Tiger Trails Jungle Lodge

We stayed at the TIGER TRAILS JUNGLE LODGE for three nights in February 2025 and were very disappointed! The value for money is completely out of whack! The lodge may have once been beautiful, but no investment has been made here for at least 20 years, and the complex is in disrepair. The driveway and garden are completely overgrown, the supposed "luxury tents" are torn and unkempt—uninhabitable. The mattress smelled of fish. The towels were moldy. The bathroom fixtures were dirty and covered in limescale. The pillowcase wasn't fresh. Someone had definitely laid their head there before. The balcony sliding door was stiff, the curtains unappealing. The pool was only filled upon request. We were the only guests. The owner is nice and the food was good, but that doesn't justify the condition of the lodge at a completely overpriced rate. The standard is at most one star. There's no luxury here! And the proximity to the Kuthwanda Gate isn't really an advantage either, as the journey to the Dewada-Adegaon Gate is even longer (45 minutes). Internet access is only available via the lodge owner's hotspot during lunch and dinner....

We were a group of 7 people who stayed at this lodge for 9 days on a tiger safari tour arranged by Wild Images from UK. This lodge is in shambles. It seems it has not been maintained and it seems that no one has stayed at this lodge in a long time. Otherwise, how do you explain water leaking from the sink (which wasn’t fixed), most of the lights in the room and bathroom not working, water dripping from the air conditioner in the bedroom, closets that had layers of dust and critters making it their home. We were advised to keep our clothes in our bags. We had a frog companion in our room for the duration of our stay. No internet access, not even in the common area. And oh, did I mention that this was their “best room”. The food served for the 9 days was monotonous. Practically the same food every day with one new dish daily. The non-vegetarian dish was often recycled. One person in the group was a pescatarian but the lodge could not meet her dietary needs even once. This person was forced to eat the same pasta dish for lunch and dinner every day. They did serve fruit at each meal — in a small bowl. Not enough for each person to get even two pieces. Although bananas were plenty. I do have to commend the service from the wait staff. They were great, very courteous and efficient, and served us with a smile. The pool was unusable because it was drained of water. As a result it was dirty. The response from the management was “if you would like to use the pool, I could get it cleaned and fill it with water”. Given the condition of the pool, the groups’ unanimous decision was “No, thank you”. Again, the lack of maintenance (or caring) was obvious. A Motel 6 would be considered a high-end luxury resort compared to Tiger Trails Lodge.