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Carmelia Haven

3.5 of 5
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Vandanmedu | Idukki District, Thekkady 685551, India
4.0 of 5 stars 127 Reviews
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What travellers say about this Speciality lodging
  • Tree house(12)
  • Very good(9)
  • Cave room(5)
  • Jeep safari(5)
  • Honeymoon cottage(4)
  • Hotel staff(4)
  • HOT WATER(4)
  • Ayurvedic massage(3)
  • Great Place(3)
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New Delhi
Senior Reviewer
6 reviews 6 reviews
Reviews in 6 cities Reviews in 6 cities
4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 May 2012

Superb locale amidst lush green spice plantations. The reception is a little cold – not-so-trained staff who are over-enthusiastic or cold depending on don’t-know-what. The restaurant lays out b/fast, lunch and dinner buffet. There is nothing quite special about the restaurant – it’s a tad pricey for the taste & quality they offer. We are foodies and were keen on... More

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Carmelia Haven, General Manager at Carmelia Haven, responded to this review
10 May 2012

Dear Sir We are thankful to you for your valuable feedback about your stay at Carmelia Haven.The restaurant is going to be redone in the next few months with a totally new ambience and the menu is going to be revised with more stress on local cuisine. Your valuable feedback has motivated us to do better and we eagerly look... More

Mumbai
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3 reviews 3 reviews
Reviews in 3 cities Reviews in 3 cities
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 3 May 2012

We selected Carmelia for the tree house. However, the cost that we paid was exorbitant!!! Firstly the tree house is located quite far from the reception of the hotel and there is no way you can reach there without a torch light (the hotel has poor power system which knocks off every alternate day). The rooms are having dated furniture... More

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Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India
1 review
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 30 April 2012
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GUYS!!! do not go to this resort...it's disgusting...they are very greedy and the room is not at all a value for money...they provide a room that is worth only 1,000 bucks but charge 5,500....there is nothing to roam around this place and for every corner you have to book a cab and the hotel guys screw your money by charging... More

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Trivandrum, India
2 reviews
Reviews in 2 cities Reviews in 2 cities
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 26 April 2012

This is a cool and best property to visit in Kerala. They have a good private plantation and a small dam. Boat ride in the dam is cool. Visited their cardamom factory. Time spend in the swimming pool at night was awesome.

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Mumbai
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6 reviews 6 reviews
Reviews in 5 cities Reviews in 5 cities
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 18 April 2012

It was the best resort, but only thing missing was the a/c. everything else was just perfect the rooms were so big and nicely made, but afternoons were hot and unbearable. it they could just put a a/c it would be uncomparable their plantation was great. the swimming pool was not clean. may be becos of off season they have... More

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Carmelia Haven, General Manager at Carmelia Haven, responded to this review
20 April 2012

Dear Sir At the outset we would like to thank you for sparing your valuable time to write a feedback about your stay at Carmelia Haven. We have noted your observations and neccesary action is being taken to rectify them. Its a matter of great joy to know that your overall experience was good. Looking forward to serve you again... More

Hyderabad, India
1 review
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 24 March 2012

This was one of the best property I have visited during my trip to kerala. We were late due to strike called by some union and were almost on the verge of cancelling the booking, but then some how we reached there and had an wonderful experience. I felt that should have booked a room at this resort and from... More

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Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
1 review
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 22 March 2012

We had visited this place with absolutely no idea about it. We had booked a Deluxe Cottage. It was really fantastic. The atmosphere around the cottages was excellent. More than the atmosphere, it was the HOSPITALITY that was offered makes me cherish this place even more than many others. The support staff were really nice to the guests. Everyone was... More

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Panipat, India
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16 reviews 16 reviews
Reviews in 13 cities Reviews in 13 cities
14 helpful votes 14 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 March 2012

A beautiful resort sorrounded by spices and tea gardens.I stayed for a night with my family and were welcomed with a small drizzle and heavy clouds.Freindly staff greeted us and a typical Indian classic dance programm made our evening pleasant followed by rich dinner.Rooms,cottages and tree cottages in a lush green layers are really admirable.

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Singapore, Singapore
Senior Contributor
24 reviews 24 reviews
Reviews in 9 cities Reviews in 9 cities
9 helpful votes 9 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 16 March 2012

My mum, sis and I stayed there for 2 days in early January 2012 and the staff tried their utmost best in attending to our every need. To stay amidst a herbs and spices plantation was a true "HAVENLY" experience for city dwellers like us. A guided tour around the plantation though a bit challenging for my 70 yr old... More

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Carmelia Haven, General Manager at Carmelia Haven, responded to this review
18 March 2012

Dear Sir Thank you for the feedback as it has motivated us to strive hard to do better. Looking forward to serve you again at Carmelia Regards Unnikrishnan Nair More

london
1 review
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 1 March 2012

We planned our honeymoon after seeing all the beautiful pics on this website. The hotel was really nice amidst very nice Thekkady scenic beauty. However, the journey from Cochin airport to this place was a mission and cost us INR 4k in a Tata Indica AC car. When we reached the manager asked us to pay ALL room charges in... More

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2 March 2012

Dear Sir, Namaskaram from all of us at Carmelia Haven , Thekkady. At the outset I would like to thank you for your feedback on our property and it is indeed very helpful for us to correct our mistakes and strive to do better in terms of service . My humble apologies for the inconvenience caused to you at the... More

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Address: Vandanmedu | Idukki District, Thekkady 685551, India
Price range (per night):* INR4,180 - 14,713

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