Im from Pune and last weekend our takalkar class trip was arranged in Tapola.
First of all, today I read some reviews on this site. And now I want to clear all that things.
Those who are saying that its worst place and nothing such good for site seeing, for them; Tapola is such a nice place. We stayed at Shivsrushti agro tourism resort. The staff is too much supportive. As tapola is at mid of ghats, there is low network. So if you want to contact your family then they help you and give their phones to call. And if you want full network without any lag, then keep in mind that either you should get BSNL 4G sim card or else jio/or any other companys wifi dongle with you. The view is very much nice. Yesterday morning when I waked up, I just came out of my room for having a walk, then I saw sunrise view from there. My eyes were just saying "????". In winter, they provide you bonfire at night. Also for those who want to listen to music, they people also provide big size music system for every room. The food is very much awesome. And actually, when I go anywhere out of station, mostly I dont eat non veg, but in Tapola I ate in dinner. It was really great ????. And some people are saying abt roads and parking place. Yeah, its a little issue but we didnt face any sort of problem bcoz our bus driver didnt even let to happen any issue. He was very much skilled. He easily drove our bus in the narrow roads.
Nice place. Id suggest people to visit there atleast once. Im sharing a photo of morning view from Tapola.