Guest User
January 31, 2023
I recently stayed at Shathayu retreat in the first week of June 2022 ! The reviews on Trip advisor looked good about the place , location and food . I booked myself a luxury room ( their highest category ) directly with them and ended up paying more . A cold reception upon checking in , language problem . The luxury room had a good view of the nandi Hils but very basic and furniture and facilties were quite shabby . The balcony could not be used when it rained as had no protection . Lights inside the room are not enough and rather depressing . One evening when it rained heavily , the roof started leaking which was quite a unsettling experience . Food below average with very limited choice and heavily spicy south indian cuisine with repetitive menu at dinner , meagre Breakfast I had to make special request for fruits and bread . I was so fed up that one evening I decided to go to coffee shop at Mariott golf club which was close by ! Staff is not very trained and and request in between meals was not attended to ! Inside dining area is very small and depressing . Outside sitting area was not functional in the evenings and I preferred to have dinner in the room only . Quality of doctors , massage staff , yoga , mediation , facilities , was extremely below average . I was not happy writing this review as do not like to criticise but the stay at Shathayu retreat was not peaceful and meditative at all for me . and definitely not recommending it to anyone .