if you like something exceptional you should go. It´s a unique homestay nicely located outside Coonoor surrounded by tea plantations. Yes, the owners are a bit excentric and demanding, but that´s make it so interesting. They are very helpful and take care.
Klaus - Berlin, Germany

The Tryst is an overpriced homestay in Coonoor, India. The owners are a pretentious Indian doctor and his British wife. They will chainsmoke in your presence without asking you if you mind, even at the dinner table. The room prices are exorbitant, especially for India, which is mostly dirt cheap and adequate. The doctor will tell you that dinner is at 8:30 and you must have drinks and "chit-chat" at 7:30. He will twist your arm into telling him what you want to drink, even when you say that you really don't drink and are taking malaria medication. Then he will charge you $20 for a bottle of cheap Indian wine (or whatever you chose) when you thought he was inviting you to have a drink as part of the hospitality. He will give you a tour of the house, which is filled with collections of stuffed toys, mugs, photos, bricabrac, etc. He will show you the billiards table which is listed in Footprints, and Lonely Planet, but not allow you to play. He will show you the books he has written and tell you you MUST buy one. He will tell you there are beautiful walks in the area and send his dog with you, who will jump all over you and get your clothes muddy, with no apology. (I love dogs). When you leave, he will call out all the staff and ask if you want to leave them something for their services. You will feel so bad for them that you will give them extra money, even though it is his responsibility to pay them a fair wage. If you ask for advise on places you are planning to visit, he will tell you everything is "rubbish", ugly, dirty, boring. He is incredibly cynical and negative about India and her lovely people.
On a positive note, the food is excellent.

I found The Tryst to be over-hyped. The owners are moody - sometimes very nice and sometimes quite rude. The rooms were basic and lacked basic amenities (such as mineral water, bathroom supplies, change of bedsheets, etc). The food was just about edible. I got served stale Sambar, burnt toast, watery eggs and instant coffee (instead of filter coffee). The owners are overbearing and would want to decide your plan for the day (please plan on your own). In addition, at about Rs.4,000 a night I found the place to be outrageously expensive for what you get. AVOID.