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Sleeping
Munnar has plenty of accommodation but the best budget options are just south of the
town centre. If you really want to feel the serenity and are willing to pay a bit more, head
for the hills.
4
Around Town
HOMESTAY
$
JJ Cottage
( 230104;
jjcottagemunnar@sancharnet.in
; d ?350-800; )
The sweet family at this superb purple
place a couple of kilometres south of town (but easy walking distance from the main bus
stand) will go out of its way to make sure your stay is comfortable. The varied and un-
complicated rooms are ruthlessly clean, bright, great value and have TV and hot water.
The one deluxe room on the top floor has a separate sitting room and sweeping views.
Free internet but no wi-fi.
Green View
( 230940;
www.greenviewmunnar.com
; d ?450-700; )
This tidy guesthouse has 10 fresh budget
rooms, a friendly welcome and reliable tour advice. The best rooms are on the upper floor
and there's a super rooftop garden where you can sample 15 kinds of tea. The young own-
er organises trekking trips and also runs
Green Woods Anachal
(d incl breakfast ?750)
outside Mun-
nar - a four-room budget option out in the tea and spice plantations.
GUESTHOUSE
$
Zina Cottages
( 230349; r ?700-900)
On the outskirts of town but immersed in lush tea plantations and with
fine views, this hospitable homestay is a good deal. Rooms are pretty basic with bucket
hot water but the views are sensational. They offer free pick-up from town (an autorick-
shaw costs about ?40).
HOMESTAY
$
Kaippallil Inn
MAP
GUESTHOUSE
$
( 9495029259;
www.kaippallil.com
;
r ?300-800)
A stiff walk or rickshaw ride uphill from the
bazaar, Kaippallil is a good budget bet in the town centre, thanks mainly to the serene
Benoy, who offers free yoga and meditation sessions and plenty of tea. It looks a little
