Tea Harvester

One of the most aesthetically pleasing places to stay in Munnar. Tea Harvester borders the Tata Tea plantations and offers stunnig views of mountains and valleys. We stayed in a room that allowed us to view a glorious sunrise from the warmth of our bedroom. Its is well maintained and the hospitality is warm. The complementary breakfast offered good choices - Paneer parantha, poori, chole, dosa, idli, chutney sambar, French toast, pineapple fritters , boiled egg, freshly made omelets, coffee/tea/juice etc. A walk through the tea plantation in the morning is a great way to start the day.

The Tree Harvester is a hotel housed in a vintage bungalow inside a tea garden. It is located in Chungath estate in Chitirapuram, near a hydel power house, about 6 kms away from Anchal and about 12 kms away from Munnar. Good motorable road connects this property except for the last 800 m, which is single lane dirt road inside the tea estate. Gruenberg Tea Plantations Haus is on the other side of the tea garden. The hotel is housed in an old bunglow with spacious rooms and excellent views all around. There is a Kathakali and Kalaripayattu center nearby where regular performances are held. The food quality & taste are excellent and quantity justifies the price. The open air dining is very enjoyable. It is a pity that the management of such an excellent property is very casual about the hospitality. All parts of the property are not cleaned properly like the fountain etc. The bed sheets and towels are not clean and have spots on them. The towels are wornout, the bedsheets have holes and the plastic chairs are chipped. . The house keeping staff are not very efficient. The extra bed and mattresses are kept on the balcony right outside the rooms. The other staffs are quite indifferent and neglect guest complains. We had booked room at upper level and was given a room where the latch of the balcony door was broken. Though it was informed to the hotel front desk in the noon, it didn't get repaired till late evening. Then they tied a plastic rope and asked us to bear it till next day. After some discussion they shifted us to ground level room for the night. Next day we were allotted a room on the upper level but had to shift our luggage ourselves as no staff was available. The parking is also small and accommodates 6-7 cars. In a nutshell, the property and its location are excellent but other than that, nothing justifies it's 3⭐ status as claimed on various travel portals. My suggestion is to book this property only through some reputed travel agencies and take their help in case of need.

Nice place to stay, food was good. Slightly over rated than required as there is no gym, swimming pool or area to walk or trek, you can trek in tata tea plantation which has nothing to do with there stay, road is narrow and should be ready to reverse a long way if required. Pay a little more you can stay in places with gym, kids play area and swimming pool.