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Naidupuram, Kodaikanal | 2.8 km drive to Pine Forest

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    4.4
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    59 Ratings, 29 Reviews

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    • Location4.3
    • Cleanliness4.6
    • Value For Money4.0
    • Food4.5
    • Facilities4.2
    • Checkin Experience4.7
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    This property in Kodaikanal is a hidden gem, set in a tranquil location that's perfect for nature lovers. Guests rave about the stunning views and beautifully maintained surroundings. The feeling of home is enhanced by friendly staff and delicious, freshly prepared food that feels like a warm hug. Spacious rooms come with all necessary amenities, plus cozy evenings by the bonfire. With a peaceful vibe and some friendly dogs to keep you company, it promises an unforgettable escape.

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    5.0

    Excellent Stay

    sovana b.family

    Best place to stay in kodaikanal. Far away from city, calm and quiet place. Beautiful scenery. Homely atmosphere. Must visit.

    Travel Month: Dec 2024 (3-Night Stay)

    Room: Double room with garden view

    The Xanadu Meghadhootam | Valley-view Rooms has replied on Wed Jan 08 10:32:49 IST 2025

    Dear Sovana Baral, Thank you for your fabulous review of The Xanadu Meghadhootam. We are delighted that you and your family enjoyed your stay and recommend the villa to other guests. We look forward to hosting you soon! Warm regards, Aparna Bharathan

    1.0

    Terrible Stay

    senthil k.loyalty-icon

    For this price the breakfast was very poor and even for dinner no good menu. Not enough toiletry, towels.

    Travel Month: Nov 2024

    Room: Family Suite

    The Xanadu Meghadhootam | Valley-view Rooms has replied on Sun Nov 17 12:34:54 IST 2024

    Dear Mr. Senthil, I am sorry to hear that you did not have a good stay at The Xanadu, my sincere apologies for the same. You had booked the Family Suite which was the only available room for the long Diwali weekend. It has 2 rooms and hence priced higher than a Double room which wasn't available on 2nd Nov. For your family of 2 adults and 1 child you would have thus felt that we were priced very high. With regard to food, we have an a la carte menu for lunch and dinner which offers South Indian, North Indian as well as Chinese cuisine. For dinner you had ordered 2 Tandoori chicken, 1 chicken 65 and 1 egg fried rice. There are many other dishes including biryani that we offer. For breakfast we offer 1 hot Indian breakfast apart from eggs to order, bread/ toast with butter and preserves, cereal with milk and fresh fruits. Being a BnB and not a hotel, we do not offer breakfast buffet as for a buffet there has to be a minimum no. of guests to prevent food wastage. However we prepare fresh food from scratch for each guest and there is nothing pre-prepared from earlier. We provide premium quality organic, paraben-free shower gel and shampoo to our guests apart from dental kit, shower cap, sanitary bag and comb. 2 bath towels and 1 face towel is placed in the bathroom and additional towels and amenities given when required by the guest. Our endeavour always is that our guests are comfortable and go back with happy memories. I wish you had informed our team of your requirements and we would have been happy to cater to them. I hope you will give us another opportunity. We look forward to hosting you and your family once again. Best regards, Aparna Bharathan

    5.0

    Excellent Stay

    vysakh t.loyalty-icon

    Good supper excellent

    Travel Month: Oct 2024

    Room: Double room with garden view

    4.0

    Good Stay

    narendra b.

    Excellent stay, romantic views, delightful food, respectful services and people, helpful people, very good compact rooms and wonderful coordination and followups. What do you need more? perfect place to stay long. May be food was looking little expensive and may add few more south indian menus to the existing items.

    Travel Month: Oct 2024

    Room: Double room with garden view

    5.0

    Little england of kodaikanal

    thenmozhi r.family

    Location of the resort is awesome. Nature lovers will fall in love with this place. Staff limited friendly and humble(they don't speak local language- people who don't know hindi might find difficult to communicate with chef ) english manageable. Communicating roads is challenging with steep roads and multiple damages to road surface. This place is like enjoy nature, enjoy food (al cart e no buffet) and take rest.

    Travel Month: Sep 2024

    Room: Family Suite

    5.0

    Excellent Stay

    shilpita n.

    The experience in this stay was so good that i couldnt wait to give them a glowing 5 star review. Xanadu is a class apart when it comes to hospitality and location. They're so underrated! the views are to die for from the garden view rooms. The staff is extremely courteous and the food is top notch. I would recommend this place 1000 times over any other place. Very well maintained property too. Away from the city but the city is just about 20 mins from here, so pretty accessible. The road is steep to the property so if youre confident with your hilly terrain driving skills please take your vehicle or else you get plenty of cab options from main city as well.

    Travel Month: Jul 2024

    Room: Family Suite

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    4.0

    Xanadu birkenhead - family review

    sadiq a.family

    Stayed for 3 nights at xanadu birkenhead with a family of 3 kids. It's a beautiful location with very nice views, staff over there were very helpful and took good care of us. Special thanks to tilak, basant (chef) and manav. Breakfast was simple and good. On the flip side, approach to the facility is difficult, there are no cellular signals, size of the geyser in the bathrooms to b e increased as started getting cold water after some time of usage (in spite of giving 1 hr break, location of the towel stand is ergonomically not correct. Facility is extremely overpriced and office administrative staff are impolite and very business minded.

    Travel Month: Jul 2024 (3-Night Stay)

    Room: Family Suite

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    5.0

    Excellent Stay

    prabhakar m.loyalty-icon

    Awesome stay. Everything is just awesome. From food to service everything is beyond the expectation.

    Travel Month: Jun 2024

    Room: Double room with garden view

    The Xanadu Meghadhootam | Valley-view Rooms has replied on Mon Jul 08 11:42:42 IST 2024

    Dear Mr. Mishra, Thank you for your 5 star review. We are delighted to know that you and your family had a fabulous stay at The Xanadu Meghadhootam and that we surpassed your expectations. We look forward to hosting you again. Best regards, Aparna Bharathan

    4.0

    Well maintained property

    ajay m.loyalty-iconfamily

    Overall it was a good experience. I liked the vibes of the area and the property is well maintained. The food served was also good

    Travel Month: Apr 2024

    Room: Family Suite

    The Xanadu Meghadhootam | Valley-view Rooms has replied on Fri Jun 07 16:19:23 IST 2024

    Dear Mr. Mehra, We are delighted to know that you and your family enjoyed your stay at The Xanadu Meghadhootam at Kodaikanal. Thank you for appreciating all aspects of the stay specially the food and maintenance. We look forward to welcoming you back to one of The Xanadu villas soon. Regards, Aparna Bharathan

    3.0

    Do not justify the cost.

    mangesh p.loyalty-iconcouple

    For everything they will. Nothing you will get on time. We need to ordrrthe dinner at 4 pm only. For breakfast also need to wait for long time.

    Travel Month: Apr 2024

    Room: Double room with garden view

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    The Xanadu Meghadhootam | Valley-view Rooms has replied on Mon May 13 19:24:23 IST 2024

    Dear Mr Patil, Thank you for taking the time out to your review. I am sorry to hear that the food was delayed during your stay. Since we prepare fresh food from scratch for each order we take food orders in advance so as to get the vegetables/ chicken based on the guest order. We always try and serve food on time to guests. Being peak holiday season and all the rooms being full, your service was delayed and my sincere apologies for the same. I will look into the issue to ensure that this does not happen in the future. We look forward to hosting you soon. Best regards, Aparna Bharathan

    5.0

    Beautiful stay with great services making you feel at hom

    esita m.group

    It is one of the best places you can stay in kodaikanal. The rooms are very comfortable and well decorated. They have geyser, room heater, microwave and all other home amenities which makes you feel at home. The service is beyond expectations. The cook and the attendant made sure of our needs. They prepare a large variety of breakfast and you can even ask them if you have any priority. We had dosa, idli, sambaar, bread and eggs, fresh fruits and pratha as choices for us. If you are a pet lover then they have 4 doggos to keep you company who are very friendly. They would arrange bonfire and barbeque in extra charges and it's worth it. The location is the main attraction although you have to be a skilled driver to drive up through those steep lanes. I would say if you are trying to leave the hustle bustle of the city for 2 days of calm and peace here is where you should head for

    Travel Month: Mar 2024

    Room: Family Suite

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    3.0

    Average Stay

    vijay s.

    Ordinary rooms, average service, except outside view, everything pretty ordinary. Over priced for the kind of ambiance and service provided.

    Travel Month: Jan 2024 (3-Night Stay)

    Room: Family Suite

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    5.0

    Excellent Stay

    prasanth m.loyalty-icon

    Wonderful stay away from the crowded kodai town. Have beautiful views and very helpful staff. Bonus: there are some friendly dogs at the stay. Pet lovers would love them

    Travel Month: Jan 2024

    Room: Double room with garden view

    5.0

    Hill top haven

    sivasankar j.loyalty-iconfamily

    Elegantly built villas give u a home away from home feeling. Views are amazing. The place is probably at one of the highest points in kodaikanal. Delicious home made food. Helpful staff,

    Travel Month: Jan 2024

    Room: Family Suite

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    1.0

    Avoid at all Costs!

    sridhar m.loyalty-iconfamily

    I have been on a 9 day trip and stayed at 4 places and this was the absolute worst I have stayed. This place is so far off form any place in Kodaikanal and the road so treacherous that it will wear the clutch and tyres of your car badly. Once you reach this place you cannot go anywhere else till you check out. I understand such a location makes sense if you are going to place at outskirts of a city, but with Kodaikanal having so many places to see, no point staying here. Also, I was changed ₹2,500/- extra for bed despite paying for 3 people at the time of booking, no other place does this.

    Travel Month: Jan 2024

    Room: Double room with garden view

    4.0

    Good Stay

    sridurga n.loyalty-icon

    Good place for a family vacation, felt like home, food was tasty and freshly prepared. Location is uphill from kodai town, extremely cold weather, need to carry sweaters and blankets along.

    Travel Month: Nov 2023

    Room: Double room with garden view

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    5.0

    Excellent Stay

    mohanavenkatesh.

    Excellent ambient and staff.

    Travel Month: Oct 2023

    Room: Double room with garden view

    5.0

    Excellent Stay

    shreya v.loyalty-icon

    Xanadu meghadootam is a beautiful property. It’s a little outside the city, so you will need to engage a driver to take you around kodaikanal. The property itself is a collection of old villas. The rooms are great and the view is breathtaking. Mr. Shakthi (the caretaker) and his staff is very warm and welcoming. Will definitely stay here again if i come back to kodaikanal.

    Travel Month: Jul 2023 (3-Night Stay)

    Room: Double room with garden view

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    4.0

    Incredible property

    sundeep d.loyalty-iconfamily

    The place is simply amazing. The property is very well maintained. The food was good too, didn’t feel like a usual resort since the food was served to a personal dining room. We stayed at this place for 2 nights and it was a great experience. I would love to stay at this place whenever i come to kodaikanal. Thanks, xanadu.

    Travel Month: Jun 2023

    Room: Double room with garden view

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    5.0

    Amazing stay away from the hustle bustle of kodaikanal

    arun m.loyalty-iconcouple

    Xanadu meghadhootam in kodaikanal is a wonderful retreat. It's peaceful, away from the town's noise, but still close enough for convenience. The rooms are comfy and the view is stunning. The hosts are friendly, helpful, and make amazing local food. The surrounding nature is a treat to explore. It's a great place to unwind and enjoy the beautiful kodaikanal. Highly recommended for anyone looking for a relaxing stay. I can't wait to go back.

    Travel Month: Jun 2023

    Room: Double room with garden view

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