Nicest part of the restaurant and hotel service was the utmost honesty and integrity with which the hotel staff  has restored our  lost hand bag with lot of valuables which we forgot while having Breakfast at the restaurant and the hand bag was kept safely at the Reception under the Supervision of the Manager Mr. Venkatraman.

Attached restaurant serves good food in buffet and alacarte style.

The breakfast was very good and my kids enjoyed it.

The food in the restaurant was clean and the breakfast spread was also very good.

Food: Coffee is very bad, the breakfast buffet is ok,

Food was very reasonable, delicious and served hot in style at their resturant.

We had dinner on the evening of our arrival and had breakfast after our morning Girivalam.

Hotel has a restaurant which serves south Indian ,north Indian ,Chinese and continental food .

However, the breakfast buffet seems to be available only on weekends and holidays.

The breakfast was good if we stay for few days.

Special mention about the hand made ice cream, it was delicious!!

The biggest disappointment was the complimentary breakfast.

They could hardly speak English and I think this hotel is not worth for the amount they charge.

We stayed in an Executive room which is charged for Rs 5000 - Though room is big ambiance is not good, electrical connections are outdated, furnishing is not sufficient, like it has only 2 regular chairs, no sofas, no comfy chairs.

After a few minutes of haggling, they let us check in anyway without a credit card.

GRT Chennai charges 5500 + tax and arpanaa charges 6000 + tax crazy.

Autos charge Rs 100 to Sri Ramanasramam one way..

We stayed with group of our peoples.But personally feel its over charged.

He was not ready to accept that the AC was not working and charged us a lot.

Upon check-out, we were billed for in-room dining of 4 cups of tea and the room num stated on the bill was one of our room(double occupancy).

The Arpanaa is near these landmarks: Girivalam, Arunachaleswarar Temple, Sri Ramana Ashram, Arunachaleshwara Temple, Arunachala Mountain, Virupaksha Cave, Sri Seshadri Swamigal Ashram, Parvathamalai Mountain, Annamalaiyar Temple View Point, Thirukoilur-Sri Raghothama Theertha Brindavana Uttharadi Mutt, Nirudhi lingam, Varuna Lingam, Sathanur Reservoir, Sri Ramanasramam, Mystical India, Veeratteswarar Temple, Apsara - The Swimming Pool, Sattanur Dam, Arunachala Handicrafts, Gnanananda Thapovanam, Arunachala Photography & Tours, Mkg Film Palace, Shanthiamalai Handicrafts, Vijaya Mall, Atma Vidya mandir, Atma Vidya mandir, Thiruvanajozhi Temple and Pillur Dam

The rooms were clean, tidy and comfortable to the point that we wished we could have stayed longer.

The rooms are pretty big, that's a plus point.

I make it a point to stay and eat only at this facility when I visit or pass through Tiruvannamalai.

in the middle of the night we were woken by loud noises outside our bedroom.

We had book d a superior room and night I couldn't sleep because of the fantastic sound Split AC was producing throughout the night.

We had a junior suite which, because of the sitting area, was shielded from any corridor noise.

Hot water was limited and the AC was a bit noisy.

but only that the noise from the workshop.

Quite noisy and the rooms floor was dusty too.

The hotel is located next to a tractor repair facility, so can be noisy during the day.

It is a little noisy as just off the main road.

We could not sleep the night because of the pump noise.

Location is a bit on periphery of town, at a busy (noisy) road, on the other side of which garbage was being burnt, the fumes and smells permeating the room.

The shower head was a bit sad due to blocked jets,

It's the constant choice of staying of mine in Thiruvanamalai.

And there was constant knocking on our room door throughout the night.

Location wise it falls on the girivalam route and is close to the temple.

We also took a rickshaw tour around Mt Arunachala.

Very easy access to girivalam route and Annamalayar temple.

The hotel is in the Girivalam route so that is also very helpful.

We got up early to walk the kora around the mountain and we returned around 10:30.

Some of the rooms have good view towards Arunachaleshwara hills .

The view of the holy mountain from the rooms and the menu at the restaurant are incomparable.

Great, spacious rooms with views of the mountain, superb meals and staff.

The view of the hill is unprepossessing given that it is vignetted by a landscape of shoddy flat rooftops.

Room  was  clean, had  a  mountain  view.

My Family had the privilege to stay in Hotel Arpanaa which granted us the most spectacular view of Arunachala.

the service was top, the staff is very helpful, the view from our rooms was magnificent!

Good view of the Arunchala Hill from the hotel.

I loved the view of the Holy Hill from my balcony.

it has a balcony with a good view of the hills.

The view was breathtaking,  especially before sunrise in the morning where we sat in the balcony tor experience the view and a cool breath of fresh air.

It was so beautiful, and the view early in the morning during sunrise is just so wonderful.

The view from the balcony was marvellous as Giri Valam was in front of me
The restra was the best part of it as it provided the best quantity with quality .

Technically our room had a view of the temple Gopuram and the mountain,

Rooms are very well designed and you get a good view of the holy mountain.

The hotel room was big and very clean with a great view of Mount arunachala.The food in the restra was outstanding.

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Other village activities like pod Making, flower shop, tea shops parrot astrology are highlights there.

Interesting spread of activities - pottery, bullock cart ride, milking the cow, parrot astrology.

Very nice staff, especially Mani the yoga teacher.

The resort team often forgets to explain all that is in offer, such as pottery, bullock cart ride, cow milking, morning yoga class, etc.

There are a lot of activities for families.

Having a spa, pool, game room and a staff that is extreemy pleasant.

Pays careful attention to environmental issues with lots of relevant activities if you wish to take part.

Nice yoga pavillon, some monkies watching.

There are quite a few activities to indulge in with an indoor sports area and some activities organized by the resort.

Other additions like pottery, yoga, parrot astrology etc make the stay more fun and relaxing.

An excellent resort with excellentbfacilities.great food.can have a great view of thebhill.loved every minute of the stay there.a must visit place.serene atmosphere.no noise.child friendly.nice swimming pool.table tennis,carrom and other board games available

Loads of ethnic, traditional activities like pottery and mehendi.

A few activities are available for people to enjoy.

The rooms are adequate with good food and swimming pool and some more activities to keep the family busy.

Right from Mr. Rajasekaran, the manager each of the staff that we came across, whether it was one of  the waiters or even the gardener was truly courteous and ever ready to help us with a smile.The activites like pottery and parrot astrology (these are not chargeable) makes this a really unique place to stay in.

The resort offers several activities like yoga sessions, pottery, parrot astrology, mehendi, Bullock cart rides and milking a cow etc.

The resort provide some free activities and free tea.

you wont feel heavy even after having a full course buffet lunch.

Spread of the breakfast was quite good, the buffet lunch had multiple items.

The restaurant entertains special requests such as gluten free rotis, along with the buffet.

what more, it has  spacious dining room with beautiful Indian touch makes for a splendid place to have delicious food. 5.

sumptuous breakfast, good food ..clean pool .

The breakfast had a nice spread of dishes.

The breakfast spread was good and staff well trained.

I spent three nights at Sparsa, eating breakfast and dinner at the resort, and was particularly impressed with the variety of delicious offerings in the dinner buffet.

The restaurant has a great ambience and delicious food.

The restaurant offered a delectable spread at Breakfast, catering to all the tastes.

The buffet spread is very good and they graciously offer to make dishes jain if you prefer.

The restaurant only served a very good quality vegetarian buffet, you could not fail to love the variety of flavours.

Chef Sunil with his sunny smile makes sure the food is beyond delish and caters to our requests.

Breakfast is included and the restaurant offered a nice selection of traditional Indian cuisine.

The restaurant offers complimentary buffet breakfast that was okay.

I had lunch and 2 breakfasts  there which were all very good.

For example, there was a terrific function (food, drinks etc) to observe the lighting of the lamp - we discovered this by only accident.

The Only thing that could have been improved is the lighting in the room, it could have been more brighter.

However, the place was too dark, not enough light in the room, the Internet was limited to 2 devices only and there were no water bottles in the room.

The only suggestion I had was to improve the quality of lighting.

Every dish we ordered were just ok and nothing to write back.

In fact when we came back from Girivalam at 11 PM we ordered some food and it  was well made and served to the room in time.

However, the food we ordered via room service scored top marks from us.

If you are part of MAP plan then you have to order from the select list of items.

Also when ordered a-la-cart it was far from being any value for money and also not upto the mark - they need to improve on this aspect.

Peaceful environment with utmost health safety measures.

Feel good to stay there with peaceful mind.

Honestly I recommend this place those who want to have a pleasant stay in Tiruvannamalai.Very good to have a peaceful mind.

A haven of peace and relaxation in the shade of tall trees and winding pathways.

Located in a very serene location away from the town, this is a place to relax and unwind.

From the windows of my spacious room I looked straight into the trees, all very beautiful and peaceful.

It is a property where you would like to unwind and relax.

The garden has a resident peacock and also there is a feel of calm and tranquil in here.

This is located amidst a serene locality away from the busy town.

If u r looking for a high quality resort, quiet, relaxed yet backed by friendly staff who are well informed, look no further.

It was a beautiful resort, breathtaking  surrounding with it's beautiful concept of relaxation which includes yoga, meditation etc
Food was excellent, the staffs were friendly and our welcome drink fresh coconut water was great as a thirst quench

The pool area was really nice, it was nice to retreat to the pool after a morning  of climbing Mt Arunachala and walking through the noisy city.

I'm from Europe and I've been coming to Tiru every year for 4 weeks and I like to stay in Sparsa every time because of the serenity and beauty this place has to offer.

A great place to stay in tiruvannamalai , great service by a friendly staff, value for money buffet meals, clean and peaceful surroundings.

The hotel is really beautiful and peaceful place to stay.

We enjoyed the green surroundings as well as the spa and the swimming pool.

An extraordinary surprise the free foot massage at the arrival with my group of 8 Italian persons.

but enjoying the pool, spa and restaurant.

I had once of the best massages ever which was also well priced.

The resort includes a spa where I had an excellent facial and massage.

Beautiful resort, with a lovely pool, nicely appointed and comfortable rooms, on site dining and spa.

There is a swimming pool if required as well as spa and treatment centre.

There is also a good pool and a spa among other facilities.

Teatime in the afternoon.Very clean pool and a good spa.

The Body Raaga spa is just the icing on the cake!

Spa facility is good and the staff there does a good work, giving one, value for money.Herbal  park is small

The pool is fantastic and the spa is good.

we even got a complimentary foot massage which was very much required after traveling for nearly 5 hours from bangalore to the place.

Also spa is so great and moderate prices, also must visit the gift shop inside.

Also, even for the tourists who come to have Arunachala Temple darshan, it is difficult to complete the darshan and come back to have breakfast within 10am slot.

It may have been created keeping with the sizeable foreign tourist that it seems to attract.

The food at the restaurant was very bland to taste - looks like they mostly want to cater to the taste buds of foreign tourists.

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but bathroom taps were leaking all the time. Absolutely not worth 5k (for suite room)

Upgrade to bathrooms could be considered by the hotel management.

We arrived to a room with a leaking toilet.

For example, there was no soap when we checked-in and we had to ask for it.

4) Did not see any toileries offered such as soap, shampoo, shower cap, paste, oil pockets ..etc ..

5) Room is decently good enough to occupy 3 to 4 people,

but again, in that climate, a hot shower was not that important anyway, and again, I didn't ask to have it checked.

The small inn lived up to its reputation of clean bed, sparkling washroom & sparse

When complained next morning they said ya, u shudnt keep the bed so close to wall. !!!!!

hence we cannot provide new bed covers . .

They have that grey tinge look that linens get there from too many trips to the dobhi.

Rooms on 2nd floor get more of Thiruvannamalai s heavenly air.

The restaurant serves a very tasty and varied complementary breakfast to its guests and the attitude of the staff, both in the restaurant and at the reception was really really courteous and helpful.

Breakfast in restaurant is very good and so are other food items .

In house Restaurant is on the Ground Floor and complimentary breakfast has good varieties.It is locate in front of  Sri Ramana Maharshi Ashram.

Stayed in 2nd Floor.Rooms are Spacious with good bed & working AC.Sleep Quality was good.Bathroom size was adequate..Functioning Geyser.Inhouse Restaurant is on Ground Floor.Complimentary Breakfast has good spread

There is a restaurant which serves complimentary breakfast.Do have food before 8.30 am else i experience delay in getting good because of buffet breakfast

It wasn't spicy which is ideal when your going for site seeing.There was a lot of variety in the food served.There is buffet both in the morning and in the night.

but smaller size;
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Free breakfast;
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Nearer to Sri Ramanasramam;
Nice staff to interact with; such professionalism I did not expect in Thiruvannamalai.

Elaborate Complimentary Break-fast both continental and South Indian.

The restaurant on the main floor offers the breakfast that comes with the room.

The restaurant in the hotel is quite good and they also serve a good complimentary breakfast.

the restaurant downstairs was great, had  breakfast included, enjoyed  lunch and dinner also.

This hotel is just opposite remana maharshi ashram.You can book through phone an donline.Very good rooms and service.Nice poeple,simple,comfortable,and convenient.You can stay and enjoy  the essence of thiruvanna malai as its convenient from here to reach all.Near by there is shop with CDs and paintings and i got a few audio CD s of bhajans and bansuris etc which i was looking about.Their restraunt has one of the best thali meals for lunch i had .complimentary breakfast was provided.

weekend buffets are also worth it .. around 250 rs per head i guess .

Rooms are well furnished and neat and clean .

Staff sorted it out.Rooms are  clean,.Bathroom size apt.A/C in working condition.

Very friendly staff and very clean rooms.

The hotel is good in terms of quality, cleanliness and value.

Room is neat and clean with a/c.It is walking distance to Sri Ramana Maharishi and Sri Seshadri Swamigal Ashram.Arunachaleshwar temple is about 2-3 kms from here.Had a good stay with family.

lovely smaller hotel,booking very friendly english was better then some places.,Room were clean,hot water and quiet.BRKS was included limited

but the room and bathroom were very clean and the location is very convenient to the Ashram.

Very modern, large clean rooms, ask for superior for 1500R + tax (1800R) or get the executive 2200R + taxes because they have a shaded terrace!

from the moment we arrived, we felt at home, all the staff were friendly, efficent and professional .the room was basic , large enough and very clean!.

The restaurant is clean with air conditioning.

but because we were 3people/3bedrooms, they made a discount (23$/pers), the bedroom was clean, bathroom also, no noises during the night, very well located, just in front of the ramana ashram ! !

Polite and cooperative staff and spacious rooms, it is sheer delight to stay at Aakash Inn.

All rooms are equipped with branded & functional basic gadgets.

We had booked a suite which was wonderful and spacious for 6 members.There were 2 rooms which had separate split AC.The restaurant was the best.

Food is quite good and the rooms are well maintained.

The wash room is very clean and big,except the lighting is a bit dimm.

Arunachal Giri is visible from balconies of Aakash inn and the well ventilated design allows Thiruvannamalai s heavenly air to permeate each of its well kept and tidy rooms.

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Old hotel, worn towels and bedsheets,  dangerous bathroom as the tiles very slippery.

Bathroom is very substandard and not in par for the Rs paid.

The room are very simple, the bed poor and the bathroom dirty.

My shower leaked all over the bathroom light and mirror and was hard to order room service food a couple of times. .

At Rupees 5000.00 per day it is far too expensive for the amenities offered.

The only down point was the toilet pot was stained.

friendly staff with effective hospitality ..food was very delicious and at price worthy.. thanks for the athena team..looking forward to meet u soon..

They have a restaurant at ground where as they serve buffet breakfast & buffet dinner which is good worth for the price.

.A Perfect place to meditate and do yoga on the terrace.. Everything right from check in to check out was smooth..The food was delicious and customised as per our needs and taste.

Wonderful breakfast spread and lunch buffet spread.

Serves only Vegetarian Food and it is delicious.

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