Fern Hill Palace

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Fern Hill Palace, Ooty, Nilgiris. Edit

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Fern Hill is a welcome heritage hotel, situated at Fern Hill, Ooty and located in 50 acres of land with sprawling lawns, beautiful gardens, dense forests, rich and stunning views overlooking lush green valleys and tea gardens. The palace, superbly finished with Burmese teak, features a magnificent ballroom with a high valued ornamental papier ceiling. This has two overlooking galleries, one veiled with lace curtains for the ladies of the household and the other for the court orchestra. This Palace has exclusive suites which comprise of a large sitting room, guest room, dining hall, sit outs, etc. All guest rooms have a huge fireplace, taking you back to the British era. Apart from this you have all luxurious services provided by the hotel ensuring you have a pleasant and royal stay. The ambience and the setting are sure to give you a feel of the yesteryears, the English style of living in particular. You will rejoice in the old world charm.

Fern Hill Palace, Ooty

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October to March.

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Morning, Afternoon, Evening.

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2 to 3 Hours.

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How to ReachEdit

Taxi : Ooty is well connected by a road network and national highways 67. The tourist can reach to Ooty by taxi. The normal Indian taxi charges of Rupees 8 to 20 will be charged for each km.

Bus : Ooty is well connected with all most all south Indian cities by bus. There are regular bus services from Mysore (Rs 300), Bangalore (Rs 600), Chennai (Rs 650) and also from many cities in Kerala. State owned and private vehicles ply on this route. Many tourist services providers offer package trips to Ooty from many south Indian cities. These will charge about Rs 4 per km.

Train : The hill station of Ooty has a railway station of its own. It is called the Udhagamandalam railway station and can be reached by The Nilgiri Mountain Railway (a.k.a. Toy Train) from Mettupalayam which is 47 km away from Ooty, is the nearest major railway station. There are regular train services from Coimbatore and Chennai to Mettupalayam. Mettupalayam and Conoor are connected to Ooty with toy trains. Taxis are available from Mettupalayam to Ooty and fare is about Rs 1,000. Udhagamandalam railway station: 0423-2442246.

Air : There is no airport in ooty. Coimbatore airport is the nearest airport and is around 105 km from Ooty. A number of private airlines give provide services to Coimbatore. Coimbatore is well connected with many south Indian cities by air including Chennai, Bangalore, Madurai and Hyderabad. Pre-paid Taxi fare from Coimbatore to Ooty is about Rs 2,500. Coimbatore International Airport: 0422 259 2155.

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