We spent two nights here, and were absolutely blown away by the surroundings and the extreme hospitality of Ranee and Baby Matthew. The food! the tour of grounds, hiking and swimming in the rock pool all added up to a great stay. My only complaint was that it was too short a stay but we will definitely be back again.... More

60 yo home,built by owners father, with lovely deco features. Very welcoming and attentive hosts. We had a large room in main bldg with additional swing bed and separate large bathroom with fascinating old cistern. All rooms full at time we stayed. Shared set meals with other guests were very enjoyable. Cooking demonstrations are available and the hosts provide a... More

We spent 2 nights at vanilla county and cosidered it to be the best of our accommodation in South India.we were lucky to be able to visit a festival proccession,see a 900 yr old palace,visit an ashram,and see a working elephant in addition to visitig the homestay's own spice garden and rubber plantation.Good food and very pleasant hosts made this... More

Warm welcome, excellent food, delightful setting, comfortable accomodation and a guided tour of the rockpool, spice and rubber plantation. More

We stayed for 2 nights and thoroughly enjoyed ourselves. The price seemed a little higher than some other homestays but all the many trips arranged by Baby Mathew were included. The food was great. More

What an incredible drive to get there and an amazing location, surrounded by the rubber plantation, tea and spices. Baby, Rani and Maju were the perfect hosts and guides around their home, the plantation, rock pools and local festival. Wonderful food, incredible people and so much to soak in. You will not be disappointed. More

Baby Matthew and Rani are the most fantastic hosts who couldn't do more for you and are incredibly generous. They have a beautiful home around 300m up the hills towards Vagamon surrounded by rubber plantations, coffee, spice trees and shrubs, birds, amazing views and a plethora of temples, churches and other glimpses of the life in mid-Kerala. Rooms are very... More

We all loved the place from the moment we arrived. Nice large rooms, fantastic food but Matthew and Rani were the best of it all. We had two nights there arriving just in time for a late lunch before we walked to a rock pool nearby. The following day we had a very interesting walk though the rubber plantation and... More

We spent 2 nights at Vanilla County, just as they were putting up the Christmas decorations in the grounds. They looked spectacular, illuminating the large trees in the garden and veranda, and making our stay even more special. I agree wholeheartedly with comments from other reviewers- the food is delicious- try the banana jam and appams for breakfast; the rooms... More