Accommodation and room facilities at Save Farm Gholwad

Large groups can opt for cottages with multiple beds. There are adjoining rooms too in a common-roofed cottage for 2 separate families, as also modern rooms adjacent to each other near the dining area. There is thus plenty of options to choose from to stay at Save Farm, Gholwad.

We stayed in Rooms 5A and 5B, very conveniently located adjacent to the dining area and within easy reach of the swimming pool and the office too. These are modern styled rooms like in a hotel. The beds are beautifully designed and we loved the criss-cross pattern on the windows.

Each room has a double bed, a sofa-cum-pull out bed, a cupboard with 2 hangers, a TV set and a larger water container. The sofa-bed is extremely low (see image of Rooms above) so advisable only for young adults, teens and kids. The beds are very comfortable and the pillows are not the type to give you a sprained neck, something which we have experienced on other trips elsewhere. If at all you do feel that the bed is low, as was the case with my aunt, you can request for an extra one to raise the level. This is a good idea for senior citizens who find it difficult to get up and sit down easily.

In room 5A the wash basin, bathing area and loo are all in one, whereas in 5B each are separate, which was really convenient. Hot water is available, but we got tepid water for the first two days of our stay.

The sliding windows can be opened half-way as there is mosquito netting, but it is advisable to keep the door closed to prevent small insects from flying in. Or rather, I should say, from hopping in – on our first day I saw what looked like some strange looking greyish-white small flower so I blew on it to move it away, and to my astonishment it did a few quick jumps and vanished out the door – good heavens! – it was probably some spider species. There are also lizards and tiny frogs (see the jumping denizen on our room's doormat below) around the place, so yes do keep that room door closed. Anti-mosquito repellent is provided in the form of Good Knight mats.

The bathing area has hot and cold water taps and a shower with a rack to keep your clothes. Note that you need to bring your own towels, which is mentioned at the Save Farm website and which we had confirmed when we booked our rooms. A small soap is provided along with a shampoo sachet. No laundry service is provided so you can wash your own clothes and keep them to dry in the bathroom or on chairs under the fan / outside chairs in the sun. We were not aware of a clothesline right outside our room, strung between two plants, till our last day’s stay!!

What was surprising was that, being an agri-farm, we had expected a cool room, with natural roofing material. Instead, what we got was asbestos roofing. This resulted in an over-heated room. For most part of the day it was literally like an oven and we frequently needed to switch on the air-conditioner to cool the room even though we generally prefer by far non-ac accommodation wherever we go. Honestly, for once we were glad for that ac!

We did not get to see the interior of the other types of accommodation as there were guests staying there, but were told that the cottage-type houses were for larger families.

There is one house on high stilts (not a tree house machan as is wrongly assumed), with a swing and sit-out area below it.

Also on a slightly raised level are 2 adjoining rooms with a very cramped sit out porch having 2 chairs and a swing. A tree separates the 2 rooms of this accommodation.

Tip: If there are senior citizens in your group who find it difficult to climb steps, it is advisable to go in for the cottages which are on flat ground or the modern rooms where we stayed. Do not opt for the raised level rooms.