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Pride vacation

The Pride Hotel, Nagpur, offers a package valid till September 30.

  • The package for an air conditioned deluxe single room is priced at Rs 1,995 plus taxes, per night.

  • The package for an air conditioned deluxe double room is priced at Rs 2,395 plus taxes, per night.

Children below 12 years will not be charged. Children above 12 years will be charged Rs 300, plus taxes, per night. An extra person will be charged Rs 300 plus taxes, per night.

The package includes a welcome drink, a complimentary fruit basket and cookies, buffet breakfast and return airport transfers.

Its facilities: two restaurants, a bar, a 24 hour coffee shop, swimming pool, a health club, conference facilities, shopping arcade, beauty parlour and a foreign exchange counter.

The Pride Hotel, opposite Airport Wardha road. Phones: 0712-261102, 260112, 261113, 261114. Fax: 260440.
Bombay: 022-2872552, 2844063.
New Delhi: 011-6429572.
Madras: 044-453079.
Bangalore: 080-5268527.


Visit The Ajanta and Ellora caves

The Meadows, Aurangabad, offers a rejuvenating package for three nights and four days till September 30. The package is priced at:

The package includes airport/railway station transfers, accommodation in air conditioned cottages, breakfast and lunch--special ayurvedic vegetarian meals--, medical consultation upto four sittings, a full body massage, daily one and a half hour special lessons for yoga and meditation, free use of the swimming pool and taxes.

The extra day rates include accommodation, breakfast and lunch, special sessions for yoga and meditation, free use of the swimming pool and taxes.

The hotel offers its tariffs valid till September 30:

  • The tariff for an air conditioned deluxe cottage for single occupancy is Rs 1,700, plus taxes, for Indian passport holders and US $ 40, plus taxes, for foreign passport holders.

  • The tariff for an air conditioned deluxe cottage for a couple is Rs 2,400, plus taxes, for Indian passport holders and US $ 57, plus taxes, for foreign passport holders.

  • The tariff for an air conditioned superior cottage for a couple is Rs 2,850, plus taxes, for Indian passport holders and US $ 68, plus taxes, for foreign passport holders.

  • The tariff for an air conditioned one bedroom suite for a couple is Rs 4,400, plus taxes, for Indian passport holders and US $ 104, plus taxes, for foreign passport holders.

  • The tariff for an air conditioned two bedroom suite is Rs 7,150, plus taxes, for Indian passport holders and US $ 169, plus taxes, for foreign passport holders.

The above tariffs includes breakfast, transfers to and from the railway station/airport and free use of the swimming pool and the health club.

Its facilities: a restaurant, a bar, a coffee shop, a swimming pool, a health club, indoor and outdoor games, travel desk service, a foreign exchange counter, and conference facilities.

The Meadows, Gate No 135, 136, Village Mit Mita, Padegaon, Bombay-Nasik highway. Phone: 0240-677412, 677413. Fax: 677416.
Bombay: 022-8225653, 8225654, 8251019, 8222002. Fax. 8251450
Email:
Meadows
Pune: 020-5520246, 5520846. Fax: 5520847.
New Delhi: 011-5621728.


Erangal

Summer masti

The Retreat, located on Erangal beach, outside Bombay offers its holiday package for a minimum of two days.

The tariffs of are :

  • A standard double room is Rs 1,800 per person, per day, on a twin sharing basis, taxes extra.

  • A regular suite is Rs 2,875 per person, per day, on a twin sharing basis, taxes extra.

  • A deluxe suite is Rs 3,750 per person, per day, on a twin sharing basis, taxes extra.

  • The presidential suite is Rs 2,875 per person, per day, for a minimum of four people in the room, taxes extra.

  • An extra person will be charged Rs 840 per day and a child below 12 years will charged Rs 684, taxes included.
The package includes breakfast, use of swimming pool, jacuzzi, gymnasium, massage parlour, snooker, dance floor, yoga, table tennis, toddlers' room, poolside restaurant.

The same rate is valid for foreign passport holders, payable in dollars.

The Retreat, Erangal Beach, Madh-Marve road, Malad West. Phones: 022-8825335, 6400101, 6400202, 6436755, 2834426, 2834441. Fax: 022-8825171.


Lonavala and Khandala

Misty days

Monsoon packages for a few hotels in Lonavala and Khandala.

A hill retreat located on the Sahyadri hills, Lonavala is 106 kms from Bombay. It is on the Bombay-Pune main railway line and is well connected by a number of trains.

The Shatabdi Express, The Deccan Express, the Hyderabad-Bombay Express, the Deccan Queen, the Indrayani Express, the Udyan Express and the Sahayadri Express all halt at Lonavala. The journey from Bombay to Lonavala takes about three hours by train.

The one way fare between Bombay and Lonavala is Rs 68 for second class and Rs 196 for the air-conditioned chair car. The one way fare on Shatabdi Express is Rs 335 for the air-conditioned chair car and Rs 635 for executive class.

Regular and deluxe buses are also available from Bombay and Pune (62 kms). The fare is approximately Rs 100 from Bombay by deluxe bus and Rs 60 by S T bus and approximately Rs 80 from Pune by deluxe bus and Rs 30 by S T bus. Taxis can also be hired from Bombay.


Alibag

Interested in beach combing?

Hotel Ravikiran at Alibag near Bombay, offers interesting rates:

  • The tariff for a standard air conditioned room per person per day is Rs 1,200, children above 7 will be charged Rs 125 for the same. Tariff for a non air-conditioned room is Rs 800, children above 7 will be charged Rs 100 for the same per person per day.

The non seasonal rates offered are:

  • The tariff for a standard air conditioned room per person per day is Rs 900, children above 7 will be charged Rs 125 for the same. Tariff for a non air-conditioned room is Rs 600, children above 7 will be charged Rs 100 for the same per person per day.
  • The hotel has a bar and a speciality restaurant which offers Chinese, Punjabi, Continental, Gujarati, and Jain food. Their restaurant offers even Malvani food - cuisine particular to the Maharashtrian Konkan coast. The hotel has plans to open a swimming pool, a water slide and mashroom water fall.

For reservations contact:
Hotel Ravikiran, near Vidyanagar, Rewas Road, Alibag, phone: 02141-22459/ 22460
Or in Bombay at M/s Manisha Builders, C-10 Shanti Bhavan, Dr R P Road, Mulund, phone: 022-5686138/ 5683071.

For more information on beaches in the Alibag area click here.


Holiday Home on Kihim Beach at Alibag, near Bombay is offering a special package. However the package is valid only for one day, that is, guests are allowed to avail of this package for 24 hours only.

For reservations contact:
Holiday Home, Kihim Beach, Alibag, phone: 0214-38203.
Or in Bombay at 022-5445916/ 8322627.

For more information on beaches in the Alibag area click here.


Sai Inn located at Kihim, on Alibag beach near Bombay, offers a special seasonal package.

The package is priced at Rs 2,000 per day per person for an air-conditioned double room and includes meals up to Rs 750 limit per day and taxes. Children between 5 and 12 will be charged Rs 300 per day.

The same rates will be charged to foreign passport holders.

The hotel is located across the bay, roughly 15 kilometres away from the Gateway of India in Bombay. There is a regular catamaran service to Mandwa. Buses and autorickshaws are easily available to take one to the remaining few kilometres to Kihim. It is possible to reach Kihim by road and it is a three to four hour drive from Bombay. Travellers have reported that the hotel facilties were modest but adequate.

The hotel also offers a special all day picnic package. The package includes tickets on the catamaran going across the bay, breakfast, lunch and late afternoon tea and is priced at Rs 275 per head on a week day and on the weekend.

For reservations and more information contact:
In Bombay at phone: 011-2182237, 2181678.


Highway halt

The Deccan Retreat, on the Bombay-Pune highway, offers its room rates.

The facilities: in-house restaurant and snack bar.

The same rate is valid for foreign passport holders.

The Deccan Retreat, Silpata, Bombay-Pune highway, Khopoli district, Raigad. Phones: 02192-64379, 64380. Fax: 02192-63173.
Bombay: 022-6207433. Fax: 022-6206458.


Igatpuri

Igatpuri mazaa

Hotel Ashwin, Igatpuri, offers a package valid till September 30.

The package for an air conditioned double room is priced at Rs 1,950 for a couple for two nights and three days.

An extra person will be charged Rs 100 per night; meals extra.

Children below 10 will be charged 50 per cent of the package rate.

The package includes accommodation in an air conditioned deluxe room, vegetarian meals and taxes.

Its facilities: a restaurant serving vegetarian and non-vegetarian meals, indoor and outdoor games.

Hotel Ashwin, near Mahindra and Mahindra, Talegaon. Phone: 02553-84209.
Bombay: 022-2834437.


Scenic Igatpuri

The tariffs offered by Manas Resort in Igatpuri.

Children below six will not be charged. An extra person will be charged 20 per cent of the room tariff.

Manas Resort, Igatpuri, Nashik district, phone: 02553-84030, 84273.
Bombay, phone: 022-6403704, 6403586.


Hotel Sai Leela, a three star family hotel spread over four acres of lush green landscaped garden is just a 5 minute walk from the temple.

The hotel offers its room tariffs:

Its facilities include a restaurant serving vegetarian meals only, a swimming pool with water park facilities, pool table. Hotel Sai Leela, Pimpalwadi Road, Ahmed Nager, Shirdi. Phones: 02423-55288, 55289.
Bombay: 022-2039121, 2057484.


A comfortable pilgrimage

Shirdi, Maharashtra, the home of Sai Baba's shrine, now has a new five star hotel.

Sun n Sand, a branch of the Bombay hotel, offers air conditioned double rooms for Rs 2,000 per night per couple.

The centrally air conditioned hotel is set in five acres of greenery and is equipped with a health club, swimming pool, indoor games, a coffee shop, Checkers, and a multi-cuisine restaurant, Country Green. The hotel does not serve non-vegetarian food or alcohol. Sun n Sand is a short walk away from the shrine.

Sun n Sand, Shirdi. Phones: 02423-557288, 55729, 55730. Fax: 02423-55594.
Bombay: 022-6201811, 6204821. Fax: 022-6202170.


Matheran

Walks and views

Summer packages for Matheran, a hill station near Bombay.

Matheran, a vehicle free hill station close to Bombay, about 104 kms away, is situated at an altitude of 800 metres.

The best way to reach Matheran is by the Matheran Hill Train which takes about an hour and a half to climb the 21 kms journey to Matheran. The four coach train runs thrice a day from Neral to Matheran. However this service is not available during the monsoon. The one way second class fare is Rs 35 per head. Neral is on the Bombay-Pune line and is easily accessible by local trains from Bombay.

Regular buses run between Bombay and Neral and Dasturi. All vehicles stop at the Dasturi car park though. Horses or rickshaws can be hired from Dasturi to cover the 2.5 kms journey to Matheran.


Panchgani

Panchgani peace

Blue Country Resort, Panchgani, offers its packages.

The package is valid till October 10:

  • The package is priced at Rs 4,500 per couple, for a non-air conditioned double room for three nights and four days. The package includes meals and taxes.

Package valid from August 11 to August 22:

  • The package is priced at Rs 5,990 , including taxes, per couple for a non-air conditioned double room, for three nights and four days. The package includes meals and taxes.

Children between five years to 12 years will be charged Rs 900. Children below five years will not be charged. An extra person will be charged Rs 1,500.

Its facilities: a restaurant serving vegetarian and non-vegetarian meals, swimming pool, health club, discotheque and pool table.

Blue Country Resort, Khingar road, Panchgani. Phone: 02168-41306.
Bombay: 022-5557198.
Pune at Phone: 020-609141.



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