I guess, Our Native Village is too futuristic for Bangaloreans to understand.
Yesterday evening, I was going through the feedback entered by around 300 guests at this unique resort which is also a TBY Associate. Out of this there were hardly 12 entries that appreciated the efforts the promoters had taken to make this an environment friendly property. Most of the comments were about food, facilities, ambiance ( all good!) and one desperate soul had even demanded and air-conditioner in his room!
Every time I go there, I just can't help noticing the care that has been given to ensure that the resort remains as eco-friendly as it's possible. This is also not done by compromising on any 'creature comforts'. Wind powered electricity, cooking gas generated out of bio-degradable waste, water harvesting and re-cycling and the innovative swimming pool, its simply an outstanding property. Efforts have been taken to preserve various art forms, construction style and even the door locks. You have options of using eco-friendly towels and hand made soaps and shampoos. It's quite impressive to see how much attention to details have gone in the making of this resort.
Hardly an hour and a half of drive from the maddening city, this resort is an ideal weekend getaway from Bangalore. Seeing the kind of insensitive guests who come there, I wish this place was somewhere else where they could receive appreciating and discerning guests. Why on the earth do they want to drive all the way from the city to shout and demand loud music in such a serene place? Probably living too long inside ivory towers of Silicon valley makes people care less about nature and even forget to respect fellow human beings!
Bangalore © GP 2007
Hardly an hour and a half of drive from the maddening city, this resort is an ideal weekend getaway from Bangalore. Seeing the kind of insensitive guests who come there, I wish this place was somewhere else where they could receive appreciating and discerning guests. Why on the earth do they want to drive all the way from the city to shout and demand loud music in such a serene place? Probably living too long inside ivory towers of Silicon valley makes people care less about nature and even forget to respect fellow human beings!
Bangalore © GP 2007
2 comments:
totally agree with you Gopi. A lot of efforts went in to make in "Eco Friendly " . Its agreat concept. I've been part of it as well.To the general public the awareness hasnt caught up as yet. That will take a while.
But we need to see if the place still follows all that it promises. I've heard not.Commitment is one thing and being committet to the commitment is something else
maybe its a bit too pricey for "bangaloreans" ... most travellers here would prefer spending to the same money to go to coorg or chikmaglur and stay in a real estate home.
After all how many locals go to fort kochi or kumarakom?
and if its catering to tourists to Bangalore, then probably is a lacunae in the marketing than in the concept which is quite interesting.
Would I stay there as a paying customer? no :o)
Would you stay there as a paying customer?
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