Your holiday is a time to relax and enjoy yourself so when you make a booking you want to be sure that everything will be perfect. When it comes to choosing a place to stay a personal recommendation from a friend is always appreciated and valued, but honest reviews from previous guests can offer an equally good insight.

Mahindra Homestays always ask guests for their honest feedback as it gives hosts an opportunity to improve their service and allows potential guests to get an experience into the homestay experience. It’s great to see positive comments from guests travelling from all over the world, all really enjoying the homestay experience.

Here are some recent reviews from guests:

Cosy Homes – Jaipur, Rajasthan

Cosy Home is a lovely homestay nestled in the peaceful environs of Banni Park in the ‘Pink City’ of Jaipur.

Alice Eastaugh from the UK stayed here in June 2012, praising the homestay for its excellent hospitality. “This was a lovely welcoming homestay and so nice to be met at the airport by the host himself. Wonderful hospitality. Truly had a personal touch.”

This homestay is on special offer at Rs. 1250 a night for for stays between 1st August and 31st October 2012.

Ranger woods – Munnar, Kerala

Ranger Woods in Munnar enjoys an enviable location packed with spices, vegetation and fruit trees such as passion fruit. Amongst the greenery can be seen giant Malabar squirrels, incredibly coloured butterflies and many species of birds,

Anshu Gaind from the USA stayed here in April 2012 and loved the scenic location.

“We really enjoyed spending two nights at Ranger Woods. The rooms were spacious and clean. The hosts were absolutely fantastic. My wife ended up learning a few local dishes from the host and their cook.”

This homestay is on special offer at Rs. 1250 a night for for stays between 1st August and 31st October 2012.

Pepper County – Thekkady, Kerala

Pepper County Homestay is a modern and immaculate house with a sense of rural seclusion, offering spectacular hill and plantation views. The front veranda is a perfect spot for bird watching or seeing the sun set over the hills and guests can enjoy a tour around the plantation to learn about the different spices and fruits grown there.

Jan Draeper from the UK had a very enjoyable stay here.

“We stayed here for a couple of nights in December 2011 and couldn’t be happier with the experience. Beautiful spacious bungalow set in wonderful grounds. Cyriac’s son and daughter-in-law work for a prestigious hotel chain in London and the western influence shows through in the quality of the furnishings, linen and cleanliness. But the best part of the stay was Cyriac himself who could not have done more for us. There was unrest in the area while we were there and he worried and cared about us as if we were family. Highly recommended!”

This homestay is on special offer at Rs. 1750 a night for for stays between 1st August and 31st October 2012.

Manali Meadows Homestay – Manali, Himachal Pradesh

Manali Meadows is located in a scenic location just outside Manali town with views over the hills to the snow capped mountains in the distance.

Kishor Vaghodkar from India stayed in June 2012.

“Our stay at Manali Meadows was wonderful; Manali Meadows experience was like a home away from home. The location of Manali Meadows is amazing. It is located on foothill of a hill of cedar trees, outside Manali city away from the crowded market place. It is very quiet place.

We had booked two rooms; both rooms were spacious with attached bathroom and balconies. The lawn is well maintained with different verity of flowers and full of roses. The hosts Mr. Sanjay Dutta & Mrs. Sunita Dutta are very hospitable. Mr Sanjay Dutta along with his team took very good care of my family.

On our request Mr Dutta had organized local sightseeing tour with reasonable cost. The food here was delicious, nice home cooked food. The breakfast was nice. We enjoyed our stay in Manali & Manali Meadows I certainly recommend this home stay.”

This homestay is on special offer at Rs. 1700 a night for for stays between 1st August and 31st October 2012.

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