Lymond House

I was initially confused to see a mix of paid reviews in Google map on Lymond and convinced myself to go with Agoda booking. Honestly I would say property scores in car parking, family friendly, room, bathroom hygiene, bedspread, bedsheet, linen, pillow, location and greenery exteriors. It is a vintage building and don't expect modern furnishings. Complimentary breakfast you get bread toast, Idly or Dosa, Pan cake or 1 item, Omelette and Tea/Coffee. Options are limited but I didn't find quality issues. Bottom-line: A good vintage property for family or honey moon coupler that could be tried and could easily meet your expectations. I had my dinner in Magnolia restaurant and it was average.

We (Couple with infant) booked this place looking at the star ratings of this place. Honestly, the ambience is way too good - just like the reviews. However before making any reservations please be mindful of the following - 1. This is an overrated homestay with prices of a 4-star hotel. We ordered for a chilli cheese toast (Listed at Rs.200) and what we got was two slices of ordinary bread with little grated cheddar cheese and lots of chillies - my point is this is not to expect from a Rs.200 priced dish at a homestay! 2. 80% of the listed items on menu are not available and yes all food orders are served on prior reservation only! For lunch you have to order by 12-12:30pm and for dinner by 5-5:30pm 3. Breakfast spread would be better at the nearby A2B (Adyar Ananda Bhawan) - for two mornings we were served with Idly, chutney, sambhar, toast, eggs. The staff - Krishna is really good at preparation of the food but a decent spread can be expected from this place. 4. Rooms are spacious but have broken wooden flooring which is quite different from the pictures shown. 5. Fireplaces are non-operational due to some silly reason - smoke gets into the room - then why are the fireplaces for? I have been to other homestays where they provide a fireplace. 6. The place gives you a spooky feeling after sunset as there are no bonfires, activities or anything to do here - we walked down to Savoy (2 mins. walk from this place) to enjoy the bonfire and dinner. Overall, I would not recommend paying anything more than Rs.2500/- for this place else it is a sheer waste of money. There are better places in Ooty to stay at the price they quote. An important recommendation to the owner - This is a really nice well kept property, please put in some real dedicated efforts to liven up this place - refurbishment of rooms, linen, carpets, toiletries plus training the staff to be customer friendly are just some of the areas to focus on. The cafe ambience is good but doesn't have food! Making it a fully operational one will help this place a lot! This place lacks the owner's touch - I hope you would understand this. Would love to see this property transform!