Coorg · Monnangeri, Galibeedu
A rainforest resort at 1,200 metres in Coorg, 63 rooms and villas across 180 acres, with a spa built around 5 elements.
Taj Madikeri Resort & Spa sits on a hilltop above Monnangeri, in the Galibeedu hills outside Madikeri, at 1,200 metres above sea level and inside a rainforest reserve of 180 acres. Cardamom, pepper and coffee grow through the grounds, streams cut across it, and the estate itself doubles as a wildlife corridor between the forest on either side. The lobby is open on every side, glass and wide picture windows giving a full sweep of the hills before a guest ever reaches a room. There are 63 rooms and villas in all, 39 cottage rooms and 24 villas, each built along Kodava lines: sloping tiled roofs, wooden screens cut in an open lattice, hardwood floors and a fireplace in every one.
Superior Cottage Queen and Twin Bed and Deluxe Cottage Queen and Twin Bed are 79 and 92 square metres and connect to each other, each sold with a queen bed or twin beds inside the one name. Premium Villa is 130 square metres, freestanding on its own elevated platform, with a living area set apart from the bedroom. Luxury Pool Villa runs to 307, and holds a plunge pool of its own, 1.2 metres deep and temperature-controlled, sunk into a pillared, skylit courtyard. Two-Bedroom Family Suite Queen and Twin Bed is 170 square metres of interconnecting rooms on the hilltop, a queen bed or twins in each. At the top, Presidential Suite - 3 Bedroom is 836 square metres across 3 bedrooms, with a lap pool and an open-air jacuzzi in its own courtyard and a butler assigned to the villa.
J Wellness Circle runs across 2,800 square metres, its treatments built around 5 elements — water, air, fire, earth and space — and around Ayurveda rather than a generic spa menu: a line of medicated oil treatments, a traditional Coorg hot-water bath called the Gudda, and a scrub of local coffee, avocado and rice developed for the resort. A concierge arranges guided treks, coffee tastings, nature walks and cookery lessons across the estate, and every grade's own room service runs 24 hours.
The Outdoor Pool. The pool holds its temperature year-round and runs the length of a terrace looking over the valley, with cabana daybeds set either side and a thatched pavilion at the top of the steps behind it.
J Wellness Circle. The spa runs across 2,800 square metres, its treatments organised around 5 elements — water, air, fire, earth and space — and built on Ayurveda: Abhyanga, a full-body oil treatment; Katibasti, warm oil held over the lower back in a ring of dough; a traditional Coorg hot-water bath called the Gudda; and a scrub of local coffee, avocado and rice developed for this resort. A second pool, circular and set under a covered deck, sits apart for guests using the spa.
The Fitness Centre. Open around the clock, with free weights, cardio machines and its own windows onto the forest — built for anyone from a first workout to a serious training block.
Treks, Coffee and the Forest Around It. A concierge arranges guided treks and nature walks through the estate and the forest around it, coffee tastings, and cookery lessons in the kitchen. The rainforest reserve the resort sits inside doubles as a wildlife corridor between summer and winter, and falcons are among the birds seen over the grounds.
A Private Table, Anywhere on the Estate. A dinner for two can be arranged at a location of your choosing across the property, planned in advance around what you would rather eat, rather than at a set table in one of the 5 restaurants.
Superior Cottage Queen and Twin Bed and Deluxe Cottage Queen and Twin Bed are the resort's cottages, 79 and 92 square metres, and connect to each other.
Premium Villa and Luxury Pool Villa stand freestanding at 130 and 307.
Presidential Suite - 3 Bedroom and Two-Bedroom Family Suite Queen and Twin Bed are the two multi-room grades, 836 and 170, both named suites by the house.
Superior Cottage Queen and Twin Bed, Deluxe Cottage Queen and Twin Bed and Two-Bedroom Family Suite Queen and Twin Bed are each sold under one name with a queen bed or twin beds inside it — ask for either when you book.
Premium Villa, Luxury Pool Villa and Presidential Suite - 3 Bedroom are king only.
Luxury Pool Villa has a plunge pool of its own, 1.2 metres deep, sunk into a skylit courtyard.
Presidential Suite - 3 Bedroom has a lap pool and an open-air jacuzzi in a courtyard of its own. No other grade has water that belongs to the room — the resort's outdoor pool and the spa's pool are shared instead.
Cardamom, pepper and coffee grow through the grounds, streams cut across it, and the estate itself doubles as a wildlife corridor between the forest on either side.
1st Monnangeri
Galibeedu Post
Madikeri, Karnataka 571201
India
A child is 12 or under.
Arranged before arrival; no figure is published for it.
Rates are quoted for your dates.
Presidential Suite - 3 Bedroom is 836 square metres across 3 bedrooms, with its own butler, and it is the only grade here reached with nobody else's room adjoining it.
Two-Bedroom Family Suite Queen and Twin Bed is the other multi-room grade, 170 square metres of interconnecting rooms for up to 6.
Room
79 m² · Sleeps 3
The rainforest
Superior Cottage Queen and Twin Bed is 79 square metres, sold with a queen bed or twin beds, connecting through to its own Deluxe Cottage next door.
Room
92 m² · Sleeps 3
The rainforest
Deluxe Cottage Queen and Twin Bed is 92 square metres, with a private fireplace and a seating area beside the bed, a queen or twins inside the one room.
Villa
130 m² · Sleeps 4
The rainforest, from an elevated platform
Premium Villa is 130 square metres, freestanding on its own elevated platform, with a living area set apart from the king bedroom.
Villa
307 m² · Sleeps 4
The valley, through large bay windows
Luxury Pool Villa is 307 square metres with a plunge pool of its own, 1.2 metres deep and temperature-controlled, sunk into a pillared, skylit courtyard.
Suite
836 m² · Sleeps 9
Gardens and mountains
Presidential Suite - 3 Bedroom is 836 square metres across 3 bedrooms, with a lap pool and an open-air jacuzzi in a courtyard of its own, and a dedicated butler.
Suite
170 m² · Sleeps 6
The hilltop, through large bay windows
Two-Bedroom Family Suite Queen and Twin Bed is 170 square metres of interconnecting rooms on the hilltop, a queen bed or twins in each.
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