Abad Whispering Palms

Simply Awesome !!! Authentic to their very status category as a Hotel. Carried plenty a distinguished memorable moments with me back to my home country Sri Lanka 🇱🇰 Thank you Ayesha, my beloved Indian pal for taking me to the Hotel and treating me like a Queen 🤗 Ayesha, is a part of the ABAD family, the owners of ABAD Hotel Group. Highly recommend 👍

Excellent staff and property. I booked three rooms, two garden villas and one pool villa. The garden villas felt a bit dated but i guess they were going for the rustic look. One of them had a plumbing issue, but the staff were quick to act and arranged to clean right after. the pool villa was excellent, very good privacy, private pool, and a living room+ bedroom and spacious bathroom with shower. Was very comfortable. The restaurant, front office , maintenance, security, & housekeeping staff were all pleasant and helpful. This shows the commitment to good service from the management. The breakfast and dinner buffet at the restaurant was good as well. We did try local restaurants for lunch. Only gripe i had with the property was the slow wifi. and maybe the bicycles in need of urgent repair. But overall i would rate the property 8/10 it definitely isn't a 5 star property but the staff make you feel like royalty.

The location of this hotel is amazing and the staff are very friendly. However, the beds were the most uncomfortable I have ever experienced, consisting of a worn sprung mattress on a wooden box. Pillows were not that comfortable either and the bedding looked very tired. Sadly I did not get much sleep for the 2 nights we stayed here. The pool is lovely, however there was only 1 parasol available and not enough sun beds, so it was not very comfortable for our group of 21 people. When someone asked about parasols, they were advised they were damaged in a monsoon! There is no air conditioning in reception and dining room, just ceiling fans so it was quite uncomfortable at meal times. Our room did not get serviced during our stay so I had to ask someone for extra bottled water. We did a lovely sunrise boat trip from the hotel. There is also a spa on site offering treatments at a good price, however don’t expect the luxury of western spas.

When we arrived at the resort, our room was not ready. When they took us to our room, there was a cot and dirty dishes outside the room, probably from the previous guests. We had to ask them to take that stuff away. The room was large with a king size bed. It had a fridge and a kettle and tea/coffee making supplies. The bathroom could definitely use an upgrade. The tub was old and rusty and the shower curtain could use a wash. The restaurant had a buffet for breakfast, lunch and dinner, as well they had a menu for those who didn’t want the buffet. At breakfast, there was a variety of Indian foods, plus they had pancakes, chicken sausages and you could order eggs. The toaster didn’t work very well. For a snack, we had the starters, fried squid and spring rolls. Both were very tasty. The staff at this resort were good and helpful. Asha, who works in the restaurant was very nice and was attentive. The resort had a pool which was lovely on a hot day but the water seemed a bit murky so maybe the pool needed a cleaning. They provide towels for the pool.

Pros: 1. Swimming pool is well maintained. 2. The lake view from the resort is awesome. 3. Cleanliness is maintained inside the rooms. 4. Resort staff have good behavior. Cons: 1. No plain blankets are available here. All they have is heavy rajaais, which are normally used in cold places like Uttarakhand. 2. There is no wash basin inside the room even after being a cottage. For every smaller washes like hand wash, tea cup wash, you have to open the hard auto-closing door and go to washroom to wash them. 3. The resort shouldn't have chosen this area as the road to reach the resort is very narrow. Driving is too difficult here even for the expert drivers as the wider trucks also pass on this same road. 4 Commode water spills outside. 5. The cottages do not have enough clothe drying stands/racks. 6. The brightness of the electric light is insufficient in the cottages. Though there is a balcony through which the natural light enters into the cottage, it is difficult to make over or dress up if we want to proceed anywhere early in the morning. 7.. The cottages are not women friendly. Because the standing mirror inside the room (to dress up) does not have backlights. The mirror, which actually has backlight, is fitted in washroom, which can only be used only for shaving by men and not to dress up or make over by women because of wet floor or other reasons. 8. Usually, the guests opt for such locations to enjoy local weather as well. But the cottages do not have windows to open at night and sleep. What is the use of fully air conditioned room, if you want to enjoy a cool breeze at night?

The lovely atmosphere in the resort with a breathtaking view of backwaters, crystal clear well maintained swimming pool, boat riding facilities, nice food, courteous and hepful staff and every day live music keep us engaged fully and productively. Spa and Ayurvedic massages are also available. An interesting experience. Enjoyed the stay.