Review Of Machaan Wilderness Lodge - Nagarahole

Great stay!

Rated 5.0 by Dhara Desai . Family Traveller . Nov 17, 2024

The resort is nestled just few kms away from nagarhole tiger reserve. As you enter the resort a wow feeling sets in given the green cover that one sees. The staff are very courteous and helpful. Peter and gautam are particularly warm and welcoming. Their nocturnal walks, nature walks, birds walk are filled with rich trivia. The restaurant staff are also extremely kind. We were late from our outing and they extended the lunch hour on second day and high tea time on the first. Food is 2. 5-3/5. But their breakfast, high tea sandwiches, rasam, sambhar are 5/5. People who are ok with garlic may rate the food 3. 5 or 4/5. I particularly don’t like garlic and no its not that they said they can’t cook without it. I eat very less and only for me i didn’t want them to cook without garlic. My fellow travellers loved their “lasooni daal” ) rooms (luxury canopy cabins) are awesome with a spacious sit out. Extremely clean and comfortable as well. Wifi’s name is “ruinmyholidays” ) we liked the sense of humour. Perhaps it is the first time someone is talking to its guests without requiring to come in the forefront) we wanted to meet the person who came up with this name. You need to have your own car to come to the resort, the approach road is long and rugged with coffee estates on both the sides. One thing which we binged on is: filter coffee. We are from south india itself so its not that we have not filter coffee before, but here the coffee tastes so awesome. The only sound within the resort one can hear is chirping of variety of birds! the different species of birds around the property are breathtaking. Not having to hear honking, caw caw of crows and gutar gutar of pigeons can be so divine i realized only after coming here. If i have to add something to make the whole experience even better, i would perhaps like to have some food in the mini bar, some fruits (since there is no 24/7 kitchen, dental kit and loofah in the bathrooms and a better regulator for the fan (the slowest speed was also very fast. Barring that its all good and perfect. We booked our jungle safari through them and that was also perfectly organized. We were lucky to spot a tiger as well. Will surely visit again and explore their other properties as well.

Good Stay

Rated 4.0 by Akshay jagani . Group Traveller . Nov 11, 2024

The room, service, especially the food was too good. The jacuzzi was well maintained and the property is neat with well connected through electric buggies.

Good Stay

Rated 4.0 by Darshan M Jain . Couple Traveller . Jul 06, 2024

Location was really good. The team was so helpful and supportive. Had a great time at the propety, worth the amount spend.

Impeccable stay in the

Rated 5.0 by Preethika GB . Couple Traveller . May 16, 2024

From check in till the check out, stay was fabulous. Property managers, service staff, naturalists and others working at the property always take extra efforts to make sure the guests have a very comfortable stay. Rooms are neat and clean with the best of amenities in the middle of the forest. Food at the restaurant was impeccable with the best local delicacies. We order the coorg pork curry, akki rotti, chicken biryani, and we also had the buffet breakfast. All of the food items were extra ordinary.

Good Stay

Rated 4.0 by Raghunandan chunduri . Family Traveller . May 14, 2024

Location is good, food is excellent and service is good too, they can improve on the room services and helping the guests get the forest entry tickets for the jungle safaris

Poor Stay

Rated 2.0 by Rashi Patel . Business Traveller . Mar 16, 2024

Property location is good, near the national park. Even though the national park is just 5km away they don't have a paid facility to there. You need to pay 300 for a cab till there. They mention in their facilities about the multi cuisine menu available and the safari being paid but nothing is true. You need to pay for the safari and the menu has very minimal items only with northindian items (that too minimal options. None of their numbers are reachable thus you cannot contact them until you reach your property. Evem after informing them of the issue, they take no steps. The walks within the proper, wifi too poor at some days, don't plan wfh from there. Max to max 1 day stay is enough for the property, property is not huge either.

Excellent

Rated 5.0 by Akash Singhal . Couple Traveller . Mar 04, 2024

Excellent resort and very well trained stage. The room was perfect. The resort's location was very close to the safari point.

Poor Stay

Rated 2.0 by Prathik K Bafna . Family Traveller . Dec 25, 2023

Not even worth the money paid. Not even a single amenity for kids. Struggled to even get milk at 11pm for my infant.

Excellent Stay

Rated 5.0 by AMIT KAMATH . Dec 14, 2023

Stay was really beautiful in the admist of nature rooms were clean since it is very close to wild life area no televisions or loud noise entertainment are provided, reception guys Gopinath and nature advisor Shreya’s were really courteous and helped us throughout our stay and food was excellent 👌 I recommend family’s and friends to visit such a beautiful spot in Karnataka

Excellent Stay

Rated 5.0 by Sharadh Prasad . Family Traveller . Dec 12, 2023

Great property amid-st flora and fauna! amazing staff and a commendable service. The food was also excellent and they have a pool with best view! cheers!

Excellent Stay

Rated 5.0 by ISABELLE HASLEDER . Nov 20, 2023

It's an amazing resort in the middle of lush greenery. The guides at the resort have a vast knowledge of the flora and fauna and add to the experience with their daily bird watching and nature walks. The location is also very close to the national park entrance where we enjoyed a few safari tours. Highly recommended. We are 2 traveller's from austria and 1 traveller from india.

Hidden gem of a stay!

Rated 5.0 by Akash Yadav . Family Traveller . Nov 06, 2023

We booked 2 luxury tent rooms for our families. The stay was super amazing starting from amenities to food. Nothing shy of a 5 star experience. The over arching view from the balcony and the overall greenery around the stay was mesmerising. Our host shreyas has to be the most enthusiastic naturalist i have ever met. He diligently took us through for a walkthrough of the entire coffee estate and explained the entire flora and fauna species. We went for bird watching as well and that has been an amazing experience as well. Site tour and birdwatching trip was entirely free of cost. You can also avail safari trips from the resort. The entire staff was courteous and the food was lip smacking good. Will be visiting with friends again soon.

Its like a retreat

Rated 5.0 by Susmitha narukulla . Family Traveller . Oct 22, 2023

We chose luxury forest view room. Its a one kind of experience one should have. The room is different and very well maintained the morning walk was too good mr. Gowtham he tried to show the birds to us they provide is binoculars. He is very patient and their hospitality is excellent. Shreyas received us very well and made sure that we had a pleasant stay. One thing is the food was simply awesome its like home made. We have a 4 years old child with us and they provided the food we requested before their usual timings. Thanks alot machan staff and management its kind of a retreat for us and very pleasant stay. To woke up listening to birds chirping and forest view with fog. Would love to revisit again. Thanks again

One with nature!

Rated 4.0 by sharmila doss . Couple Traveller . Aug 06, 2023

We had a really great time at the resort, the rooms are exceptionally good, the food was absolutely scrumptious and delightful. We especially loved our time with gautam, he is a nature lover and we were thrilled to learn so much from him about the flora and fauna. We experienced our first her-ping adventure looking for amphibians and reptiles in the night. I’d definitely recommend a stay here. The only reason why i rated it a 4 and not a 5 is because they really are a little on the pricey side, but all in all of you are willing to shell out a bit more you’re in for an experience you won’t regret.

Good Stay

Rated 4.0 by LATHA singh . Jul 01, 2023

Place is very clean and humble staff. You will have alot of activities to keep you busy whole day. Only regret is, our food preference and was not made. Else it was a pleasant stay.

Good Stay

Rated 4.0 by Pragati Dwivedi . May 19, 2023

Food was good. Room service needs lot of improvement. Hospitality by shreyas was superb. Rooms were good and clean.

Excellent Stay

Rated 5.0 by Abhishek Gouda . Family Traveller . Apr 14, 2023

Let me start with complimenting the location of this resort, it is just 15 mins away from the nagarhole safari gate. We were told that the resort has gone through a renovation and has just opened doors to business. Rooms are spacious and feel very premium, the interiors are on par with any 5 star property. We loved the mattress and the super clean linen. Our children were kept occupied by the in-house naturalists who, go to length and bounds to make sure you have a great holiday. The nature walks are not to be missed. They organised safari seats at the last minute after a lot of effort and yes, we were rewarded with a sighting of a tiger. Our next holiday was planned to bandipur but the guys at machaan have made us change our mind. We are surely coming back again soon.

Excellent service

Rated 5.0 by Aayush Sharma . Group Traveller . Jan 29, 2023

It was a great experience with a very good hospitality, especially, a hotel staff named sriram bauri, well mannered staff who could speak bengali, as we came all the way from kolkata & were struggling with a language barrier, he helped us alot with activities and made it a trip to remember. We loved machaan, will definitely visit again.

Excellent stay

Rated 5.0 by Mythily G . Couple Traveller . Dec 11, 2022

overall experience was fabulous. loved the hospitality and food.

great place to cut from screen

Rated 5.0 by Sumeet Mehta . Family Traveller . Nov 04, 2022

Amazing food and stay in middle of cofee plantation and close to forest…