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Preferred by: Family, Couple | Mumbai, Pune travellers

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Tariff Rs. 4,300 → 6,200

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Excellent 9
Very Good 34
Good 15
Average 4
Below Average 2
Poor 0
Terrible 0

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38% Family
38% Couple
25% Group

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Destination 5.59/7
Location 5.41/7
Appearance 5.27/7
Front Office 4.95/7
Service 5.33/7
Room 5.16/7
Food & Drink 5.56/7
Activities 4.61/7

64 traveller reviews for The Byke Retreat

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Kaushal Shah
Lives in Mumbai
1 review

"over all experince was awsome.its..."

Posted Dec 4, 2006

over all experince was awsome.its the best place in matheran.even the service is excellent

Best Experience: buffet dinner beside pool serving with variety of food items

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Tushar Desai
Lives in Mumbai
1 review

"Resort staff is very cooperative...."

Posted May 30, 2006

Resort staff is very cooperative. Daily entertainment events like Ghazals, discos are very fine. Food is excellent. I have been there with my family for 3 days & I found it worth staying at the resort & enjoyed the comfort. During the 3 days, only... More

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Maneesha Gill
Lives in Mumbai
1 review

"very close to nature and..."

Posted Oct 18, 2005

very close to nature and away from city life by only 2 hours journey.best destination for short outing. More

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Sameer Phadnis
Lives in Pune
1 review

"The experience was great,..."

Posted Apr 7, 2005

The experience was great, the resort has a Heritage building which was the first dwelling place of Matheran, built by the man who discovered Matheran. It was a great feeling to stay in the huge room (with a bathroom whose size would put some... More

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"I had a great experience..."

Posted Apr 6, 2005

I had a great experience at the resort due to the openness of the place, the suite provided together ness with privacy.

Best Experience: Sauna, steam and massage

Worst Experience: cant recollect any

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Rakhee Poojari
Lives in Mumbai
1 review

"Matheran is a very special..."

Posted Mar 23, 2005

Matheran is a very special place for us. That\'s where our relationship (on the mini train ride specifically) started. So we thougth it apt to celebrate our wedding anniversary (21st Feb) there. It was supposed to be a chilled out weekend and... More

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Srinivas Ss
Lives in Bangalore
1 review

"Matheran is a nice place..."

Posted Feb 16, 2005

Matheran is a nice place if you want to generally chill out (heard it is good for hikers as well, though we didnt hike). Byke as a resort is good, both in terms of rooms (almost independent), peaceful and chilled out. One area where they could... More

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Ravi Gupta
Highlander
Lives in Pune
5 reviews

"sprawling but poorly maintained.friendly staff.overpriced..."

Posted Aug 18, 2004

sprawling but poorly maintained.friendly staff.overpriced considering facilities, probably due to proximity to mumbai More

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Sriram Mani
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Lives in Mumbai
5 reviews

"good rooms, service, facilities; OK..."

Posted Jul 29, 2004

good rooms, service, facilities; OK food, tarriff too high to justify quality More

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Deepa Ramakrishnan
Lives in Thane
1 review

"The resort is pretty far..."

Posted Jul 17, 2004

The resort is pretty far away from the station. The food is not worth mentioning More

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About The Byke Retreat

The Byke Retreat is set within a seven acre wooded estate in the hill station of Matheran at 800 MSL. The retreat has independent cottages, jogging paths within the estate and a health spa. The Byke was built in 1854 by the �discoverer� of Matheran, Hugh Malet. 100 km from Mumbai, Matheran town does not allow vehicles within the town limits. Matheran is ringed by walking tracks that lookout across sheer drops to the plains. There are 33 look out points, the most famous of which is Hart point. The best seasons are Nov-Feb and April-June.

Rooms & Amenities

There are 3 types of rooms. Deluxe bedrooms and exclusive suites have independent access and verandahs. Duplex cottages have a living room, two bedrooms and two bathrooms. The room facilities include satellite TV, channel music, and telephone. Recreation facilities at the retreat include tennis, badminton, table tennis and a swimming pool. The restaurant serves only vegetarian food, Gujarathi/Rajasthani thali lunch and mixed cuisine buffet at dinner. A conference room to seat a hundred guests is available.