Hotel Darshan

Hotel Darshan is located right infront of the famous Ooty lake. We stayed in there premier room which has a balcony with the lake view. The stay was comfortable. They even have bonfire everyday with snacks, pizza etc which was a plus. The only issue we had was the fact that the rooms didnt have enough cupboards for storage. There is just one but the space is taken up by locker. The bathrooms were clean as well except the curtains. The bedsheets have been used to many times and was not comfortable.

Me and my friend visited this hotel on 1st of March and I must say this place was very beautiful with best view of ooty lake..... All the staff were very polite and wanted to thank each and everyone who made our stay very smooth and special thanks to neeru and her colleagues......

When we booked this hotel was bit skeptical of the crowd and busy street near to hotel as it is in close proximity of Ooty lake. To our surprise, it was just opposite, located at quite and pine tree covered road and overlooking Ooty lake, with just 2 mins walk to lake. Hotel has lift so staying with elderly parents was not a problem. We stayed in suite room which had a small seat out part with sofa and room separated by glass door. Room was of decent size for 1 or 2 nights stay. Bathroom and rooms were clean with tea coffee maker and all-time hot water. In front of rooms there is common roof type area with swing etc from where you get view of ooty lake. Dont miss the morning misty view of the lake. Reception area is small and may get bit crowded. Hotel has safe parking area. We took ala carte for dinner and they have cook from northeast, who makes great veg Chinese dishes. North Indian food was also great. It's pure veg hotel. Breakfast spread and taste was decent with fresh made Dhosa/Idly, Bread, Puri etc. They have smaller seating area for breakfast compared to rooms they have. So if hotel is fully booked, breakfast place gets bit busy with line for Dhosa/ Puri. So better to go early for breakfast. if you dont have car, you can just hire auto to visit all sightseeing in Ooty town like Botanical garden etc.

If you are going for this hotel you need to get a room in premium to get a super view of the boat club. Rooms are spacious with a sofa big enough for another person to sleep in it. Vert near to Ooty railway station. They will charge you 150 rs in cab from railway station to this hotel. Plus if you want to travel to nearby place you can take auto whom will charge 100 rs to 150 rs to gardens.

The rooms are cramped but good if you have more plans to sightsee the city. The service was extremely slow. Food is pure veg which was a miss, I didnt check on this before. It is completely budget friendly though. We didnt get too many options at the last minute booking but this stay was comfortable.