@mjothi, I am sure most of the guys would also prefer this option only, because otherwise you would need to take a half-day off (or more) on Friday. Leaving on Sat early morning also means that we can beat the city traffic and it would be fun driving on the highways. Ofcourse the downside is that you feel like you drove in and drove out fast.
Being off-season, we should get good rates on rooms. TTDC is the closest to the lake and their off-season rates are half the season rates. However, the rooms are crappy, service is bad. Hotel Shevaroy is really good and some 2 years ago, rooms used to be in the range Rs625 - Rs1825.
Waiting to see what direction the poll takes.
EDIT : Copying some of the Yercaud-related posts from the Pondy thread.
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Originally Posted by neoranjit Lets do this again. This time probably the equivalent of pondy near bangalore. |
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Originally Posted by supremeBaleno ranjit, I was thinking of an yercaud meet - Bangy + Chennai guys. For us it is like 330kms, but am not sure how far it is for Bangy guys.
Maybe Cochin boys can also join - must be like 350kms from Cochin.
Something on the lines of either of these 2 options :
1) 2-nights + 1 day : Leave Chennai/Bangy on Friday post-lunch, reach yercaud by 9PM or so. Stay there for Sat and Sunday. Checkout Sunday noon and drive back to Bangy/Chennai.
2) 1 night + 1 day : Leave Saturday early morning, reach Yercaud by noon. Stay there till Sunday noon and drive back to Bangy/Chennai.
We have some nice and economical options for stay in Yercaud. Hotel Shevaroys is one such hotel. Am sure you would come just for the 6-7 hour drive.  |
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Originally Posted by PatchyBoy Bangalore to Yercaud - 215 kms
Cochin - Yercaud - 365 kms
Chennai - Yercaud - 325 kms
Sounds good to me. I am in  |
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Originally Posted by condor let's make the Yercaud a friday-sunday program. |