Lords Central Hotel
MG Road Near Station, Matheran 400055 India
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#9 of 44 hotels in Matheran
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Finding an ideal family-friendly hotel in Matheran does not have to be difficult. Welcome to Lords Central Hotel, a nice option for travellers like you.
Close to some of Matheran's most popular landmarks, such as Porcupine Point (Sunset Point) (1.4 mi) and One Tree Hill Point (1.5 mi), Lords Central Hotel is a great destination for tourists.
In addition, while staying at Lords Central Hotel guests have access to room service. You can also enjoy a pool and free breakfast while staying at Lords Central Hotel.
Guests of Lords Central Hotel can find Hotel Panorama Restaurant (0.5 mi) a short walk from the hotel when they are feeling hungry and looking for a bite to eat.
Looking to explore? Then look no further than Louisa Point (1.0 mi), Alexander Point (0.5 mi), and Irshalgad Fort (0.4 mi), which are some popular Matheran attractions – all conveniently located within walking distance of the hotel.
Lords Central Hotel looks forward to welcoming you on your visit to Matheran.
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There are some stays that linger with you for much after you've been there, some for good reasons and some for the bad. This one falls in the latter. It's been over 10 days since we visited Lord's Central and I can tell you we still can't get over the horrific stay we had there and are still reeling from the shock of what we experienced. It's the first time in my life that on a 2 night stay we were praying when the holiday would end and we could get back to the comforts of our home. The big problem there is with the rooms. These people charge today's rates for a room that was probably made in the 80's and is still that way, not upgraded, not improved and no effort made to provide comfort to the customers who put faith in them and come to spend a vacation there after paying a premium for this crappy place. The rooms are in a pathetic and deplorable state, which made us feel cheated and angry. They have no respect or value their customer's comfort is clear from the following. 1. The bedding is so uncomfortable with rough bedsheets and pillow covers that you will never get a sound sleep. We kept waking up in the middle of the night several times bcoz the hard and rough pillow covers and bedsheets rubbing against our faces and bodies kept poking us throughout the night. They don't want to spend money to put soft, comfortable bedding and expect us to bear this torture through the night, hence we were unable to sleep for 2 nights. 2. The blankets were foul smelling and rough and hence we just junked them completely and did not land up using them. They haven't bothered to change it for God knows how long. 3. The old sofas provided to sit and watch tv were infested with bed bugs and unusable. The old and jaded dirty sofa covers were very bad to even look at and it was disappointing to have this bad piece of furniture and not a clean comfortable one. We were of course not able to use it during our entire stay. 4. The wardrobes are broken and unpolished and drawers in a bad shape. It's sad to see the old rotten furniture in such deplorable conditions being provided to customers. There is a difference between vintage and junk. You can't sell junk in the name of heritage. It was just horrific. 5. They have one vintage Videocon ac which only throws air and hardly any cooling. Without a fan you can't stay in the room as the old ac is not enough to cool the room and this in spite of telling their Mumbai booking office that a good ac room was essential as it was hot in Matheran. 6. When you have an enclosed sitting area outside the room for the view, you ought to provide some cooling relief to be able to sit there. The vintage ac which was not enough to cool the room itself could not provide any relief there and a fan is imperative bcoz if you open the main door to the outside then the monkeys enter. So that was another area we could not utilise fully and so the whole purpose of paying a premium for a valley view room was defeated. 7. Who keeps drinking water in the toilet near the wash basin. We were really put off to see this. There were 4 glasses and an old Milton water storage right next to the wash basin in the toilet, something we just could not fathom and never landed using it. It was just disgusting, the least they could do is keep in the room. 8. In today's day and age you need at least 1 charging point near your bed in a family room. How does one charge their phones otherwise. They have just one plug point which is on the main switchboard far away from the bed and no place to keep the phone to charge. 9. Old, dirty toilets and bathrooms, with old tiles. No decent soap or shampoo. Dental kit is a far fetched thought. 10. The highlight of the room was that there were curtains everywhere in the room like we've come to furnishing showroom. The manager there is helpless and says speak to the owner and the owner an old Parsi lady only thanks you for the feedback but does nothing about it except for giving excuses. Am sorry to say this was one of my worst stays for as long as I can remember. In today's day and age you need basic comfort when you go for a vacation and when you are fleeced by coughing up ₹8500 per night you expect far better not this crap. Place is not even worth ₹1500. Stay away from this pathetic place by a barge pole.…
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Date of stay: May 2023Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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Room Tip: Pls don't expect good rooms here, they are horrible. There are better places at lower prices...
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This place charges for the views, hospitality and peace. If you want luxury, this is not the place for you. The owners are kind and wonderful to speak to, the property is maintained like a home and the staff is very courteous and helpful. It is just at the end of the market and very clean. I went with my teen daughter for a mother-daughter getaway and this place was perfect. A few things that could get better is the furniture which is too old and almost falling apart and the timing of hot water in the room which was only limited to a couple of hours in the morning. Besides this, we enjoyed our stay. This happens to be the only property that gives you the full view of Khandala point.
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Date of stay: March 2023
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This is not a hotel ! It’s a stable but Even a horse will refuse to be in this hotel ! Creaking doors, cracked mirrors, windows that don’t close, broken tiles in the bathroom risking grievous injury , inattentive owners and all employees agreeing that this hotel needs massive renovations with archaic small tvs, huge tarpaulins on roof to protect leaking and above all hot water only till 1030 am ! Good points : good people work there, food so so and beds comfortable !
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Date of stay: February 2023Trip type: Travelled with family
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Would highly recommend a stay here, pay a small premium for the valley view rooms. The view is just awesome. Like having your own cottage on a view point. A trip to Lords has been on my bucket list for long, and finally made it. Food is sumptuous and delicious. Lots of old world charm, wonderful garden and greenery all around. Weekdays are best as the raucous crowds would be back to the city and you can enjoy the peace and serenity of the place. A peaceful meditation with eyes wide open.
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Date of stay: November 2022Trip type: Travelled with family
Room Tip: Recommend staying over on weekdays. Avoid bringing your car and leaving it at Dasturi Naka. It...
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Headline says it all :) we’ve been visiting the Lord’s central since last two decades now, back when Jimmy uncle used to proudly show visitors the unique valley view of Lord’s central in his trademark style that’s engraved in our memory. Thank god for auntie that the place is still as magical and wonderful. Every stay has left me with peaceful sweet memories.
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Date of stay: June 2022Trip type: Travelled with family
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Well this plan was a real impromptu an with my sister , a last minute booking rather i should say. We were looking at couple of them- Adamo, westend and lords was our last priority. But we took a bet and booked the lord's . So this is how we reached ; We took a fast train from thane to karjat platform no 5 the ticket costed us INR 16/pp. We got down at Neral station.From Neral station we got share- a- cab INR 100/pp, this cab takes you up all the way to the start of matheran i.e Dasturi.From Dasturi you have to pay an entry fee of INR 50/pp ( adults). Now from there you can either trek up all the way to matheran( which we did), orelse you can stop at aman lodge wait for the Toy train that comes every 50 mins ( it was too crowded so we didn't wanna wait) , next option is the Horse and final the carriage that is pulled and pushed by a man.It took us around 30 mins to reach up via the horse carriage track. From matheran station at a 5 mins walk just beside Khandala point we entered this lovely quaint entrance to 'THE LORDS CENTRAL' and my eyes couldn't want anything more looking at how antique and British this property looked.This property was built in 1855 and then handed over the owners of this property .The property is now runby Mrs Zenobia ( we called her granna) and her son .We waited for a while, as we reached way before the check in time i.e 12 noon so we ordered some coffee for ourselves while we chatted away with grannas granddaughter, she gave a lot of insight into the property.They have 23 rooms in total some are garden facing , some pool + valley facing and some garden facing .We booked the mountain view room.i have attached pictures for you to see them they were beautiful , antique and heritage in its way .The rooms were clean and hygienic please do not expect anything luxurious out of your stay as this is a family owned property, you will have everything basic available for your stay. But like us you will never be able to complain about the room. Food: You have a basic in room dining available that you can order they are more of snacks, coldrink, tea coffee etc, but they have a set menu available at a minimal cost of INR 500/pp lunch or dinner , we decided to go with only lunch but after looking at the menu we decided dinner too . Menu for lunch : Chicken & Cheese Soup Fish Croquettes Parsi okra Subzi with Chapati Chicken Dhansak with Cardamon Rice Caramel Custard. Menu for Dinner : Madras Soup with Warm Crusty Bun Mutton Samosa with sweet coconut chutney. Veg Jalfrezi with Chapati Chicken Roast,potatoes with jus Trifle pudding Now looking at this i am sure you too would not hold back . The stay was just perfect with the most perfect weather as the rains have just begun. ,But now after this week the hotel would be closed for Rains and would reopen on the 15th September 2022. I just can't ask enough ,once you experience it you would know it i just can explain how happy I still am. One night felt too short and will definitely do this again and again.Each and every staff of the property was so helpful and quick. Just one thing its a forest area so you have to live with nature . A 5 star to this beautiful Heritage property …
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Date of stay: June 2022Trip type: Travelled with family
Room Tip: Busiest times would be weekends you might get a seperate rate on booking sites.
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Visited Lord's in Matheran with my family after a really long time. But the ambience, cleanliness and friendliness of the staff hasn't changed! The location is convenient too with the market and many scenic points within easy walking distance. Lovely memories..
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Date of stay: February 2020Trip type: Travelled with family
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We happened to get the room in the corridor. Not all rooms in the hotel have a view. Some face a beautiful view of mountains towards the back of the hotel priced more over the others, some face the front play area and some on the corridor. We were two adults and three children btwn 4 to 8. Our room in the corridor was not worth the money was my feeling. It's a room whose opening to the world is the corridor. Would have rather picked another place. Having said this I have to say that the room was absolutely clean and comfortably accommodated five. Hot water was a bit of an issue....we finally managed not cold water. For hot drinking water there was no heating kettle in the room. The office promptly supplied water when requested. Food we had in other nearby places at Gujarati hotel and grihavihari as we found those more moderately priced. They have prompt staff. They were particular about the room being vacated on time. They allowed us a 15 min buffer after a reminder at 11:10. That got dicy with a sick child but that can't be blamed on them. Overall was an average experience. Unless you are going for the rooms with the great view you would rather book another place. The view is btw from the balcony and not the bedroom.…
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Date of stay: January 2020Trip type: Travelled with family
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Stayed there in Dec-2019 with family. The location is very central, just a couple of minutes walk from the market place. Valley view rooms face the East, which is convenient to see Sunrise on a clear day. Staff is very courteous and they work with a smile. Locals in Matheran are very nice people. Their property has nice games like chess, open-air badminton, but with broken raquets and table-tennis table completely broken down with raquets again needing replacement. A limited collection library is there too. A swimming pool is there, which is decently maintained. The rooms are ok, comfortable with air-conditioning. Maintenance could be better, though. Food is strictly passable. Maybe a level below 'ok'. Breakfast is fine, with a choice of eggs-to-order. Lunch and dinner start with soup, all their soups taste the same. Quite bland and tasteless. The menu was at times overdone, with mutton, chicken served at the same time. Fish too, was hard and not tasty. Only their chicken biryani and baigan gravy was good, at best. Chapatis were excellent, no doubt. But some of their Parsi dishes like salli-boti, curry-rice, dhansak were a complete let down. Pricing is very high for the quality of food served. Rooms are just ok, not bad but not great too. Overall, I would rate this hotel as average for the price that they charge. Given that the property is old, a dire need to have a complete overhaul is needed if it has to sustain.…
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Date of stay: December 2019
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Room Tip: Valley view rooms on the East side are fine.
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Me and my brother from Sweden cam for 2 nights, best hotel in Matheran for sure. Peaceful and magic mountain vibe with great staff and nice owner. Highly recommended. When I get tired of the hectic life in Mumbai, this is the place I will go to for the perfect weekend getaway.
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Date of stay: November 2019
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$44 - $55 (Based on Average Rates for a Standard Room)
LOCATION
IndiaMaharashtraRaigad DistrictMatheran
NUMBER OF ROOMS
23
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Frequently Asked Questions about Lords Central Hotel
Which popular attractions are close to Lords Central Hotel?
Nearby attractions include Louisa Point (1.6 km), Charlotte Lake (1.0 km), and Porcupine Point (Sunset Point) (2.2 km).
What are some of the property amenities at Lords Central Hotel?
Some of the more popular amenities offered include free breakfast, a pool, and an on-site restaurant.
What food & drink options are available at Lords Central Hotel?
Guests can enjoy free breakfast and an on-site restaurant during their stay.
What are some restaurants close to Lords Central Hotel?
Conveniently located restaurants include Kumar Plaza Restaurant, Hotel Panorama Restaurant, and Vaibhavlaxmi Family Restaurant.
Are there opportunities to exercise at Lords Central Hotel?
Yes, guests have access to a pool during their stay.
Is Lords Central Hotel located near the city centre?
Yes, it is 0.2 km away from the centre of Matheran.
Are there any historical sites close to Lords Central Hotel?
Many travellers enjoy visiting Prabal Fort (4.9 km).
Does Lords Central Hotel have any great views?
Yes, guests often enjoy the mountain view available here.