Sterling Kodai Lake

Let’s start with the good points: First of all the property is quite good – spread over a large area. It has nice greenery and beautiful flowers. There is enough space for children to play – outside as well as in the indoor play area. The staff is also nice. They are quite responsive – While staying at the property I got a call from them asking if there was any problem which needed to be solved. And they immediately sent someone to rectify the same. Now coming to the things which can be improved The room we were staying in (Privilege suite) was spread over 2 floors – ground and first. The problem was that both the rooms were pretty small. If you add up the area it looks big, but ultimately it is 2 small rooms on 2 separate floors – which was not what we wanted. You have to keep going up and down the steep stairs. The bathroom also should be improved. The shower was not very good. Difficult to bathe in. and the shower curtain was pretty flimsy - didn’t serve any purpose. The water would keep coming out. The restaurant is not adequate to accommodate the large number of guests they get. So every day for breakfast and dinner there was commotion. People had to wait for tables to get empty. Plates, cutlery and bowls would keep getting over. They definitely need larger space and more plates, bowls and cutlery. Since the property is big and spread over an inclined slope, a lot of people (specially senior citizens) need buggies. The property has only 2 buggies and a lot of times one is on charging. So practically there is only 1 buggy – which again causes people to just keep waiting. So all in all – the property is good. But they have to work on a few areas to make the guest experience much better.

We stayed in a recently renovated room (privileged suite. It was beautiful with lots of natural light from front and back of room, landscaped greenery all around, drizzling outside, and a view of the lake. It is a typical sterling property. Courteous staff, indoor recreation area, located in a quiet and secluded corner. Food was ok. Have had much better from other sterling properties itself - like yercaud ( although the room interiors at yercaud are not that good. As mentioned the place is in a remote corner of the lake. There are no shops selling daily essentials nearby. To get a paracetamol, i thought of walking instead of taking my car (to avoid parking hassles in the busy hill roads - one way traffic at many places. It was 5 kms round-trip to the nearest pharmacy. (parking is right outside the property walls, seemed safe with Sterling Kodai Lake security always around)

The place of stay was really good. The lake is visible only from the lounge area. It's a bit far from the main road(about 1. 5km. Premiere rooms are not very spacious but sufficient for 2 or 3 people. There is no fan or ac in the room, but it was manageable because of the weather there(would be difficult during summer. A room heater was provided though. The washroom was clean but had no ventilation. They arranged for a bonfire on both days which was good. The breakfast buffet options are ok, could be improved. Ordered separately for dinner which was a bit expensive. The marketing guy is a bit too talkative, he was trying to make us buy a membership. Had a better experience in sterling kodai valley last time, so i would prefer that again.

Sterling kodai lake is located around 100-200 meters from kodai lake and is surrounded by picturesque hills from three sides. You can actually rent a bicycle from the resort and take a ride around the lake. Food is good, resort is well maintained. We had some trouble with in room dining and we decided to stick to restaurant itself. They have a bar which i think needs to improve. Overall good experience if you are looking for a peaceful place to stay. If you have very high in-room dining expectations and are looking for a property overlooking hills and valley you might have to reduce your expectation a little.

The stay at sterling kodai lakeview was really pleasant. The resort is very well maintained and we got excellent service. The buffet breakfast and dinner had a lot of different options to suit everyone's palate. The room we got was exceptionally cleaned and well equipped by mr. Vela who looked into our specific requests and needs. We also availed the electric buggy service whenever requested since the resort campus is huge. I would say the resort is very kid and elderly friendly hence. We got baby food on request too.

This place is very close to the kodai lake which is visible from almost every rooms. However to reach there it’s still 1. 5 km walk so plan accordingly. During peak days the lake is crowded to the brink and car parking is a hassle. Instead use the cycles from the property which is again chargeable hourly basis. Food was good. People were struggling to find plates and glasses as there was a good amount of crowd. Service is a bit slow. These are little nitpicks which stopped me from giving 5* rating. Hope this helps.

The hospitality and the people working there were excellent. However, there was a constant push to purchase their membership scheme which was very intrusive. There is not much of a view, even though it's called a lake view resort. The other annoying thing about this property was the power outage. It was so much that we couldn't watch tv for a continuous period of 5 minutes. The food was flavorful compared to other 5star properties. Their snack counter which opens at around 4 pm is a must try.

We had a really nice time at sterling kodai lakeview with a spacious, cosy room. The resort has many amenities for entertainment and is a good place to visit with family. The atmosphere of the resort is very peaceful and shrouded by nature. There are a plethora of local flora that enchants us as we walk to our rooms in trails. The food offered by the onsite "lakeview" restaurant was delectable and the spread was well chosen. Overall we had a great time during our stay at sterling.

Staff is very courteous and property is well maintained. Rooms were very clean with all the facilities.

Very cordial. Food is okay. Tv was not working and it never got repaired with repeated reminders. No car parking inside. Ambience is good

This was a trip where 2 daughters along with their mother had a get away. It was misty, cool and fun, place was nice, safety was nice.

Good comfortable rooms with room heaters provided. Good food. Great staff. Game room with carrom, air hockey, vr games, board games available. Cycle also can be rented. A lawn is available.

Sterling lake is at very good locality, the famous lake is just 10 mins walk from the resort, travel agent also available, food was excellent

It was a comfortable stay. I would like to appreciate the effort of all the staff (sasirekha, march, raja, sabina &raja jennifer) who took care of us during the stay. Thanks!

We stayed 2 nights. Good location and comfortable rooms. Restaurant and room service can be improved. Seemed they were understaffed during our stay.

Rooms are very comfortable and good. The property is on the prime spot with lake view and has very close access to most of the sites. We are not comfortable with the food, especially dinner. The buffet range was big, but for the price and standards the taste of the food is not to the mark. We also missed the night safari due to lethargy of the staff as he simply replied that he forget to arrange due to work load and we wasted one evening in kodai.

The rooms are large, comfortable and well maintained. Cleanliness and services are excellent. Being senior citizens, we had food restrictions. Executive chef basharat took special care and served us lunch and dinner specially prepared meeting our needs. Jyoti sharma and other staff were also very helpful.

Happy with it. Stay arrangements and everything was great. Very low water 💦 pressure for bathing, which is surely a small and solvable lacuna. Also they have individual water boilers so u need to wait 25mins for water to boil and in one stroke, one to one and half person can bath in shower. They must work on continuous hot water supply.

We have booked privilege suite, the room was spacious and good but the room service was poor. Breakfast was also very poor needs lot of improvements.

Value for money. Good food. Cooperative staff. Maintained property. Nice view of the lake. Located in central location