Hi Ketan, u can read the travelogues of mine, NIP, rjstyle69 for further info. In one of these u will get the link which lists all the homestays in and around Madikeri town, u can choose where to stay based on places ur plng to visit.
We stayed in a place called Cauvery Home Stay which is 2km frm Madikeri town, and felt it was a nice and decent place, also well placed for our journey to all places we visited (read my travelogue for details).
It costs us 1500/- bugs per day for 4 of us. The cost is 1000/- per day for 2 bedroom house,and per head it will cost u Rs500/- more to add one more bed. This cost is without food, food will be provided but charged extra.
There are other homestays as well which charge u Rs2000/- per day for 4ppl or more and provide breakfast only. CHeck out the website for more info.
And as for safety, we didnt feel any problems in the place we stayed, more or less these homestays are run by ppl who r retired, defence or ppl whoz children hv left them bck in Coorg, so dont worry abt safety aspect, i feel its good for family stay as well. I think its better than hotels stay. There are few in coorg and charge u heavily , comparitively homestays are better and more cost effective.
As for places to visit, read my travelogue/ NIP's. 2days should be ok to visit most places, but i am afraid u wont be able to njoy the places with such tight schedule, see if u can stretch it by atleast 1 day, 3 days is ideal and also u can visit the place beyond Chalavera falls (which we missed out ) its awesome in the photos, and guess NIP said this was the place frm where u can get a glimpse of the Arabian Sea, if i'm not wrong.
Hv a gr8 trip , and dont forget to share ur exp back here when ur done.
Regards
Manjunath
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