Spice Village Thekkady - a CGH Earth Experience

We had one of the most amazing Christmas holiday at Spice Village in Dec 24 for four nights and five days. Undoubtedly one of the best resorts of the CGH group. The whole set up amongst the woods and nature, with a variety birds chirping around, some friend visitors like Giant Malabar squirrel, Black langoors, common monkeys etc. the experience is truly magical and very relaxing. Almost each of the tree/plant at the property is name tagged with their common and botanical names. Some even have the names of their planters, which is very unique. Infact they have a fun activity for children and adults alike to trace the various trees and note down their common, family and botanical names. The food is excellent with a huge buffet spread at breakfast and dinner and a host of other items to choose from if you wish to A` la carte. They have a lovely set up for evening tea with light snacks, open to all guests. There are various activities to keep you busy throughout your stay, indoors at the resort itself, and many outdoors, many in collaboration with Forest department. Their group of Naturalists are very knowledgeable and keep you engaged with information. They help you to get your bookings for the various activities with the Forest department as well. Maneesh, their head naturalist, is a young energetic guy who goes out of the way to ensure you get to do the activities that you want. He particularly helped us by arranging jungle trek and bamboo rafting for us. All the staff at the resort, right from their GM to the cleaning staff are all very very polite and courteous. You would find them ever smiling and greeting you and checking about your experience and well being during your stay. That makes the stay even more enjoyable and memorable. I hope that just one suggestion I had given to them would be adhered to by them about ensuring the breakfast/brunch is kept either in the rooms or at their restaurants for guests who choose to go for early morning activities because they do not have a system of sending packed breakfast with guests inside the jungle like most of the other game parks in India have. Rest everything during our stay was perfect and we would surely return some time in future. And yes.. thank you team Spice Village for making our Marriage Anniversary special by placing a greetings in our room and arranging for delicious cake by the restaurant staff.

Truly living up to its mission of CGH - Clean Green Healthy and The Village Resort !! Very green and sprawling property with individual cottages well laid and spread. The property has more than 1000 varieties of trees providing a nice natural cover ! The resort has different activities planned for residents for each day! The resort’s two restaurants cater very unique local cuisine besides normal items. I did not feel satiated spending only one night. The travel agent should have suggested two nights at the least.

I stayed in Spice Village for one night An incredible beautiful hotel made with natural materials I stayed in a large room in the extensive grounds of the hotel. Very comfortable beds. I felt I was getting an authentic experience. In the evening we ate a buffet dinner with a huge choice of dishes. Service was lovely.

A wonderful hotel giving a great experience. The cottages were very comfortable. Food was amazing. The staff were excellent. Nothing was too much trouble. Lots of wonderful experiences. My birthday was the day we left the hotel and I was made to feel like Royalty! A truly amazing place

Excellent and friendly service from staff. Lovely clean rooms Lots of activities and well positioned to explore the surrounding area. I did the paper marking - i had always wanted to try this and Ashley and his staff were so helpful. Bar was cosy and food was delicious

I just had the pleasure to stay 2 nights in that fabulous hotel. Everything was perfect from the staff to the meals to the quality of accommodation. This is not a super deluxe hotel but it has everything you need. They don’t have air condition but they don’t really need it. This hotel is extremely environmental friendly. Breakfast lunch and dinner was a buffet but changing items every day. They also have an a la cart menu if you need. I did some excursions out of the hotel, which was very nice. I had a 2 hour Ayurvedic massage which was fabulous and reasonable. I can only recommend that hotel.