The North Bungalow is a private two-bedroom bungalow at The Dunnottar, a 19th-century Scottish heritage bungalow on Kodaikanal Lake. It is one of two bungalows on the one-acre property, with its own bedrooms, living room, dining room, Sun Room, study, and access to the grounds.

When you book the North Bungalow, the bungalow is yours privately. The one-acre grounds are part of the stay: the main lawn, garden paths, hammocks, bicycles, bonfire spaces, and the wood-fired pizza oven. Mornings can begin with breakfast outdoors. Afternoons move between the Sun Room, the lawn, and the lake. Evenings often gather around firelight.

If the South Bungalow is also occupied, the outdoor grounds are shared. If you book the Whole Bungalow, the entire property is yours.

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Life in the North Bungalow

The North Bungalow sits above the main lawn, with views into the eucalyptus and pine. It has two ensuite bedrooms, a Sun Room, a library living room with fireplace, a study lit by a natural skylight, and a family dining room looking out onto the garden.

The Dunnottar Suite is the heart of the North Bungalow. It was once the original living room of the house and now has its own private entrance, a separate sitting room with fireplace, a dressing room, and ensuite bathroom. The Master Bedroom completes the two-bedroom layout.

Dining

Breakfast is included for every guest. Lunch, dinner, snacks, tiffin, grill, and wood-fired pizzas are available on request from the bungalow kitchen and charged separately. The kitchen is open from 8am to 9pm.

Bungalow at a Glance

- The Dunnottar Suite — sleeps 4, private entrance, sitting room with fireplace, dressing room, ensuite bathroom

- Master Bedroom — sleeps 3, ensuite bathroom

- Sun Room — family room, forest-facing views, access to main lawn

- North Library Room — living room with fireplace

- North Study — work desk, books, natural skylight

- North Dining Room — garden views, access to main lawn

- North Lawn — main bungalow lawn

- North Fireplace — outdoor bonfire area

Since 1947

The house has been in our family since 1947, when it was purchased by Puliyadi Kuppuswami Iyer from Lord Chamberlain, a Scotsman who left for the United Kingdom with two suitcases. Almost everything else stayed — the furniture, the paintings, the bookcases, the brass.

For four generations, the Puliyadi family has returned here to spend time slowly: walking through the grounds, eating together, sitting by the fire, and gathering under the trees. The one-acre grounds are part of the house’s rhythm — space to walk, read, picnic, play, or do very little at all. Mornings often begin outdoors, with breakfast in the garden. Afternoons move between the verandah, the lawn, and the lake. Evenings gather around the wood-fired pizza oven or the bonfire.

The Dunnottar has always been a house shaped by family, the lake, the trees, and time spent together. Opening it to guests is our way of letting that tradition continue.