Where to Stay in Kodaikanal: 10 Hotels, Ranked

Five-star hotel on Lake Road, above Kodaikanal Lake. Its own site publishes the address, two telephone numbers and its four dining rooms.

Fifty cottages by Coaker's Walk, each with its own deck. Rates, restaurants and three phone numbers all come off the hotel's own site.

Hotel on Club Road in the middle of town, walking distance from the lake and Bryant Park. Address, three phone numbers and room rates from its own site.

Hotel on Anna Salai in the middle of town. Address, landline and email from its own site.

The Hilltop Group's second hotel, on Lloyds Road. Six grades of room, rates and three phone numbers from its own site.

Hotel on Lawsghat Road with a restaurant, bar and banquet halls. Address, four landlines and two mobiles from its own site.

Observatory Road, on the western side of town. Its own site claims the only full view of Kodaikanal Lake, and lists family rooms and suites.

Boat House Road, at the Seven Road junction on the lake side of town. The hotel has its own restaurant, and a cab desk for the sightseeing circuit.

Hotel on Convent Road at Naidupuram, with banquet halls. Address, five phone numbers and two emails from its own site.

Run by ESTEJI Hotels Private Ltd on Lawsghat Road, about a kilometre and a half north-east of the centre. Its own site lists a restaurant, a bar and banquet space alongside the rooms.