A three-bedroom villa on a full acre, set just above the Vagamon tea gardens. The infinity pool runs to the edge of the property and seems to end in the Idukki hills. Breakfast is on the balcony, the mist comes and goes, and the whole place is yours for the nights you book.
Heyday Vagamon is the first resort we opened, and it is still the one people write about. The villa sits on a ridge at roughly 1,100 metres. From the pool, the eye travels past cardamom and pine and settles on the far range of the Western Ghats. The infinity pool is heated in the cool months, so the water works year-round.
The house is built low and wide so that every room faces the valley. Two independent huts stand on the grass beside the main villa for couples who want a little more privacy. Children have their own smaller pool. The caretaker lives on the land and is usually in the kitchen before the first guest is awake.
Vagamon itself is the quiet alternative to Munnar. The crowds are thinner, the meadows are emptier, and the drive in from Kottayam is one of the prettier roads in Kerala. If you want a hill resort in Kerala without the tour-bus traffic, this is the one.
- Couples who want the Kerala hill-resort feel without the crowds of Munnar
- Small families, there is a children's pool and a large lawn
- Groups of six who want to take the whole property for a long weekend
- Honeymooners, the pool at dusk is the picture everyone takes home
Breakfast included. We reply within a day and a 25% advance holds your dates.
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Rooms & spaces
The Main Villa
Three en-suite bedrooms, a central living room that opens to the pool terrace, and a kitchen the caretaker uses. Sleeps six comfortably.
The Huts
Two standalone huts on the lawn, each with a queen bed and a private bath. Built from local stone and reclaimed wood.
What's here
- Heated infinity pool, edge of the property
- Children's pool
- Free Wi-Fi throughout
- Air conditioning in all bedrooms
- Private parking, on-site
- Caretaker on land, every night
- Breakfast included, served on the balcony
- Pet-friendly on prior request
From the doorstep
A walk through the Vagamon Pine Forest
Ten minutes' drive. Cooler than anywhere else in Kerala at three in the afternoon.
The meadows at dawn
A guided walk across the Vagamon meadows while the mist still holds. Back for coffee by nine.
Tea factory visit
We book a walk-through of a working factory twenty minutes away. Taste the tea you had at breakfast.
Dinner on the lawn
Appam and stew, prawns from Kottayam, a fire we light at seven. Only if you ask.
Breakfast is included and served on the balcony. Puttu, appam, egg roast, dosa, fresh fruit, filter coffee. For lunch and dinner, the caretaker cooks Kerala home food on request, or we will point you to the places we eat ourselves in Vagamon town.
How to reach
By air
Cochin International Airport (COK) is 94 km away, about three hours by car. We can send a driver for a fixed fee.
By train
Kottayam (KTYM) is the closest major station, 65 km away. From there it is two hours by road.
By road
From Kottayam via Erattupetta and Teekoy. From Munnar via Idukki, roughly four hours.
Vagamon, your questions
Is the whole Vagamon villa mine?+
Yes. The full three-bedroom villa with two huts is yours for the nights you book. No shared spaces.
Is the infinity pool heated?+
Yes, the pool is heated through the cool months. It is comfortable at dawn and dusk.
How far is Munnar from Heyday Vagamon?+
About 100 km, four hours by car. Vagamon is a quieter alternative to Munnar, most guests who come here decide not to go.
