Good:
1. Great place@heart of Madikeri for your stay.
2. Hotel offers veg breakfast and non-veg meals. They even asked us to visit the fish monger right opposite to the hotel to select fresh fishes they would prepare as per our liking for our meals.
3. Rooms and facilities are great. Bathrooms had 24 hour hot/cold water (no need for one to switch on geysers!!). Everything seemed new and clean.
4. Homemade wine and "local honey" for sale, in case one is interested. I cannot vouch for the authenticity of the products.

Not so good:
1. No room for accompanying drivers. Although they do offer blankets and pillows, and use of bathroom facilities, and threw in complementary breakfast for the driver for the entire duration of our stay.
2. No great "views" from the hotel as it is in the middle of the city. But, in all fairness, that is a choice one needs to make when booking a hotel: views/middle of the city. I was more than happy with mine.

On our road trip to Karnataka, Madikeri was an important stop.. And I read the reviews of Vasathi online and was quite pressed. A quick chat with Sharath and I booked the hotel.
It's absolutel value for money. Clean rooms and courteous staff.
Menu did not feature the famous Pandi curry and the rice balls, but Sharath quickly arranged these from the owners home, Meera. I was impressed!
Good place to stay in Madikeri!

We stayed at Vasathi for 2 nights and 3 days and observed the following:
1. Room is super neat and clean.
2. Staffs are very very courteous and helpful.
3. Amenities are handful, we were upgraded to a.c room at no extra cost.
4. Room cleaning service is very practical.
5. Only downside is that restaurant food is too much spicy but bland in taste.
6. Complementary breakfast was also very good.