- Velvet Hills Retreat, Khandala offers a monsoon package valid till September 30.
The weekday package is priced at :
The weekend package package is priced at :
The package includes accommodation in air conditioned room, morning tea, buffet breakfast, dinner and taxes.
Its facilities: a restaurant, a bar, a swimming pool, children's park, indoor games, tennis court, a jogging track and conference facilities.
Velvet Hills Retreat, opposite Valvan dam. Phones: 02114-70149, 70151, 70152, 70153.
Bombay: 022-6115842, 6106833.
- Hotel Rainbow Retreat, Lonavala offers a monsoon package valid till September 30.
The package is priced at Rs 5,000 plus taxes, per couple for two nights and three days.
Children below six will not be charged. Children between six and 12 will be charged Rs 2,000 for the package. An extra person will be charged Rs 2,000 for the package.
The package includes accommodation in a standard double room and meals.
Its facilities: a restaurant, a bar, a swimming pool, a 24 hours coffee shop, a health club, a gymnasium, a travel desk, tennis, golf and conference facilities.
Hotel Rainbow Retreat, opposite Valvan dam. Phones: 02114-72128, 73445. Fax: 73998.
Bombay: 022-3083121, 3083122.
Pune: 0212-623731. Fax: 0212-632350.
- Biji's offers a holiday package at its hotel
in Lonavala, The Hill Retreat, valid till September 30.
- The package is priced at Rs 3,600 per couple per night, for a premium air-conditioned standard room. This includes meals and taxes.
- The package is priced at Rs 6,300 per couple, for two nights and three days, for a premium air-conditioned standard room. This includes meals and taxes.
Children below seven will not be charged. Children above seven will be charged Rs 500 per night. An extra person will be charged Rs 1,000 per night.
The same rates are valid for foreign passport holders.
Its facilities: two swimming pools, video game parlour, a shopping mall, a pool table, sidewalk table tennis courts, multi-cuisine veg and non-veg restaurants and separate eatery for Gujarati food.
Hill Retreat, New Tungarli road, off Bombay-Pune highway, Lonavala. Phone: 02114-73026, 73027, 73028.
Biji's Resort, Pune: 0212-648639, 651788.
Bombay: 022-6483506, 6483253.
- The Highland Resort, Lonavala, offers its tariff valid till September 30.
- The tariff for a non-air conditioned standard double room is Rs 950, plus taxes, per night.
- The tariff for an air conditioned double room is Rs 1,400, plus taxes, per night.
An extra person will be charged Rs 250 per night. Children below 12 will not be charged.
Its facilities: a restaurant, a swimming pool, a discotheque and conference facilities.
Highland Resort, off Bombay-Pune road, Lonavala.
Bombay: 022-6438464, 6438312.
- Treasure Island Resorts, Lonavala, a five star hotel, offers a special holiday package valid till September 30, 2000.
- The package is priced at Rs 6,400 per couple, for two nights and three days for a premium standard room on a twin sharing basis. This includes breakfast, dinner and taxes.
- The package is priced at Rs 7,400 per couple, for two nights and three days for a standard suite on a twin sharing basis. This includes breakfast, dinner and taxes.
- The package is priced at Rs 11,200 for four persons, for two nights and three days for a deluxe suite on a twin sharing basis. This includes breakfast, dinner and taxes.
Children below five will be not be charged. Children above five will be charged Rs 1,500 per head. An extra person will be charged Rs 1,500 for the package.Its facilities: a swimming pool, a disco, indoor games, a children's park, multi cuisine restaurant and conference facilities.
The same rates will be charged to foreign passport holders.
Treasure Island Resort, Bombay-Pune Highway, opposite MTDC, Karla, Lonavala. Phones: 02114-82505, 82510.
Bombay at 022-3693000, 3636619.
- Fariyas Holiday Resort, a five star hotel in Lonavala, offers a package
till September 30, 2000.
- The package is priced at Rs 9,999 per couple for two nights and three days for a standard double room. Breakfast, dinner and taxes included.
- The package is priced at Rs 19,200 per couple for two nights and three days for a suite. Breakfast, dinner and taxes included.
Children above five and below 12 will be charged Rs 2,000 and above 12 will be charged Rs 3,000. The package includes breakfast, dinner and taxes.
The same rates are valid for foreign passport holders.
Hotel facilities: a restaurant, a coffee shop, a water park, a health club and a swimming pool.
Post Box No 8, Frichley Hills, Tungarli. Phone: 02114-73852.
Fax: 02114-72080. Email: Hotel
Fariyas
Bombay: 022-6456849, 2876514, 2876515, 2042911.
New Delhi: 011-3738885.
Pune: 0212-633869, 638676.
- Girija Hotel, Khandala offers its summer rates valid till September 30.
- The tariff for an ordinary room is Rs 800 per couple per night on a twin sharing basis.
- The tariff for a deluxe room is Rs 1,200 per night for four persons.
Children above seven will be charged Rs 150. An extra
person will be charged Rs 150.
The same rate is valid for foreign passport holders.
Hotel Girija, Bombay-Pune highway, Khandala. Phones:
02114-72062, 73426.
Bombay: 022-4303686.
- Hotel Fun-n-food, Khandala, offers its tariffs valid till September 30.
- The tariff for a non-air conditioned room is Rs 550 per
night on twin sharing basis.
Children below the age of 12 are free.
The same rate is valid for foreign passport holders.
Hotel Fun-n-Food, 61, Hilltop Colony, Bombay-Pune highway,
Khandala. Phones: 02114-73117, 73118, 72854.
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.
