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Sterling Kodai Lake

4.0 star property
Waterfront hotel with 2 restaurants and a full-service spa

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Outdoor dining
Restaurant
Front of property - evening/night
32-inch flat-screen TV with satellite channels, TV, table tennis
Lake View Privilege Suite with Balcony | 1 bedroom, blackout drapes, iron/ironing board, free WiFi

Reviews

7.6 out of 10
Good

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Pet friendly
  • Room service
  • Laundry
  • Spa
  • 24/7 front desk

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44, Gymkhana Road, Lake View, Kodaikanal, Tamil Nadu, 624101
  • Kodaikanal Lake
    ‪2 min walk‬
  • Palani Hills
  • Silver Cascade Falls
    ‪7 min drive‬

Room options

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2 Bed Room Suite with Balcony and Garden View | 1 bedroom, blackout drapes, iron/ironing board, free WiFi

2 Bed Room Suite with Balcony and Garden View

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(1 review)
  • 650 sq ft
  • 2 bedrooms
  • Sleeps 6
  • 1 Double Bed

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2 Bed Room Suite with Balcony and Lake View | 1 bedroom, blackout drapes, iron/ironing board, free WiFi

2 Bed Room Suite with Balcony and Lake View

  • 720 sq ft
  • 2 bedrooms
  • Lake view
  • Sleeps 6
  • 2 Queen Beds

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1 bedroom, blackout drapes, iron/ironing board, free WiFi

Premier

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(1 review)
  • 281 sq ft
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed

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Duplex Suite with Balcony | 1 bedroom, blackout drapes, iron/ironing board, free WiFi

Duplex Suite with Balcony

  • 580 sq ft
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Lake View Privilege Suite with Balcony | 1 bedroom, blackout drapes, iron/ironing board, free WiFi

Lake View Privilege Suite with Balcony

  • 620 sq ft
  • 1 bedroom
  • Lake view
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Queen Bed

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32-inch flat-screen TV with satellite channels, TV, table tennis

Privilege Suite

  • 477 sq ft
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed

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Classic Room | 1 bedroom, blackout drapes, iron/ironing board, free WiFi

Classic Room

  • 270 sq ft
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed

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Indulge Suite | 1 bedroom, blackout drapes, iron/ironing board, free WiFi

Indulge Suite

  • 477 sq ft
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Double Bed

About the neighborhood

Kodaikanal

Within a short walk of Kodaikanal Lake, Sterling Kodai Lake is within 2 miles (3 km) of Bryant Park. This 102-room, 4-star hotel has a full-service spa along with free in-room WiFi and free self parking.

What's nearby

  • Kodaikanal Lake - 2 min walk - 0.1 miles
  • Bryant Park - 18 min walk - 1.0 mile
  • Kurinji Temple - 5 min drive - 2.9 miles
  • Silver Cascade Falls - 7 min drive - 2.7 miles
  • Pillar Rocks - 8 min drive - 2.7 miles

Restaurants

  • ‪Mann Manam - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪Anifa Restaurant - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪Astoria - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪Cream Centre Veg Bistro - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪Cafe Coffee Day - ‬3 min drive

About this property

Sterling Kodai Lake

Waterfront hotel with 2 restaurants and a full-service spa
Guests staying at Sterling Kodai Lake enjoy access to a full-service spa, karaoke, and a steam room. There's free parking and an airport shuttle for a fee. The 24-hour front desk has staff standing by to help with luggage storage and tours/tickets. If you like to take your furry friend along on your adventures, this pet-friendly property offers food and water bowls and litter boxes. Other amenities at this spa hotel include free WiFi in public areas, meeting rooms, and conference space.
32-inch flat-screen TVs come with satellite channels, and guests can stay connected with free WiFi. Bathrooms have hair dryers, free toiletries, and slippers. Refrigerators, coffee makers, and phones are other standard amenities.
Recreational amenities at the hotel include a steam room.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.

Guests can indulge in a pampering treatment at the hotel's full-service spa. Services include deep-tissue massages, hot stone massages, and Swedish massages.

Languages

English, Hindi

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Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Roundtrip airport shuttle (surcharge)
  • Free secured, uncovered self parking on site
  • Wheelchair-accessible van parking available

Food and drink

  • 2 restaurants
  • A bar/lounge
  • Couples/private dining

Things to do

  • Air hockey
  • Arcade/game room
  • Bicycle rentals
  • Billiards/pool table
  • Evening entertainment
  • Free children's club
  • Full-service spa
  • Karaoke
  • Library
  • Playground
  • Steam room
  • Table tennis

Family friendly

  • Arcade/game room
  • Free children's club
  • In-room refrigerator
  • Laundry facilities
  • Playground

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Business services

  • 1,080 square feet of conference space
  • Meeting rooms

Outdoors

  • Barbecue grill
  • Garden
  • On the waterfront
  • Picnic area
  • Terrace

Full-service spa

  • Deep-tissue massages
  • Hot stone massages
  • Swedish massages

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Elevator (36 inch wide door)
  • Well-lit path to entrance
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible concierge desk
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk (36 inches high)
  • Wheelchair-accessible restaurant
  • Wheelchair-accessible van parking
  • Wheelchairs on site

More

  • 1 floor
  • Banquet hall
  • Designated smoking areas (fines apply)

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Blackout drapes

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Shampoo
  • Shower
  • Slippers
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 32-inch flat-screen TV with satellite channels

Food and drink

  • Champagne service
  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Limited room service
  • Refrigerator
  • Restaurant dining guides

More

  • Iron/ironing board on request
  • Phone
  • Window screens

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: anytime
Contactless check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM
Contactless check-out available

Special check-in instructions

Guests must contact the property in advance for check-in instructions; front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property at least 48 hours before arrival using the information on the booking confirmation
For any questions, please contact the property using the information on the booking confirmation
To register at this property, guests who are Indian citizens must provide a valid photo identity card issued by the Government of India; travelers who are not citizens of India must present a valid passport and visa.

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

  • This property welcomes pets for INR 2360 per pet, per day
  • Dogs only
  • Pet weight must not exceed 66 lbs per pet
  • Pets may not be left unsupervised
  • Food and water bowls and litter boxes are available
  • Certain rooms only
  • Guests can request a pet-friendly room by contacting the property at the number on the booking confirmation

Property payment types

Important information

Optional extras

These fees and deposits will be charged at check-in, check-out, or the time of service.

  • Pet fee: INR 2360 per pet, per day

This list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits might not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards and cash
This property has outdoor spaces, such as balconies, patios, terraces which may not be suitable for children; if you have concerns, we recommend contacting the property prior to your arrival to confirm they can accommodate you in a suitable room
Please note that cultural norms and guest policies may differ by country and by property; the policies listed are provided by the property
  • Check-in: 2:00 PM
  • Check-out: 11:00 AM
  • Minimum check-in age: 18
The front desk is open 24 hours a day. For convenient arrivals and departures, you can take advantage of the airport shuttle (fees apply). Driving? This property offers free parking.

We should mention

Details about charges, deposits, or other important information:

  • This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business, or profession.
  • This property has outdoor spaces, such as balconies, patios, terraces which may not be suitable for children. If you have concerns, we recommend contacting the property prior to your arrival to confirm they can accommodate you in a suitable room.
  • Charges for extra guests may apply and vary depending on the property's policy.
  • A cash deposit, credit card, or debit card for incidental charges, as well as a government-issued photo ID, may be required at check-in.
  • Special requests are subject to availability at the time of check-in and can't be guaranteed. Certain requests may come with additional charges.
  • This property accepts credit cards and cash.

Additional information about polices, regulations, and more:

  • Registered guests are the only ones allowed in guestrooms.
  • No cribs or infant beds are available.
  • No rollaway or extra beds are available.

Property is also known as

Kodai-By Lake
Kodai-By Lake Hotel
Kodai-By Lake Hotel Kodaikanal
Kodai-By Lake Sterling Holiday Resorts Hotel Kodaikanal
Kodai-By Lake Sterling Holiday Resorts Hotel
Sterling Kodai Lake Hotel
Sterling Kodai Lake Kodaikanal
Sterling Kodai Lake Hotel Kodaikanal

Frequently asked questions

Is a free cancellation option available at Sterling Kodai Lake?

Sterling Kodai Lake offers free cancellation on some room rates. To learn more, take a look at the cancellation policy on our site.

What's there to do around Sterling Kodai Lake?

This hotel is located in Kodaikanal within a short 10-minute walk of Kodaikanal Lake. You'll also find Kurinji Temple and Palani Hills within a short drive.

Will I be able to park at Sterling Kodai Lake?

Yes, secured self parking is offered for free at the hotel. Wheelchair-accessible van parking is also available for guests.

Is there a spa available at Sterling Kodai Lake?

There is a full-service spa available for guests to enjoy and services include deep-tissue massages.

Does Sterling Kodai Lake feature a casino at the property?

No, Sterling Kodai Lake doesn't have a casino.

Is there an indoor pool at Sterling Kodai Lake?

No, there is no indoor pool at this hotel.

What will couples enjoy most about a stay at Sterling Kodai Lake?

This waterfront hotel offers many amenities for couples, including Champagne service as well as a bar and 2 restaurants.

Does Sterling Kodai Lake have a hot tub?

No, but guests can enjoy a steam room at this hotel.

Does Sterling Kodai Lake feature a restaurant that includes a breakfast menu?

No, Sterling Kodai Lake doesn't have a restaurant that serves breakfast.

Does Sterling Kodai Lake allow pets to stay for free?

Although they can't stay for free, dogs are welcome at Sterling Kodai Lake for a fee of INR 2360 per pet, per day. The property also provides food and water bowls and litter boxes.

Are there connecting rooms at Sterling Kodai Lake?

No, there aren't connecting guestrooms at this hotel.

Are there rooms with balconies that I can book at Sterling Kodai Lake?

Yes, some guestrooms at this hotel offer a balcony where guests can enjoy lake or garden views.

Sterling Kodai Lake Reviews

Reviews

7.6

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 16 out of 41 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 11 out of 41 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 7 out of 41 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 3 out of 41 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 4 out of 41 reviews

7.6/10

Cleanliness

7.8/10

Staff & service

7.6/10

Amenities

7.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Alphonse Raj

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Must stay

Sterling Kodai Lake amazed us! The lush green garden was beautifully maintained, and the property itself is a stunning highlight of Kodaikanal. There were many great photo spots in the facility. The service team was wonderful, and overall, we thoroughly enjoyed our stay by the lake.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Akash

Traveled with family and small children, Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Supporting staff
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2025

2/10 Terrible

Pradheep

Traveled with family and small children, Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Property was good and staff were attentive. My issue is with the payment. I booked through Expedia app with pay at property option. I paid at the property with cash at the end of the trip but I have been charged the room rents again on my credit card on file. The charges on my credit card statement says Sterling Resort, Chennai. Not by Expedia. But the resort says charges were done by Expedia. Beware when using credit cards around the property.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2025

8/10 Good

Anantbhushan

Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

sherin

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Everything was good
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jayashree

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Prateesh

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The stay and service were really good. The food quality and quantity were also really good. Thanks to Corsswin, Prabha and Chef Kathiravan for making stay wonderful.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024

8/10 Good

Ranjit

Traveled with family
Liked: Staff & service, amenities
The common facilities like the restaurant and the game area is really nice. The bedrooms and bathrooms on the other hand are little old and need renovation.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

CVV DURGA

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Venkitachala Ganesh

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Good location and ambience. Very polite, friendly abd helpful staff. Excellent service by everyone. Spacious rooms. Unfortunately no views from most of the rooms. Also the bathroom is old but clean. Shower not so good; had to take shower in one inch of water on the floor due to poor drainage.
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2024

4/10 Poor

Annamalai

Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Subash

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Excellent property.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Kal

Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

A

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2023

6/10 Okay

Sibi

Traveled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We were 17 adults. I booked 7 rooms 4 months ago . I stayed ooty sterling 2 nights ( all 17 ) Kodikkanal sterling had terrible experience. First they don’t have big vehicles access to resort. Second they accommodate 7 rooms , but they charge for 2 adults 3790 for even sleeping in the floor. For 3 days trip they charge me over $ 3000.00 . Very bad
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2022

8/10 Good

Prakash Avinash

Liked: Staff & service
Stayed 3 nights in May 2022

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Traveled with family and small children
Liked: Amenities
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Room maintenance needs to be looked into. The tiles had water marks all over. The soap dispenser was coming out. The sofa was too soft to sit onto. The blankets were not properly maintained. Outside the rooms the property was good but the room condition wasn't good
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great rooms and good walking areas. Childrens play area is good and liked the cycles on rent feature.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2019

10/10 Excellent

KANNADASAN

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2018

2/10 Terrible

Anirban

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Misleading name with terrible service.

It is not by the lake. You can only barely see the lake from one part of the hotel, and that tool few hundred meters away. Terrible service. No Wi-Fi except lobby. And to top it all they give weird juvenille excuses as if the guests are morons. It is not the individual servers that were bad, the management sucks. Big time.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2017

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Okay except for the breakfast

Breakfast is very poor taste wise if you are used to tasty food. The restaurant cutlery cleanliness is questionable as forks and knives which fall on to the floor are replaced on the table with out being cleaned by the staff with out even blinking an eye
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2017

10/10 Excellent

Pramod, bangalore

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Good resort

Very good holiday and stay. Well maintained resort. Nice north indian food.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Gud hotel but not maintained properly...

Wifi not working in the room and not in the lobby. Poor quality of bed and pillows . Paints gone from walls . Urgently required maintanance..food was gud and restaurant staff was very polite and helpful..

8/10 Good

sarath shetty, hyderabad

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

a good relaxing experience

I had a breif vacation with my daughter.. enjoyed the aura of the place. not too hi fi but simple sweet and cozy. I liked their food. happy with the staff. absence of wi fi in the rooms was a lil disappointing. rest all I am v happy.

10/10 Excellent

Barath, Chennai

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Amazing resort. Great hospitality!

The resort is located at a nice spot.. Reachable easily by a local taxi. The lake view is nice. The front desk is very helpful and they helped me check-in / check out easily and quickly. The villa like rooms very stunning and the interiors were of high quality. Only thing we noticed was there is no pre installed room heaters. We had to call the housekeeping to provide us a portable room heaters. They housekeeping staff was highly hospitable and quick in responding. The most amazing thing about the resort is the in house restaurant. The food was amazing. They also have a food truck at the resort lawn, serving coffee / tea and snacks. The lawn is beautiful and well maintaine. They have an amazing set of out door activities. They got in house bicycle hire shop, so it is very comfortable to hire a bicycle for an hour and take a quick tour around the lake. The food / other amenities are at a reasonable price compared to the location. The engement activities like bon fire, DJ night, theme based dinner..Was amazing. Overall it was a great experience and an unforgettable stay at the 'Sterling by the lake'. Can't wait to come back to your hotel!! :) Great job guys!