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Fernhills Palace

Fernhill Post Nilgiris, Ooty 643 004, India
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Ranked #13 of 22 Ooty B&B and Inns
3.0 of 5 stars 17 Reviews
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TouringBuffalo
Ottawa, Canada
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17 reviews
27 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 12 January 2012

We stayed at this property in the month of December for 3 days. I have to start by saying this- the property can be better maintained than its current standards. The positives include: this is a huge property in this heritage city; the rooms are huge with a lots of sitting space; Generally well kept rooms. We were given a... More

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CarenB4
Greenwich, Connecticut
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7 reviews
5 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 20 November 2011

the premises of a former Maharaja's Palace way past its prime. the heat is not turned on until Dec. so you are relegated to a small space heater and hot water bottles in the room. They never thought to bring space heaters into the bar area until we asked. In the absence of a liquor license, you could get room... More

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1 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 November 2011

Arrived to a very cold hotel, told that central heat won't be on until December but small heating blower in room... insufficient for the size. Offered hot water bottle for humidity ladden sheets. Mildewy shower. Pieces of paint peeling from ceiling and wall behind bed bubbling from water seepage. Hot water avaialbe from 6 to 10 AM and from 6... More

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intrepidtraveller33
London
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4 reviews
2 helpful votes
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 March 2011

Decided to stay here for 3 nights because of the location. Got disappointed once we reached there. The Palace is very much run down. Can be much better place than thought of. The sofa's in the rooms were so old and worn out. The central heating doesn't work so we were given hot water bottles, but the place was cold.... More

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chekkakrishnarao
Northampton,UK
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1 of 5 stars Reviewed 18 February 2011

We booked through a travel agent in India to stay for two nights but we decided to vacate after just one night as we decided not to waste our time staying there. It is very poorly maintained and although they charge 5 star rates it is something like 2 1/2 or 3 star. When we were there it was rainy... More

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AzimuthalP
Mumbai
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8 reviews
1 helpful vote
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 3 February 2011

It was a surprise delight. Booked this property as could not find any interesting and classy hotels in Ooty while searching online. Came across this property of Welcome Heritage Group. It was an old palace of some maharaja, which was later converted to a hotel. Hotel is located about 3-4 kms from Ooty town center on a small hill overlooking... More

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Dsareen
New Delhi
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21 reviews
13 helpful votes
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 November 2010

The Fernhill Palace has probably the best location in Ooty. A magnificent palace, but so poorly maintained that it is a disgrace. The gardens are non existent, the interiors musty, poorly maintained and service pathetic. A chance visit to the kitchen located in the basement made me wonder if we would survive our stay. The hotel had ben taken over... More

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floraindia
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 November 2010

We stayed in this hotel for 2 days with my Husband and friends family . It is the best luxury hotel I've ever stayed. We would say that we had the best Royal treatment form the beginning. The hotel itself a mesmerizing building architecture spread over 40 acres of lush green environment with a breath taking view of the Valley.... More

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Sharadd
Hyderabad, India
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5 reviews
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 16 October 2010

Fern Hill Palace: Ooty We have stayed in the hotel during the month of October 2010. We came across the hotel while booking our tickets through spice jet and we found the presentation attractive and decided to take a chance. We called up the hotel & spoke to Jenkin who confirmed the booking and also provided some concession on the... More

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jayasreemohan
bangalore
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 1 August 2010

We have stayed at many good hotels in India and aboard, but this hotel is the best. At this place we felt so much at home that on the day of the check out we were literally feeling sad. We stayed from 15th July to 19th July, 2010 and felt that the vacation was too short. The staff were very... More

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