A few weeks back me and my wife decided to celebrate our marriage anniv. with a trip to M’blshwr and after much research I settled on Ramsukh resort. We mainly wanted a calm, quiet place with a great location.....which ruled out all the crowded hotels in and around the new city. Ramsukh Resort was also a gamble as I read some bad reviews on their service but then the other resorts seemed to be just as bad :-)
We landed at the resort around noon and after a slight delay were checked into our Valley View Suite. Though the suite looked just a bit rundown it had a great location with the bedroom windows (wall to wall) overlooking old mahabaleshwar and the valleys and mountains around it. The resort has a pretty good ’Spa’ run by Kerala Ayurveda...though a bit pricey. They have some imaginative sit out areas arranged all over the place where u can just sit around and chat away the lazy afternoon. There is also a surprisingly well maintained swimming pool just next to their restaurant.
The food was good and pure veg. They have pretty good variety in the buffet breakfasts, lunches and dinners. The service in the restaurant was fast and they do work hard to maintain everything around the place in order. Saw a lot of families as well as couples like us and the whole place was booked for the weekend mostly by Mumbaikars.
The old shiva temple from where the river originates is very close to the resort and that was one of the places we visited during the weekend.
All in all its a great resort if you are looking for a relaxed time but do note that its pretty far from most of the points and the new city.......so if u want to do all the points in a trip or want the bustle of the city around this ain’t the place.