A typical tea bungalow, the property is a bit old and musty. While the service is decent and well meaning, the property itself needs a bit of an upgrade. It sits on the middle of a patch of rainforest within a tea estate, and coffee is grown in the shade of the forest. Wildlife is common, and the Malabar Whistling Thrush is a common visitor. Good place if you're into wildlife watching, not good of you're looking for anything else.

A great place to really get away from the hustle and bustle! Puthuthottam bungalow is a cute little 2 bedroomed erstwhile estate managers bungalow. It is close to Valparai, yet in a very secluded spot. The “wildest” of the Briar hotels in these parts, Puthuthottam is perfect if you want a really private getaway. The area around makes for very good walks to spot many birds, the endemic lion tailed macaques will pay you daily visits, and you can hope to spot elephants and gaur - which we did.

Nice nature's walk and great experience. You can spot lot of animals even in morning time. Better prepared for walking with all the amenities in hand like water etc. Better take photo camera or better mobile for capturing the shots.

A great place for those who love a weekend break close to nature. Staying is a bit expensive. Great service and surrounding. You can see lion tailed macaque, sambar deers and gaurs for sure. Great place for birding too.

Let me start from the booking part . Rude and poor communication. I think Valpari doesn’t have good hotels , so they are being so cured . Room Arrival Good start from the hotel staff , I can say that he is much better than the owner of these property and higher management Room If u need to go alive to u r family , plz don’t come here . (My experience )Mid night u r phone will not get signal , power back is there , it’s poorly maintained, it won’t work at all . Any emergency in the forest u will trapped , plz family guys don’t take risk . No hot water for bath . Finally they passed this problem on a wild animal digger the water line . Breakfast food was very poor , just the bread and jam was good , that too burnt bread . No proper water If any one wants a jungle room , better take a kettle , water , food , emergency light , etc etc . Then u will feel happy for u r trip . Finally 🙄🙄🙄 I spoke to the higher management , funny answer, the amount of 11k which I pay for a night is for the room not for the service . If any thing happens u have to take care . I have never heard a word from any of the worst hotel I have stayed in my life time .