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Madhai Wildlife Resort
Hoshangabad

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Madhai Wildlife Resort, Hoshangabad
Nov 16, 2009 05:21 PM, 8780 Views
Far from it all

Madhai is the gateway to the Satpura Tiger Reserve in MP. You leave your car and take a boat across the Denwa River (part of the Tawa reservoir) to the Reserve, and there is a MP Tourism resort right there. But on this side of the river is the newish Madhai Wildlife Resort, and that’s where we stayed for three nights over Diwali.


The best thing about the place is the setting -- right on the river, with a stunning view out across the river. You can see the sun rise, you can see the sun set, and at night you get a spectacular panorama of stars, including the Milky Way. Catch that happening in Bombay or Delhi! And behind you is a small village with plenty of cattle and after that, miles of rural MP.


The owner is clearly trying to put together a top-rate resort here -- the rooms are large, airy and comfortable, the bathrooms have stylish fittings, etc. The food is mostly simple but tasty vegetarian. They will help you with boat excursions on the reservoir, and with jeep safaris in the Reserve.


Yet he’s also clearly having a few problems getting the place finished. The staircase up to the first floor room where we stayed is just unfinished concrete, without even a fixed railing -- a little unsettling to watch your kids running up and down that. No railings on our balcony either -- unsettling again.


Our bathroom windows were just square holes in the wall, at just about head level -- so anyone passing by outside (like other guests, or the staff bringing up our meals) could easily get a view of things that, shall we just say, you don’t want them to get a view of. Things like that. We still had a lovely time, and would recommend the place for a quiet family getaway, but I do hope the owner finds the finances to turn this into a finished product.

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