A morning amongst
the luxurious green
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FAQs.
The property is around 3 acres. We are in Malnad, the western ghats of Karnataka.
Our property is in a small village called Bomlapura in the Chickmagalur district.
It's built with absolute love and inspiration from the architect Geoffrey Bawa, we designed a tropical modernized colonial style bungalow keeping in mind the geographical landscape of Malnad. With high ceilings, gigantic pillars, athangudi tiles, and most furniture being restored or made by local vendors, we tried our best to be as sustainable as possible. It has four bedrooms and a common living room, a patio and a beautiful center mutham, again, adapted from an old traditional style.
While we were planning the landscape we kept the flora and fauna of the place in mind and planted many fruit and flower trees.
It's a beautiful drive from Bangalore and the road to our property is good except for a slightly rocky road for about 50 meters. It takes 6.5 hours from Bangalore to reach our place by car. Modes of transport that are available... A.Bus B. Flight to Mangalore and from Mangalore it’s a 3-hour drive to our property
Check-in time 1:00 PM and check-out time would be 11:00 AM.
In total, we have 6 Rooms
a. We have one bungalow with four rooms, which can be rented out separately or you can rent out the entire bungalow.
b. One Pet-friendly barn cottage which has a living room, kitchenette, bedroom, and an outdoor place to sit.
c. Room celestial: An old English-style room with two single cots. This place is beautifully designed for solo travelers.
The dining area is just outside the Bungalow. It is a shared space. All meals & snacks are served in the dining area.
– PS We don’t allow food inside the rooms. No food, no accidents. Hope you understand.
After careful consideration & planning, we’ve come to the conclusion that the best times for meals would be -
08:00 AM – 10:00 AM for Breakfast
01:00 PM – 02:30 PM for Lunch
05:00 PM Snacks
07:30 PM – 09:30 PM for Dinner.
We close our kitchens at 10:00 PM
We share complete details of the amenities in a PDF form when you make an Enquiry.
Our floors are made of Handmade Athangudi tiles, these tiles are known for their healing properties as they protect the joints from pains & feet from fissures. These elegant tiles are rather susceptible to damage, if you really must we implore you to wear only Indoor footwear.
The pieces displayed are priceless memoirs of our travels & have a special place in our hearts, they’ve been carefully sourced so we hope you don’t have to end up paying for damages. It would cost us more emotionally than it would financially.
We don’t have a television at Crepe Ginger, we believe time spent with oneself, family, & friends is magical and healing. Nowadays it’s unfortunately overlooked & we’d like to make your time special at our place. But we also have seniors coming to our place and sometimes they do like to watch news etc. so we have one placed at the cottage.
Yes, we can provide food and accommodation with an extra charge.
We have rain nearly 7 to 8 months of the year and only three months of the year are warm during the day.
We are located in a rural and heavy rainfall area. Power cuts are constant, and we have generators to support us, but we have limitations. We try to conserve energy by switching on only lights and fans when necessary.
Homestays are places where the home was built for the owners to stay and give extra rooms to travelers who would like to experience the local culture and not miss home while traveling.
Here, of course, you don't get the luxury of a hotel or a resort but cannot undermine the luxury of soulful experiences.
We don't have security guards, but our staff stay within the property and we have installed CCTV cameras all around the property. We request our guests to close all doors properly before bedtime.
We are located in a village and quite close to Agumbe which is the habitat for many snakes. We do get to see many different kinds of snakes, amphibians, birds, and interesting insects around.
Yes, our restaurant is accessible to in-house guests and customers (outsiders) who pre-book a meal beforehand (preferably a day before).