Hi
@hrish88,
I forgot to reply back to on this thread after my trip.
It was an awesome experience at Taj Madikeri. I had booked for 2 nights using Epicure Membership.
They have 5 restaurants there, out of I would recommend you to
must try Poolside Grill (need to reserve the table in advance) and try
Dal Makhni & Lahori Naan (if you are vegetarian)
Housekeeping has done nice anniversary decoration in the room
temperature controlled Infinity pool and Jacuzzi is amazing with scenic nature view
Ziplining at Taj is Asia's second longest and was great experience . Kayaking is good too if you have not done that before.
Spa Experience was equally good (just make the reservation if you plan to go for Spa)
If you have plan to go for sightseen in Coorg then you might go for some Coffee Plantation Garden in that case don't go for Forest Walk at Taj. Both are kind of same.
I stayed at Taj for 2 days and on 3rd day after checkout I went for Sightseen
I covered Thala Cauvery, Glass Bridge, Abbey Falls, Coffee Plantation Tour and Madikeri local points like Omkareshwar Temple, Raja Seat, Tomb, Fort (Tomb & Fort are either in renovation or not that great so can be skipped) If you want to go for Dubare Elephant Camp and Tibetan Golden Temple then you have to do it next day of skip Thala Cauvery & Glass Bridge (both are opposite direction and cant be covered in one day)
If you plan to buy coffee and spices from there, would recommend you to buy from outlet of
Ainmane which is in front of the Madikeri Fort. Those are really good (this was recommended by our Forest Walk Guide at Taj)
I dont know how is your itinerary , If you need a taxi there, drop me DM. I will share the contact details of the taxi driver, He was decent guy.
Coming to Epicure Membership Benefits
They used my room upgrade voucher and for second day they upgraded it Complimentary
I got 25% discount on all food bills just by quoting Epicure Membership number
Got 6k ( 1 complimentary spa epicure voucher) + 20% of Spa bill too
haven't used the Lunch Voucher for 2 as they were not having buffet option at any restaurant, will use it sometime later in Mumbai
At checkout they denied accepting Amex Vouchers stating it can only be used rooms booked at regular price and not for Epicure booking. I tried to convince them that some of my friends have used it before but they did not accept at last I settled the bill with 12k Neucoins and Taj Voucher bought from TataNeu at 7% discount + 5% neu coins with tata neu card
@vkjalan Thanks alot bro for your suggestions above, I saw your msg while having breakfast at Taj but later forgot to reply back on this thread