A resort which almost seems like a village in itself- the lush green gardens , the meticulously planned landscape, the welcome, the motorway leading right to your cottage, the peace , the serenity etc. All these things are difficult to be found all together at once. But whenever they collate we have a resort like this.
As we entered the by lane leading to the resort , we didn’t had the slightest of feeling what was in store for us . we were preoccupied with the bad feeling of our stay at hotel rocky regency, the day earlier.
Hotel rocky regency has some noticeable demerits which are worth mentioning:
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The hotel is just adjacent to a steel plan(JSW) and not a favorable place for a tourist hotel from our standards.
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It is also too far away from hampi(30 kms) – so anyone visiting hampi should surely avoid this , as it eats a lot of our time in travel.
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The rooms are very big and seems that they have been made to specially to cater to the plant executives and tourists are not their priority.
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Food quality is also not that good.
With all the negative feelings in our mind, we wished that atleast this resort should be somewhat better. But soon we were going to be astonished by the resort. At the reception, we were welcomed with garlands and welcome drink which won our hearts right away. A look around the reception area and it became clear that it’s a renowned resort and has won several prizes.
We took a ride from the reception to our villas in the converted nano(open) and got a bird’s eye view of the resort. The motorway lead straight to our villas. Our was a set of heritage villa which we booked at discounted rate on resort’s website.
The rooms were well cleaned , with pretty good ambience. The washrooms are large enough with bath area separated by glass door. Valet parking being available, we didn’t needed to worry about our vehicle once we were inside our rooms. We freshened up and rested for an hour to regain our energy lost while exploring temples of hampi, and by the dawn moved out to explore the resort. The swimming pool was neat and clean but we didn’t felt the need to plunge into the water. The pool had height markings on all the sides. Next we moved to the most entertaining and exciting location on resort, theme based heritage village. The village has fun activities such as camel ride, horse ride, bullock cart ride, magic, tribal dance, puppet show, astrology, ghoomar dance, chai pakoda etc. and all these are included in the resort charges, so pay only if u feel like helping the artists. We enjoyed all the activities but loved the rope walk , because of the risk associated with it. Right after the fun activities, we had our dinner at the open restaurant. We had rajasthani thali with a variety of dishes and served by the staff in a playfull manner. The staff made us wear the rajasthani turban and took our photos so we are completely immersed in the feeling.
After having dinner , we explored the resort for a while and went to our rooms bidding goodnight . the next morning we woke up early and walked over the green grass with bare legs. It just felt heavens. We also did some photography of the garden and the birds that visited there. Soon our time was up and we rushed to get ready. The breakfast was served on the terrace just adjacent to our villa and was tasty. Just as a token of remembrance, we took the nano ride from our villa to reception. At the reception , we bid farewell to the staff as well as the experience.
The rooms were well cleaned , with pretty good ambience. The washrooms are large enough with bath area separated by glass door. Valet parking being available, we didn’t needed to worry about our vehicle once we were inside our rooms. We freshened up and rested for an hour to regain our energy lost while exploring temples of hampi, and by the dawn moved out to explore the resort. The swimming pool was neat and clean but we didn’t felt the need to plunge into the water. The pool had height markings on all the sides. Next we moved to the most entertaining and exciting location on resort, theme based heritage village. The village has fun activities such as camel ride, horse ride, bullock cart ride, magic, tribal dance, puppet show, astrology, ghoomar dance, chai pakoda etc. and all these are included in the resort charges, so pay only if u feel like helping the artists. We enjoyed all the activities but loved the rope walk , because of the risk associated with it. Right after the fun activities, we had our dinner at the open restaurant. We had rajasthani thali with a variety of dishes and served by the staff in a playfull manner. The staff made us wear the rajasthani turban and took our photos so we are completely immersed in the feeling.
After having dinner , we explored the resort for a while and went to our rooms bidding goodnight . the next morning we woke up early and walked over the green grass with bare legs. It just felt heavens. We also did some photography of the garden and the birds that visited there. Soon our time was up and we rushed to get ready. The breakfast was served on the terrace just adjacent to our villa and was tasty. Just as a token of remembrance, we took the nano ride from our villa to reception. At the reception , we bid farewell to the staff as well as the experience.
In short our stay at the resort was the most memorable stay in any of the resorts. Vijayshree resort is also famous as wedding and corporate seminar venue, it has a vijaynagar hall with a capacity of 700 and fully AC conference room. The resort also houses helipad of its own, for visitors who prefer helicopter ride.
Nevertheless if you don’t have enough time to stay at the resort, u can still enjoy the by availing the full day packages or half day packages, as the time permits.
Now finally , our rating on a scale of 5
food – 4/5
ambience – 5/5
entertainement activities – 5/5
staff – 4/5
room service – 4/5
greenery – 5/5
The glass bathroom had drainage problem in our kutiya and the bathroom got filled with water while using the shower. Also the resort provides only 2 bottles of water per room and seeing the weather that seemed very less to us. We had to order 2 water bottles to quench our thirst at night. If you love non vegetarian food and can’t live without drink and cigarette then this resort is not for you. It has been certified by the Guinness Book of Records as the only resort in the world with no Liquor , Cigarette and a pure vegetarian diet. We would suggest giving up these things for a stay in the resort
On a whole , our stay was a memorable once despite some hiccups. Will surely want to visit once every few years to spend quality time at the resort.
nice place to visit