Its a excellant place to visit during mansoon -- July - Sept. 180Km from Mumbai about 3 hrs drive. 45Km from Igatpuri. Route --> Mumbai --> Kasara --> Igatpuri --> Ghoti --> Shendi ----> Bhandardhara.
There are very few good hotels other than MTDC. You may find it difficult to find/book the hotels from Mumbai. But here is the phone number -- Hotel Rup Manohar, Shendi Village, Phone: 02424-257006 / 011. Mumbai Booking --- 2446 9930 or 98217 56942. Room Tariff Rs.400 std and Rs.800 Dlx. and Extra person Rs.75. Food --> ok --> Veg. Rs.40 and Non Veg Rs.60. Breakfast --> Rs.15.
This is a good hotel. From the hotel --- Dam and Umbrella Water Fall is 1.5km, Randha Fall - 10Km, Amruteshwar Temple 22Km, Agasti Rishi Ashram - 40km.
Advice --> Do not drink and drive, roads are narrow around Bhandardara. Use seat
belts and control on speed.
Petrol --> If you are leaving from Mumbai then pls make sure that you have minimum 25 Ltr petrol in you car. There is no petrol pump after Igatpuri. But ONLY IN EMERGENCY you can fill the petrol from a petrol shop (avoid to fill it from here but you can use it in emergency) in Shendi Village opp. Hotel Rupmanohar Hotel.
Have a nice trip.