"The place has a wonderful location with the garden facing the valley. The small tea garden with the fine collection of plants make it a very nice place to stay. The close by restaurant 'Tibetian Brothers' offers really lip smacking Tibetian food.

"I was wondering if the staff (kitchen, restaurant, house keeping..) was the football team from Bhutan. Sweet guys, but get a direct entry into your yellow pages under the 'Dumb Waiters' section. The food is attrocious, dont even risk it. The road side small shops offer better service and food (Eg., Darling Restaurant on the main road - I'm not joking!).

"The resort is actually the colonial bungalows of the british which have been converted to its present scale. The manager received us and we had booked a family room (I went with three of my friends). The room was a normal one, pretty good. The other option there are tented cottages which are really cool but the tariff is Rs. 300 more than for the family room. They had given us a itinerary and my, oh my, it was strictly followed. The food there was awesome. The breakfast,lunch, and dinner (all buffet style) was truly good. Their speciality is that they grow their own vegetables by using organic manure (no pesticides).

"After lunch we left for the a wildlife safari at 3.15 pm. A jeep was arranged for us and we went through the forests.The safari was good but we couldn't spot the elusive tiger or bear or the leopard. We arrived back at 7.15 pm a little disappointed although the ride was extremely good. We were getting ready for the campfire but it started raining heavily. We moved to play carrom and at 9 pm we saw a wildlife movie about Nagarhole (this movie really opened our ignorant eyes to how life in a jungle changes through the various seasons and how human beings are damaging the fragile ecological balance). Then we had an excellent dinner. We slept sound and were woken up early in the morning for another safari.

"This time we were lucky enough to spot two bears but no tiger. Anyway the morning safari was enchanting. Slowly i began developing an affection for wildlife. Of course we saw a lot of elephants, gaur, wild pigs, chitodes and sambhar deer but no sign of the elusive tiger. We returned for breakfast (again wonderful). Then we checked out for our future journey. There are no restaurants available nearby and the food is served in buffet style. You cannot make separate orders here. Of course you get a coke for 20 bucks. The place is in sync with the jungle and no supplies are available here. The staff although local people (except a few) were very courteous. There are also a few things you can do like rapelling, trekking, coracle ride and tribal dances - for these you have to stay for two or more days.

The food was a delight there. The vegetables were pure manna. The morning safari was a rejuvenating experience. Spotting wild animals in the early morning was a real enjoyment . The cool breeze blowing through your hair and face was also a beautiful thing in the morning. The wildlife movie was an eye opener. We can easily relate it to what we have seen.

The bad experience was while sleeping. The insects in the jungle tend to join you in the bed. There was no way in which the management could help us because the insects used to come after the lights in our room. There is no STD connectivity here. Only airtel has a feeble signal here. That was the most annoying thing here. No connectivity in these days tends to push you to the edge."

"Talking about food, the timings were so bad - breakfast at 9 am, lunch at 2 pm and dinner at 9 pm. If are travelling with kids you'll have to buy them something and I think that's how they sell their cold drinks etc.

"And quality & taste... I am only having khichdis after coming back from Woodrich... so in a way Woodrich teaches you(forces you) to switch to 'Saatvik' simple food.

"My bathroom had a complimentary 2-inch frog and I shared my bed with a couple of cockroaches. And not to forget generous spider webs used in the cottages for decoration... and since I was travelling with my infant I obviously spent my night protecting him from all these insects."

"Certainly the best experience is to see the Leela once the sun has set. The lighting is breathtaking. The Leela simply looks great in the nights!

"The worst experience? Well no prizes for guessing! It's got to do with the service! I had requested for an extended check out since my train was scheduled for late evening. They told me that I'll have to leave the room at least by 2 pm. The reason they quoted was that they were running short of rooms and that they were overbooked. But at the same time they told me that I can pay and extend the room! Now gimme a break! If I am paying they have rooms but if I am not they are overbooked. I was puzzled! So i called up the reservation manager in Bangalore, since I was a regular I requested her to put in word. After a series of phone calls the time was extended by a mere 1 hour. I decided to check out. We packed our luggage and were waiting at 3 pm sharp.

Now comes the best part... They have copmpletely forgotten about our check out. We waited and nobody arrived to pick our luggage. I also called and reminded the reception. Finally they pick up our luggage and we ultimately vacate the room at 6 pm or so. I went to the reception to collect my bill at around 7 pm. They dont even know that we have checked out. So when they actually had vacant rooms why are they bugging us to vacate early? Ultimately we were in the room till the time we requested for but we spent the time waiting for someone to pick our luggage for us. Of course, much better than waiting in the lobby! But Leela could have so easily won me over by yielding to my request rather than me getting my request acceded to by default!"