Club Mahindra Thekkady

The resort and its setting

Club Mahindra Thekkady sits on Thamarakandam Road in Kumily, the gateway town to the Periyar Tiger Reserve in Kerala's high range. The resort is built around elevated, thatched-roof villas finished in colonial-style decor, giving it the look and feel of an upscale spa retreat rather than a standard holiday block. With a 4 out of 5 Google rating from over 3,300 reviews, it's a well-established name among Club Mahindra's Indian portfolio and a familiar stop for owners who exchange into Kerala through RCI.

Kumily and the Periyar area

Kumily is the base most visitors use for exploring the Periyar Tiger Reserve, with its boat rides on Periyar Lake and forest treks through dense shola forest and spice plantations. The town itself is known for its spice gardens and spice markets — cardamom, pepper and cinnamon have been grown and traded in these hills for generations — along with Kerala Ayurveda centres, elephant camps and viewpoints over the Western Ghats. It's a cooler, green escape compared with the Kerala coast, and the pace is slower: plantation walks, cookery demonstrations and wildlife-spotting fill most itineraries rather than beach time.

Selling or renting a week here

Owners who no longer use their week at Club Mahindra Thekkady can list it for resale or rent directly on BidMyTimeshare.com. It's a private, owner-to-owner marketplace: you set your own asking price, write your own listing, and interested buyers or renters contact you through the platform — there's no bidding war and no agent in between. Sellers pay a one-time listing fee to post their week; BidMyTimeshare.com does not take a cut of the sale or rental price, so there's 0% commission on whatever you agree with a buyer.

Because this is a Club Mahindra resort, any resale transfer runs through Club Mahindra's own membership transfer process rather than an independent owners' association. Before listing, check directly with Club Mahindra what their current transfer fee is and whether a right of first refusal applies to your membership, since these terms can change and should be confirmed with the brand rather than assumed. A resale buyer typically takes on the membership and its usage rights going forward, but won't inherit any loyalty perks, upgrades or promotional extras tied to the original purchase — it's worth being upfront about this in your listing so buyers know exactly what transfers and what doesn't.

Renters, meanwhile, are mostly looking for straightforward details: which week or season you're offering, villa type and occupancy, and whether RCI exchange is an option if they'd rather swap than stay put. Being specific about these points in your listing tends to get faster responses from serious buyers and renters.

Practical notes for owners and buyers

If you're an owner weighing resale against renting out a single year, think about how often you'd realistically use the week and whether Kumily's cooler, inland setting suits your usual travel pattern. Buyers researching the resort should factor in that Thekkady's appeal is wildlife and plantation country rather than a coastal base — it pairs well with a wider Kerala itinerary rather than working as a standalone beach holiday.

Anyone buying resale should ask the current owner for the annual maintenance fee and any outstanding dues before agreeing a price, since these aren't fixed by BidMyTimeshare.com and vary by membership type and year.