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( 222350;
www.goelparadiso.com
;
Bypass Rd; d ?750-1250, q ?1850; )
This immaculate family
homestay has fresh rooms with balconies and hanging chairs, or rooms opening onto a ter-
race overlooking greenery at the back. Cooking classes (?400 including meal) are a speci-
ality here.
Tranquilou
MAP
HOMESTAY
$$
( 223269;
www.tranquilouhomestay.com
;
off Bypass Rd; r incl breakfast ?800-1200; )
Another
friendly family homestay in a peaceful location. Neatly furnished rooms surround a pleas-
ant garden; the two doubles that adjoin a shared sitting room are a good family option.
Claus Garden
( 222320;
www.homestay.in
; s/d without bathroom ?800/950, d/tr ?1500/1600; )
Set well away from the
hustle and bustle and up a very steep hill, this lovely big building has gently curving bal-
conies, splashes of colour and six rooms around a lush green garden.
HOMESTAY
$$
Chrissie's Hotel
MAP
( 9447601304, 224155;
www.chrissies.in
; Bypass Rd; r ?1920-2400)
This four-storey building behind
the popular expat-run restaurant of the same name somehow manages to blend in with the
forest-green surrounds. The chic rooms are spacious and bright, with cheery furnishings,
lamps and colourful pillows. Yoga, shiatsu and reiki classes can be arranged.
GUESTHOUSE
$$
Spice Village
MAP
HOTEL
$$$
( 04843011711;
www.cghearth.com
;
Thekkady Rd; villas ?14,000-20,000; )
This CGH Earth
place takes its green credentials very seriously and has captivating, spacious cottages that
are smart yet cosily rustic, in pristinely kept grounds. Its restaurant does lavish lunch and
dinner buffets (?1000 each), there's a colonial-style bar and you can find the
Wildlife Inter-
pretation Centre
( 222028; 6am-6pm)
here, which has a resident naturalist showing slides
and answering questions about the park. Good value out of high season when rates halve.
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