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Club Mahindra The Claridges Corbett Hideaway Resort |
In February 2009, my family and I visited Uttarakhand for a holiday. The first leg of the visit was a stay at Club Mahindra Corbett Hideaway Resort for four nights arranged through the QVI package.
We expected an escape from the hurry and worry of the metro life which we got in full measures.
Though we landed very early in the morning at the Resort, the reception greeted us with warm tea and led us to our room a few hours before the usual check in time (at no extra cost). The room offered a stunning view of the Kosi River on the eastern side flanked by an almost vertical cliff covered with thick vegetation that surely boasted of accommodating wild life. This view itself took away all the fatigue caused by the overnight train journey from Delhi and in a short time we were ready to have a stroll along the river in the cold morning.
We visited various tiger reserves inside the Corbett Park and had a thrilling view of the jungle. We sighted tuskers, deers, wild boars, snakes, crocodiles, monkeys but alas, no tigers! A frequent visitor to Dhikala pacified us that tigers are not frequently spotted at this time of the year. We have to come near the summer.
In the evenings we had some nice entertainment at the Resort like a slide show on the Corbett Park or a game of Housie. The arrangements at the Resort were superb. The rooms were adequately heated to make us, the Mumbaites, comfortable. Like all other Mahindra resorts, the rooms are tastefully furnished and four of us had enough space.
The cuisine had something noteworthy. We always had the Uttarakhand dishes on the buffet and during the meals, chef would always come to ask our opinion and would generously share the secrets of some tasty items with my wife who was curious about the recipes.
The housekeeping was alert and prompt. We never had to ask twice for any replacement. One of the details that made this place different from some other resorts I visited in the past was the otherwise well-furnished rooms have no TV. My consternation turned to admiration when I learnt that they want you to get assimilated to the surrounding nature and the TV is surely a hindrance to this. I appreciated this and did not mind missing even the India-Sri Lanka one dayers. The morning newspaper would not be shoved under the door but gently hanged to the door knob in a small woven satchel with `Good Morning' inscribed on it. These and many other small things made this resort a wonderful experience!
I would endorse this place to my friends and look forward to visit it myself again since I have to keep my date with the Corbett tigers. After all, “Dil dhoondata hai, fursat ke raat din” .
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