Stay Simple Riverdale Reviews

Have been to Palaka two times along with family and friends. The place is has a rustic feel and is a great place to spend time with family... remember to carry the books you have been planning to read for some time as you will have enough places to relax and complete the books. A water body nearby provides good day picnic spot. Also, its convientiently located to all places of intewrest nearby... place to spend time in peace....

Best Experience: the pool is excellent ... nearby the coconut trees... ideal to jump along with friends and family....

Worst Experience: Not much.. the rooms can be done better

It was a once-in-a-lifetime trip to the heart of Karnataka architecture, greenery and water. The resort is excellent with good ambience, luxurious facilities, very good food, great activities, friendly staff, relaxing atmosphere, kids pool/activities, nice walks around coconut groove, etc. The resort itself is very nicely located close to a backwater and a dam, and is easy to locate as it is just off the Hassan-Mysore highway. We were told to go to Coorg or Chikmagalur, but on suggestion of a friend, ended up visiting this resort about 30 kms from Hassan. We drove down from Bangalore after touring Bangalore. We took the Bangalore-Mangalore road, starting early morning and reaching the resort in 4 hours. Apart from going to Belur, Halebid and Shravanabelagola, we visited Sri Ramadevara Dam, Ramanathpur temples, Gorur Dam, Shettyhalli Church, etc.

Best Experience: We went as a group of 3 families and stayed for 3 nights and 4 days, but never got bored as there is so much activity to do in the resort. The adults and kids enjoyed the swimming pool. We visited the nearby coconut grooves, caught up with the birds around the dam and backwaters which is just a short walk away. The vegetarian food was very tasty, not spicy and the restaurant was a pleasant experience. The staff is very friendly and were very easy to access and become very close to the kids. The restaurant has piped music with a nice fountain at its centre and 2 parrots in a small cage.

Worst Experience: The power supply can be erractic. Though the resort has a generator that runs whenever power goes out, it tends to create noise.

Very nice resort for a quiet lazy weekend away from Bangalore. Great unexplored resort which is hardly a year old. Only about a 4 hour drive from Bangalore, with a very nice road (the resort is just off the Mysore-Hassan main road). The resort staff were very friendly and promptly catered to our needs. We spent hours in the swimming pool which also has a kid\'s pool. We visited the historical towns of Shravanabelagola, Belur and Halebid which are only about 50 kms from the resort. So, the stay of 2 nights, 3 days was ideal for us. We had fun, we had some small sightseeing, we relaxed.

Best Experience: (a) Lots of activities to do: swimming; rope climbing; visit to the nearby dam and lake; pedal boating within the resort; tractor ride; walk through the coconut groove, etc. (b) Quiet resort as it has only 10 rooms and there is lots of space around. Though there were lots of families in that weekend, and the resort was full, it was very quiet and relaxed. (c) The food is simple and nice. (d) The service is very good. (e) Nursing that drink when seated on the sitout and watching the sunset.

Worst Experience: (a) The power supply was erratic, but the backup generator was a saving grace. (b) Not all mobile networks work at the resort. (c) I suggested that they serve some authentic Malnad food - akki roti, etc.

An ideal place for a family vacation or for a group. the staff is very helpful and the rooms are neat and clean. we came away with a feeling of regret of having to leave so quickly.

Best Experience: the backwaters of the sri ramadevara dam is amazing! you can spend hours sitting on the banks of the backwaters and not get bored.

Worst Experience: none