Coffee estate · South Coorg
300 acres of coffee.
Family-owned and passed down through generations. Two guest suites sit inside it, among the coffee.
On estate ground
Coffee at the door.
There's no drive to the plantation. Step off the cottage path and you're in the coffee.
How the land came to the family is Brijesh's story to tell.
Join the coffee walk“The estate tour with Brijesh was another highlight. He shared the history of his family's estate, explained how coffee is grown…”
On a rise
Laterite and timber.
“…atop the highest hillock around, this property Mokha grove retreat offers a beautiful view for relaxing.”
The cottages stand on a rise above the pond, with the coffee falling away around them.
The balconies sit level with the canopy. Planted paths link the cottages and are lamp-lit after dark.
- Laterite Rust-red, pitted stone blocks in the cottage walls, the steps, the gate and the gatehouse.
- Clay tile The cottage roofs, the dining pavilion and the little gatehouse at the gate.
- Timber Beamed ceilings, live-edge headboards, panelled doors and tree-stump tables on the balconies.
- Brick The fireplace in the dining pavilion, and the chimney that rises above its roof.
The land
Figs, shade and pepper.
Look up before you look at the coffee. The first thing the estate gives you is height: tall trunks over the coffee rows, and light coming down in pieces.
That canopy is how coffee is grown here. The Coffee Board of India says India grows all of its coffee under shade. Along the estate road the shade trees are wrapped in pepper vines almost to the top. Further in, the estate trails pass strangler figs, their roots laced round the trees they started on.
Old trees matter beyond the view. Research in Kodagu has found that the giant rock bee, the coffee's main pollinator here, nests in large native trees (Current Conservation, 2019). More on bees and blossom.
Listen first
The canopy is loudest before breakfast.
Guests often spot hornbills and woodpeckers from their balconies. Mornings are best: take your coffee to the balcony, keep still, and let the birds come to the edge of the trees. Bring binoculars if you have them.
Birdwatching on the estate
Water and fruit
By the estate pond.
Below the cottages is the estate pond: still water, forest on one side, palms on the other. It's where you end up when you've run out of plans.
There are irrigation ponds elsewhere on the estate too, and an orchard of avocado, litchi and sapota trees. What's ripe depends on the month. Guests have been known to leave with some.
“As we were leaving, they gifted us a bunch of fresh butter fruits grown on their own farm.”
Butter fruit is what much of South India calls avocado.
Orchards & the pondLook down, too
Close-ups from around the cottages and along the road. We'd rather show you than name them.
House rule
Quiet is the policy.
No stag or party groups. So the estate sounds the way it should: birds in the morning, the fire at night.
Where it is
Where we are.
The estate lies between the villages of Ammathi and Pollibetta in Virajpet taluk, South Kodagu, about 4 km by road from Pollibetta.
This is old coffee country. Kodagu grows more than a third of India's coffee (Coffee Board figures for 2023–24), and the planting of South Coorg began just down the road, at Pollibetta.
Mokha Grove Retreat · Mekur Hosakeri, near Pollibetta (between Ammathi and Pollibetta), Virajpet taluk, Kodagu, Karnataka 571215 · Plus Code 6VRQ+V4Local history
“The first plantation was opened in 1857 in the Bamboo District, Pollibetta.”
- Pollibetta about 4 km · 5–10 min
- Virajpet about 13 km · 20–25 min
- Gonikoppal about 14 km · 15–20 min
- Madikeri & Raja's Seat about 36 km · 45 min–1 h
- Mysuru about 95 km · 2–2.5 h
- Bengaluru about 233 km · 5–6 h
Road distances and drive times are approximate and change with traffic, roads and season.
Good to know
About the estate
Is it a working coffee estate?
Yes. The hosts run the homestay rather than the plantation. For context, the Coffee Board's Virajpet zone, which covers South Kodagu, is about 95% Robusta by planted area.
Can guests walk around the estate?
Yes. The guided estate walk is included, and the orchard and the pond are yours to wander. The jeep drive on the estate trails is a paid add-on, starting at ~₹1,500; confirm the rate with the host.
Is there a dog on the estate? Can I bring mine?
Yes, Mokha Grove is pet-friendly. Cooper, the hosts' dog, lives on the property, so let us know you're bringing yours.
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