Zostel Kolad

Zostel KoladThis being my first stay in a Zostel. It was a fabulous stay with an extravagant experience. The look of a expensive stay at a very regular price and a massive dive in natural beauty.The stay is surrounded with a flowing river on one side and forest beauty on the other side.The chirping of birds and insects adds to the beauty of the location.Check-In Process | Check-In is late at 12PmYou will have to park your vehicle on the other side of the river and wait A LOT for the boat to pick you up. You may have to call them 3-4 times to let them know you are waiting.At the counter you might have to fill in a few forms online which is time-consuming and could have been done earlier(Just To save time) since booking is done in advanceThe Stay | Truly BeautifulAgain it's a massively huge property built to give you a truly natural experience at a very minimal price.The rooms were quite good and equipped with all the things necessary for a home-like stay and to get yourself comfortable.It has a swimming pool, common rooms for in-door games, changing rooms, cafe, hangout places and even work from home places equipped with good wifi.The staff personal working here are extremely polite and helpful at all times.The nights here are quite chill (Even in the month of March) when the temperatures are soaring in the cities.There are dedicated smoking and alcohol drinking areas available and easily accessible at all times.P.S : Smoking and Drinking is absolutely not allowed in the dorm rooms.The Food | Could have been Better.The food here Chinese OR Indian could have been better as its not that great and you may not have any options for lunch/dinner apart from the zostel cafe as other options are on the other side of the river which is not easily accessible at all times.The food is very bland and does not have the caliber to tingle those taste buds.Few Food Items which i really liked : Cheese Maggi & Fish Fry(Surmai(Marathi) | King Fish (English))Water Sports | Very Far & Expensive(Travel)River Rafting : Kundalika river rafting start point is approximately 25 kms away from Zostel and having own vehicle will hardly matter as you might have to again travel from end point to start point(Which is 12 Kms apart)From Zostel you may get a Tum-Tum vehicle at a charge of 1000Rs.Zostel offers river rafting from the same spot but at a higher price (1200Rs on weekdays whereas others charge 1000Rs on weekdays), So Avoid Booking.Check Out | Simple & ReliantCheck out process is simple , pack your bags and leaveIf you will be extending your stay for some hours , then they suggest to pack the bags and put them in the common room and then one can leave anytime they like.But again waiting for the boat is a massive setback.Pros :Zostel Kolad Staff is amazing and helpfulZostel Kolad Dorm is peaceful and unique and well equipped with all the basic needs.The cafe can give food at almost all times and the food quantity is good enough for 2 people.Weather was quite good in the month of March and extremely cheerful.Cons :Food here is not that amazing and quite bland.Zostel is only accessible via a boat which is time consuming and hurts your stay if you need something from the other side.(Food , Alcohol or be it anything).Swimming pool has a lot of chlorine (Knit-picking here)

Friends trip at Zostel Kolad property, specifically went there for river rafting at Kundalika but ended doing 5-8 more water sports activities on Zostel Kolad property’s shoreline. The food (Veg, Non Veg including Chinese, Tandoori and breakfast items) was delectable and great preparations done. They have a good soft and hard drinks collection.. the Pune farm beer is worth a try! Rooms (female dormitory) too was very well maintained including room sanitization and hygiene. The Crystal blue shining Swimming pool, garden, play area common room was good infrastructure that we enjoyed a lot :) Very happy with Staff support to help us out with water sports bookings and transportation smoothly. Beating the summer heat with a Zostel Kolad trip is totally recommended!

This place is even better than its pictures. A beautiful property nestled near the river with lush green surroundings, clean rooms, decent food options but the best thing - the people at Zostel. They made me feel like home and made sure everything is comfortable. Boat ride to and from parking adds to the charm of this place. 🚤✨ Even though it was a very hot day, the route from Pune to Kolad via Mulshi and Zostel's hospitality made this trip memorable. It is recommended to visit this area during monsoons to enjoy water sports, but it is a great weekend getaway or work from hostel kind of a place throughout the year, to chill with friends or solo. Thank you so much! See you soon. ✨ Zostel's hospitality, the route and the location

Best Part of the Whole trip is you have to go to zostel by boat which gives a nice feel of staying in some forest far away from city. I have tested all food from menu in veg and it tasted soo good that i have tiped them double the rate of food. The Service provided by every staff is so nice and awesome that I will surely visit in next month. I have even made booking for Rafting. Superb DJ and cafe system i loved the way there is a game room so all can spend time together. I wanted to Recommend 1 thing that please provide smoke trays at all possible areas. And also that please tell your staff to wear gloves while working in Kitchen or Food Area specifically the cheif making food. I loved everything great experience. thank you