Feel the serenity & purity of nature..!!

PERFECT HIDEOUT SPOT TO REJUVENATE YOUR MINDS

SpiceBuds FarmStay is a Home stay facility set in a Spice Plantation of about 5 acres of land at Koottar near Ramakkalmedu in Idukki District of Kerala, The God's Own Country. We are part of the famous Western Ghats (UNESCO World Heritage Center) region in Kerala. Our homestay facility is more than 50 years old heritage home with completely rock made walls and recently renovated into beautiful suite cottage bungalows adding premium amenities to cop up with the latest lifestyle trends. You can explore absolute nature bliss with a soft trek inside the spice plantation to experience pure, unpolluted nature here.

Their roots are from Palai, Kottayam

COMPLETELY OPERATED & MANAGED BY THE HOSTS THEMSELVES

The property, SpiceBuds FarmStay is owned and operated by Payikattu Family, whose roots are from Palai, Kottayam and they reside very nearby now. This is actually their old house which they purchased almost 30+ years back from an ancient family here at Koottar who really built this approximately 50+ years back. Almost 10 years back Payikattu Family built a new house and this old house been in the ruining stage later. In 2019, Payikattu Family decided to renovate it with its original beauty and make it a Heritage Stay facility for Travellers & Nature Lovers by adding the latest living amenities focussing on promoting the Plantation FarmStay Experience. The renovation been completed by the end of 2019 and from 2020 onwards we started hosting it for you all.

Feel the aroma of spices & learn about it.

A JOURNEY THROUGH NATURE, AMIDST WIDE RANGE OF FLORA AND FAUNA

The main spice items planted here include Cardamom, Pepper & Clove. Addition to that our plantation covers Nutmeg, Cocoa, Areca Nut, Coconut, various types of Bananas and Fruit items with various types of Jackfruit & Mangoes, Rose Apple, Love Apple, Custard Apple, Pomegranate, Papaya and various flower plants & medicinal plants. Latest additions to our fruit list are: Rambutan, Mangosteen, Apple, Orange, Butter Fruit, & Grapes. Our plantation also covers wide variety of Trees like Teak, Malabar Kino, Jack Tree, Mango Tree etc… Our plantation is also a natural ecosystem for various types of Flies, Insects and birds like White-bellied Treepie, Nilgiri Flycatcher, Nilgiri Pipit, Malabar Parakeet, Broad-tailed Grassbird, Bulbul, Small Sunbird, Great Hornbill etc...

 

 

“ TO EMERGE AS A PROMINENT RESPONSIBLE FARM TOURISM EXPERIENCE PROVIDER AND THUS TO BE RESPECTED AS A POINT OF EXCELLENCE IN RESPONSIBLE TOURISM. “