Taj Savoy Hotel in Ooty

Introduction

A popular hill station in Tamil Nadu on the Nilgiri Mountain Range and a hot favorite shooting site for the Bollywood, Ooty has been mesmerizing tourists with its beauty since a long time now. Like most hill station, Ooty was also discovered and brought to limelight by the British. In search of a cool hideaway from the intolerable heat of Tamil Nadu, the British turned Ooty into the summer capital of the Madras Presidency. The name Ooty is a short form of Ootacamund, derived from the Tamil Udhagamandalam meaning house in mountains. Ooty is now a bubbling tourist destination thriving with weekenders, honeymooners and distant tourists. Given the popularity and the rate of tourist turnover in Ooty, accommodation in Ooty is available in plenty. There is no dearth of hotels in Ooty. The heritage hotels in Ooty are reflective of its colonial past and the give you an idea of the grandeur the British were so used to. The Taj Savoy is a premium heritage hotel in ooty.

Accommodation

The 40 centrally air conditioned cottages offer standard rooms, garden facing rooms and suites. The red tiled conical roofed cottages with wooden floors will make you relive the colonial experience in its full grandeur. Notably, the massive wooden beams that support the roof were dragged all the way from Tipu Sultan's palace in Srirangapattanam up the Singhur Ghat by elephants. The in-room facilities are:

•  Attached bathroom
•  Running hot & cold water
• Bathtub
•  Fireplace
•  A/C
• Tea/coffee maker
• TV with satellite channels
• Channel music
• Telephone (STD/ISD)
• ·Wooden floors
• Garden view
• Room service

Dining

The restaurant rather the dining room at Taj Savoy Hotel offers more than just culinary delights. The rosewood panels, the antique crockery gives the place a vintage air you will simply love. The cuisine are served here are Indian, Chinese, and continental. The Canterbury Bar serves the choicest Indian and foreign liquor. The Coffee Lounge is the perfect place to idle over a fuming cup of coffee.

Banquets & Conferences

The Taj Savoy has a conference hall with a capacity ranging from 25 to 150 persons in auditorium style and 50 to 200 persons for cocktail parties or receptions. The lawn for is perfect for outdoor functions.

Other Facilities

• Travel desk
• Airport transfer
• Currency exchange
• Billiards
• Table tennis
• Tennis court
• Laundry
• Parking
• Safe deposit lockers
• Fax
• ·Luggage storage
• Doctor on call
•  Major credit cards accepted

Recommended Itineraries

•  South India Golden Triangle Tour
•  South Indian Cultural Tour
•  Temple Tour of South India