Sterling Ooty Fern Hill offers a quiet mountain retreat with free full breakfast. Guests can stroll through the garden, enjoy coffee at the on-site cafe, or relax on the terrace with mountain views. End your day perfectly with a steam room session.
Located in Fern Hill, a neighbourhood in Ootacamund, Sterling Ooty Fern Hill is in the mountains. Lady Canning's Seat and Second World War Memorial Pillar are local landmarks, and some of the area's attractions include Diyanamyam Mutt and Ooty Rose Garden. Thread Garden and Government Botanical Gardens are also worth visiting. Visit our Ooty travel guide
73, Kungah House Road, Fern Hill, Ootacamund, Tamil Nadu, 643004
What's nearby
Ooty Rose Garden
16 min walk - 1.4 km
Ooty Lake
19 min walk - 1.6 km
St. Stephen's Church
2 min drive - 1.8 km
Lady Canning's Seat
6 min walk - 0.6 km
Mudumalai National Park
16 min walk - 1.4 km
Getting around
Ooty Udhagamandalam Station
16 min walk
Restaurants
Shinkows Chinese Restaurant
3 min drive
Blooming Garden Cafe
3 min drive
Adyar Anandha Bhavan
3 min drive
Fortune Hotel Sullivan Court
3 min drive
Hotel Taj
18 min walk
About this property
Sterling Ooty Fern Hill
Upscale hotel located in Fern Hill
An airport shuttle, a terrace and a coffee shop/cafe are just a few of the amenities provided at Sterling Ooty Fern Hill. For some rest and relaxation, visit the steam room. In addition to a garden and a playground, guests can connect to free in-room WiFi.
Other perks include:
Free self-parking and valet parking
A round-trip airport shuttle (surcharge), a ballroom and a banquet hall
Barbecues, luggage storage and smoke-free property
Room features
All 175 rooms boast comforts such as 24-hour room service, as well as perks such as free WiFi and free bottled water.
More amenities include:
2 bathrooms with baths or showers and free toiletries
43-inch LED TVs with cable channels
Wardrobes/cupboards, coffee/tea makers and heating
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If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
No lift
Wheelchair accessibility
Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
Wheelchair-accessible registration desk
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3 floors
Ballroom
Banquet hall
Reception hall
Smoke-free property
Room amenities
Bedroom
Bedsheets provided
Bathroom
2 private bathrooms
Bathtub or shower
Free toiletries
Slippers
Towels provided
Entertainment
43-inch LED TV with cable channels
Food and drink
24-hour room service
Coffee/tea maker
Free bottled water
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Heating
Iron/ironing board on request
Phone
Policies
Check-in
Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; check-in end time: 7:00 PM
Contactless check-in and check-out are available
Minimum check-in age - 16
Check-out
Check-out before 11:00 AM
Contactless check-out
Special check-in instructions
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in
For any questions, please contact the property using the information on the booking confirmation
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools
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
Pets are allowed for an extra charge of INR 2360 per pet, per night
Welcoming dogs only
2 total (up to 30 kg per pet)
Pets cannot be left unattended
Specific rooms only; pet-friendly rooms can be requested by contacting the property on the number on the booking confirmation
Food and water bowls and litter trays are available
Children and extra beds
Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available.
Cots (infant beds) are not available
Payment types at the property
Important information
Optional extras
Pet fee: INR 2360 per pet, per night
The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may 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, debit cards and cash
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher
Please note that cultural norms and guest policies may differ by country and by property; the policies listed are provided by the property
We should mention
This property does not have any lifts
Property is also known as
Fernhill Sterling
Fernhill Sterling Ooty
Ooty Fernhill Sterling
Ooty Sterling Fernhill
Sterling Fernhill
Sterling Fernhill Hotel
Sterling Fernhill Hotel Ooty
Fern Hill Sterling Holidays RESORT
Sterling Ooty Fernhill
Sterling Fernhill Ooty Hotel
Sterling Fernhill Hotel Ootacamund
Fern Hill Sterling Holidays
Sterling Fern Hill Hotel
Ooty Fern Hill Sterling Holidays RESORT
Ooty Fern Hill Sterling Holidays
Sterling Ooty Fern Hill Hotel
Sterling Ooty Fern Hill Ootacamund
Sterling Ooty Fern Hill Hotel Ootacamund
Frequently asked questions
Is Sterling Ooty Fern Hill pet-friendly?
Yes, Sterling Ooty Fern Hill allows dogs (limit 2 total) with a maximum weight of up to 30 kg per pet. There's a fee of INR 2360 per pet, per night.
How much does it cost to stay at Sterling Ooty Fern Hill?
As of 10 Mar 2026, prices found for a 1-night stay for 2 adults at Sterling Ooty Fern Hill on 2 Apr 2026 start from RM240, excluding taxes and fees. This price is based on the lowest nightly price found in the last 24 hours for stays in the next 30 days. Prices are subject to change. Choose your dates for more accurate prices.
How much is parking at Sterling Ooty Fern Hill?
Self-parking and valet parking are free at this property.
What time is check-in at Sterling Ooty Fern Hill?
Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; check-in end time: 7:00 PM. After-hours check-in is not available.
What time is check-out at Sterling Ooty Fern Hill?
Checkout is at 11:00 AM.
Does Sterling Ooty Fern Hill provide a shuttle to the airport?
Yes, there's an airport shuttle.
Where is Sterling Ooty Fern Hill located?
Located in Fern Hill, this hotel is within a 10-minute walk of Lady Canning's Seat and Second World War Memorial Pillar. Muniswarar Temple and Nilgiri Mountain Railway are also within 1 mile (2 km). Ooty Udhagamandalam Station is 16 minutes by foot.
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Reviews
Sterling Ooty Fern Hill Reviews
7.0
Good
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It's beautiful from outside but horrible inside
Staff is useless and hopeless
Amenities is very old, drain clogged every single day. Hot water is an issue.
Tv not working and power cut anytime
One of the best Hotels with Best scenic view. Lots of Indoor games along with Adventure sports within Hotel Campus.
Manojit was very helpful and very humble. Our food request was well taken care and overall experience was excellent.
RONAK B
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2022
6/10 Okay
Yagnesh
7 Dec 2022
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Access road is really bad, Hot water is not available for the second person, need to wait 25 minutes to get enough hot water for the next person. All glasses for drinking water had a faint smell of kerosene.
Great location, superb views, excellent breakfast and dinner buffet.
Yagnesh
4/10 Poor
Hemanth
29 Nov 2022
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Average stay experience
The choice of room provided to us was very average for the pricing. After spending 10k for a night we expect a balcony at the least. The room was big though. The view from the room was not that great. The kitchen closes at 3 pm with limited food options, taste wasn't great either.
Hemanth
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2022
6/10 Okay
Deepti
24 Apr 2023
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Location is good. Relationship manger started with his sales pitch even before I had checked in. Despite requesting to take this up later as I was tired, he continued to keep pitching.
Cleanliness wasn't great and despite having a Premium suite the room had no view. Overall no value for money
The services was pathetic. Most of the area was booked for private parties so we couldn't go anywhere. It was like staying in a hotel and not resort. Also, during checkout they took more amount from us. When I checked it, and asked for a refund, they said they have initiated the refund. But I never got it back. They are just thiefs who show you the correct bill. But in final bill which they don't show you they add many bills twice.
Himani
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024
6/10 Okay
Aseem
25 Oct 2022
Disliked: Staff & service, room comfort
A mixed bag of good, bad and ugly
The stay was a mixed bag really. While the location of the resort is excellent, the roads leading up to the resort are terrible. The same goes for the staff, a mixed bag. Some staff members were very kind and courteous while others were not. There were 3 of us staying in your privilege suite and I called in to request an additional duvet 3 times. The duvet was not provided and the Housekeeping, as well as the front desk, stopped answering calls from my room. Now, this behaviour will ensure that I do not ever come back despite a few good people working in your resort who were very kind and helpful throughout our stay.
DO NOT BOOK THIS PROPERTY - NOT EVEN MATCH 2 star STANDARD.
Recently stayed here with family for 2 days. To start with no staff to help in checkin process or luggage, have to ask multiple times. Then, room allocated was a pathetic dirty room with no view -- unless they consider teenshade as a view. Nothing, happened even after complaint, just the false promise to get the room changed next day (I already arrived in evening, then to pack luggage next morning doesnt make sense at all). Cherry on the cake was -- TV not working, kettle not working, for room service u have to wait for hours for just getting water refill. Bathroom drains were blocked. And, best part they serve in room food in disposable like pizza delivery which though was just coming from one floor below but was served cold with very high price.
I have stayed in other Sterling properties during same trip as well in past, they are good but this property definetly has some issue so pls refrain from booking this unless u want to spoil ur holiday.
Deepak
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023
6/10 Okay
Rohini
9 Jun 2022
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Dinner buffet is too crowded. Delay in response of staff for anything.
Access road to the property was horrible and similar was the parking situation. It took more than 45 minutes to get my car out.
Room charges were exorbitant. The mattress was 'spring type' and hurt the back. Floor boards were squeaky.
Staff was very helpful, especially the duty manager Mr. Arun. Food quality was great with a lot of variety.
Not a good one, basic amenities were not provided like hand towels, washroom was flooding though corrected later, very slow service restaurant
Verified traveller
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2018
4/10 Poor
Gaurav
25 Dec 2018
Liked: Property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Staff & service, room comfort
The stay was not comfortable at all.
1. The rooms given to us didn't had a tea kettle and the room service didn't delivery tea as they were short of staff.
2. Got the TV working after multiple complaints.
3. Request for room heater was fulfilled after full 24 hrs of request
4. And to make the things ever more terrible, the security guard opened the side door of the room and came into our room at 11pm without even knocking or informing us. Ridiculous.. and to top it all answer given was that they were just checking the door lock
Gaurav
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2018
8/10 Good
Verified traveller
24 Dec 2018
Liked: Staff & service
Peaceful and relaxed place . Great food and staff
General cleanliness was poor. Rooms were not cleaned on time . Bathroom was moldy
Ooty town and the surrounding slopes (other than tea gardens) are littered with plastic and garbage. Nightmare traffic, poor road maintenance, and surging crowds - not what you expect at a getaway hill destination.
Fern Hill resort was mixed - crowded, little noisy. The facility is clean, but needs better maintenance. The plumbing needs an upgrade, the TV didn't work, the window stays were broken. The espresso machine was not working for many days.
Davinder
4/10 Poor
Ken
6 Apr 2017
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Disappointed.
Felt like a prison. 5km from town. No pool, nothing to they arranged a pickup but the taxi was no show which caused too much stress
Ken
6/10 Okay
Praveen, Chennai, India
28 Mar 2017
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness
Average Hotel Experience
A very average stay to sum it up.
Property - A very nice property far removed from the bustle of the city. Just about the only plus I must say.
Rooms - Rooms are of decent size with good views. But upon checking-in I was told that the Hotel does not provide any toiletries. When I requested for Soaps, Shampoos etc., I was told to use the Shower gel instead. They finally provided me with the items after a lot of haggling. Also, special mention is to be made regarding the soiled and dirty linen/towels that they provided even after repeated complaints.
Dining & Restaurant - The quality of food is below par. The breakfast buffet is barely passable and there aren't a lot of options to go A la carte even at dinner time. The dishes are inconsistent. Stayed there for a week and I ordered mutton dishes(Indian) on most of the days and at times I was served a different dish on different days even though I ordered the exact same Mutton Masala. It was also amusing to be told by different waiters that mutton was unavailable on some occasions. They would somehow oblige to check with the chef after I inform them that I did have mutton the previous day. Then there are the live counters that have people apologizing that they would try to make a dosa when you ask for one. Wonder why inexperienced chefs are preparing food that they aren't comfortable with. Service was commendable though and a few of the waiters like Radhakrishnan, Ramesh provided excellent service.
An excellent property and I think it is one of the best locations in Ooty. Hotel staff are courteous. I would have been very happy to give a 5 start to this hotel. But, they need to improve in their house keeping and check the room appliances throughly before allotting it to the guest. The toilet flush went bad twice, the room heater stopped working on the first day. Yes, the staff attended to those complaints. But, on holiday, who would like to register complaints early in the morning that the flush stopped working, that too twice within a period of 4 days!? In spite of this, I liked the place very much, its location, serene beauty of wide valley that one can enjoy from the window also.
We were in Ooty for three nights and four days. Wanted to stay at the Sterling close to race course, but booked Fern Hill by mistake. But there was not much to regret. In fact it worked out great. We were able to take the cabs (arranged by Sterling) to the city as well as stay away from the pollution of Ooty at night. This place is more suited for families with kids/small children. We went during christmas 2015 and the noise of the kids kept us awake for longer than we wanted. Definitely recommend for family with kids.
Not recommended for business travelers (no wifi in the room and distance from the city); not recommended for couples without kids.