My wife Usha and I spent a few days in July 2010 with our friends, the Rajadhyaksha's, at Bamboo Banks. It was a memorable stay in an ecology carefully sustained by Siasp Kothavala. I have never lived closer to nature so comfortably. The old world charm of the place is memorable - we can't wait to go back there again.
A big thank you for making our holiday at Bamboo Banks memorable. The Ramanis, Ashok and I really enjoyed our stay with you. Our salaams to your staff, they looked after us very well.
Very happy to find your website - I spent a holiday in the Stone House with my family back in the early '80s and had wonderful memories! Will have to return!
Bamboo banks is an extremely good please. I looked at every detail of this guets house...so much care and interest has been taken. The food is beyond imagination...very nice and well presented. Clean rooms and noice cottages...im coming back again shortly. Thank You Robert, you are just amazing...
Thanks to Shenaz and robert, we had a great time at this jungle retreat. The ambience and the flora are simply awesome and the serene atmosphere is best experienced than described. We just stumbled upon this place and were overwhelmed by the hospitality extended (despite no reservations etc) by the ever gracious Shenaz and the ever helpful robert. Thanks to siasp and zerene, the bourgeois can now experience and afford true comfort in the lap of nature.
Here from the first .. Its is defficult to leave BAMBOO BANKS FARM. The Warm wellcomming and good food , its splendid surrounding and nature. seems to be very nice. Hope to comegain andseeyou again
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Apres le tumulte des villes, quel bonheur de se retrouver dans cet endroit charmant, magnifique domaine, faune et flore au rendez vous.prestations et confort irreprochable, patron accueillant et personnel aimable. nous reviendrons probablement, en un mot excellente adresse.
This place is amazing! We had such a beautiful time ....... Thank you.
It was a great experience being in bamboo banks. The food served here appealed to the varied tastes of all in our family from 2 yr old to 68 yr old and from Tokyo to Bangalore. The service and ambience was exceptional and it suprised us all. For all the postive feedback it would also suit to make a suggestion from us to the staff. It would be great to have more quantity of food sometimes as we often tend to overeat :-)..
Exactly a year ago our big family had a wonderful stay and christmas-dinner at bamboofarm. Thanks for the great hospitality! Your presents are still in use, the reminiscence is still in mind. We wish a happy new year, good health and hope once to see you again! Uli and family.
We really enjoyed our stay at Bamboo Banks, we felt very welcome.
We had enjoy our stay here very much. The Staffs are kindly and helpsome.
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Bamboo Banks is a wonderful and nice place. The staff is so kindly and smiling. When we will get again to India in the future, we will surely come back to Bamboo Banks.
Very peaceful, calm, pleasant and charming stay here! We could really relax fully and feel at home. The setting is great, sevice is perfect and Staff very kind, the food is delicious.
We stayed a few days at the end of 2008 in this resort. We had lovely food but more interesting were the conversations with mr and mrs. Khotavala. We had a interesting safari with a jeep but also on elephant back. Mr. Kothavala went with us to get a close look at tea and coffee plants. We saw a lot of India but these were undoubtly the most interesting days. Which them al the best and hope that mr. Kothavala can make for years and years his morning ride over his estate.
It is hard to find right words to express what i feel .... i have had such a wonderfull stay.
Thank you for the stimulating discussion and for your hospitality. I Hope to reciprocate when you visit US Come soon
Its always such a pleasure to come back to Bamboo banks warmth and friendship of the Owner and all the staff is just wonderfull
Even after 35 Years, Bamboo banks is to me "A HOME AWAY FROM HOME".
Thank you so much for a lovely time
Thanks for a Wonderfull holiday
A big thankyou!.... and promice to be back with nikhil
We finally made it back here after 10 years of itching to return! If anything we enjoyed ourselves even more the second time. Siasp and Zerene Kothevala have the uncanny knack of making their guests feel like welcome friends - even those who return once every 10 years! Thank you to everyone at Bamboo Banks for your hospitality and friendship.
Me and my friend just got back from this charming place yesterday and the sense of having left such an amazing place does seems to work on the psyche. The view of the Blue Mountains capped by clouds was quite captivating and so was the sight of a bunch of langurs wrestling and generally chasing each other. Quite to our amusement, these simians decided to host their own wrestling tournament of the roof of our cottage, and by Jove, made this event known to all in the vicinity. All in all, the stay was a lovely one with excellent service and amusing chat sessions with Siasp. The hospitality far exceeded our expectations. Hope to visit the hosts at their property again and witness, perhaps the finals of the tournament with the backdrop of the misty mountains.
Dear Zerene and Siasp: Its been almost 11 years since we enjoyed your hospitality. We had come to spend our honeymoon days (in early Feb of 1996) at your lovely place! The blue hills have been etched in our memories... and also, the horse saddle that you used as your office chair!.... and the most exotic spread of a breakfast which we were treated to right in our cottage verandah!..... to this day we remember that breakfast!.... and the wonderful stone table at dinner, where both of you made the atmosphere so lively and pleasant.... We now have 2 boys age 5 and 3, and we live in the US. We'd love to bring them along next time we are ther- hopefully not too long from now! Hope you are keeping good health. All the very best!
Thank you so much for making possible all the lovely memories we came back with. Bamboo Banks is so beautiful that it seems almost ethereal. We look forward to coming back and spending some more time with you.
Lovely and Dreamy place
Hi Uncle Siasp and Aunty Zerene Could you give my mother a few cooking lessons Love Nikhila
Having fun relaxes our mind and refreshes our thoughts in the garden and playing on the slides and swings.
Siasp & Zerene: I do hope you remember us. We visited Bamboo Banks in 1978 and again in 1986 and had a wonderful time on both occasions. The cottages were very comfortable and the kids loved rambling around the porch of the main house and exploring the grounds. The trips to the game sanctuary were very memorable, especially when Sisap got us on foot tracking an elephant!! Best Wishes to you and we hope we can visit again some day in the future.
Since friends of my wife's family owned Bamboo Banks we stayed here for one night, although I had a little trepidation after reading "Bamboo Banks is best avoided unless you are a hunter" in Kazmierczak & Singh. Our stay turned out to be superb (and cheap) and I have no idea what justified such an unfair comment - I had visions of hunting trophies hanging everywhere but the reality was completely different. Bamboo Banks is set amidst excellent well-watered vegetation beside a river and produced the birding highlight of the trip in the form of a pair of Blue-bearded Bee-eaters seen at close range from the outdoor dining table! At Bamboo Banks they can also arrange treks and elephant/jeep rides. Overall, thoroughly recommended. The full board, one night stay for the two of us cost a total of 2000 Rupees plus excursions. Mike Prince 2002 mike@bubo.org http://www.bubo.org
I am pleased to be the first visitor to your guestbook. Have many pleasant memories of our stay in bamboo banks. I join Susan, Amita and Nikhila in wishing your venture continued success