Riga Residency is a star-class hotel located at Wellington 6000 feet above sea level atop The Nilgiris or Blue Mountains - the oldest and highest mountain range in India after the Himalayas. Wellington boasts of a climate both un-spoilt and fresh. The highlight of the view is the UNESCO World Heritage Nilgiris Mountain Railway (NMR) winding its way through the verdant Wellington valley. This train is a marvel of engineering that is over a century old and guests can watch it chugging back and forth every hour from the comfort of their rooms.Riga Residency's unique location between Ooty and oonoor in the town of Wellington waschosen to maintain the fine balance between quiet green surrounding and accessibility. Riga Residency understand that guests enjoy staying in the lap of nature but would not want an un-necessarily long drive to sight see shop or to reach the nearest train/bus station.

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HighlightsThe Nest Coonoor is a luxury homestay facing The Raliah mountain range which boasts of a large forest reserve and dam used for supplying drinking water to Coonoor town. The hotel consist of a good locale a fresh surroundings with pleasant-sounding relaxing interiors with a touch of lush greens in and around the cottage and superior amenities for your comfort.

Your hosts are Dr Sathya Rao a holistic medical practitioner/writer and his wife Ann a Yorkshire lass. Well between the spontaneous hospitality of Ann and the provocative humour of Sathya you are assured of the best care and entertainment.

The location of the hotel in the Coonoor is in a clean premium location within 5 minutes drive from the main town area as well as from the railway station. Coonoor is located in the Nilgiris Mountain Range in Tamilnadu. The hill range became very popular during the British period of rule. The resort offers various places of tourist interest such as the century old botanical gardens picturesque tea estates orchards and gardens mountain peaks boating spots water falls etc. Each place is a world wonder where a visitor could dissolve himself with nature. The wild life in the range is wide along with the river basins. Elephants tigers panthers bison sambar antelopes deer lion tailed monkeys cobras pythons are spread over the nearly forest ranges. On safari visitors get a visual treat of most of these species in their natural habitat. Hunting of course is forbidden. Due to variation of heights in the hill range the range offers a variety of plants and vegetation. Unlike the coniferous forests in the western world the oriental hill range is full of exotic trees flowers medicinal herbs orchids fruit trees shrubs and grass lands fully supported by a wide variety of birds and insects.

Two hours from Coimbatore Wallwood earlier known as Blair Athol in the heart of upper Coonoor was built over a 100 years ago by a Scottish Major General hailing from the village Blair Athol in Scotland (the Duke of Athol still lives in Scotland in his own castle). Wallwood was later sold to a British couple after the first World War who ran it as a boarding house for many years. It was purchased by Liptons before the second World War and the house has remained in the hands of tea companies currently with Matheson Bosanquet. The Mansion has retained the atmosphere of the past when tea estates had their own life style. Located two minutes from Sim's Park India's most luxurious Botanical Gardens laid out in 1874 with over 1200 species of plants and many old rare trees like the Rudraksh Paperwood Elephant Leg Strawberry Tree etc. Savour Ooty Pykara Kotagiri & the Bandipur wildlife sanctuary driving through the lush tea plantations of the Nilgiris.