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 Built
in 1930 this bungalow with petite cottage charm, is situated in the campus of
the summer palace, and built for the rains of Travancore Royal family, during
the regency period of Rani Laxmi and Parvathy Bhai. The Bungalow once used by
the staff attending the queens in now painstakingly well kept by its present
owners
Tucked in a corner of the
Glenrock Estate, once among the many tea estates opened by J.D. Munro in 1870,
the building is surrounded by lush green tea plantations. The Glenrock estate is
a collage of varied plantations of Tea, coffee, cardamom, vanilla and spices
managed by Michael Kallivayalil, who is the eldest member of the kallivayalil
family, closely associated with the development of Peermade.
A flavor of Colonial tradition
is evident in the low carved scallop and the steeply pitched roof of the
structure. The Bungalow's eastern side has many wooden framed windows built on
board ledge running the full eastern length letting the morning sun in The
stimulating early rays of the morning sun sieve in through the windows to make
the day fresh and bright. Once can enjoy the sunrise sitting laid back on the
sunken openness of the morning room with high ceiling wooden roof. The view
across the tiny porch, which sink low into an opening down the steps, lead to
the main palace where the owners of the bungalow – the Kallivayalli family lives
Ayurvedic Facilities
Massages for general rejuvenation or treatment for ailments can be
availed by appointment at Sahyadri Ayurvedic Hospital , which is just three
kilometers away. Sahyadri is an establishment that maintains a garden of
Ayurvedic plants and has its own medicine-manufacturing unit
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