Blackberry Hills Retreat & Spa

A beautiful set of cottages nestled in the backdrop of Western Ghats cut off from the hubbubs of habitual life, Blackberry Hills offers you a magnificent view of Sahya Mountain Ranges. A winding pathway leads you to the privacy of your ethnic cottage furnished to tempt you.

Watch the spectacular sunrise through your bedroom window, or sunset from your balcony. Feel the life flourishing in the far-flung plantation village of the valley below. Catch the clouds with one hand while plucking a black plum with the other.

There are 18 cottages each with individual pathways nestling against Sahya mountain range. Garden Suites and Villa Suites have a living room with dining area in addition to bed room and balcony.

Room Categories

• Villa Suite cottages
• Garden Suite Cottages
• Garden Studio Rooms

Ethnic Games
Pakida and Chaturangam were the popular games of men in Kerala whereas Pallamkuzhi was that of women and children in Vadakkinies-the interior of the house.

Aroma Therapy
Ancient civilizations used essential oils and herbs for medicinal purposes .Aroma therapy is the art and science of healing through the use of aromatic extracts of flowers, roots and other plant materials.

Pakida
A game played between tribal villages is occasionally staged in Blackberry Hills. After the harvest, paddy fields of Kerala turn to be battle grounds where the heroes of different villages prove their mettle.  Players from even distant villages camp in the sight and continue the game day or night.  The spirit of the game used to go to any extend, even to pledging one's own wife as in the case of the epic character Yudhishtira who pledged his wife Draupathi in Mahabharata.
 
Chaturanagam
This was originally a royal game which later spread among the public.  It was the Arabs who carried this game to Europe where Chaturangam was modified to chess.

Pallamkuzhi
A simple game played with colourful seeds which are stored in two pits on the game board.  They must be cleverly put one each in the small pits.  You must be the fist one to gather maximum number of seeds.
 
Mountain Biking
The winding pathways of Munnar are tempting to bike. The Front Office Manger will arrange you bikes at a nominal rent.

Village Safari - 4-5 hours from Landsend
Start at 9 AM after breakfast. Climb down to Cinnamon shade, Kestrel’s domain and down to Mannankudi. Continue your walk along tea plantations to Attukad Village. Visit those people whom looked very petite from your balcony. Learn the life in a typical plantation village. Have a darshan at the Ganapathy Kovil enroute. Proceed to Attukad Waterfalls .Come back to Mannankudi for a tribal lunch after which you are back to the comfort of your cottage.

Organic Farming
Blackberry Estate has an extensive farm area being developed as a sustainable organic farm. Spices like cardamom and pepper are planted without disturbing the existing wild trees or other bushes. Purely organic methods are experimented and implemented for pest control and manuring. A variety of fruit plants like orange, plum, tree tomato etc. are planted among trees of natural growth.

Shadow Puppetry
Leather puppets used for the ethnic shadow plays are exhibited in the reception foyer. On occasions they stage Tholppavakkoothu (shadow play in leather puppet). It is an indigenous art and at the same time a ritualistic worship performed at Bhagavathi/Bhadrakali Temples.

Traditional paintings
Kerala has a rich legacy of mural paintings. It has developed a unique style in both drawing and painting of murals. The popular imaginations were full of images of these mural narratives. Mural paintings were generally done on the walls of temples. like the Sreekovil and Gopuram. The wood carvings and paintings on the temple walls give a balanced incorporation of Kerala architecture and decorative art.

Plantation Village
Two plantation villages are visible from your balcony. Attukad village and Power House village. Workers of the Pallivasal plantation live in these barrack-like dwellings. Each village is exclusive with its own school, playground, dispensary, temple, church etc. Life in a typical plantation village is an experience that is best enjoyed.
 
Magic of Mountain Gods
The vast plantation visible from your balcony is Pallivasal Tea Estate, the largest of 22 tea estates in Munnar. The valley is almost like a big basin and your cottage is on the edge of it. A gap in the far west end permits mist to flow-in and wind carries it like cotton.

Soar high into the uncharted world of taste and exclusivity with Horn Bill, where nature serves it platter of unending choices and delicacies. It is an unconventional eatery that makes you feel closer to nature and the interiors are diligently crafted with wood, terracotta and steel.

Sisal Spa offers you an experience to rejuvenate, relax and refresh yourself. With international wellness services and world-class spa facilities,under the personalized attention of a caring team, you are sure to leave the place feeling decompressed.

Accessibility
Blackberry Hills Mountain Eco Lodges, Munnar is well connected by road with South Indian cities such as Cochin, Madurai and Coimbatore. Approximately 150 kms drive (3-4 hours) from any of these cities will take you to the acme of Kerala. 

Exhilarating journey from the coastal city of Cochin along coconut lagoons of the plains, rubber estates of the middle lands and spice-rich foothills of Sahya ranges to the plantation-clad Kanan Devan Hills is an exploration of variety of life styles, people, agriculture and landscapes. 

Most of the roads in Munnar were pathways of elephant herds. These Anatharas were proved by modern engineers to be the right way or the best way to Munnar.