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| The view from our sit out |
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| Our cottage by the lakeside |
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| The lakeside tent - side view |
REVIEW of visit in July 2017
We visited Basho’s Resort
Mulshi again for a 2 night stay in the height of the monsoons and were somewhat
disappointed to see the service, housekeeping and food levels – as we had gone
with very high expectations after the visit in September last year.
The property is still
gorgeous. And we would return there possibly only to be beside the calm Mulshi
lake in the waterfront villa.
The resort is built across
many levels - from the road (where the café is located as well as the gate to
the resort) all the way down to the lake.
The location is very lovely.
And the monsoon weather added to its charm-a brimming lake, trees sparkling
emerald green, mist and clouds surrounding the nearby hills!
There appear to be 4
cottages and 4 tents with 2 of each down by the lake. Each cottage/tent has a
lake view irrespective of its location.
We had the 2 cottages at the
lakeside and the soothing sound of the gently lapping waters of Mulshi Lake was
akin to balm for our stressed Mumbai souls.
The rooms are spacious and
clean - and can accommodate 2 adults and 2 children easily. Even better is the
sit out where we had morning tea, breakfast, evening tea, drinks and dinner! In
fact, when we weren't sleeping, we were in our sit out. Though I occasionally
lay in the lakeside lounger ostensibly reading but actually looking at the
view.
There's netting in the
windows to keep insects out. The rooms have fans and AC. Lots of lights
including bedside reading lights!
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| The lake front sit out |
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| Lakeside Loungers |
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| View of our cottage from an upper level |
The bathroom has a large
tub-like bathing place with a rain shower and more. For some reason we didn’t get
hot water, slightly unpleasant as no one had told us that they were having an
issue. Imagine putting on the showwe and being drenched with cold water when
the temperature was cool.
The bed linen is good with
soft white sheets. However, one of the sheets was stained – sloppy housekeeping.
Which showed up in a fused bulb and a humungous spider web!
All meals are served in the
sitout. There is no operational dining room. There’s a menu from which you can
order, somewhat repetitive if you are eating 4 meals there!
The only dessert is icecream.
Evening tea /coffee with
snacks like French fries, bhajiyas are brought to your sit out. This is
included in the package.
The pre dinner cocktail
snacks are not part of the package – though in the monsoons one would want a
snack pre dinner.
Service took a hit the 2nd
day as lunch service was so slow – we had to call the boys for over an hour
before they took our lunch order. The boys go off duty at 10 pm, so if you eat
late they'll clear up in the morning. But as food is brought in casserole
dishes its not a problem.
The swimming pool is very
small, more like a kiddies splash pool.
It took us little over 4
hours of drive time to get there from Mumbai.
One of the downsides is that
there is not much space to walk or play for kids. We walked up and down the
resort steps and on the road from where you can see the clean and clear Mulshi
waters.
Perfect for a
relaxing break if you’re not too anal
about fast service and variety of food.
To book:http://www.basho.co.in
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| Our bedroom |
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| Bedroom seating area which can accommodate 2 adults/children |
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| The BIG bathtub |
Sounds quite idyllic. What was the food like?
ReplyDeleteFood was surprisingly good - mainly Indian at the buffet lunch, once some Chinese. Dinner was ala carte - got Fish and Chips one night
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