THE PLACE:

We were lucky to stum­ble across this place when search­ing for places to stay in Mysore. It’s one of the very few rec­om­mended home­s­tays in the city. Run by a very hos­pitable cou­ple, Mr and Mrs T Sug­una who retired to the coun­try­side in search of peace and quiet – it is exactly what you’re look­ing for — a home away from home, but away from the noise and pol­lu­tion of city life. It’s a few kms away from the city but well worth the ride if you’re look­ing for a homely expe­ri­ence.

It’s a farm in the real sense – there are cows being milked, gar­dens being tended to, veg­eta­bles being grown and other activ­i­ties going on around the area while you soak in the feel­ing of being one with nature.

The best part is a swim­ming pool adja­cent to the main house – you can prob­a­bly spend quite a few happy hours with the fam­ily frol­ick­ing around in the water! The rooms are clean and cosy and you can ask for their rec­om­men­da­tion on the size depend­ing on the mem­bers of your family.

They also added a mas­sage ser­vice so you can take advan­tage of a Ker­ala Ayurvedic mas­sage at your con­ve­nient time.

The food is sim­ple and deli­cious (veg­e­tar­ian) with many of the veg­eta­bles on your plate com­ing straight from the farm. Just sit at the din­ing table and enjoy the feel­ing of being very pampered.

IN AND AROUND:

All the sights in Mysore includ­ing the Mysore Palace are within sight­see­ing dis­tance. I would rec­om­mend your own vehi­cle or a rented one though as it becomes quite dif­fi­cult oth­er­wise. They can also pro­vide a vehi­cle if you let them know in advance. There are also long nature walks you can take around the home­s­tay itself.

GETTING THERE:

Once you get to Mysore you need to head towards T. Narasipura Road. On this road, you will come to Chikka Hally, where you need to take a diver­sion on the right (look out for the sign). Give the hosts a call for the exact land­marks.
Ban­ga­lore to Mysore is around a 3–4 hour drive.

BUDGET:

Rea­son­able

LAST WORD:

Be pre­pared for a real “home” away from home. From the food, to the neat rooms and the hos­pi­tal­ity, there is some­thing very charm­ing about Hillview. There’s enough space for kids to run around and bond with nature. There are ham­mocks placed strate­gi­cally so you can just set­tle down with a book. And a clean chlo­rine free pool that you can splash about it.

CONTACT:

Mrs. T. Sug­una
Hillview Farms
Chikka­halli
T.Narasipura Road,
P.O.Vachamangala,
Mysore– 570 010,Karnataka India
+91 0821 2901841 Mobile : 9880481001
E-mail:hillviewmysore@rediffmail.com