reviewerid1868A78D480D0275FD351A9A6709B23AreviewernameAshok RreviewtextGowri Nivas is a homestay thats even better when you get there than what the reviews tell you Its beautiful superbly maintained and right in the heart of Madikeri minutes from the bus stand But the best part of Gowri Nivas is the host coupleMuthu and Bopanna They go all out to ensure you feel at home Breakfast is superb and so is dinner Bopanna being a coffee grower is a fount of information on all things coffee and graciously offered to take us on a tour of his plantation While there he answered every question we had patiently Definitely THE place to stay while on a Coorg visitreviewrating50sentimentclasspositivesentimentresult08407454362500001sentimentbreakdownGowri Nivas is a homestay thats even better when you get there than what the reviews tell youunknown045232326Its beautiful superbly maintained and right in the heart of Madikeri minutes from the bus standunknown07858897But the best part of Gowri Nivas is the host coupleMuthu and Bopannapositive09773501They go all out to ensure you feel at homepositive081157416Breakfast is superb and so is dinnerpositive099195963Bopanna being a coffee grower is a fount of information on all things coffee and graciously offered to take us on a tour of his plantationpositive09838299While there he answered every question we had patientlypositive079892784Definitely THE place to stay while on a Coorg visitpositive09241089reviewerfakepoints80

reviewerid96C72ECCD631140928FEC1C3E5D8D809reviewernameVPH58reviewtextCharming quaint place tastefully designed Delicious food served in style by friendly caring hosts Lovely garden too Enjoyed our stay thoroughly Only wish there was a way to make the rooms sound proof since we are bang in the heart of townreviewrating40sentimentclasspositivesentimentresult09559689880000001sentimentbreakdownCharming quaint place tastefully designedpositive096564054Delicious food served in style by friendly caring hostspositive08969635Lovely garden toopositive09768926Enjoyed our stay thoroughlypositive09783424Only wish there was a way to make the rooms sound proof since we are bang in the heart of townpositive09620059reviewerfakepoints10

revieweridADC1182475603A22199BF4784A33472AreviewernameLisa BreviewtextStayed at the homestay for just one night but wished I stayed longer Peaceful and quiet location was completely zen after my stay Beautiful garden in the evening we saw many fireflies from the terracenThe homestay was very clean the bed was comfortable and the dinner u0026 breakfast were amazing The owners were really warm u0026 welcoming would definitely visit againreviewrating50sentimentclasspositivesentimentresult0894160244sentimentbreakdownStayed at the homestay for just one night but wished I stayed longerpositive087717456Peaceful and quiet location was completely zen after my staypositive08473937Beautiful garden in the evening we saw many fireflies from the terracepositive08885054The homestay was very clean the bed was comfortable and the dinner u0026 breakfast were amazingpositive09787027The owners were really warm u0026 welcoming would definitely visit againpositive087902486reviewerfakepoints5

revieweridC5C76F75910A540BF870A0475EC1D9C9reviewernameyummraj yreviewtextIn a NUtshellnA memorable stay at this old style traditional cottage  homestay a lovely evening spent with conversations with the host and an awesome local food dinner nn Short description in case u r in a hurrynnAs we were planning a trip to Coorg we started reading blogs and came across this homestay The blog mentioned this homestay as one of the best in terms of local food in addition to being a great experience overall nnSo we booked thru a web portal nnFor the uninitiated Coorg district originally Kodagu district which the phonetically challenged Britishers started calling Coorg the birthplace of river Cauvery is a hill station famous for its coffee estates jungle honey oranges cardamom pepper lovely weather and of course quite a few unique pork dishes pork pandi curry being the most famousnnThe people of Kodagu r the kodavas historically they were good warriors who also were good at agriculture They are a patrilineal society do not have a concept of a priest so a father would say the prayers for his daughters marriage polytheists worship elements of nature nnWe were pleasantly surprised to get a call from the hosts in the morning about our time of arrival and they helped us navigate to the right location without any hasslennThe compound of the home stay has 2 cottages with parking space garden and lawns in the rest of the area nnA 100 year old wooden house which existed here had been pulled down and remade making use of wooden structure and furniture from the original house nnCurrently One of the cottages is used by the family and they live there The other cottage is split into two units and is offered to home stay guests nnThe cottage we stayed in had a beautiful balcony common to both the rooms A wooden table and four chairs were kept there for guests to sit and chat read a book while sipping on a cuppa coffee from the estate nearby There were beautiful wooden pillars in the balcony nnThe cottage had a thatched roof waterproofed The tiles were held together by wooden beams from the old house nnThere was a bunk bed atop the washroom one could climb up there thru a wooden staircase and sleep nnFurniture was traditional and seemed to be from the old house nnThe vegetation in the garden was intense and hence was home to insects and birds of different kinds All of them separately and in groups would start communicating to their respective friends and partners and collectively it Wud form a kind of chaotic at times symphony We super enjoyed this living in the nature We woke up next morning to high decibel wake up calls by these avian and crustacean neighbours of ours nnOn check in day As we reached in the afternoon we were offered a cup of locally produced coffee nnWe were invited to the hosts cottage for Dinner There was a buffet of local food which we had requested a day before The best part of the dinner was not only the food but the chat with the family nnThey are a kodava Family of 4 mother son daughter in law and grandson We started a conversation on the dinner table and I guess we all enjoyed it and then after dinner we moved on from the dining table to the drawing room and had a long nice and memorable chat This free flowing chat ranging from Coorg to the kodavas Coorg food religious traditions and customs of the kodavas and others other places cities of india and many more topics This amazing evening spent has been the highlight of our trip nnFood was wonderful great home cooked food nnDetailed description in case u hv the time to njoy readingnnOn arrivalnLovely coffee full of flavours yet strong Sugar separate Rate it 455nnWith this we were served a locally made savoury snack namkeen that was outstanding It was home made by another household Super crisp perfectly seasoned and full of nuts this snack was unique and excellent 4755nnDinnernnMixed vegetable curry with kidney beans the base of the curry was coconut milk with different vegetables which retained their texture along with Rajma It had a simplicity which only home cooked food can have We have had this curry at Coorg the Restaurant indiranagar Bengaluru but this one was surely better Rate it 455nnThe saag was very simple and delicious as well Rate it 4255nnWild mango curry was a sweet u0026 tangy curry almost like Aamra jhol that the Bengalis haveabsolutely delicious Rate it 4755nnPork Pandi curry also had this at a restaurant but if both were to be blind tasted anyone could tell which one was homemade and the one from restaurant Loved the curry to the core The daanedaar spices the meat fat floating around the bite size pieces with a bit of fat with each piece robust and rustic flavours added up to a wonder Rate it 4755nnDaal simple and soul satisfying as all daal should be Rate it 455nnWe enjoyed all the above with Akki roti fresh from the griddle soft and nice Cud feel the texture unlike in some commercial places nnVermicelli payasam came for dessert Not too sweet thick but not lumpyvery balanced Rate it4255 nnBreakfastnnFor breakfast we had among other thingsnEgg dosa Something similar that we hv tried in the past is egg appam that is usually sunny side up atop an appam The egg dosa however had beaten egg and the dosa was flipped once b4 serving nnThe dosa was thick soft and had a mildly crisp outer layer The egg went very well with the dosa Beauty of the dish is that both egg and dosa made their flavours felt with none trying to outsmart the other Loved the texture Rate it455nnPotato of dosa was served separate nSimple super tasty and very enjoyable nnTomato chutney was not tomatoeee but captured the flavours of tomato very well while not overshadowing the flavours of coconut Loved it nnPodi was nice to sprinkle on the dosa nnOverall rating of food at Gowri Nivas homestay averages out to 455nnThe experience was priceless Needless to say that if again in Coorg Wud surely get back here nreviewrating50sentimentclasspositivesentimentresult08715475629333336sentimentbreakdownIn a NUtshell A memorable stay at this old style traditional cottage  homestay a lovely evening spent with conversations with the host and an awesome local food dinnerpositive098300856Short description in case u r in a hurry As we were planning a trip to Coorg we started reading blogs and came across this homestaypositive097594416The blog mentioned this homestay as one of the best in terms of local food in addition to being a great experience overallpositive096880186So we booked thru a web portalunknown050357854For the uninitiated Coorg district originally Kodagu district which the phonetically challenged Britishers started calling Coorg the birthplace of river Cauvery is a hill station famous for its coffee estates jungle honey oranges cardamom pepper lovely weather and of course quite a few unique pork dishes pork pandi curry being the most famouspositive09779464The people of Kodagu r the kodavas 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and crustacean neighbours of ourspositive079774404On check in day As we reached in the afternoon we were offered a cup of locally produced coffeepositive09816381We were invited to the hosts cottage for Dinnerpositive09319489There was a buffet of local food which we had requested a day beforepositive09462667The best part of the dinner was not only the food but the chat with the familypositive097808266They are a kodava Family of 4 mother son daughter in law and grandsonpositive084720355We started a conversation on the dinner table and I guess we all enjoyed it and then after dinner we moved on from the dining table to the drawing room and had a long nice and memorable chatpositive09776849This free flowing chat ranging from Coorg to the kodavas Coorg food religious traditions and customs of the kodavas and others other places cities of india and many more topicsunknown0783463This amazing evening spent has been the highlight of our trippositive09844104Food was wonderful great home cooked foodpositive099826473Detailed description in case u hv the time to njoy reading On arrival Lovely coffee full of flavours yet strongpositive09716834Sugar separatepositive09390353Rate it 4unknown0697746555 With this we were served a locally made savoury snack namkeen that was outstandingpositive092757416It was home made by another householdunknown06767979Super crisp perfectly seasoned and full of nuts this snack was unique and excellentpositive097548714positive079788846755 Dinner Mixed vegetable curry with kidney beans the base of the curry was coconut milk with different vegetables which retained their texture along with Rajmapositive096357816It had a simplicity which only home cooked food can havepositive09483592We have had this curry at Coorg the Restaurant indiranagar Bengaluru but this one was surely betterpositive094040644Rate it 4unknown0697746555 The saag was very simple and delicious as wellpositive09850205Rate it 4unknown06977465255 Wild mango curry was a sweet u0026 tangy 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dosapositive093477935Something similar that we hv tried in the past is egg appam that is usually sunny side up atop an appampositive084765285The egg dosa however had beaten egg and the dosa was flipped once b4 servingunknown05532956The dosa was thick soft and had a mildly crisp outer layerpositive097276807The egg went very well with the dosapositive09664851Beauty of the dish is that both egg and dosa made their flavours felt with none trying to outsmart the otherpositive091517204Loved the texturepositive09830458Rate it4unknown07503001755 Potato of dosa was served separateunknown0401458Simple super tasty and very enjoyablepositive09931803Tomato chutney was not tomatoeee but captured the flavours of tomato very well while not overshadowing the flavours of coconutpositive087557214Loved itpositive09426366Podi was nice to sprinkle on the dosapositive09834632Overall rating of food at Gowri Nivas homestay averages out to 4unknown0636290555 The experience was pricelesspositive08469887Needless to say that if again in Coorg Wud surely get back hereunknown074064153reviewerfakepoints5