Mystic Heights, Koyna

Fantastic nature in winter with good rooms and view from room of Koyna dam back water. Good place to have a mind peace and relax. Also the food was tasty made in basic village ingredients.

Had been to Koyna Nagar last month and stayed at Mystique Heights. Booked this stay after viewing lots of positive reviews of this place. My response about this place was mixed & downgraded a few notches. Let's start with the positives first:||PROS:|1. Easy to reach, located on the main road and very near to the Nehru Garden. I am specifically mentioning this point when compared to most of the other hotels and resorts at Koynanagar which are situated on the other side of the town and on a hilltop. The road to this hotels is very narrow with a step incline. The pathetic road condition adds to the misery.|2. The view from Mystique Height is the main selling proposition of the property. Any point of the day, it offers panoramic view of the calm waters of the lake and mountains behind. Sunrise from the verandah of your cottage is simply mesmerizing! |3. The stay is nestled amongst nature and the surroundings offers complete relaxation to the body and the soul. The only sound you hear comes from the nature and it's inhabitants. Ideal place to watch the beautiful vistas and do nothing.|4. Good place for bird watching. You can easily spot 15-20 species of birds.|5. The host Mr. Rajesh Jadhav is friendly and willing to offer information and help as and when required.||CONS:|1. Hygiene and cleanliness needs urgent attention of the owner/staff. The wash room of our cottage was not even cleaned when we checked-in. Even after pointing this to the owner, just the wash basin was cleaned and rest of the place was left as it is. Major thumbs-down for this! The same goes to overall cleanliness and maintenance of the overall property.|2. Food options are very-very limited. Food is freshly cooked and served but don't expect much in terms of variety. Also you need to wait every time you order anything. Taste is Ok.|3. If your mobile has a JIO card, then only you are connected else you are totally cut off from the world. So all the people who loves to update every moment of their itinerary on the social media will be disappointed. Those who are not bothered about the network and prefer solitude are truly blessed.|4. Keep your service expectations to bare minimum as the place is highly under-staffed. Other than Mr. Jadhav and a cook at the restaurant, there was no one else to look after you. |5. The restaurant is at the entrance while the cottages are located level above. So you have to climb-up approx 30-35 steps from the restaurant to your cottage. People with knee problem or senior citizens should avoid this place. |6. The place is isolated from the town with very few people working / staying at the resort. So people who are jiffy about the security around should avoid this place.||VERDICT:|A beautiful place to stay provided the owner keeps sufficient staff to look after their guests and maintain good hygiene and cleanliness around. I booked this stay owing to good ratings given by the guests. But something seems to have gone wrong in between - either a change of ownership or staff cutting due to current COVID situation but has dampened the overall experience.

Excellent lake view from the resort. It's amazing for peaceful stays. Enjoyed fishing experiences at the lake, thanks to Mystic Heights team. Lake water is clear & bright. Winter morning it becomes a mirror for the hills. Amazing sunrise view from resort. Best time to visit winter & monsoon season. A good place to rejuvenate from the stressful city life. Most important, enjoyed eco stay.

Had been to Koyna Nagar and as planned stayed in Mystic. Really nice and scenic view from each room, clean and well organized resort. Must try in rainy reason and in winters. Staff is very helpful and courteous. Nicely constructed, taken all aspects into consideration. Food is mouth i. Pure Maharashtrian food with regional aroma and taste. Had great time.

Mystic Heights is located at Koyna dam and it's surrounding is very beautiful if you love nature and peace Mystic Heights is the best place to visit. Food is very delicious and tasty made by local people that is why the taste of the food is very authentic. The raw look of exterior of the cottages is giving village style look and interior is very high class and lavish which gives five star feeling.

A fantastic stay at "Mystic Heights - A Lake View Resort" which is situated at Koynanagar. It's a natural place where one can enjoy with family & friends. The green environment around the resort, sunrise as well as the lake view is memorable. The rooms & surroundings are neat & clean. Also enjoyed fishing & natural food.

Very nice place to visit, experienced a pleasant stay @ Mystic Heights. Not far from Koyna Bus depot. discovered some unheard places.||||Location & view is excellent, neat n clean place, food quality is not that great but was quite good. One can spend a good time with friends & family. Overall had a great n pleasunt stay, will definetely plan to visit the place again.

We booked our stay for 4 nights with Mr Devesh Vernekar for our family of 5, and it was absolutely pleasant. Since we travelled mid-week we were the only people there, and they customised all our meals for us. The food was very tasty, and they even delivered it to our rooms if we didn't prefer going down to the restaurant. Mrs Vernekar also ensured our meals were not too spicy and to our taste every day.||||The staff changed our bed sheets every day and the conditions were sanitised as well. They provided carrom, badminton for us as family activities during our free time. They went out of their way to book night safaris and day safaris for us to ensure we enjoyed our stay. We spotted sloth bear, wild jungle cats and many birds.||||The highlight of our stay was the bonfire they managed to arrange for us for Lohri festival celebration. It made our experience a truly memorable one. We would highly recommend this to anyone who wishes for warm hosts, clean rooms and an enjoyable stay.||||Honourable mentions for his partner in the business who also helped a lot.||We look forward to staying here again soon.