OVI’s holiday resort review | Lonavala best & Budget friendly luxury resort

INTRODUCTION:
Life amid chaos and hurry-burry, the same old routine, and some unchallenging jobs make us all boring and life meaningless.
Sometimes I wish only that I had extra time in the day apart from 24 hours. Time flies, and the realization that we didn’t enjoy a minute satisfactorily in a day makes my heart break.
Some of the best moments to reboot your system, thereby making routine life easier and more motivating, are when you often take a break as and when possible. Few places where time passes as slowly as a 100-year-old tortoise or the laziest sloth can be making a trip to nature.
Hill stations, beaches, mountains, river side camping and going to villages. These are the places where time can be under your control, or you can be ahead of time.
This article features about my family trip to Lonavala (a very popular station near Mumbai):
- The easiest way to reach Lonavala is by train, and it takes 1h 28m. Trains like Tapovan Express – 07618, BJP fast pass – 51029, Panvel Ned Express, and LTT COA Express are a few you can prefer to travel on. Upon arrival at Lonavala railway station, the drivers may charge you a hefty amount. So take note of it.
- While planning for a road trip from Mumbai, it may take between 2 and 3 hours, depending on the traffic and how far your resort is located from the downtown center.
Our stay in Lonavala:
- RESORT NAME : PARISHREYA HOMES (COMES WITHIN OVI HOLIDAYS RESORT)
Very neat and tidy, I would call it a luxury stay at a very affordable cost with all basic amenities. Since I traveled with our daughter, we decided to cook our own food throughoutour stay. Only two times did we order from the resort restaurant to try the authentic Maharashtrian cuisine.
2. LOCATION:
Parishreya and Mizzel, Sadapur Road, Devale, TAL-Maval, Lonavala, India.
3. AMENITIES PROVIDED ON THE SITE:
Swimming pool, In-house restaurant, huge lawn area, children’s play area, well-maintained site, 2-wheeler/4-wheeler parking, and 1 BHK apartment with balcony.
4. FACILITY PROVIDED IN THE ROOM:
Refrigerator, kitchen with granite countertop and sink, 24-hour water supply, water purifier, water heater, air-conditioned bedroom, extra mattress, closet, double bed, blanket, false ceiling with lots of lighting that works, couch, dining area, built-in drinks corner, and detached toilet bathroom.
5. COST PER PACKAGE:
It cost us 10,000 rupees for a 3-night stay. Check-in can be anytime, and check-out time is 11 am.
6. RESTAURANT:
The in-house restaurant provides very good food. You have the feeling of having home-cooked food. Upon giving prior instruction, they will prepare food accordingly for you.
OUR EXPERIENCE:
PROS:
>>>> We enjoyed the stay. Initially i was concerned about how secured the place could be. But later upon enquiring the guards they said its a local area and surrounded by village. All the 6 exit points of the resort were guarded by the security who work in shifts. The owner also happens to stay within the building itself.
>>>> Food was no problem at all (the ones we tries). Water was not hard and salty either. Towels and soap were provided. You can ask for anything like freshener, detergent, shampoo, etc.
>>>> No smoking/drinking in the resort property. Inside the room it is allowed.
>>> Children friendly area. family friendly resort. Decent Bachelors might be allowed, as far as my knowledge they allow only married men visiting in groups.
>>>> Maids come upon informing the manager. Since we cooked our meals they used to come and clean the dishes as and then. Housekeeping is done on regular basis. All basic cooking utensils are provided and if you need more you can request them. depending on the availability of the same they will arrange for it.
CONS:
>>>> Its a good stay for 1 to maximum 2 nights. Not much entertaining. A market is available nearby at approximately 12 kms from the resort. You may to have carry each and every thing required for your stay. Including first aid and medicine. Nothing can be found within 12 km radius.
Please check the video below for complete resort tour:
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