I stayed at Wyndvalley garden resorts last weekend (Dec 7- 9 2012) at their dormitory (named
'Colleagues Inn') along with 10 other family members, and came away very impressed.
The resort is located at Kalpetta, bang on the Mysore-Kozhikode highway and close to the town center - so it provides very easy access to shops, restaurants, etc. The actual resort building is set well inside the campus such that we do not get to bear the noise of the highway! Besides, Kalpetta is a very conveniently located town to access all nearby attractions like Pookote lake, Banasura Sagar dam, Lakkidi hills, etc.
We did not use their restaurant so I cannot comment on the food. Beverages like coffee & tea were quite average. Service from the resort folks was courteous and prompt - they were young, smiling men who knew enough of Hindi & English to make life easy for us.
We were traveling as a group and though they had competitively priced bedrooms available, we preferred to stay together as a group. They showed us their dormitory which was HUGE - a 22 bedder, with 3 restrooms and 2 bathrooms. (One of the flushes was not working so that was a minor letdown). The dorm room has a double-height ceiling and that makes it very well ventilated. We instantly took up the dorm room.
The real icing on the cake was the price - their dormitory costed us Rs 300/- (yes, no typos!) per person per night!! So, for Rs 3,300 a night, eleven of us could stay in a 22 bedder with very decent amenities...talk about value-for-money!
The staff provided us a bonfire on both the evenings and we had a good time cozying up around the bonfire. The best part - they did not charge anything extra for this.
So, price-wise, I will give a big thumbs-up.
A special note of thanks to Dinesh, the resort in-charge who seems to be very competent and takes good care of his guests.
Note: If you are looking for a premium, secluded honeymoon-type resort, this may not be the best option (though it is not bad really). But as a stay option at Wayanad, close to the hills, I will recommend this highly.