A heritage estate in the heart of coffee country

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About the estate

A heritage estate in the heart of coffee country

Fourteen acres of shade-grown Arabica, a century-old planter's home and four private cottages above the Belur valley.

Our story

Where the mist settles and the day slows down

Edgestay began as a family coffee plantation on the Belur–Chikmagalur road. What was once a working planter's bungalow is now a small, deliberately quiet retreat — four cottages, one kitchen, and fourteen acres of Arabica under native shade trees.

Guests wake to birdsong instead of alarms, walk the estate before breakfast, and eat Malnad food cooked by the family that grows most of it. There is no reception desk theatre here; you are hosted, not processed.

Coffee cherries ripening on the estate
Sunrise over the Western Ghats

What we stand for

Four ideas that shape every stay

01

Heritage first

A working plantation home restored with its original stone, teak and tile intact — nothing themed, everything lived-in.

02

Slow hospitality

No queues, no buffets, no scripts. Meals are cooked to your table and the estate is yours to wander.

03

Rooted in Malnad

Produce, coffee, spices and recipes all come from within a few kilometres of the verandah.

04

Kind to the land

Shade-grown coffee, rainwater harvesting, minimal plastic and quiet, low-density occupancy.

Recognition

Awards & acknowledgements

01

Best Boutique Estate Stay

Karnataka Travel Circle, 2024

02

Top Rated Pet-Friendly Retreat

Guest Choice, 2024

03

Excellence in Regional Cuisine

Malnad Food Guild, 2023

04

Sustainable Plantation Tourism

Coffee Country Awards, 2023

Edgestay

Come see the estate for yourself

Four cottages, all-inclusive meals and an entire plantation to wander at your own pace.