The Manasi Bungalow
A good friends listens to your adventures. A best friend makes them with you. And It happened with me and my friend made this plan.
Pune-Banglore Highway
At one and a half hour away from both Pune and Mumbai, this beautiful nest away is located in a Valvan Village in Lonavala. After such a long drive n a weekend, it becomes a pain if you don't get to find the place right, But soon we realised the Board well displayed with proper guide to the directions on it. This Villa is situated right next to the TCS Guest House, which makes a very prominent landmark for this place.
The Signboard for Manasi Bungalow
This place is a standalone bungalow the doors of which open into a spacious lounge with comfortable sofas and an open backyard. The main door faces a vast manicured lawn of around 28,000sqft with adequate lighting facilities for an open lawn party or event.
The House of Bliss
This Place surprisingly has a dedicated parking space for the Vehicles to park.
The Open Parking Space and the @freakyfoodie's Car
This Place has an amazing space for events, i repeat an amazing place for events. The lush green environment is so fit to just sit and relax in the lap of nature. What takes the breath away is the 28,000 square feet party lawn, well-manicured with adequate lighting.
The party lawn with the adequate lighting
But the tale ends not here, There is also an in-house library and a two-sided open-air veranda for your serene evening moments. Or the tables are just there to makes a perfect dine-in easily possible right in the lap of lush green environment.
The Veranda
After a long journey and reaching the late morning, the first thing we checked out was definitely the rooms to settle in. This place has a Huge Living room and a gigantic spacious room to make which is on contrary with the size of the Bathrooms.
The Living Room
The Bedroom
The rooms are decorated with the artifacts and the Kettle was the apple of my eye.
The Eyecatcher
The Bungalow although provides a much promising entertainment fix to their guests. The place has a Wi-Fi, Television, Tata Sky and a Home Theater mapped in the Living room that is huge enough and has a capacity of lot more of people with the Sofas and beds laid out on a heightened stone bench running across the length of the room.
A Living Room much needed
The Bathrooms in the other hand are small as compared to the size of the Rooms and makes a contradiction to the size of the property. It makes less sense to the number of the people they're offering to stay in either of the suites. I would also recommend a little work on the room services like food, towels, napkins, soaps, etc.
The Indo-Western Toilet
Wash Basin Out of the Bathroom
Hungry after we got fresh, the surprise was the fact that the standalone building doesn't have an In-House Kitchen and the guests need to order the food from a few nearby Restaurants such as New Royal Caterers, Cosset(a boutique hotel), Lonavala( Restaurant and Bar), Deja Brew, Kailash Parbat, Hotel Aristro, Triose Food Court, Sohail Machli Lunch Home, and the very Popular in the area Rama Krishna.
People of different tastes and preferences, we decided to order 1 Rice, 2 Dal Tadka, 6 Tandoori Rotis, and Chicken Kadhai for a hardcore Non-Veg(Me).
A free (Take it or Leave iit) advice is to carry some hard cash as most of these hotels doesn't accept any other modes of payment except cash.
The Lunch Table
The Dal Rice wali Photo
After Having Lunch, we just took some good rest and spent time talking to my friends. It just feels so great to have a leisure time when you have your favorite partners in crime to chill will you.
The Bulldogs at Manasi Bungalow.
And soon the sun was set and the magic happened, a place beautiful af turned into a house of bliss. The place looks nothing but adorable at night. Everything becomes so scenic and pretty
The Evening Bliss (Picture 1)
The Evening Bliss (Picture 2)
The Evening Bliss (Picture 3)
The dinner was a little dinner with little drinks and more of B***di in the open lawn outside.
The Dinner Table Spotted
Coz, i don't drink!
Sleeping late enables me to wake up late although i'm a young, dumb Insomniac who craves for a sleep. This Comfortable bed makes sure that you have a Good Night Indeed. My morning started with a little walk outside and this is when i take out my baby(DSLR Camera) out for a spin and take some memorable shots. The place just looks so pretty in the early morning light.
The beauty around the Bungalow
The Total Bliss
The Perfect Photo
Manasi Bungalow at Morning
Those Village Roads
Coming back home, The first thing i spotted is the Eye catcher kettle sitting a perfect frame and how could i even resist taking picture of it.
One with the Kettle
Although, as said earlier, the place doesn't promise the food arrangements, We were called by the Caretaker herself for a nice Breakfast to have in the open lawn.
The Breakfast Scenes
Poha in the Menu
Its a Poha thing Rahul, Tum nahi Samjhoge
And here beigns the toughest Part, Its Farewell time, Guess there would have been a place where Goodbyes were hard to comeby. Where friends you make never leave you alone, not even for a moment. But, The truth is bitter but what's sweet is the memories and a Groupfie to rewind and smile.
The Groupfie- One with the Caretaker
These friends are lifelines, Every Journey that has them in it becomes a bliss. But this one is special. A Huge Thanks to Manasvi for being a darling and inviting us, This holds a special corner in my heart, and You're the reason.
I had a really great time indeed. So, Looking for a cosy homestay with your big gang?
You Must Check out Manasi Bungalow at Valvan, one and a half hour away from both Pune and Mumbai.
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