We traveled by car from Agra to Sariska--Got no help or assistance from the Tiger's Den managing staff over the phone, as to how to get there. It took us almost 5 and half hours and we were q clearly told enroute not to expect any food, but to eat and come!
We were 3 of us. Our handicapped 18 yr old daughter had to be carried upstairs and downstairs, as we had booked a non AC room and this was on the first floor. This was done willingly and very well by Pawan, the room service boy and waiter rolled into one!
The rooms look unkempt, shabby and are too full of furniture. Adding a third bed absolutely prevented space for movement.
The bathrooms could do with care on leakages and defined levels for bath, as the bathroom gets wet and dirty in minutes of use.
On the thumbs up side, food was simple but tasty.
The staff was friendly, but too laid back viz no proper info was given to us about the time of the morning rides .
The gardens are large and green so great to sit around. The upper rooms have balconies.
The location -- just near the forest is very convenient. Very important to note that all the other Hotels are at least 15 kms away, so it takes at least half an hour or more to reach the forest from them. Except for Sariska Palace which is a hi- fi Hotel (U need to pay Rs 500 to go inside to see it! )
On the whole we enjoyed our stay …… hope the friendly hotel staff starts looking after the rooms, so that the guests can have an average to great place to stay. At present it is below average.

After hearing a lot about Sariska and reading the reviews of Tiger Den, we decided to go for a 2N/3D trip. We took the morning train from Gurgaon and reached Alwar and then took a bus to this hotel (Rs.50 for 2 ppl and time taken is 1 hour). The best part is that the bus drops you 100mtrs outside the hotel and you just need to walk in. Only Tiger Den and Sariska Palace are the two hotels outside the sanctuary. All other hotels that claim to be close to the sanctuary are atleast 8-10km away. So pls check the exact location of the hotel before booking online.

Good things about Tiger Den
1. Fantastic location: Right outside the sanctuary and next to the forest office where the safari tickets are available (for more info on this, pls contact me separately).
2. Decent lawn where you can relax in the evening and listen to the noises of animals
3. Hotel staff are pretty polite and helpful in providing information

Things that need huge improvement
1. The rooms are big and spacious but very basic and don't even have an intercom telephone. So, to order something, one has to go to the restaurant/reception.
2. Geyser and TV are provided in the room, but besides that the quality of bed linen, curtains etc is very bad. It feels as if they have not been cleaned for ages.
3. There is no other way to pass time in the resort...i.e. there are no options for playing indoor games etc nor does the hotel staff try to engage people in the evening by lighting up a bonfire
4. The room that we booked had complimentary breakfast and dinner and that turned out to be the worst part. There is no ala-carte available. You have to eat whatever is cooked by the hotel staff :(. The food served is very minimal and just doesn't satiate your hunger.
5. Further, there are no other snacks/refreshments available. So people going to this place with family/kids should stock up well on eatables
6. Since we had a torrid time with the food, we decided to have one of our meals in Sariska Palace which is just on the other side of the road. Sadly, we discovered that Sariska Palace charges Rs.500 per head as entry fee. On getting to know this, we abandoned that plan also.

Only the jungle safari was the saving grace. The hotel left us with a feeling of being shortchanged.

The staff of the hotel were friendly and professional. The rooms were basic but were good value for money. The pristine surrounding environment was a added bonus.

We stayed in this hotel for 2 nights and 3 day. The rooms were pretty basic with a small Tv, a double bed and some chairs. Washroom was clean but the water heater/geyser wasnt working. staff was quite good and well spoken. The hotel is pretty near to the tiger reserve. The rooms were clean but it felt overpriced. breakfast and dinner was included in the room price. The food was homely and you couldn't expect better at this kind of location. Overall it was okay..