Kodaikanal has become one of the top tourist destinations in India and accommodation can be difficult at times. Peak tourist season is April and May. If you are planning to visit KIS or Kodaikanal, here are some options to explore.

Alumni returning to KIS are advised to contact the Alumni Office for access to Alumni Guesthouse accommodation at alumni@kis.in

Current and prospective parents are advised to contact either the school at contact@kis.in or the Travel Office at travel@kis.in for helpful recommendations

Accommodation and Eating Out in Kodai

Please see below for links to hotels and Kodaikanal tourist websites. Restaurants abound with quality multi-cuisine and Tibetan food is currently a specialty.

Local Hotels

The Carlton (adjacent to KIS campus)
Lake Road, Kodaikanal 624 101
Price range: Rs 7,440 - 10,785 (for 2 / 3 nights)
Tel:  (91) 4542 240 056 to 240-07
Fax: (91) 4542 241 170
Email: carlton@krahejahospitality.com
Web: www.krahejahospitality.com

Hill Top Towers (adjacent to KIS campus)
Club Road, Kodaikanal 624 101
Price range: Rs 1,100 – 1.500 (low season) Rs 1,650 – 1,850 (high season) + 12.5% tax
Tel:  (91) 4542 240 413 or 242 254 or 242 253
Fax: (91) 4542 240 415
Email: support@hilltopgroup.in

RR Residency (adjacent to KIS campus)
Boat House Road, Kodaikanal 624 101
Price range: Rs 1,350 (low season) Rs 2,350 (high season)
Tel:  (91) 4542 244 300 or 244 301 / 244 302
Fax: (91) 4542 244 300
Email: rrresidency@rediffmail.com

Trewin Kodai
Contact: A Radhakrishnan
Trewin Compound
Laws Ghat Road
Kodaikanal 624 101
Phone: (91) 4542 241 335
Cell:     094437 66093

Golden Parks Inn (adjacent to KIS campus)
Anna Salai, Near 7 Roads Junction
Kodaikanal 624 101
Price range: Rs 1,600 – 6.000 + 12.5% tax
Tel:  (91) 4542 246 181 to 185
Fax: (91) 4542 243 598
Email: goldanparksinn@sancharnet.com

Hotel Villa Retreat (10-minute walk from campus)
Has a nice garden with a wonderful view of the plains
Coaker's Walk, Kodaikanal 624 101
Price range: Rs 590 - 990+10% tax
Tel:  (91) 4542 243 556 or 240 940 or 243 940
Fax: (91) 4542 243 557
Email: villaretreat@yahoo.com
Web: www.villaretreat.com

Zest @ Coaker's Villa (10-minute walk from campus)
Home away from home providing you with all the modern amenities
Solheim House, Noyes Road, Coaker's Walk, Kodaikanal
Price range: Rs 5.100 – Rs 6.600
Tel: (91) 4542 241365
Email: pawan.sharma@clubmahindra.com
Web: www.clubmahindra.com

Club Mahindra Coaker's Villa (10-minute walk from campus)
Home away from home providing you with all the modern amenities
Solheim House, Noyes Road, Coaker's Walk, Kodaikanal
Price range: Rs 2,281 – 2,781 + 12.5% Tax
Tel: (91) 4542 241365
Email: pawan.sharma@clubmahindra.com
Web: www.clubmahindra.com

Home-wood
A relaxed home-like property removed from the center of town on Lower Shola Road comprising 4 cottages, newly refurbished with tasteful decor and fixtures. Rates are for a couple including breakfast.
Price range: Rs 2,500 – 3,500
Tel:  (91) 4542 241 373
Cell: (91) 99428 99071 / 94420 46580
Email: casablanca127@yahoo.com
Web: www.kodaikanalhomestay.com

Ampthill
Ten minutes away from town, Ampthill is situated on Fairy Falls Road. Luxuriously furnished one bedroom apartment, equipped with microwave and fridge. Has separate entrance from main house to ensure total privacy.
Price range: Rs 2,500 (high season), Rs 2,000 (low season)
Cell: (91) 94863 64249

Cinnabar Farm Guesthouse
Peaceful gardens well planted with fruit trees surround this unique Kodaikanal house. Two sunny rooms with private baths detached from the main house make the stay truly memorable. Where you feel like a personal friend, not just a guest. Relax on the porch or perhaps in the quiet of the living room where a log fire awaits you on chilly days. A selection of books, newspapers and magazines is at hand. Run by KIS community member, Mr Balakrishnan, enquiries can be made to:

Contact address: Cinnabar, Chettiar Road, Kodaikanal 624101, Tamil Nadu, India
Tel:  (91) 4542 240220
Cell: (91) 98421 45220
Email: cinnabarfarm@yahoo.com
Website: www.cinnabar.in

Wyadra Cottage
2.5 kms from KIS on Observatory Road, this cottage with 2 bedrooms and attached bathrooms has full kitchen facilities including gas and a maid. Situated with its own private garden and dish TV it is ideal for up to 2 month stays.
Price range: Rs 2,000 (low season), Rs 3,000 (high season),
Tel:  (91) 4542 244 284
Cell: (91) 94433-41143
Email: mirashaa@sancharnet.in

Alumni Guesthouses
There are presently two Alumni guesthouses located on the KIS Loch End compound.

• Bachman Cottage is a one bedroom, kitchen and bathroom facility with TV and stove providing sleeping accommodation for 2 people
• Dunmere Cottage has an additional living room with 2 sofa beds which can double up for sleeping accommodation if necessary