Top 10 The Monarch Hotels

We stayed here for two nights on our four week tour of Southern India. We took the toy train for the last hour up to Ooty. It was fun but there were not the stunning views we expected. Ooty is being ruined by lots of building but the Savoy is still an oasis. The hotel is just what we expected and had wonderful touches of English traditions. The gardens in which the rooms stand were a joy in the cooler weather, so well tended by the gardeners and enjoyed by all the guests. After three weeks of heat and chaos we were reminded of our garden and cats at home and were able to really relax. Rooms were comfortable. The staff were lovely, the soups and curry excellent although we found the breakfast disappointing and the staff did not have a kettle to boil us water for tea, the water was lukewarm. It was a shame we could not eat anywhere outside, especially at lunchtime, the lights in the restaurant area were a bit bright.