The Forest Club Resort

Location of the resort is good only in rainy season you can enjoy the property.
About food it was. Very spicy. In Veg They provide Bhendi Masla & potato Bhaji. Till 8.30 am there was no Tea ,stating that ( Molkman Will come by 8.30.
Only two items for breakfast I.e poha & Misal , we asked for Omlet ( we have to pay extra) if you want to eat Non Veg ( you go to the market buy the things by your own money pay them the preparation charges then they will serve you hot food ( rubbish )
They charge 2200 per person for dormitory rooms. The owner is very rude his son is quite ok .
Will give him 0 rating -
And no recommendations
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Pros-
Resort is relatively new, built on smaller land but has ample space n not claustrophobic.. has all the required amenities- AC, big family and small couple rooms, clean n tidy place, clean bedsheets n comforters, a big Varandah, big swimming pool, separate music n activity area with shed near the pool, surrounded by Nature, has a kitchen with staff, hot water kettle procided at night on request (common), drinking water available (we carried our own bottles).

We were a group of 37 (5 kids) accomodated in 1 Dormitory, 2 family Rooms, 3 cpl rooms (other 1 smaller group in other rooms).

Road (from Mumbai) to reach is in perfect shape, owner guided us to use good road hence avoided narrow lane on gmap. Market is at walkable distance 2km.

We enjoyed cricket in lawn area, pool, badminton, carrom, (rain dance non operational n cricket area was non functional due to landslide).

Place is absolutely clean n perfect for stay.

Cons -
Has electricity issues (common in Karjat) n generator available but not used during the day, inverter in place so fans lights work but no AC. Generator used at night if required so no power issues.

Few small issues such broken toilet seat, couple room door keys don't work, one family room door lock was faulty, but these can be ignored.

Although, it was a perfect place for our 1st get2gether since Covid, food (part of the package) was a big dissappointment -

non veg (chicken sukha) was tasty but quantity served was too small (in buffet, only 2-3 chicken pieces per person) n silly
restrictions such as no dal cooked for non-vegetarians..Chicken gravy had good taste but was too thin n watery.

Veg food quality n service well below par (initial quantity served was 2 spoon only with 2 bhakris).

For Dinner (mix veg and paneer bhurji) , we found really spicey (each of us found 6-7 pieces of chillies in 2 tablespoon mix veg served). We complained but no action was taken.
(Actually no action on any of our complaints).
Buffet containers were unheated so food got cold immediately.

Although (at Hi-tea) unlimited tea was served, only two small buckets of good quality pakodas served (sufficient for only 20 out of 37) n the 3rd serving on request had only had all besan n less onion..
Poha at breakfast lacked onion and was cold..
Overall, we felt, food quantity cooked was too small as per total group size(s) or as per total guests present at the resort.
May be they expect people to order more from their A La Carte menu (profitable).

Regarding service, staff was good n cooperative (1-2 helpers), it seems that the host (owner) needs customer service training (need correction in language n tone). He was helpful, though, as he suggested a better Vada pav center (Dagade vada pav) enroute to Mumbai - a must have for karjat trip.

Final words-
Our dates were peak dates 13th Aug 1 night, everything was either sold out or not available or very expensive for one night, this host quoted us the lowest rate than other places and accepted 1 night booking, hence we landed here - we thank them for it.

Resort rating 5 out of 5 as per cost paid
Food rating 2 out of 5 ( avoid package food, avoid if vegetarian group).

A good place with bad food service..
better to book without food at lesser cost n order from A La Carte menu (worth a try as we never ordered anything from it).

Awsome location…excellent hospitality….mouth watering food Infinity pool is just awsome
Rooms are posh neat clean tidy
Location is just superb
Nearby to Mumbai….stay is quite comfortable
Owner family personally takes care of guests that’s the best part

As told, there was no welcome drink. But food is awesome. Stay for ladies is a bit risky as there are no much staff and it's in a lonely place. Very small resort. Otherwise, rain dance, swimming pool were good. Rooms are clean, but AC not working properly. Overall rating is Average.

Nice food clean rooms and persnoly owner family take care it everone guest nice location fully enjoyed swimming and rain dance is awesome we have fully enjoyed indoor and outdoor games 🎮 awesome we will visit again