Emerald Lake, Ooty

The former Mysore royal summer palace at Fernhill, run as a heritage hotel; bookings go through the group office in Delhi.

Rooms, suites and its own dining room. This is a premium hill resort; its site publishes a booking line but no street address.

One of Sterling's two Ooty resorts. It stands at Elk Hill off Ramakrishna Mutt Road, with manicured lawns and gardens of its own.

Sterling's second Ooty resort, at Fern Hill, overlooking the race course and the toy train line.

A heritage hotel on Havelock Road at Pudumund, 2.5 km from Charing Cross.

A bakery and dining room whose own description of its cooking is European. Expect modern dishes alongside country-style classics.

A homemade-chocolate shop opposite the Botanical Garden, open nine to six every day.

A mountain-view hotel at Southwick, out along HMT Road. It takes bookings directly rather than only through agents.

Deluxe, super deluxe and premium rooms, with a travel counter and a fitness room. It stands opposite the RTO office out on Coonoor Road.

A town-centre hotel occupying the Christo Building. State Bank Road puts it within walking distance of the bazaar.

A budget boutique hotel near the Botanical Garden, 2.3 km from Ooty Lake and 1.6 km from the railway station.

A resort at Patna House, Mount Pleasant, on the edge of town.

A Mithun group hotel, tucked off Havelock Road. Both a mobile line and a landline are published for it.

A three-star hotel at Charing Cross with its own restaurant.

A restaurant in the town centre. Its own page can no longer be read, so the number below comes from the open map data rather than from the business.

A shop selling Nilgiris teas, oils and hill produce, trading since 2012. Its counter is out along Ettines Road, behind the Mahindra showroom.

The chocolate maker behind Modern Stores, working from the SIDCO estate on Gudalur Road.

A supermarket that has served Ooty since 1951, and the parent of the Moddy's chocolate works. Ooty, The Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu.

A hotel offering suites and four- and six-bedded rooms as well as ordinary doubles. It is a separate house from Preethi Classic Towers out on Coonoor Road.

A boutique hotel at Welbeck Circle on Club Road, close to the middle of town. It trades under The Beehives name.

Cottages on Club Road where it meets the Mysore main road. Tariffs are published on its own site by room type.

A cottage let in Ooty, booked directly by telephone. Its own site puts the booking number in the page title itself.

A bed and breakfast on Westbury Road, letting rooms rather than whole cottages. Its own site carries rooms, amenities and a things-to-see page.

Hillside cottages on West Lake Road near Ooty Lake, with banquet and conference space. Its postcode places it in the Fern Hill part of town rather than the centre.