Regal Hotel

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The Verandah In The Forest

The paths once cleared by the British in the forests of Matheran, making it the last British hill station have acquired a new identity as the place where Bombay’s movers and shakers which include filmstars and businessmen come to spend a few quiet and peaceful days.

Perched atop the Sahyadri ranges, Matheran is Asia’s only pedestrian hill resort. Chug up in a toy train, trot, or arrive in a palanquin, past gigantic mansions built by the British, the Parsis, and the Bohras.   

The Verandah in the Forest was the second house to be built on the isolated Western Ghats, by Captain Barr. Now, with every facility in place, it is reputed to be second to none! Indeed, the nobility of the proportions of The Verandah bring civilizational honour to the Sahyadri ranges.

Lounge like never before in this verandah of your dreams. Read under the highest domestic ceiling you would have known in the salon – 12 metres/35 feet high. Stroll down to Charlotte Lake. Or take longer walks with a picnic basket. Relish the local cuisines. Heave your chest, muscle your calves, take all the oxygen back in your lungs. Link your planet with your own two feet.  

Accommodation:

• The Verandah in the Forest has 12 rooms. Should you want two or more adjacent rooms, please make a request while booking.
• The reservations office shall try its best, but all categories of rooms are not always found together.
• There are 2 Rooms, 1 Jungle Tent, 6 Grand Rooms, 2 Suites, and 1 Deluxe Suite.

Activities:

*Charlotte Lake
*Look-out Points
*Local Shopping
*Trekking
*Horse riding
*Valley Crossing
*Walking

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Time Table of Toy-Train*

* Time & Schedule of Toy-Train is subject to change according to season & weather condition