Ooty, Tamil Nadu · luxury

Savoy Ooty — IHCL SeleQtions

★★★★☆

The Savoy is among the oldest hotels in South India, open since 1829, on a rise above the racecourse in the middle of Ooty. The rooms are in single-storey tiled cottages around a long lawn, each with a sitting room and a working fireplace that the staff light in the evening. There is a croquet lawn, an old bar, and a garden that has been kept for nearly two centuries. It is a short walk to the lake and the botanical garden. It is run by the Taj group now, and it holds its Raj-era character without trying too hard. It is the place to stay in Ooty for the sense of the hill station.