haileyburia Tea Estate. Chinnar Estate lies in the north while Twyford lies in the south. It forms a part of the 3000 acres of the plantations. The distance in km of Chinnar resort from the some places can be summarized as:
- about 220 km from Trivandrum airport
- about 36 km from Kochi Airport
- about 47 km from Thekkady
- about 63 km from Idukki
- about 215 km from Madurai
Rooms
The property of Chinnar resort provides 4 bedrooms and 2 children's rooms within the main bungalow and 2 other bedrooms in the outhouse on the southern side of the garden. The rooms being spacious enough offer luxurious and comfortable stay. Common living room and dining areas are attached to the bedrooms. A fireplace graced with intense woodwork and charming cots beautify the bedrooms. En-suite washrooms provide both hot and cold running water.
Various wooden furniture and sofas adorn the living room rendering an elegant look. The windows facing the verandah let in cool breeze as well as sunlight. The bungalows display an exotic collection of bygone era furnitures constructed of ebony, rosewood and teak
Luxurious Accomodation
The western and the northern side verandahs have huge glass windows. The open verandah planned on the eastern side so that one can where you can inhale the blowing fresh air from the plantations.
Rare collection of intricately designed furniture like easy chairs, wooden coat-stands and mirror help in upholding the souvenirs of India's illustrious past. The fine craftsmanship, manifested from the flint carvings on the slanted corners of the chest of drawers or the coat-stand portrays rare combination.
A hygienic and well-equipped kitchen of the bungalow helps to serve vegetarian food. Drinks and refreshments form part of the Indian menu. Special North Indian dishes are also prepared by the chef on request.
Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary
It is located at about 60 km from Munnar, Idukki district. Graced with xerophyte species, it is a vast thorny scrub forest. Chinnar is the homeground of the endangered Giant Grizzled Squirrel of India. It's sum-total was less than 200. Apart from the other wild-life sanctuaries of Kerala, Chinnar receives only 48 days of rain every year. The mixed deciduous forests are ideal for adventures like trekking. Another source of attraction is the extensive Sandalwood forest. On travelling from Karimuthi to Chinnar, one can have the pleasure of watching sambar, hanuman monkey, peacocks, spotted deer as well as herds of Bison. Wet grasslands, high sholas and dry deciduous forests add to the splendour of the sanctuary.
Facilities
Four spacious rooms with luxurious bedrooms dawn the main bungalow. Two more bedrooms with all modern facilities rest in the out-house of the southern side of the garden.
Standard package of 7 nights and 8 days are usually offered. On the other hand there are special packages with Ayurvedic care customised to suit one's requirements.
An impressive flower-lined driveway leads the tourists to the front construction. The adorable arches, resting on rock columns with the medium- pitched sheet roofs, are gabled above the structure. Small footsteps with scalloped edges welcome one into the royal and lavish interiors.
The master bedrooms lie on either side of the long passages. Adjacent to the drawing room and the large pentagon-shaped floor-cot one can find a playroom for children.
Two more bedrooms lie in the northern side of the bungalow. The living/dining areas and all bedrooms have fire-places graced with intricately designed woodwork. The charming cots exquisitely designed are fitted with lamps that pop up at the touch of a button.
The other facilities can be summarized as follows:
- Hotel Facilities - Ayurvedic Rejuvenation Therapies and Vegetarian Restaurant
- Room Facilities – Fireplaces in each bedrooms with exquisite woodwork
- Hotel Services – 24 hours of room service.
- Credit card – major credit cards are accepted.
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