Sharing recommendations for following cities of Maharashtra
- Lonavala
- Mahabaleshwar / Panchgani
- Mumbai & nearby areas (Karjat)
- Kashid
- Pune & nearby areas (Mulshi, Vele)
Lonavala
Name - Goldfinch villa by Aaramghar Stays
Location - Lonavla Old Highway
Type – Bungalow / Villa
What We Liked
- We stayed here in 2025 🙂
- Temperature Controlled Pool 🙂
- Neat, clean and spacious property
- Amazing meals
- 4 Bedrooms which can accommodate max 12 people
- Games – Snooker, Poker, Carroms, Uno, cards etc
- Walkable to old Mumbai-Pune highway
Things To Know
- Queen beds can fit only 2 adults. So ask for extra bed in each room to accommodate 3 per room
- One bedroom is on 1st floor and three bedrooms are on 2nd floor. So people with elders/knee problem should avoid
- Highway is nearby. Light sleepers may get disturbed
Other nearby options you can consider in Lonavala
Zostel Plus
Dellas Resort
Princess Vista
Mahabaleshwar / Panchgani
What We Liked
- We stayed here in 2021 🙂
- Neat, clean & spaceous property
- Located in Panchgani with 10 min walk to Vitthal Kamath restaurant and 10 min drive to Mapro garden
- Inhouse cook prepares fresh meals
- Can enjoy bonfire, books and board games available at property
- Adequate parking space
- Lots of greenery, plants and trees to enjoy lazy holiday
Things To Know
- Located at base of Panchgani and you will need a car if you want to go to Mahabaleshwar
Other nearby options you can consider in Mahabaleshwar
LeMeridian Mahabaleshwar
RamSukh Resorts
Dawn Ecstasy by Stayvista
Zostel Plus
Mumbai & Nearby Areas
What We Liked
- We stayed here in 2024 🙂
- Its a Taj 🙂
- Centrally located with close access to most of the things
- This is a business hotel, so there is no activity room for children
- Offers spa, gym and swimming pool
Things To Know
- Do not miss their high tea if it is included in their package. Large spread and yummy dishes, enough to make you skip dinner 🙂
What We Liked
- We stayed here in 2023 🙂
- Its a Taj 🙂
- Very close to Mumbai airport
- Few rooms have airport runway view. So you can literally see planes landing/taking off
- Windows were sealed and there was no noise of aeroplane inside the rooms
- Huge rooms with luxurious amenities and fittings in room and bathroom
- Beautiful lobby for Insta worthy photos
- Centrally located with close access to most of the things
Things To Know
- Few rooms do not have any view and hence be careful while booking if this is a criteria for you.
Name - The Fern Residency
Location- Mumbai (Chembur)
Type – 5* Hotel
What We Liked
- We stayed here in Jan 2026 🙂
- Good hotel with complimentary access to club and lots of amenities
- Indoor games – 3 TT tables, 2 Squash court, 2 Billiards table, Carroms, Ludo and many other board games
- Outdoor games – Badminton, Tennis, Pickleball, Football/Cricket Enclosed Turf
- Other amenities – Swimming pool, Gymnasium, Children play area with swings, slides and everything, Library with good collection of books, park for jogging/walking
- Our suite room was very big for Mumbai standards and easily fitted extra bed
- Decent food and breakfast
- Hotel is in a quiet lane and hence free from noise and traffic
- Centrally located hotel and within a very safe and good neighborhood
Things To Know
- Hotel only has rooms. It has tie-up with Acres Club which is bang opposite service road. Hence, residents can enjoy all the amenities of club for free
- They do provide racquet and shuttle/ball for TT/Badminton
- For squash, they insist on wearing rubber sole shoes and bringing own racquet/ball.
- There is a school in nearby building and may cause some traffic during school start/end time
Kashid
What We Liked
- One of the best properties in Kashid
- Beach facing property
- Offers Spa, Swimming Pool, parks
Things To Know
What We Liked
- Beautiful property for entire family to relax
- Good food
- Swimming pool
Things To Know
Other nearby options you can consider in Kashid
Nisarg Farm Beach House Resort
Pune & Nearby Areas
What We Liked
- We stayed here in 2024 🙂
- Its a Taj property 🙂
- Close proximity to all happening places of East Pune (Airport, Railway Station, KP, Malls, Cafe, Pubs, Eating Joints etc)
- Few coloring activities to keep the kids engaged
- Good food and Live Flute performance
Things To Know
- Best suited for business travel / those wanting to explore East and Central Pune
Name - Parc Estique
Location - East Pune (Viman Nagar)
Type – Hotel
What We Liked
- We stayed here in Feb 2025 🙂
- Its a 4* business hotel
- 3 min walk to Phoenix mall
- Close proximity to all happening places of East Pune (Airport, IT Parks, Malls, Cafe, Pubs, Eating Joints, KP, Kalyani Nagar etc)
- Big rooms and rooftop swimming pool
- Decent breakfast
Things To Know
- Have to take towels from room if going to swimming pool
What We Liked
- We stayed here in 2025 🙂
- Amazing property with beautiful view of Mulshi lake from each room
- Each room offers a balcony to sit and enjoy the views of Mulshi lake
- Large, clean and comfortable rooms even in Deluxe category
- Each room can accommodate 1-2 extra beds easily if required (on extra payment basis)
- Pure veg in-house restaurant offering good taste and decent choices
- Indoor Sport room which has Foosball, Snooker, Carrom and Table Tennis
- Best suited to relax for a day or two
- Private Swimming Pool for Villas and Common Swimming Pool for other categories
Things To Know
- No/Weak Mobile Network in the property
- Unsecured Wifi of hotel
- Villas are situated little uphill. Hotel provides pickup & drop facility till reception/restaurant
- Does not have swings/play area for toddlers/small kids
What We Liked
- We stayed here in 2024 🙂
- Amazing property with focus on healthy, sustainable living and eco tourism
- Large, clean and comfortable rooms
- Pure veg in-house restaurant offering good taste and decent choices
- Activities include trail walks to nearby dam, tour of their farm, trek to Torna fort, mountain and dam backwater trek, bonfire in night etc
- They have tree houses, swings and pet zone/birds area to keep the kids occupied
- They offer staycation package which focuses on helping cure ailments and promoting medicine free life
- You can choose from one day picnic, overnight stay or multiple days staycation package
Things To Know
- Weak Mobile Network in some areas
What We Liked
- We stayed here in 2024 🙂
- Easy to reach from Pune
- Good experience for one night stay even for kids and families
- It has multiple stay options right from glam camping to regular camps and proper rooms
- Live music, Open air movie show, star gazing, fireflies watch during season are the highlights of stay
- Complimentary midnight Maggi 🙂
- Trek and Hike options nearby
- Options to play foosball, cricket, carroms, chess, badminton
- Ample parking space
Things To Know
- Pick stay which offers private bathroom if you are traveling with family / kids
What We Liked
- We stayed here in Dec 2025 🙂
- Easy to reach from Pune
- Good experience for one night stay even for kids and families
- It has two type of stay options – tents and rooms. Rooms are near swimming pool and tent is near adventure zone/restaurant
- Beautiful ambience in night and Live music every night
- Has adventure activities like burma bridge, zipline, ferris wheel, giat swig, rock climbing etc on premises
- Resident guests can enjoy complimentary indoor games like Airhockey, foosball, billiards, chess, carroms
- Have swings and slides for small kids
- Open air restaurant (RiverDeck) was near lakeside and served tasty food
- Rooms had a queen size bed and a sofa which could be converted to sofa cum bed with extra bedding (check if it is chargeable or complimentary)
- Ample parking space
Things To Know
- Current restaurant (Riverdeck) serves both veg and non veg food.
- Upcoming restaurant (Jalsa) will cater only to veg food
- Adventure activities were charged extra even for resident guests
- You can also visit this place for day trip (adventure activities) or only for dinner
What We Liked
- We stayed here in Feb 2026 🙂
- Easy to reach from Pune
- Good experience for one night stay even for kids and families
- All the rooms are suites which include sofa cum bed in living room and double bed/twin bed in bedroom.
- Rooms have a small kitchen area with microwave, induction stove, chimney. But cutlery is not provided.
- Rooms have a separate w/c toilet apart from regular toilet+bath.
- USP – Amazing golf course (though access is allowed only for professional golfers). Instead you will have to settle by hitting golf balls from one area (which is still fun)
- Indoor games – TT tables (2), badminton court (2), pickleball court, squash court, chess, carroms
- All sports equipment are provided at the resort
- Outdoor games – Children play area
- Other amenities – Library with huge collection of books, Swimming pool, Gymnasium
- Decent food, ample parking space
Things To Know
- About 2-3 km inside from main road with nothing else nearby. So you will be restricted to eating meals within hotel. Hence, advisable to add all meals to the booking.
- Resort has strict policy of max 3 guest per room while booking. If the child is between 5 – 12 and will use existing beds, then resort allows it on extra payment of 2500/-++ directly at the premises
- They do not allow you to play TT/Squash/Badminton/Pickleball until you are in sports attire.