Name: Mantra Koodam Kumbakonam - A CGH Earth Experience
Address: No 1 Bagavathapuram Main Rd Ext 536 37 A Sri Saila, Thiruvidaimarudur, 612105, IN

10/10

Exceptional

21 Jul 2026

Praveen Sagayaraj

Second time at this wonderful property. Everything stayed same.

Friends

10/10

Exceptional

07 Jul 2026

Deepa

The property and its ambience were amazing. Staff members were very friendly and helpful. All the amenities were great. Highly recommended!

Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

01 Jul 2026

Ankit

Amazing place - must visit to anyone who wants to experience true Tamil culture and ancient chola dynasty food

Family

10/10

Exceptional

03 Jun 2026

Cauveri

Good hospitality
Food taste could have been better
Nice property

Family

10/10

Exceptional

23 Mar 2026

KAUP SHARATH

This is a great place to stay in Kumbakonam. The property is large and has many interesting features. The staff are good. I will visit again possibly in winter.

I have only 2 negatives to say -
1. I had ordered a Beetroot soup and it was almost cold and the quantity was not impressive too. Was just not fair to charge for this.
2. Next day morning breakfast [This was a solo visit] ... no one bothered to ask me for dosa or coffee. Was pathetic.
Overall, I was not impressed by restaurant and value for money in the restaurant.
Next time I will never eat here there are better places like Mangalambika nivas, Gowrikrishna etc. For a vegetarian like me to eat idly and dosa...i need not spend a fortune here. Moreover, things like soup were very disappointing.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

19 Mar 2026

Sathinathan

Clean room

10/10

Exceptional

01 Mar 2026

Sanjay

We had a joyful 4-day stay at Mantra Koodam and it was the highlight of our trip. If you are traveling as a group, I highly recommend the Pannaiyar Illam.

The Highlights:

The Villa: The house is stunning and well-appointed. The high ceilings are a lifesaver -- they kept the rooms incredibly cool and airy despite the warm afternoon sun. The indoor swing (oonjal) and the intricate bronze Dashavataram artwork gave the space a truly authentic, soulful feel.

The Food: Incredible South Indian cuisine. Our favorite ritual was visiting the on-site tea stall (kadai) for authentic Kumbakonam specialty coffee every morning and afternoon.

Wellness: The in-house Ayurveda treatments were professional and deeply relaxing -- a must-do after a day of temple visits.

Service: The staff are exceptionally welcoming and the grounds are beautifully maintained, offering a peaceful escape.

Bottom Line: This isn't just a hotel; it’s an experience. We left feeling refreshed and can’t wait to return.

Family

10/10

Exceptional

22 Feb 2026

Sowmya

The rooms were good and the staff was excellent.

I wish you had room service for atleast coffee and tea. And more alternative milk instead of just coconut milk.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

10 Feb 2026

Rajakumar

Rooms are very clean and food services are excellent. Excellent place to stay. One of the staff is not courteous. Others are very respectful.

Leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

09 Feb 2026

Krithika

Location, greenery, staff and amenities

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

27 Oct 2025

Amarendar

Excellent

6/10

Pleasant

19 May 2025

Natasha

Grounds are breathtaking. Staff were warm and helpful. Rooms were beautiful and comfortable! Amazing !

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

22 Apr 2025

Rajeshwari

Beautiful property, remote detour needed to reach it. Restaurant has quality food but service is super slow! I ordered a thali and waited forever. There was some loud noise due to construction. There are peacocks, beautiful sculptures of gods and goddesses.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

17 Apr 2025

Subrahmanyam

This is a great place to stay. Aesthetically pleasing and serene ambience all around.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

24 Feb 2025

Vilwanathan

Very enjoyable experience with clean and unique facility. The staff were very service oriented.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

06 Dec 2024

Srivijaya

Excellent property which takes you back in time and the simplicity of life. Excellent staff - very cordial and great breakfast makes for a total package. For folks who might need to be in touch with reality, one area that might need some improvements is the electrical part of the rooms with a little more modern sockets etc as nobody can stay far from technology…

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

16 Nov 2024

Saravanaselvan

Absolutely Great Experience

10/10

Exceptional

17 Jul 2024

Krishna

It was wonderful experience staying at Mantra Koodam. We will back for a longer stay next year.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

05 Jul 2024

radha

Already did

10/10

Exceptional

05 Jul 2024

radha

It is a very unique property with exceptionally nice staff and food was great and whole set up was great . But it is inconvenient to get there from the airport in trichy which is not a direct issue of the hotel . It is the area

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

26 Jan 2024

Ravindra

Like: landscape, setting and the ambiance

Areas of improvement: no proper hot water in the shower, food and water does not drain properly in the shower

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

08 Jan 2024

Vijay R

Loved everything about this property! The cottage was amazing! The food was great! The staff was super courteous! And the location was amazing!

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

27 Feb 2023

Pamela

Elegant-rustic and Non-pretentious

Elegant-rustic and Non-pretentious resort, far from the hubbub of the village. Delightful and pleasant.

Business

10/10

Exceptional

14 Feb 2023

Vaidyanath

Amazing place, in the middle of a forest, lot of greenery. Food was excellent, breakfast and dinner buffet, live dosa station. Villa was very clean, great facilities, very friendly staff. Loved the swimming pool!

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

27 Dec 2022

Alka

A beautiful, green, peaceful setting. Lodges and furnishings are so tastefully done, food is excellent- everything reminds you of a world gone by. Nestled far away from the crowds a perfect place to relax with family and friends. Highly recommended.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

23 May 2022

RAJASEKAR

Excellent

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

05 May 2022

P S

Green Stay

Amazing Stay in the middle of Tamil Nadu amongst greenery.....

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

30 Mar 2022

Roopa

Brilliant experience

Amazing place and we loved the experience although it was a short stay. Amazing staff and we loved every bit of the experience. Waking up to peacocks was the highlight of it all; such tranquility and we felt United with nature during our stay….. thank you !

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

27 Mar 2022

parthasarathy

Good place to stay, good service and people, limited food options though

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

27 Dec 2021

Sudarshna

My parents stayed in this property for two days and greatly enjoyed the experience. They loved the tranquility, the exceptional service and the traditional surroundings. My mother hails from Kumbakonam and she mentioned that the experience transported her back to her childhood days! Definitely they would be staying here again.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

01 Mar 2021

Sourav

Oasis in Kumbakonam

Loved this property and it was such an oasis of comfort and luxury.
The resort did look like it needed some gardening, but the rooms were fabulous and staff very helpful.
Loved the food as well.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

21 Feb 2021

Verified traveler

Loved the architecture. When I walked into the cabin, the first thought was \"I want a small farmhouse just like this one\". So I grabbed my phone and took as many pictures as I can. The staffs (Jebi) are very friendly and a perfect place to relax. The greenery, the peacocks, their delicious breakfast are all exceptional. Left with good memories.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

21 Feb 2021

Verified traveler

Beautiful resort! My mother and sister had a great time overall!

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

23 Feb 2020

Verified traveler

Excellent experience and a beautiful resort. Very memorable stay with family and would night recommend this unique experience. Everything was very different and unique. The chai hut and the food was yummy too. People were so very nice and helped us in every way

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

15 Jan 2020

Verified traveler

The property is absolutely beautiful in all ways and a sense of peace is throughout the space. The facilities ae lovely and the rooms large and the outside waterfall shower is \"well another adventure\" It was a joy to arrive here with such smiling faces and a sense of integrity in the food as well as the essence of taking care of our environment. We could have stayed a long time. Thanks for caring.

Leisure Friends

8/10

Excellent

07 Apr 2019

P S

Great location for temple tours

Great location . Very well maintained property.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

09 Mar 2019

Verified traveler

Not bad, but not great

Not bad

Family

10/10

Exceptional

07 Feb 2019

NAT

STAY AT MANTRA KOOTAM

Excellent service, good food, comfortable stay. Great staff! Wish could have stayed a little longer!

Family

10/10

Exceptional

24 Jan 2019

Aarthi

A relaxed and comfortable stay amidst the villages in a sophisticated and eco friendly environment

Family

10/10

Exceptional

10 Aug 2018

Ashok

Architecturally has captured old world south indian village house style with interior modern amenities. Property is well maintained but Spa is still under renovation. Not much to do within the Property except for swimming pool. Might get terribly boring after one night stay. Restaurant food was good but the tea stall fare was less than ordinary. Highly recommended for a one day - night stay if you’re visiting surrounding area temples which are very many.

6/10

Pleasant

17 Jun 2018

Verified traveler

Very poor air conditioning. Quality of food is not commensurate with prices Too expensive

10/10

Exceptional

04 Jan 2017

Verified traveler

Beautiful rural property

Beautiful architecture and rooms set in expansive grounds. Bathroom had an outdoor shower. Fabulous afternoon tea spot and an exquisite swimming pool. Lovely place to spend days relaxing.

8/10

Excellent

03 Jan 2017

V

Inconvenient but nice hotel that serves great food

Access is poor. We could not drive to the hotel because the connecting bridge was too narrow. We had to park a mile away. This is terrible. Otherwise we loved the experience.

Family

10/10

Exceptional

11 Nov 2016

rathie

We stayed three days last week.we really enjoyed the village atmosphere. The staffs are very helpful and friendly specially Nagarajan at the reception and Rajarajan and Boobalan at the restaurant.thankyou

Family

4/10

Poor

02 Oct 2016

vithyalakshmi

Reviews are misleading

First of all the phone number listed for the hotel at hotels.com is not functional. I tried calling the hotel several times since the property is not easy to find. It's hidden in a wooden area with no proper signs and there isn't a road you can take. The drive to the property is awful. My 12 year old thought we are going to get mugged and it was too scary for me too. I had to make an international call to hotel.com to find out about the location and agent couldn't reach anyone at the property as well. With so much difficulty we found the place. We were hoping that things will get better. I'm more disappointed that the reviews at hotels.com are so misleading. I totally depend on the reviews while booking a hotel but this one is a disaster. No welcome drinks as they mentioned in the website. The website still has breakfast included with the pricing I paid for. However, the reservation didn't reflect breakfast for 2. Again when I called hotel.com they couldn't reach the property and they ended up refunding me for the breakfast.I really tried hard to leave this issues behind and enjoy my stay. It's so hard to relax when you have mosquito's in the property and bugs in the toilet which one would expect with the open roof. This freaked me out even more. The food was really good. Staff members were very polite. The property is so secluded and it's so quite and peaceful.

Family

10/10

Exceptional

05 Sep 2016

Verified traveler

Suggestions

I suggest to put floor mats in the room specially in front of toilet and bed and also to install TV. And open toilet is concerned for safety-issue. It can be covered with fiber glass. Thanks

8/10

Excellent

14 Jan 2016

Elizabeth

A haven!

This place is a complete haven. We stayed two nights in the town of Kumbakonam and while great, is just so noisy. So we moved here. 6km out of town and from the moment you enter the site there is calm.
Check in very helpful and individual villas large and comfortable with nice terraces. The pool is beautiful.
We found the food to be of average quality especially given the price. Indian breakfast is far superior to continental
If you wish to escape the noise of town then this is a lovely retreat. Just bear in mind that it is isolated and in a very local area.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

03 Jan 2016

Verified traveler

Resort out of the way

For people looking for an authentic indian experience blended with western amenities, this resort is a great option. From a temple bell that gets rung upon arrival to the ceremonial breaking of a coconut when you leave, the staff of Mantra Veppathur got it right. The only feature of our cottage that seemed weird to me was the open air shower as a part of the bathroom. There is a covered shower though, thank goodness. The one thing that blew me away was the quiet atmosphere that was a welcome change after 2 weeks in India where quiet is almost impossible to find.

10/10

Exceptional

02 Oct 2015

NATARAJ LAKSHMANAN

Where Genuine Hospitality is a Mantra!

We had a wonderful and very memorable stay at Mantra Veppathur. The staff are genuinely warm and hospitable and take good care of all your requirements. The hotel vehicle (we used an Innova) is also impeccably maintained and the drivers are professional. The food at this resort is Sattvik and very very sumptuous! A treat for the taste buds! The overall ambience of the resort is amazing and each area - be it the reception or the little pond with preening swans and an Annapoorani temple in the middle, the swimming pool, the restaurant, the rural tea shop and the Illams (rooms), is very thoughtfully done! The rooms are marvellously spacious with all comforts and a traditional flavour to boot! Missed a tea kettle and tea bags/coffee though. The bathrooms are spacious and well laid out, but could do with a little paint touch up in some areas that have started showing their age; especially the concrete jaliwork. The open air shower area could also be cleaner - esp the potted plant had withered and that was a bit of an eyesore. Except for these couple of points, everything about Mantra Veppathur is lovely and we definitely feel it is great value for money. I would like to mention a few of the staff who made our stay all the more memorable - Mr Nagarajan (reception) and Mr Pandian & Mr Karthik (drivers). The restaurant staff & the housekeeping staff (don't remember their names) also deserve special mention!

Family

10/10

Exceptional

16 Jan 2015

Rita

Beautiful Eco Hotel in a wonderful country setting

We only stayed here as we couldn't get into The Ideal River View Resort for two nights. Had we known it was such a beautiful place to stay we would have rather stayed here, and probably for longer. We loved the vegetarian food, classical Indian music performance, outdoor (as well as indoor) showers in the room and tasteful art work and fittings. It is totally peaceful there with a beautiful pool to cool off in. Unfortunately we didn't have time to experience the massage and beauty treatments. We look forward to returning another year.