If you were able to swivel your head around 360 degrees, you’d gasp in awe here, 1700m up on Kerala’s Munnar hills: not a single other building nor telephone pole will interrupt your green panoramic view.

At Camelot (named after King Arthur’s famed castle), the famous old song came to my head and I sang heartily, much to the amusement of my host: “ In short there’s simply not, A more congenial spot, For happy-ever-aftering...than Camelot...” Snugly ensconced in the middle of a vast tea estate, this 10- room getaway lets you get away from every city noise, chill out in your balcony watching the mist flirt with the hill-tops, continue your mesmerised gaze from the quaint dining hall, then more of the same from your sunrise-sunset watch-tower!

Couples looking for happy-ever-aftering, like in the Camelot song, tend to flock here with good reason. But families are bound to have endless fun too, fighting for a turn over the carrom board, table-tennis and chess. The estate walk can be memorable (warning: perhaps memorable for the leeches that might feast on your legs! Go with adequate protection in the rains).

Well, for ‘sustainable energy’ there’s no better example than the host himself: the affable, full-of-life Dileep. His boundless enthusiasm is literally the energy that runs this place, being everywhere at the same time - in the kitchen, in the gardens, and also at your early-morning guided walk. He’ll fill you in about his vast organically-tended orchards, his self-sufficiency for getting vegetables, dairy products and other produce all from within the estate. Without doubt, you’ll be highly recommending Camelot to the next stressed-out pal you meet!