Hotel Reviews - Serai The, Chikmagalur, Karnataka
Serai The, Chikmagalur, Karnataka
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Food was nice in the restaurant attached to the hotel in Kadur. The hotel is an economy one charging Rs.550 per day. On 26th we visited Kemmangundi Hills, Baba Budan giri, Kalathgiri or Kalahatti Falls, Bhadra Dam etc. And retired to hotel in the evening around 7 P.M. On 27th we just planned to visit Hebbe Falls, the road is very bad and you need to board the jeep to go there. We had Qualis, however except jeep you cannot go there. So getting into 1 jeep was time consuming. We were 6 people. So around 2 p.m we got one jeep and went there. We had a bath in the falls after trekking down, crossing 3 streams. Oh, it was slippery and we have to be very careful to cross them. But it was wonderful and refreshing to get a bath over there, its quite a good experience. On our way back, it was already 5:30 p.m, going to be dark, and also it was raining heavily, we had our tire punctured. And it was a funny scene. The road is terrific and only one vehicle can go, there are turning points from where 2 vehicles can pass but they are very few. So if any vehicle comes on our way either one has to go back to give another vehicle space.S o all the vehicles were jammed and there is a long que in the hill because of our vehicle. So many people got down there to help our vehicle move so that the road gets free. It was already 6 p.m. And ultimately the tyre was replaced and we reached Kemmangundi. We changed our dress in the Qualis. It was already dark and around &p.m. We were damn hungry. We ate snacks there and started for Bangalore. We ate dinner on our way at 8:30 P.M.
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4.89
Sheila, Bangalore | 14th October 2009
Hotel Review of Serai The
Comments: The Serai is easily accessible and a wonderful resort with excellent design and ambience. Each villa with its own plunge pool and beautiful, luxurious interiors is a dream for anyone with relaxation on the agenda.
The spa is good, the people are friendly and the restaurant offers a good mix of local and continental cuisine.
Try and avoid the front office, though. They are new, trying to get up there with the best, but ask you to 'chill with a glass of water' when they goof up!! Being told off for their goof ups was a novel experience! Better service and courteous responses are preferred to 'waiving off the bill for the coffee!' No doubt the coffee was superb!
There are a lot of good places to got o around Chikmagalur and the drives are very scenic. The climb to Mulayanagiri hill is exciting and the view from the top is worth the effort.
It was a wonderful three days we spent
Best Experience: The villas are extremely good. Staying indoors is as much fun as the outdoors in the excellent weather we were blessed with.
Worst Experience:
The 'friendly' front office guy telling me to chill and drink cold water when I pull them up for not having a simple thing as bournvita or chocolate for kids early on a Sunday morning! Or the trousers that had to be ironed disappearing for a whole day without explanations -and ofcourse being told - I think you need to drink another glass of cold water, madam!
And while leaving, this friendly guy asks me - Are you carrying enough water madam? It was rude - I wonder wgere this guy was trained?
So, whatever you do at the Serai - stay away from the front office!
6.00
Akshay, Bangalore | 21st July 2008
Hotel Review of Serai The
One of the best holidays I've had. The resort is very nicely and tastefully made. Delicate planning has been done to give max effect on privacy, relaxation and comfirt to the guests. Beautiful surroundings with a small wift of coffee plants all around. Extremely helpful and accomodating staff. The resort offers a few activities, but is mainly for people who want to laze around either in the pool or in the surrounding estate area. NOthing adventurous, but then I had...
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