Our itinerary -

Our itinerary -
We were on a family trip, returning from an Udupi visit via Sakleshpur and booked this place. We had to travel from evening to night to reach here and requested for a late check-in and a late check-out. Sindhu (the owner) was accommodative on this aspect which is a special gesture. We stayed here the night of 28th Feb and checked out on March 1st, 2021

Facilities -
- There are enough activities to keep busy (rope walk, zip-line, campfire, mud-volleyball, trampoline, indoor games (I played mini-golf and foosball a lot) and everything else that was advertised).

- The highlight of this resort, is the clean fresh water stream right next to the cabins/rooms.

- You can sit and play in the water of the stream.

- The staff takes you on a morning and evening short treks as well.

About the owners -
- First impressions make a definitive impact. The way Sindhu spoke the first time drives home the point.
- She was very quick, clear, confident, concise and very informative about all the amenities of the resort.
- She gave information about the local sight-seeing spots (Hanbal falls, Pandavarabetta trek) as well.
- It was good talking to Sindhu's husband who was at the location. He made sure our difficulties were resolved (we had a flat tire scenario).
- At one point it felt like a homestay with a resort experience.

Meals -
- Every dish was par excellent, and they have a good variety of food.
- We had dinner, breakfast and lunch.

- A bunch of weary travellers that we were (with a flat tire on the way), though we reached late, the staff made sure food was made available.

- I was expecting some local malenadu fare, but that is absolutely not a low point. We should have probably requested this in advance.

Staff -
- The staff was extremely helpful, can't thank them enough.

- We had not one, but two flat tires, and they arranged for a mechanic to take the tires, got it repaired and brought it back to the resort.

- They took us to the Pandavarabetta trek, which also has the Bettada Byraveshwara temple, which is deemed to be several centuries old.

- We did not have time for the sunset trek, but they do take you there as well. All of this without us having to lose any time on the resort experience and activities.

- The nearest repair center is at the village of Hanbal, that is about 10km.

- They offered a glass of milk and biscuits for my daughter when she was a little
cranky which I felt was very kind.

The environment -
- The rooms were well sanitized and very clean.
- The gardens are well maintained.
- The activity and indoor sport equipment were in good condition.
- The food area was clean.
- I saw a few snails in the bathroom, but it could be a common sighting in the area.

The roads -
- The roads between Hassan and Sakleshpur is not good.
- The hill roads also have a lot of potholes, so make sure you have a reliable stepney.
- A tire pressure machine and a tire repair kit might be good to have.

Summary -
All the pics of this place that you see online, are true to reality and the place is really awesome. I would recommend you to have a stay there.