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The first
Fernhills bungalow was built in 1844 as a private
residence. It passed through many hands and then became
a country club hotel for a while in the 1860s before it
was finally established as a heritage hotel.
The
Palace is spread out over 50 acres of green lawns,
stylized gardens and dense woods with spectacular views
of terraced tea gardens and lush verdant valleys.
The
palace is superbly finished with Burmese teak. One of
its outstanding features is a throwback to other times -
a magnificent ballroom with an inimitable |
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papier-mâché ceiling. Two galleries overlook the ballroom,
one veiled with lace curtains for the ladies of the household
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Accommodation
This
palace exclusively has Suites, comprising sitting
room, bedroom, dressing room, sit-out and
bathroom.
No
of rooms
19 suites
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Fernhills
Palace
Fernhills
Palace, Nilgiris, Ootacamund,
Tamil Nadu 643 004, India
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Air
Conditioning |
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Central
Heating |
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Log
fire in rooms |
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Gym/Health
Club |
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Jacuzzi/Steam/Sauna |
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Ayurvedic
health parlour |
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Children's
Park |
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Table
tennis |
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Billiards |
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Cards
& Chess |
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Cycling/Jogging
Track |
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Tennis |
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Mini
Golf |
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Cricket |
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Horse
Riding |
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Trekking |
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Hunt
Bar |
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Conference
Facilities |
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Ooty,
as it's popularly known, or Ootacamund, or
Udhagamandalam, would still hold pride of place in
the Nilgiri Hills by any other name. It tugs large
numbers of visitors from the plains, beckoning
invitingly from its lofty and refreshing height of
2286 metres above sea level.
Short
excursions around Ooty offer many opportunities to
explore the Nilgiris on foot. There are scenic
trails in the grasslands around Mukurthi, an
extinct volcano known to the Todas as the 'Gateway
to the Dead', and in the windswept Avalanche
region, which consists of rolling, grassy downs,
shola trees and rhododendrons. The western edge of
this region falls away into the dense tropical
jungles of Kerala. The eastern half of the range,
largely deprived of the southwest monsoon, is
dominated by dry scrub and volcanic rock.
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The
suites in this palace are veritable large flats,
each with large sitting room, bedroom, dressing
room, sit-out and huge bathroom. A charming common
element in all the guest rooms is a functioning
fireplace for cozying up to a log fire on chilly
evening, though the rooms are also centrally
heated. The décor with the furnishings in heavy
wood lend to the solidity, stateliness, old world
charm and hospitality of this property.
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