Horsley Hills
Andhra Pradesh · south · 1,265m
British-era hill station at 1,265m — AP's quiet answer to Ooty
Why Special
Built by collector W.D. Horsley around 1870. Original forest rest house still stands. Eucalyptus, mahogany, and silver oak forests. Viewpoints over Rayalaseema plains.
Infrastructure Reality
Network Coverage
Coverage at resort area. Patchy in deeper forest.
Medical & Emergency
Hospital: Government Hospital Madanapalle — 35km (35 km)
Ambulance: 108 (slow — 45min)
Police: 100
Getting There
Bangalore 155km (3.5h), Madanapalle 35km (1h)
Roads: Good to Madanapalle, winding ghat road up
Public transport: Buses from Madanapalle. Limited from Bangalore direct.
Fuel & Stay
Fuel: Madanapalle 35km
⚠ Carry extra fuel
Stay: ₹800–4,000/night
8+ options (APTDC-resort, forest-lodge, budget-hotel)
Emergency: APTDC Haritha Hill Resort
The stay decisions worth flagging in Horsley Hills.
Horsley Hills has one bookable, multi-source property: Haritha Hill Resort, run by APTDC. Every other name that appears in travel editorials—VSR Wind Wave, Forest Guest House, Horsley Hills Holiday Homes—either has no booking capability, no verifiable guest reviews, active maintenance complaints, or only a single editorial source. We have held those slots to null rather than recommend properties we cannot confirm are operational in April 2026. Call or book Haritha directly via aptourismhotels.in or +919766539133; third-party OTA inventory for this destination is thin and cancellation issues have been reported.
With only one bookable, verifiable property in Horsley Hills—Haritha Hill Resort at ₹1,456–₹8,775/night—there is no meaningful upgrade path to evaluate. The Governor's Bungalow and WD Horsley Suite tiers within Haritha are the closest thing to a splurge here. If you need more than one verifiable option, Madanapalle (roughly 30km downhill) has broader lodging inventory, though you lose the hilltop elevation and cooler April temperatures that are the entire point of coming up.
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Haritha Hill Resort (APTDC Horsley Hills)
It is the only fully verifiable, bookable property in Horsley Hills with consistent reviews across 2024–2025. The Governor's Bungalow and WD Horsley Suite tiers sit at the top of that range and give you the hill-valley views the destination is known for. April temperatures here run 8–10°C cooler than the plains below—that gap is the reason to stay on the hill rather than commute up from Madanapalle. Book direct via aptourismhotels.in; OTA cancellation issues have been flagged in recent reviews.
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