We were one of the first groups who have stayed in Belachikatte home stay.
When we booked this, we were a little worried how it would be because there were no reviews available about the same. We (2 families) stayed here for a day in November 2015, on our way to Kollur and Gokarna.
Known for King Cobras and heavy rainfalls, Agumbe is one of the best places (full of mountains and good roads) that I had visited in Karnataka.
Naveen and Family (Owners) have given this new house for home-stay purpose. It basically contains 3 Bedrooms (Non AC type). Their family house and their farms are quite near to this property.
The Malnad food served by the family was really tasty (both Veg and Non Veg available).
As this is a new home stay, its quite neat and clean everywhere.
For the Safety perspective, Naveen’s family used to stay in the same homestay when guests are available.
Agumbe as such have very limited homestays (probably 2 or 3). So in case if you plan to stay in Agumbe, it’s better to do the booking quite early.
1750 (try negotiating) / person (including veg or non veg food) seems to be quite a decent rate as others in the same area are charging around 2000.
The best point is that its quite near to the major attractions in Agumbe.
I would certainly recommend this home stay to all my fellow travelers here.
Points to Improve:
a) Some more amenities like Children play area.
b) A name board on the road side, else it would be really tough for the travelers to figure it out.
Tips:
Please ensure that you have enough fuel in your car as there are no Petrol Pumps available in Agumbe town.
“A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” – Lao Tzu
I stayed in this homestay with my family in November 2015.
The whole homestay is facing Tunga river. And its not too far away from the city center aswell. It is within a 40-acre plantation and you get a chance to see the processing of Arecanut (if you are really interested). They also allow us to take a walk around the entire plantation.
We were all non-vegetarians and normally they serve chicken as a part of the non-veg menu. On our special request, resort owner (thanks to Vishwanatha) arranged his people to catch fish from the nearby river and the same was prepared for us. We really loved the home cooked food.
Mr. Vishwanatha used to visit us to enquire, if things are fine within the resort in terms of food and stay. Really courteous and friendly. He is one of the very famous agriculturist in Shimoga region and we always had a feeling that we were staying in one of the safest homestays. Most of the attractions within Shimoga are not far from this resort. Booking was done prior by transferring money to their bank account for which they had provided a proper confirmation.
One Line Summary: A well maintained Home stay facing river Tunga, near to Shimoga City Center. Highly Recommended.
“The journey not the arrival matters.” – T.S. Eliot
We booked our rooms very late, may be tat’s the reason I felt it was a little overpriced.
Pros:
Overall the Home stay was good. Probably one of the very few home stays having a swimming pool. Pool is well maintained. There is a tree house and should be worth I guess.
The property is huge. They arrange camp fire in the evening.
Please don’t expect any hill top view. There are some very good paintings on the trees within the campus. Very near to Buddhist Monastery.
Cons:
Coorg is known for PORK delicacies but they never served any Pork items (was a little disappointed that they even didn’t ask us, about the same)
The way to the homestay is not so good. You have to pass through a small village (narrow road) to get there.
Can plan for a visit to the following places:
Buddhist Monastery
Dubare Elephant camp
Mandalpatti
Abbi Falls(not so worth)
East End hotel(for some good food)
Coorg Cuisine(For authentic Pork items) and Nisargadhama (not so worth)
One Line Summary: Good Homestay, but a little disappointing location, a little overpriced too…
Chikmagalur as such doesn’t have much attractions, So its very important that you select a nice place to stay.
Without a second thought, I would say Thippanahalli home stay will definitely be an ideal place.
Starting from the way the owners greet the guests, everything in this homestay is pleasing.
PROS:
Courteous staff
Very neat and clean place
They take you for a walk in their coffee plantations, which would be a new experience
Kent & Sandromon rooms face Mullayanagiri peak
Location is very nice. You can plan your trip to Mullayanagiri in the morning itself.
Well Maintained garden
They serve whole day food and unlimited coffee.Food is tasty and they ensure to change the menu on a daily basis.
CONS:
Nothing much but I would say that Mobile access is very limited (in a way, its good).
ATM’s are 5-6 KMS away
It would be really bad if I don’t mention Arun’s name(from caretaker to everything), He ensures that all guests are having a good time here (even in case, where the owner is out of station).
Places worth visiting:
Mullayanagiri hills and the temple on top of that
Babu Budangiri view point
Butter milk waterfalls and the jeep journey till that place.
Belur and Haleibidu temples(on the way to Bangalore)
As a part of the yearly office team outing, we visited Kadkani Resort in May 2018. Kadkani is a riverside (in the banks of Kaveri river) resort in Coorg, Karnataka
For my Friends in Bangalore: I would certainly recommend this place if your team is planning for an Corporate outing. Try to avoid the multi axle Volvo type bus to this destination, as the road is quite narrow. We went in a Single axle Volvo bus and even then the driver had a tough time.
The property is vast and has about 32 cottages spread over the greens. The layout of the resort is very impressive. One can also do cycling within the resort on cycles provided by resort. There are multiple restaurants available. The food was tasty and the spread was excellent.
We got a chance to do river rafting, zip lining, Volleyball, Badminton, Paddle boating, Table Tennis, Swimming, Air raffle shooting and so on. Swimming pool is also big and clean.
The best part of the stay was our experience with ‘still water rafting’. This was my first still water rafting experience. They drop us into the water and we can swim around (life jackets are provided). This was an amazing experience.
Seems the travel desk at Kadkani also organises sightseeing trips to the surrounding areas such as Abbi Falls, Madikeri Fort, Omkareshwara Temple and Namdroling Monastery. But since we were on team outing with more than 25 members, we did not go anywhere outside the resort.
They also sell Coorg specialities like coffee and honey.
In addition to nice swimming pool, they have an artificial lake where guests can enjoy pedal boating and the zip liner goes across the lake.
About this resort: The Windflower Resort & Spa Prakruthi, Bangalore is located close to the Devanahalli airport, Bangalore. This scenic, green, well manicured 7 acre resort promises a perfect getaway for couples, families, family get-togethers, weddings and corporate events such as team building activities, off site meetings, product launches or just about anything a holiday maker or corporate may be looking for in a weekend getaway or a weekday escape. I stayed in this resort as a part of our Annual Team outing in October 2016.
Positive
Not very far from the Bangalore International airport. It’s a beautiful property hidden away from the hustle bustle of Bangalore city but yet only 1-hour drive.
The entire property is tastefully designed, and the approach road was also well maintained.
There are different activities for groups like Paintball shooting, ATV Drive and so on.
They also have badminton courts and swimming pool.
Indoor sports like TT, Foosball, carrom, pool and so on are also available.
Cycles are available for ride.
Quality of food was good.
Rooms are clean and properly maintained.
No noise and no pollution.
Kids play area is also available.
They have wonderful garden with birds around. Quite a refreshing scene.
The staff was friendly.
Negative
Overall, the service is little slow, maybe because we were in a group of 30+ people. Direction boards to the resort is not proper.
Summary: Overall, I would highly recommend this resort to my fellow travellers. Ideal for corporate companies who want to arrange a team offsite within Bangalore.
I stayed along with my family in Sterling ‘Goa Villagio’ in July 2016.
Updates as of December 2018: Seems this is no more a Sterling Group Resort and this is now known as ‘Crystal By Morpho Goa Villagio Resort’.
Positives:
The Front office staff was very helpful.
There is enough parking area in the campus.
The Swimming pool is clean and of decent size.
Property is well maintained.
If you are looking for a peaceful environment away from the Goan Hustle, this would be a good option.
Betalbatim beach is just a short walk (around 1 km)
Martin’s Corner is 5 minutes drive (around 2Kms)
There is a car taxi stand near by.
Negatives:
Slightly away from the main attractions.
There is no markets/restaurants nearby. So you will be highly dependent on the restaurant inside the resort.
There is no lift facility, I guess.
If you don’t have your own transport, commuting would be a challenge.
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