Kolhapur Experience: It was good place highway conectivity form pune was good, Mahalaxmi needs to be still well maintained our religius places should be outstanding.
Food, sight-seeing and shopping: Food was awesome we being foodies njoyed the muton rassa and lavish food in opel hotel and Parakh hotel. shopping street near rankal was good cheap crockery, kolhapuri chappals and hindustan bakery was major attraction
Activities & things to do: Not much to be done except shalini palace , mahalaxmi, panhala was worth a watch. kent club is close by was not functional
Travel tips, How to reach, travel warnings etc: Travel early in the morning form pune or mumbai to have a full day to reach all places. nothing worth staying more than 2 days