Venue area · Wayanad
Wedding venues in Wayanad: nine resorts at Vythiri and Banasura Sagar, with prices
Nine wedding resorts on our list are in Wayanad, in the hills of north Kerala: four around Banasura Sagar, two at Vythiri and Lakkidi, and three more across the district. Two publish a plate: Taj Wayanad from ₹2,000 vegetarian (WedMeGood, 26 September 2026) and Vythiri Village Resort from ₹1,850 (WeddingWire, 27 October 2026), taxes extra. Vythiri Village has the largest hall, for 1,300 theatre style, and 330 rooms; the other resorts that publish a count have 36 to 62 rooms each.
Panigrahana is a wedding planning and design studio, not any of these venues. The venue contracts with you for rooms, halls and food; we plan, design and run the wedding. Every figure below is from the venue's own pages, its WedMeGood or WeddingWire listing or our venue records, with the source and date beside it.
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Wayanad wedding resorts compared
The first four resorts are at Banasura Sagar, near Padinjarathara and Kalpetta. The next two are at Vythiri and Lakkidi, on the road up from Kozhikode. The last three are on our records by name and type. Resort names open their own pages.
| Venue | Where | Largest wedding space | Rooms | Price, basis and source | Decor and catering |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taj Wayanad Resort & Spa | Manjoora, Padinjarathara, on a peninsula in Banasura Sagar; Kozhikode airport 91.5 km (Taj) | Lawn: 250 seated / 350 standing (WedMeGood); Silver Oak ballroom: 120 theatre style (Taj factsheet) | 61 | ₹2,000 veg / ₹2,500 non-veg a plate (WedMeGood, 26 Sep 2026) | Outside decorators allowed; in-house or outside caterer |
| Wayanad Silverwoods (Storii by ITC Hotels) | Manjoora, Pozhuthana, overlooking Banasura Sagar | Three settings: Lakeside Serenity, Forest Glade and the indoor Elegant Lodge (resort); no capacity published | 62 | Price on request | Wedding packages include decor and flowers; resort catering (resort, in our venue record) |
| Mountain Shadows Resort | Kuttiyamvayal, Padinjarathara, on a peninsula near Banasura Sagar | Indoor hall: 100 (Kerala Tourism); lake-facing lawns, capacity not published | 50 cottages | Price on request | Not on record |
| Morickap Resort | Banasura Sagar Dam Road, Vengapally, near Kalpetta | Poolside: up to 150 (Spalba); Robusta hall: about 100 (resort) | No count published | Price on request | In-house catering (Spalba) |
| Vythiri Village Resort | Near Vythiri town, 300 metres off NH 766; Calicut airport 70 km, about 2 hours 20 minutes (resort) | Vythiri Hall: 1,300 theatre style, up to 1,500 for one event (resort) | 330 | From ₹1,850 a plate (WeddingWire, 27 Oct 2026); rooms from ₹7,500 a night plus tax (resort) | Outside decorators allowed (WeddingWire); resort catering |
| Vythiri Resort | Lakkidi, near Vythiri, about 6 km from Pookode Lake (resort) | Arang hall: 100 theatre style (resort) | 36 villas and cottages | No wedding rate published (resort, 26 Sep 2026) | Not published |
| Sterling Wayanad | Wayanad | 200 to 1,000 guests (our venue record) | Not on record | Price on request | Not on record |
| Spree Resorts Wayanad | Wayanad | Not on record | Not on record | Price on request | Not on record |
| Wild Planet Resort Wayanad | Wayanad | Not on record | Not on record | Price on request | Not on record |
Plates are menu floors, not wedding prices: a full bar, live counters and a sadya-scale spread move them. Decorator and catering rules are as each listing states them on the date read; ask for them in writing before you pay an advance.
Which Wayanad wedding resorts are on Banasura Sagar?
Four. Taj Wayanad Resort & Spa opened in 2022 on a 10-acre peninsula in the reservoir at Manjoora, with 61 rooms, villas and cottages. Its Silver Oak ballroom is pillarless and takes 120 theatre style or 54 at round tables, an open-sided amphitheatre and yoga pavilion beside the lake takes 150 (Taj factsheet, 27 October 2026), and the lawn is listed for 250 seated or 350 standing (WedMeGood, 26 September 2026).
Wayanad Silverwoods is a 16-acre resort at Manjoora that overlooks the dam; ITC Hotels signed the 62-room property in August 2025 to run as Storii by ITC Hotels Wayanad Silverwoods. Its wedding page names three settings, Lakeside Serenity by the water, Forest Glade among the trees and the indoor Elegant Lodge, and its packages include a coordinator, decor and flowers, entertainment, and photography and video (our venue record, checked 3 November 2026).
Mountain Shadows Resort at Kuttiyamvayal is on a peninsula with water on three sides, with 50 cottages, lake-facing lawns for a ceremony or reception and an indoor hall that seats 100 on Kerala Tourism's wedding register. Morickap Resort, on Banasura Sagar Dam Road near Kalpetta, lists an outdoor amphitheatre for receptions, the 2,250 sq ft Robusta hall for about 100 and a poolside space for up to 150 (our venue records, checked 3 November 2026).
Which wedding resorts are at Vythiri and Lakkidi?
Two, and they sit at opposite ends of the scale. Vythiri Village Resort is 300 metres off NH 766 near Vythiri town, on 30 acres at 2,600 ft, with 330 rooms. Vythiri Hall, its convention centre, is 20,000 sq ft and pillar-less, for 1,300 theatre style and up to 1,500 for a single event; the pool-side Pandal hall takes 300, Oriental Hall 160 and the garden gazebos up to 50 (resort, 27 October 2026).
Vythiri Resort is in the rainforest at Lakkidi, about 6 km from Pookode Lake, with 36 villas and cottages, tree houses among them. Arang, the one function room it publishes, is 1,784 sq ft with its stage and takes 100 theatre style (resort, 26 September 2026). With 36 keys, the wedding here is a whole-resort stay for the family, so ask for that quote with meals and the hall included.
Which Wayanad venue takes 500 guests or more?
Vythiri Village Resort. Vythiri Hall takes 1,300 theatre style and up to 1,500 for one event, with a 40,000 W sound system, an LED wall and theatrical lighting built in, and the resort has 500 car spaces with valet (resort, 27 October 2026). WeddingWire lists it for 200 to 1,500 guests.
Sterling Wayanad is on our venue record for 200 to 1,000 guests; ask the resort for the hall and lawn figures behind that range. The other Wayanad resorts are built for the family and close friends: Taj Wayanad's lawn is listed for 350 standing, Morickap's poolside for 150, and Vythiri Resort and Mountain Shadows each have a hall for 100.
At this size, ask the venue how many covers its kitchen can serve at once and how many cars it can park, and get both answers in writing.
What does a wedding in Wayanad cost per plate?
Two of the nine resorts show a starting plate on a public listing. For a 200-guest reception, food alone at that plate, before taxes, works out as follows.
| Venue | Starting plate | Food for 200 |
|---|---|---|
| Vythiri Village Resort | ₹1,850 (no separate veg and non-veg figure) | ₹3.7 lakh |
| Taj Wayanad Resort & Spa | ₹2,000 veg / ₹2,500 non-veg | ₹4 lakh veg / ₹5 lakh non-veg |
A Wayanad wedding is usually residential, so rooms are the larger line. WedMeGood lists a destination price at Taj Wayanad of ₹25 lakh a day for its 61 rooms with three meals and the venue (26 September 2026). Vythiri Village publishes rooms from ₹7,500 a night plus tax for a standard room to ₹19,000 for a pool villa (resort, 27 October 2026), so 60 standard rooms for two nights start at ₹9 lakh before tax. Decor, production, photography and the bar sit on top.
How many rooms do the Wayanad wedding resorts have?
Five of the nine resorts publish a room count. Vythiri Village Resort has 330 rooms, enough to keep a large guest list on one campus; the others have 36 to 62, which suits a wedding where the family takes the whole resort.
- Vythiri Village Resort: 330 rooms (resort, 27 October 2026)
- Wayanad Silverwoods: 62 rooms (our venue record)
- Taj Wayanad Resort & Spa: 61 rooms, including 5 pool villas and 43 waterfront cottages (Taj)
- Mountain Shadows Resort: 50 cottages, with lake-view, private-pool and Jacuzzi villas (resort, in our venue record)
- Vythiri Resort: 36 villas and cottages (resort, 26 September 2026)
How do guests reach a Wayanad wedding?
By road, from Kozhikode (Calicut) or Kannur airport or straight from Bengaluru or Mysuru. The resorts give these distances themselves.
| From | To | Distance or time | Source, read |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calicut International Airport | Vythiri Village Resort | 70 km, about 2 hours 20 minutes via NH 766 | Resort, 27 Oct 2026 |
| Kozhikode airport | Taj Wayanad | 91.5 km | Taj, 26 Sep 2026 |
| Bengaluru | Vythiri Village Resort | 286 km, about 6 hours via Mysuru and Gundlupet | Resort, 27 Oct 2026 |
| Kochi | Vythiri Village Resort | 220 km, about 5 hours via Thrissur and Palakkad | Resort, 27 Oct 2026 |
Vythiri Resort lists Calicut International Airport, Kannur International Airport and Kozhikode railway station as its nearest travel hubs, and Vythiri Village arranges pickups from Kozhikode railway station. Plan arrivals for daylight on the hill roads and keep the first evening light for guests who travel that day.
October to March is Wayanad's dry season. From June to September the monsoon is heavy in the hills, and the covered rooms set the size of the wedding: Vythiri Village keeps an indoor back-up for each outdoor venue (resort).
What does Panigrahana do at a Wayanad wedding?
We plan the wedding and design and build its decor. We do not own or sell any of these resorts and take no commission from them; you contract with the resort and pay it directly. We get the plate minimum, the room terms and the hall or lawn allocation in writing from the resorts that fit your guest count, then compare them for you line by line.
We design every mandap and stage in-house and build it from our own production warehouse in Kerala. Outdoor amplified sound stops at 10 pm, so a lawn sangeet is planned to finish by then or move indoors.
Planning starts at ₹2 lakh a day for two events and decor at ₹5 lakh, both plus GST. Send your name and WhatsApp number and we reply within 24 hours.
Questions couples ask
Which are the wedding venues in Wayanad?
Taj Wayanad Resort & Spa, Wayanad Silverwoods, Mountain Shadows Resort and Morickap Resort are around Banasura Sagar. Vythiri Village Resort and Vythiri Resort are at Vythiri and Lakkidi. Sterling Wayanad, Spree Resorts Wayanad and Wild Planet Resort Wayanad are also on our list.
What does a wedding at a Wayanad resort cost?
Taj Wayanad lists ₹2,000 vegetarian and ₹2,500 non-vegetarian a plate, and ₹25 lakh a day for its 61 rooms with three meals and the venue (WedMeGood, 26 September 2026). Vythiri Village Resort lists plates from ₹1,850 (WeddingWire, 27 October 2026) and rooms from ₹7,500 a night plus tax. Taxes, decor and the bar are separate, and the other resorts quote on request.
Which Wayanad resort can host 1,000 guests?
Vythiri Village Resort. Its convention centre, Vythiri Hall, is 20,000 sq ft and pillar-less, for 1,300 theatre style and up to 1,500 for a single event, and the resort has 330 rooms and 500 car spaces (resort, 27 October 2026).
Which Wayanad wedding resorts are on Banasura Sagar?
Taj Wayanad is on a 10-acre peninsula in the reservoir at Manjoora, with 61 rooms. Wayanad Silverwoods, a 16-acre resort with 62 rooms, overlooks the dam, and Mountain Shadows Resort has 50 cottages on a peninsula at Kuttiyamvayal. Morickap Resort is on Banasura Sagar Dam Road near Kalpetta.
How many rooms do the Wayanad wedding resorts have?
Vythiri Village Resort has 330 rooms, Wayanad Silverwoods 62, Taj Wayanad 61, Mountain Shadows Resort 50 cottages and Vythiri Resort 36 villas and cottages. Morickap Resort publishes no count, and we hold none for Sterling Wayanad, Spree Resorts or Wild Planet Resort.
Can we bring our own decorator or caterer to a Wayanad resort?
Taj Wayanad lists outside decorators as permitted and in-house or outside catering (WedMeGood, 26 September 2026). Vythiri Village Resort's listing records outside decoration vendors as allowed with in-house catering (WeddingWire, 27 October 2026). Vythiri Resort publishes no policy, so ask in writing how an outside design team can work there.
Which airport is nearest to Wayanad?
Calicut International Airport, the Kozhikode airport, on the resorts' own directions. Vythiri Village Resort gives 70 km and about 2 hours 20 minutes via NH 766, and Taj puts Taj Wayanad 91.5 km from Kozhikode airport. Vythiri Resort also names Kannur International Airport. From Bengaluru, Vythiri Village gives 286 km and about 6 hours by road.
Does Panigrahana book these venues?
No. Panigrahana is a wedding planning and design studio, not a hotel or a booking agent. You contract with the resort and pay it directly; we take no commission. We compare the resorts' written terms for you, design and build the decor in-house from our Kerala warehouse, and run the wedding days.
Sources
- Taj Wayanad events factsheet (Silver Oak ballroom, amphitheatre and yoga pavilion; 10 acres)
- Taj Hotels: Taj Wayanad Resort & Spa (61 keys; 91.5 km from Kozhikode airport)
- WedMeGood: Taj Wayanad Resort & Spa
- Vythiri Village: weddings (convention centre, gazebos, packages)
- Vythiri Village: meetings and events (venues with areas and layouts; 330 rooms; parking)
- Vythiri Village: contact (Calicut airport 70 km; Bengaluru 286 km; Kochi 220 km)
- WeddingWire: Vythiri Village Resort
- Vythiri Resort: events (Arang hall)
- Vythiri Resort: about us (36 villas and cottages)
- Vythiri Resort: home and location (nearby distances, travel hubs)
- Panigrahana venue records: Wayanad Silverwoods (Storii by ITC Hotels Wayanad Silverwoods)
- Panigrahana venue records: Mountain Shadows Resort
- Panigrahana venue records: Morickap Resort
- Panigrahana venue records: Sterling Wayanad
- Central Pollution Control Board: Noise Pollution (Regulation and Control) Rules, 2000
Each figure was read on the resort's own page or factsheet or its public WedMeGood or WeddingWire listing on the date shown: WedMeGood on 26 September 2026, WeddingWire on 27 October 2026, and the resorts' own pages on 26 September and 27 October 2026. Figures marked as our venue record are held in Panigrahana's venue files, checked 3 November 2026 where a date is given. Where no source publishes a figure, this page prints none.
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