Amid coffee, fruit and spice plantations with sweeping reservoir panoramas, Amaryllis elevates the humble Kerala homestay into a luxury-boutique affair. Personally designed by welcoming, well-travelled owners Victor and Jini, the nine inviting rooms include a wood-walled cottage, a suite with a lake-view bath, and two stylish polished-bamboo tree houses with terraces and glassed-in showers. Breakfast happens on the verandah overlooking the pool.
All rooms have hairdryers and kettle trays with home-grown French press coffee, and there's a cosy, social bar-lounge. May close during monsoon months.