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Recently we had been to coorg and chikmagalur. Both the time we stayed in homestays. Somehow I felt homestays are better choices compared to Hotels as they would be having homely atmosphere and you can have home food which you will miss always .
So in Coorg we stayed in a home stay called Palace Estate.Its a pretty nice place in between the woods maintained by a Coorg family. The place is very remote and is entirely sorrounded by greenary and there is no network also.So if you want to spend a weekend without any traffic noise,mobile calls this is the best place to go !!!

HomeStay

Balcony

Have a cup of coffee in the morning , take a walk amidst the coffee plantation,have a shower in the private falls [ which was awesome ] and relax.They also gave a nice breakfast,lunch and dinner mostly prepared in coorgi style.
10 mins from the homestay there is a palace called Nalkanad Summer Palace where you can see some of the old paintings. This palace was built by a Kodagu King named Lingaraja and now it has been protected by ASI.

Palace

Waterfalls

“Thadiyandamole” which is the highest peak in Coorg is 6km from here and is a very good spot for trekking.Top of the hill provides a scenic view.
Padi Igutappa Temple which is a very auspicious temple for Coorgis is 7 km from here.

My Favt dew drops

Woodys

They have a website of their own where you can find more details
www.palaceestate.co.in.
Make sure you book in advance before going there.

Few weeks later we visited chikmagalur,there also we stayed in a homestay called Woodways.
This homestay is also remote and sorrounded by coffee plantations.You can take a coffee tour,do trekking,
bird watching etc.This place fills with you so much positive energy and makes you feel fresh.
You can stay here for a weekend and visit places like Kemmanugundi,Bababudangiri,Mullayyanagiri etc. which are near by. Pics are below

homestay

front view

coffee with cam

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