I called up the number on the website to book for 2 nights (6 & 7 April, Easter Weekend). I enquired for 3 valley view rooms. The concerned person is telling me I have to pay for 3 nights as that is the minimum package. Even though no one is going to stay the Sunday night (8th April), that is outrageous. Whats more he is charging me 12000/- per valley view room per night instead of 5500/- per valley view room per night which is given on their website. As a frequent traveler I definitely look for transparency in transactions. It was a big let down. Needless to say I didn't book with Lords Central.

I have spent almost 2 years in India. Lord's in Matheran was a pleasant surprise in terms of ambience, service, old-retro-flair, cleanliness and style. Apart from that it was value for money. I can highly recommend this place for everybody who wants to spend 2-3 days in Matheran.

I stayed in the garden view room, since there was no availability of the valley view rooms (being a 3-day weekend due to a public holiday which had resulted in the whole of Bombay to descend upon the nearby resort towns). I was sorely disappointed with the quality of the room. The bed was very uncomfortable. The room was spartan, which could have been better inspite of the fact that this is not a high-end high price hotel. So one piece of advice don't take the garden view rooms. I am given to understand that the valley view rooms are much better.

A positive would be the location, which is easy to find and not very far off from either the town centre or the popular hiking trails and viewing points. The flip side being that there will always be a number of people walking down the road in front of the hotel, resulting in spoiling the feeling of solace and privacy one looks for in such resort towns. One broad comment about Matheran and not the hotel is that horses are the popular modes of transport, since cars have not been permitted into the town since colonial times (the other mode of transport being hand pulled palanquins/rickshaws. Due to the large number of horses, there is a general odour of horse dung which hangs around the town centre, though not as prominent in the area around Lords.

A place to rest and be at peace and one with nature. The old world charm of having a dining room in a hotel and a swimming pool by the side of the valley. By the pool you can sit and sip your tea coffee or drink and have a nice evening. Large spacious rooms and bang in the middle of the market place so easy access to everything around.