Velan Hotel Ritz, Coonoor

Velan Hotel Ritz Hotel Description

Velan Hotel Ritz is the epitome of luxury in Coonoor, the second largest hill station in the Nilgiris. The hotel provides comfortable accommodation along with modern services and facilities, ensuring the satisfaction of even the most hard to please travellers. The staff is efficient and courteous, and welcome guests with warm hospitality.

Rooms
The 24 rooms at Velan Hotel Ritz are spacious and luxurious, and provide the guests with a feeling of a home away from home. The rooms are divided into 2 categories: Deluxe, and Suite. All rooms are centrally heated, have direct dialling STD/ISD telephones as well as satellite television. All rooms also have attached bathrooms with 24 hour hot water supply.

Dining and Facilities
The hotel has a speciality restaurant that offers excellent multi-cuisine fare. The hotel also has a well-stocked, comfortable and warm bar. Other facilities at Velan Hotel Ritz includes a beauty salon, gymnasium, airport transfer facilities (from Coimbatore and Tirupur), travel desk, taxi services, and generator back-up. The hotel also has a conference and banquet facility for more than 200 people, and can arrange outdoor catering. The hotel also has an indoor games hall with table tennis and other indoor games. Outdoor games like badminton are available, and there is a children�s playground. Velan Hotel Ritz also accepts all major credit cards.

Location
The location of the hotel in the Coonoor is in a clean premium location within 5 minutes drive from the main town area as well as from the railway station. Coonoor is located in the Nilgiris Mountain Range in Tamilnadu. The hotel is just 70 scenic km from Coimbatore airport, 1 km from Coonoor, and 16 km from Ooty. By rail, Wellington is accessible through Coimbatore, the nearest major Railway Station that is well connected to the rest of the country.

Area Attractions

Coonoor Bus Stand (2 Km)

Coonoor Bus Stand is located near the railway station, and bustles with activity and has good connections for Ooty, Coimbatore, Kotagiri.

Coonoor Railway Station (2 Km)

The Nilgiri Mountain Railway is one of the oldest mountain railways in India, and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It links Coonoor to the town of Mettupalayam at the foot of the hills. Coonoor was the original termination point of this railway.

Sims Park (1 Km)

Sims Park is situated in a deep ravine on the Northern side of Coonoor Railway Station at an elevation of 1768 to 1798 mts. Beautiful specimens of flora bloom at various times in the year, and the park is famous for its annual Fruit Show.

Dolphins Nose (15 Km)

The view point is 10 km from the Coonoor. The Nose is a unique rock of tremendous proportions which looks like a Dolphin.

Lambs Rock (12 Km)

It is 8 km from Coonoor on the way to Dolphins Nose. It commands a grand view of the Coimbatore Plains. It is a favourite place for tourists.

Ooty Bus Stand (20 Km)

Ooty, a district capital, has the most frequent bus connections from nearby large towns in the district. There are also frequent bus connections to the nearest mainline railheads of Mettupalayam and Coimbatore.

Coimbatore Railway Station (70 Km)

Coimbatore Railway Station is located at a distance of 10 km from the Coimbatore Airport. Broad gauge trains connect Coimbatore to all parts of India, with a meter gauge line connecting the city to Dindigul. Total distance to Coonoor 70 km.

Coimbatore Airport (73 Km)

Coimbatore Airport - CJB - is 21 km from the city centre. It is served by 10 airlines, 5 additional airlines will be serving the airport in the next few years. Total distance to Coonoor is 70 km.

Tea Factory & Garden (1.5 Km)

Black Thunder Theme Park (30 Km)