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Traditional cottage tucked into the forest at Thennal

Forest cottages & canopy huts

In a fairy-tale land where the real luxury is having no luxury, there is a perfect place to stay for every traveller.

Accommodation

Every cottage at Thennal was built without disturbing the forest around it. They will remind you that a window is better than air-conditioning, and that a bird's call is better than anything on your phone.

Traditional cottage with laterite walls and a red clay-tiled roof

Family cottages

Traditional Cottage

Traditionally built with laterite stone and clay-tiled roofs, between lush rainforest and paddy fields. Each family cottage has two separate rooms and a veranda to take in the surroundings.

There is no Wi-Fi or TV: we have removed everything that distracts you from nature. If you need to get online in an emergency, our reception can help.

  • Two separate rooms
  • Twin cots
  • Observation table
  • Seating outside the house
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Canopy hut raised on stilts among the trees

For the adventurous

Canopy Hut

Get a little closer to nature by being a little adventurous. Thennal has two elevated huts with clay walls, built on bamboo stilts.

This is where you wake up to the chirping of birds and blend into the forest like never before.

  • Two huts, raised on bamboo
  • Mattress on the floor (no cots)
  • Observation table
  • Seating outside the house
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Deluxe suite cottage with laterite walls and a shaded veranda

For couples & families

Deluxe Suite Cottage

Crafted with laterite stone and finished with a clay roof that keeps the cottage naturally cool in every season. A honeymoon like no other, in the gaze of the forest.

The suite has a bedroom and a separate living space with a couch, with plenty of room for family, work or both, plus a pantry, refrigerator and coffeemaker.

  • Bedroom + separate living space
  • Pantry, refrigerator and coffeemaker
  • Twin cots
  • Seating outside the house
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Restaurant dining room with timber tables and chairs

Restaurant

Culinary indulgence

Fulfilment does not stop with a peaceful stay. Walk into our restaurant for authentic, healthy Kerala dishes, as well as other Indian cuisines and even Chinese.

The restaurant is also large enough to host conferences and parties, should you like to gather in this secluded kingdom.

Breakfast spread with juice and fresh fruit
Buffet of Kerala dishes and fruit
Buffet dishes served in chafing trays
Curries and fruit at the buffet

Around the camp

Between safaris and forest walks, there is always somewhere to cool off or sit quietly with the birds.

Swimming pool in a clearing among the trees

Swimming pool

A pool among the trees

Our swimming pool sits in a clearing in the forest, a cool place to spend a warm afternoon with the canopy all around you.

Covered watch tower deck with chairs, looking into the forest

Watch towers

Look out over the forest

Climb up to one of our watch towers, take a pair of binoculars, and look out through the trees for birds while the sounds of the forest carry all around.

Lamp-lit pathway through the forest at night

Plan a stay

Choose your corner of the forest.

Tell us your dates and which stay you have in mind, and we will confirm availability and rates.