We went to Ranthambore and stayed in this resort for 3 nights starting oct 2nd with my wife.Being a wildlife enthusiast and forest lover I am very particular about my jungle stays and after lot of research shortlisted Tiger Machan resort for our Ranthambore stay. Any forest lover will fall in love with this resort at the very first look. It gets challenging and not so easy to get all the amenities one get in a city but you will get all the required ingredients you need at Tiger Machan to make your stay a memorable one.
To start off with the room ,we stayed in a super deluxe cottage and oh man..its straight out of a movie set. Its a tented cottage giving you the thrill of staying in a national park with all minimum luxuries you need to comfort yourself after the safaris..it was super comfortable inside with comfy king size bed ,neat and clean bedsheets ,blankets and with AC on ,you will get the feel of any luxury room inside. The bathroom was beautifully designed to get you a rugged forest feel but very comfortable. The resort is just beside gate no 5 and you cannot get a better feeling waking up to the chirping of lots of birds and its throughout the day !! Even when you take a shower in the afternoon.In the evening time ,its a sight to see the cottage from outside ! With dim lights on the cottage will give you a feel of staying in the Masaimara.
Yes ,there were many times we needed help with room amenities or AC but the resort staff were always there promptly attending to our calls. I would rate 5/5 for the hospitality,be it the person serving us food in the room or at the restaurant or anyone. The security is an old man always there welcoming you and checking everyday whether we spotted tiger or other animals..he was once featured in a documentary about the famous tigress Machhli.we used to hear lot of stories from him..the best part was,we always felt at home.
Perhaps this review will not be complete if I dont mention about Ajay Rathore, the manager/owner. What a personality. We used to talk to him anytime when we were at the resort hearing tiger tales and fascinating wildlife stories..he is a huge wildlife enthusiast giving us valuable inputs for our safaris..right from booking of our stay,our safaris ,he guided us all the way.I guess our tour became more memorable because od his presence. It was so nice of him to accompany us in one of the safaris and he told us stories of all of the tigers at Ranthambore and the sightings he had..although we didnt spot a tiger in that safari ,but we were fascinated hearing from him about wildlife. He showed us the nearby place and our stay got more thrilling to know that we are staying just beside the forest. We spotted hyena right beside the forest!! And it was a tremendous sighting..Ajay Rathore ensured that our every moment of our stay gets memorable..on his suggestion we booked 5 safaris and we got to see the famous tigress Noor on our last safari at gate 1. It was a magnificent sighting for 40 mins ! She was relaxing in the lake and then stood up and walked all along the road giving us ample scope for memorable photography..
We came back to the resort with a big smile and delighted to give the news of sighting to the security uncle who eas eagerly checking with us everyday if er sighted s tiger.Ajay Rathore was checking already with this network if tiger sighting happened at the gate we visited..these things touched our heart and we came back from.the resort happy and sad the same time...
I cannot think of another resort in my next Ranthambore visit..it will be Tiger Machan for sure..thanks Tiger Machan and Ajay Rathore for our memorable stay.