Balaclava House is a large British Bungalow situated on the flat top of the Balaclava Hill. The views are majestic in every direction from the house, covering a complete 360 degree with hills, forests, tea plantations, town and a valley.
The bungalow has a vintage charm to it with all the features of a British holiday home. The property has several rooms, beautiful fireplaces and numerous fruiting trees.
The house is in very good condition with the madras terrace roof, wooden beams and trusses and a fort like elevation to mark history of the battle fought by founding British owner of the bungalow. Some basic upgrades are recommended for this house.
Salient Features
MESMERIZING VIEWS
Balaclava House is a hill top property with amazing views of tea plantations and forest capped hills. This property has the luxury of having awesome views of Hulical and Kattery to its south, Teneriff, Yedapalli to its North, Tantea factory and Mettupalayam valley to its East and Woodcote hill at a distance to the West.
BRITISH BUNGALOW
The bungalow built over hundred years ago, has retained the charm of the old. This villa is an authentic English bungalow that has plenty of fireplaces, corridors and wings to the house itself.
AUTHENTIC ENGLISH INTERIORS
High ceilings in most rooms, wooden trusses, royal wooden panelled walls in specific rooms and courtyards on the wings are some of the hallmarks of this Bungalow. The villa is also equipped with grills, stain glass windows, occasional brick work motifs, plastering moulds, half a century old chandelier, wooden cornices and arched doors.
TOP OF THE HILL
The property is on top of the Balaclava hill near Mount Pleasant. It is just a kilometre from Coonoor market, hospitals and other conveniences o the town.
SPACE FOR ALL
The villa is designed in such a way that multiple dwellers can live together and still have their privacy within their sectors. The Southern wing has an independent gate for the helper quarters and tenants who live there currently.
THREE SIDE LAWNS
Balaclava has flat lawns on the Northern, Western and Southern sides. Each lawn can be accessed from the living spaces and corridors of the house. The gardens on the South can also be accessed without entering the bungalow. There are several native fruiting trees as well within the property that attracts birds.
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Quick Overview
- Large Colonial Bungalow with 2 wings
- House with a history that dates back to 1800s
- Multiple fireplaces
- Expansive size of the plot
- Well maintained Bungalow
Floor Plans
List of Rooms in House
- Living Room
- Dining
- 2 covered verandahs
- 5 bedrooms in main wing
- 5 bedrooms in secondary wing
- Multiple kitchens
- Laundry
- Store
Key Distances
- Coimbatore Airport
- 85 km
- ATM
- 3 km
- hospital
- 2 km
- school
- 2 km
- Coonoor Railway Station
- 9 km
- Coonoor town
- 9 km
- Coonoor Club
- 7 km
- WGC
- 9 km
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