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At Barney, Lonavala
Outside food is allowed. The caretaker will be able to help you with menus from nearby restaurants. Please note that cleaning charges are Rs.1,000 per day and is supposed to be paid to the caretaker on site, in cash.
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Lonavala, MaharashtraAbout the Home
- SaffronStays Barney is a 4-bedroom pool bungalow for rent in Lonavala.
- This private pool villa in Lonavala is pet-friendly, with a lush lawn and breathtaking views of the Western Ghats.
- The ground floor of the holiday home has a kitchen, living room and 1 bedroom (with ensuite washroom) and a powder room. A flight of stairs leads to the first floor which has 3 more bedrooms, 2 of which have ensuite washrooms.
- The strong, free Wi-Fi connection here also makes this a perfect workation villa near Mumbai.
- The home is a short drive away from the famous Sunny Da Dhaba.
- Ideal for: Workations for small families, day event venues (upto 20 guests), get-togethers, friend reunions, celebrations for 2-3 families.
- Guests can book this home along with SaffronStays Fred and SaffronStays Pebbles (located within the same complex) for parties and corporate offsites, and house upto 36 guests.
10 Guests for an overnight stay, 24 guests for day event.
FAQs
Meals
Outside food is allowed. The caretaker will be able to help you with menus from nearby restaurants. Please note that cleaning charges are Rs.1,000 per day and is supposed to be paid to the caretaker on site, in cash.
Spotlight
What it feels like staying at Barney, Lonavala
SaffronStays Care
- The caretaker and cook will make sure you have a comfortable stay.
- The home is in a gated complex, however, the safety of the guests is not compromised.
- CCTVs are installed covering all outdoor areas of the home.
Things to know before booking
- Check-In Time : 1 PM
- Check-Out Time : 10 AM
- Given the increased need for safety, hygiene and sanitization required at the villa, and for the safety of our guests and staff we cannot allow any early check-ins or late check-outs. The check-in and check-out timings mentioned online and in your confirmation email need to be followed.
- Outside food is allowed in the villa.
- Guests are not allowed to access the kitchen except for infants with prior permission.
- Guests cannot invite other guests and day visitors during their stay.
- Bachelor groups & stag parties are not allowed.
- We do not encourage parties and late-night revelry. Loud music is not permitted beyond 10 pm.
- Consumption of alcohol is permitted only within limits.
- Illegal activities including but not limited to carrying/consuming drugs/narcotics and carrying firearms/weapons are prohibited on the property. Management reserves the right to report any such activities to local authorities.
- Guests are prohibited from smoking and setting up hookahs in the rooms/villa/lawns.
- The pool (if present) is unguarded. There is no lifeguard on site. Children in the pool must be accompanied by adults at all times.
- Guests are requested to take care of all personal valuables. Management is not responsible for loss, theft or damage to any items.
- As required by law, every guest above 18 years must carry government-approved photo ID proof, that shows address. We accept only Aadhar Cards, Driving Licenses and Passports.
- Inappropriate behaviour or violation of any of the above House Rules will invite a polite refusal to accept a Booking. If already checked in, Management reserves the right to ask guests to leave.
- No crackers or colours are permitted in this home.
- All payments for booking the villa, including meals will have to be pre-paid prior to checkin. Security Deposit collected during booking will be returned during check-out or by NEFT within 5 business days after check-out, provided no damages are observed. To avoid inconvenience, we will not be accepting cash onsite for any reasons henceforth.
- Security deposit is to be paid two days prior to check-in. If no damages are observed, the deposit will be returned during check-out itself or by NEFT within 5 business days after check-out. Please Note: The Security Deposit is subject to change depending upon the number of nights and the group size. Please check with your holiday advisor at the time of booking.
- There is 1 Smart TV in the living room, but we encourage you to spend quality time with your loved ones outside your digital devices!
- All of our bedrooms are air-conditioned. However, the cool weather all year around is the perfect excuse to not install ACs in the living room.
- Diesel will be payable as per actuals as per the usage.
- Please refrain from taking your pets on the bed.
- In the case of a power outage or fluctuations, generators can be switched on. However, as power outages or fluctuations due to weather, regional restrictions etc. are beyond our control, diesel charges will need to be paid by the guests at actuals. Do note, the Genset needs to be switched off for 30 mins, after every 2 hours of usage, to avoid a breakdown.
- While 3 rooms in this home have an attached washroom, the 4th room does not have an attached washroom.
- Due to the monsoons, the approach road (approx. 500 metres) near the home is a little rough.
- The home is located at only a 5 minutes drive from Sunny Da Dhaba and Kinara Dhaba.
- Head to Treasure Island located opposite the home or Wet n Joy water park located only 5 minutes away for a fun day out.
- Head to Mapro Garden for some delicious strawberry cream and grilled sandwiches.
- The main market area is only 20 minutes from the home.
- Govinda Go-Karting track is only 5 minutes from the home.
- Lohagad Fort (9km) and Visapur Fort (5km) are great trekking destinations, especially during the monsoons.
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Reviews
(37)
Great service from Sunil
Really enjoyed our stay. The place was well managed.Excellent service by Sunil and Kamesh made our stay extra special. Just one suggestion. If we could start the kitchen, it will be great!
Good job keeping guests comfortable and happy
Excellent stay, had a great time with family !!
Very humble and very helpful staff. Excellent stay, thanks to caretaker Sunil and chef Rajkumar for awesome food !
Great property and very cooperative staff specifically Sunil, Raju , Rajkumar and Yogesh. Catered to our every need.
The road leading to the villa needs to improve.
Great food and stay !! Thanks to the chefs, Sheru and Yogesh for the tasty food and caretakers Sunil and Vishal for keeping the villa sparkling clean.
Excellent stay
Property was awesome lovely food and cleaniness hope to visit again soon
5 star for food ,service ,improvement for one room seepages on the walls please correct that, other than that we had a good time and all the best
Hi Pooja, Thank you for your insightful feedback. We regret to hear about the shortcomings you faced on your stay. We will look into the room with the operational issue highlighted above and try to resolve it at the earliest. Your feedback definitely helps us improve guest experience and we hope we can host you again, soon!
Enjoyed our stay, superb hospitality by the staff in Barney !!
Wish the geyser was working better
Hi Vishal! Thank you for your feedback. We're taking this into consideration and working upon the same, to improve the guest experience for the future. We look forward to hosting you again!
The stay was fantastic. We wonderful time. Looking forward for many more trips. Sunil Vishal took good care of us and made us feel at home. Chef Yogesh and Chef Rajkumar made lip smacking food for us ..duch a wonderful experience. Thanks to Kunal for arranging things perfectly for us.
Hi Neha! Thank you for your delightful feedback. We're happy to know about your pleasant stay and that you enjoyed the meals and hospitality! We look forward to hosting you again, with the best of our services.
Had a lovely experience. We came for our friends marriage anniversary & we all had great fun. Amazing staff and took care of us nicely. The only thing we felt missing was Heated pool as this place is always cold, pool should have heating facility
Polite and cooperative staff care take sunil and vishal very helpful and upto the Marko their services
Cons of the stay : no good views from any balcony Bad approach road Water heater not enough for even a quick bath Felt overpriced for the location and views Pros: excellent staff Good experience once inside the villa
We really had a great time. The service was excellent and they took care of each and every request. Special thanks to care taker Vishal and Sunil and chef Kisan and Yogesh for some very scrumptious food. Supervisor Kunal sir doing a great job. Thank you.
We had a wonderful stay at Barney. The cleanliness was impeccable and food was wonderful! Babban, Sunil, Rajkumar, Chef Yogesh and Kunal were extremely courteous and helpful!! We were family of 5 with a kid and dog. Enjoyed our stay!! We are certainly coming back again :)
Hi Medha, Thank you for your wonderful feedback. We're happy to know about your pleasant stay with us and that you enjoyed it. We look forward to hosting you again!
Very good stay, had come with family the staff really took care of everyones need's including elderly requirement, the property was well kept and the service was very prompt, thanks to kisan, vishal and also thanks to Kunal and Chef Yogesh as well
Hi Sreehari, Thank you for your wonderful feedback. We're happy to know about your pleasant stay with us and that you enjoyed it. We look forward to hosting you again!
Kishan,Sadam,baban and deepali worked extremely hard to make our stay a pleasure. Thank you saffron stay for a great experience.
Hi Mihir, Thank you for your kind words. We're happy to know about your pleasant stay with us and that you enjoyed the hospitality. We look forward to hosting you again!
Chef Rajkumar Sadam and baban excellent, service and excellent food overall, great experience
Excellent food. Very polite staff and helpful team. Right from booking to the stay we were very comfortable. Thanks to chef yogesh and care takers Vishal and rajkumar for making our stay comfotabel
Hi Edward, Thank you for your kind words. We're happy to know about your pleasant stay with us and that you enjoyed the hospitality. We hope to host you again, soon!
Very Pleasant Stay. It is a well maintained and clean property. Staff is helpful and courteous. Always ready to help. Food is good. Chef is available so you can possibly also have food made your way. Indian food and bhajiyas were just fab. Chinese and Italian has scope of improvement. A Big Thanks to Yogesh and Kunal to have things ready. A big thank you to Kamesh, Baban and Rajkumar at the villa to take good care of us. Pool is of decent size. Apt to chill. Not for your swimming laps.
Hi Karan, Thank you for your wonderful feedback. We're happy to know about your pleasant stay with us and that you enjoyed the meals and hospitality. We look forward to hosting you again, with the best of our services!
The villa kitchen was not clean when we reached at 2pm, the staff was very nice I don’t blame them. The electricity tripped throughout the day 4 times and at night around 8-10 times, due to which our friends had to wake up to turn the power on again and again thus disturbing us on a vacation. The next day one of the air conditioners was not working due to power tripping and got spoilt in the room. The staff was very nice and accommodating so it’s technically not their fault. I would blame the company in general as they are charging us so much money as security deposit and other stuff but while maintenance you’ll haven’t maintained the property one bit.
The staff Baban and Sadam were very helpful, cook Rajkumar was excellent in his work his food was really awesomea and to die for..bt I was not happy with the place the photos that are put up are completely different then the original place..when we used the ac it kept tripping which completely ruined our sleep they really need to work on this..bt overall superb staff they were always on their toes helpin in all possible way..
Please change the geyser to a larger size
The villa in itself was good and the staff was really courteous and were always there to help us with all our needs. The only issue we had with the villa was the confusing location and the road leading up to the villa. It is safe to say that if you don't have a car with clearance on the higher side, you won't be able to make it to the villa. The road is practically non-existent and it makes Mumbai roads very smooth. On top of this, the saffron stays management was really disappointing. They added on extra charges at a later point on almost everything and that really left a bad taste with us. If you are considering booking this villa, a word of caution: do enquire about all the extra charges that the company can ask for as it is almost a certainty that they will try and milk you for as much as they can.
Me and my friends were very excited to go to the lavish villa Barney at Lonavla after I won the friendship contest on Saffronstays’ Instagram page. It had been a wonderful stay at Barney's. It is an amazing property. It was clean and neat as per the covid regulations. Property supervisor Kunal greeted us with a warm welcome and refreshing drink which we needed after 3 hrs of journey. The villa isn’t very far from the highway and easy to find. However, since this was monsoon time, the road was a little murky. The villa is quite spacious with 4 bedrooms and ample space for a big gang to have a private get-together. The big master bedroom with balcony overlooking the pool was our favourite. We sat and played indoor games there all evening. Some of the plus points for the villa are - an amazing staff, mouthwatering food, and great hospitality by Baban, Saddam, chef Kisan, and Savita mavshi. They were very kind and courteous to speak to, provided delicious food and a homely feeling in the villa. The food prepared by Chef Kisan and Savita Mavshi was so delicious that it vanished from the dining table immediately as soon as it arrived. The pool was very clean and so was the floor around it. They gave us some complimentary floats too to play in the pool. We could bring in our own speakers to play music and dance. A couple of points we thought could have been taken care of–The place has issues of electricity/power outage multiple times in the day and extra charges are applicable for use of generator if the guests need to use it. Since the climate was favourable we didn’t have an issue during the day but this could be a problem at other times. Also, normal invertors are given by owners as a service free of cost at various such places. This should never be charged. We didn’t have power for about 5 hours in the night and it was very inconvenient. Breakfast–While whatever we ordered in advance was served well and was delicious. Egg and bread wasn’t available. We were informed that only orders placed are given. Wanted to place a suggestion that if fruits are given as complimentary maybe basics like egg and bread should also be kept since menu says egg to order and it is misleading. Overall, it was a wonderful stay. We didn’t feel like leaving. Hospitality and service is excellent and people staying here can be well assured of no hiccups on that front. Saffronstays even gave us a personalized Friendship day mug as
1) Food was delicious 2) Staff was polite 3) Approach-road to the villa is completely broken 4) Staff didn't change hand towels & bed linen even after repeated reminders 5) Bottles of neighbouring villa was kept inside my booked villa, without informing me. 6) Freezer doesn't get chilled fast enough, so difficult to drink chilled beers. 7) No AC in living room which is a drawback
Special thanks to chef umesh for the delicious food. Also, caretakers Raju and Babban kept the house clean and were always there when required
Following issues need attention: 1. Location you shared took us to pristine villas. That was really shocking. 2. On arrival villa tour should be provided. 3. Jet sprays in majority of the toilets are installed in wrong side (left side). 4. The pool area should have one swing and few more chairs.
The location of the place is major drawback, it’s situated in the middle of nowhere..also there aren’t any empty spaces around to play , lawn area is also very small That said the house is very well maintained, modern with all basic amenities Pool is also reasonably well maintained Staff is extremely helpful and courteous A few indoor games like carrom etc could be added All in all a nice place to relax if u aren’t looking for much of outdoor activity and just want to laze around!
Everything Was Good. Staff was Superb. Thank You. Will Surely Visit Again.
Thnx alllllll team We had a superrr time. Kunal Yogesh and teamðŸ‘
Nice weekend getaway. Amazing food by Prakash and Pramod.. Courteous service by Saddam and Baban.. Efficiently managed and very helpful service by Kunal...Great work team
