A venture of the Welcomheritage Group, the Fernhills Palace Ooty is part of an estate that spans over 50 acres of orchards, forests, plantations, lawns, flowerbeds and so on. The Fernhills Palace Ooty is one of the best and grandest heritage hotels in Ooty. Housed in a typically British mansion in red and white, the Fernhills is the surest route to a past that has had a very significant role in the shaping of our present.
The first of the Fernhills bungalow was built in 1844 by Capt. F. Cotton. It changed several hands and by mid 1860, was temporarily named Moonesami and served as one of Ooty's earliest country club hotels. A magnificent ballroom with a high valued ornamental papier-mache ceiling is a special feature of the hotel.
The suites at the hotel are done up in elegant period furniture and sport rich teakwood paneling that render an unimaginable grandeur to the rooms. The log fireplaces that come with each room are a unique feature of this hotel. The room facilities are:
The dining venues at the Fernhills Palace are various. A multi cuisine restaurant, a coffee shop and a garden restaurant serves Indian, continental, Chinese and snacks. The pub stocks choicest liquor and cigars.
The hotel offers conference facilities and a plethora of associated facilities like international dialing, fax, audio visual gadgets, etc.
At the Fernhills, you hardly feel like getting out of the hotel premises, because there is so much to do inside. Trekking, riding, mini golf, cricket, jogging track, multi gym, indoor games, chess, card table, billiards, table tennis, ayurvedic spa and beauty parlor, hunt bar, are all available- its just a mater of choosing how you want to spend your time.
The Nalapad Residency Hotel, Ooty offers wide range of amenities and services. The other facilities and services provided at Nalapad Residency Hotel in Ooty include:
People of Ooty speak Badaga, Hindi, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam and English. It is best to visit Ooty either from September to November or during the period of April to June. It is desirable to take heavy woolen garments during the winter season whereas light woolen are more than enough in summer.