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Special Features
The little things that will enhance your stay
PERFECT LOCATION
Set in sylvan surroundings with stunning views and surrounded by forests and seasonal waterfalls, our homestay is perfectly located for a rejuvenating and relaxing holiday.
PRISTINE ENVIRONMENT
Verdant forests teeming with birds. Clean and refreshing air. Magical weather that can be a sight in itself. Soaring mountains. Beautiful greens and stunning blues. Enough said.
HEALTHY FOOD
Simple, home cooked and delicious food sourced locally for the most part. Cooked and served with dollops of home made ghee and love. Second helpings will become second nature.
ECOFRIENDLY & SUSTAINABLE
We are conscious of the fragile environment where our homestay is located. We adopt ecofriendly and sustainable practices to reduce our impact on the natural world.
RELAX & REWIND
Curl up with a book. Explore forests. Record beautiful flora and fauna. Go on long and rambling hikes. Drink in unique sights. Listen to the wind or the silence. The choice is yours.
REFLECT & RECONNECT
Eat. Talk. Drink. Walk. Laugh. Read. Hike. Run. Meditate. Write. Ideate. Paint. Photograph. Cook. Vegetate. Reflect. Sleep. Repeat. Reconnect with your friends, family and soul.
Books
All rooms have an eclectic selection of books from our personal collection for your reading pleasure. Please don’t forget to return them when leaving.
Coffee & tea station
You are welcome to make use of our all day tea-coffee station featuring a selection of fine teas and a french press coffee to brew the perfect cuppa.
Board games
We have a range of board games like scrabble, chess, darts, poker, and taboo available for use on request on a first come first serve basis.
Socialise
We love long conversations that spark ideas so our common spaces have been designed to encourage guests to converse and interact.
Vintage furniture
All our rooms are furnished with handpicked and beautiful antique furniture that have been carefully restored.
Bespoke Experiences
Enhance your stay through special experiences. We will share our joy of experiencing fine things that can elevate every day life.
Food
Simple, healthy but delicious Pahadi-Telugu food made using fresh vegetables and ingredients sourced from our farm and neighbouring farms or locally as much as possible.
Water
We get fresh water from an underground mountain spring everyday, which is filtered and served.
Beds
We have furnished beds in all the rooms with top of the line ergonomic but plush Therapedic and King Koil mattresses to help you get a good night’s sleep.
Eco-Friendly Features
By staying at Fagunia Farmstay, you are also helping reduce your impact on the local environment. We do this through the following environment friendly measures in running and maintaining Fagunia Farmstay.
Fully solar powered, solar powered backup, solar water heating system and LED lighting.
Collecting, filtering, storing and using rooftop rainwater.
Minimising plastic use. Encouraging guests to not bring any plastic and take back any that they bring/generate.
Sourcing 50% of food used from within a 5 km radius.
Composting wet waste and safely disposing dry waste.
Changing bed linen and towels every 4 days of a guest’s stay to minimise water and detergent usage for washing.
Filtering grey water through an on site recharging soak pit.
Using vegetables and fruits grown organically on our farm.
Managing sewage sustainably through a recycling system onsite that converts sewage into natural fertilizer for use on our farm.
Our Sustainability Journey at Fagunia
Fagunia is our ongoing experiment in living gently on the land — with the goal of building a life that is sustainable, low-waste, and as self-sufficient as possible.
We’re not perfect, and we don’t claim to be. But every year, we move closer.
What you’ll experience here is not a finished model, but a living, evolving system — one that reflects conscious choices, continuous learning, and deep respect for nature.
Below is a transparent, self-assessed snapshot of where we stand today across the key pillars of sustainability.
Energy
We rely primarily on the sun to power our lives.
Our energy systems include:
- A 4KW on-grid solar system for daily power needs
- A 1KW off-grid solar setup for power backup
- Solar water heating for hot water
- LED lighting throughout to minimize consumption
We consciously avoid fossil fuel generators. Instead, we use a solar-powered inverter and batteries for backup for essential needs — ensuring clean, quiet, and reliable energy.
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Water
Water is precious in the mountains, and we treat it that way.
Here’s how we conserve and manage it:
- Rainwater harvesting system with ~40,000 litres storage capacity
- Land practices to slow, spread, and sink rainwater into the soil
- Mulching to retain soil moisture and reduce irrigation needs
- Use of hardy, low-water local grasses in garden areas
We’re continuously working to increase our rainwater capture and storage capacity, making us more resilient with each passing season.
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Food
Our farm follows a permaculture approach, focusing on diversity, seasonality, and soil health.
Currently:
- We grow a variety of organic vegetables, fruits, and herbs
- Excess produce is stored or shared through Fagunia Microlots
- For about 2 months each year, we are fully self-sufficient in vegetables
For the rest of the year, we still depend on nearby farms and local markets — but our goal is clear: Increase diversity and production to move closer to year-round self-reliance.
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Waste
We believe waste is simply a resource in the wrong place.
Our systems aim for maximum circularity:
- 100% composting of wet waste
- Guests are encouraged to carry back single-use waste
- Grey water filtration through natural multi-layer systems
- Black water treatment via a twin-pit system that converts waste into fertilizer
- Use of canna and banana plant circles for natural filtration
We also:
- Upcycle glass bottles creatively
- Segregate and responsibly dispose of non-recyclables
- Reduce plastic and packaging wherever possible
- Make our own bio-enzymes and natural cleaners
- Prepare many daily essentials in-house:
- Yogurt, ghee, paneer
- Spices and powders
- Pickles and bread
Our long-term vision is simple: A zero-waste system where everything is reused, recycled, or returned to the soil.
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Community
Sustainability is not just ecological — it’s social.
We are deeply rooted in our local community:
- 100% local employment, with ongoing skill development
- Fair, living wages with performance incentives
- Paid leave and financial inclusion through bank transfers
- Focus on women’s employment where possible
Our community initiatives include:
- Supporting education for staff families
- Investing in the local school by helping set up a digital learning lab
- Running a co-curricular program to enhance learning outcomes
- Prioritizing local sourcing and local labour
We continue to listen, learn, and expand our efforts where they matter most.
Always a Work in Progress
Sustainability at Fagunia is not a checklist — it’s a journey.
Every system you see here is evolving. Every improvement comes from observation, experimentation, and care.
When you stay with us, you’re not just visiting a place — you’re becoming part of a living, breathing effort to create a more mindful way of life.
2025
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Outlook Responsible Tourism Award for Leadership in Homestays
2022
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TripAdvisor Travellers' Choice Award
#1
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Ranking on TripAdvisor
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Guest Satisfaction