Folks, First of all get your expectations correct. 1. This is a government run place, they go by the rule book 2. It's INSIDE the sanctuary. Respect the jungle, remember they are not the intruders, you are. 3. Tigers stay deep inside the jungle, you would be lucky to spot elephants. Hornbills ..... they are a plenty. If you think... More

We went in the off season and in the monsoon time of July. This place is the only place which is situated right inside the periyar wildlife sanctuary and hence the setting is great. Situated right near the boat jetty and almost overlooking the Periyar River, this place looks like an ancient heritage building. We got upgraded into a spacious... More

The reason we took this place was to stay inside the forest.... It was of no use, We could have booked a far greater place for the money spent. You cannot go out after 6PM, There are monkey's all over, The swimming pool is more like a dirty pond. The food was the only thing which was OK. The rooms... More

First of all apologies for being so late in uploading my reviews. Stayed at Aranya Nivas on 5th and 6th of October, 2011. I had read mixed reviews about this property on Tripadvisor. However, the property turned out to be much better than my expectations. The property is nicely located inside the reserve forest, so you get the feel of... More

I stayed there with my husband & parents in the year 2008. I forgot about this one when I claimed Mayura River View, Srirangapatna was the first & only state tourism property we ever stayed. The first complain would be- It is unfair to collect entry fees from the people who have reservations in the property! Considering the tariff, a... More

This place would have been great if it was half the price. It does have an ideal location, but the service is miserable. Since it's a KTDC hotel, you would think that they would be able to book KTDC tours. However, they actually charged us a Rs. 50 auto fee to go get our tickets. Considering we were paying nearly... More

We stayed for 5 nights at this beautiful location. We really enjoyed it bcause of the sounds of the jungle and the closeness of the wilderness. However it is 4 km from Kumily town and every time you leave the hotel to go on any trip you have to pay an entrance to he park of 200 or 300 ruppes... More

We spent 2 nights here. I guess 30 years or so ago it was very smart but needs a little TLC. Handy for the early morning boat trip, but you can`t go out at night. There was a very strong curry smell everywhere, especially the "Beer parlour". Very hard mattresses. Pleasant staff. pool area was rather grubby. More information about... More

This hotel is good in parts and for a three star hotel somewhat isolated from the main village in the Periyar national park it does a passable job. The fabric of the hotel is quite delightful really in an old colonial building and we had a rather grand room with private veranda. It is also situated quite near the landing... More