Quick Summary
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.

How to get there
NH 4
Neral 21 km(NRL)
Mumbai 105 km

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5.44
PIYUSH, NAVSARI | 31^st July 2008
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Good one. Only problem was cleanliness. May be it was rainy season. Foodstuff and services were good. The staff was cooperative. Trekking in whole Matheran was an absolute delight....

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5.22
Piyush, Indore | 01^st February 2008
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Place was good to stay and food was exellent...

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DHRUV, Rajkot | 12^th March 2007
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I had gone through the posted reviews and thought to be a good place to...

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5.22
vipul, Mumbai | 27^th February 2007
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location is good and full of greenery in jungle but it is very far from...

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5.44
kaushal, Mumbai | 05^th December 2006
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over all experince was awsome. we just went for weekend,and the experince was too good...

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5.78
TUSHAR, Mumbai | 30^th May 2006
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Resort staff is very cooperative. Daily entertainment events like Ghazals, discos are very fine. Food...

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5.67
maneesha, Mumbai | 18^th October 2005
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very close to nature and away from city life by only 2 hours journey.best destination...

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5.44
Sameer, Pune | 07^th April 2005
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The experience was great, the resort has a Heritage building which was the first...

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5.78
Niranjan, Navi Mumbai | 06^th April 2005
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I had a great experience at the resort due to the openness of the place,...

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5.11
rakhee, Mumbai | 23^rd March 2005
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Matheran is a very special place for us. That's where our relationship (on the mini...

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