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The Serai Kabini

4.0 star property
4-star spa resort with free breakfast

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Residence | Living area
Reception
Front of property - evening/night
Waterfront Villa
International cuisine

Reviews

8.8 out of 10

Excellent

Popular amenities

  • Bar
    Bar
  • Pool
    Pool
  • Breakfast included
    Breakfast included
  • Gym
    Gym
  • Spa
    Spa
  • 24/7 front desk
    24/7 front desk

Explore the area

Map
Survey # 60/1,Nishana, Karapura Village, Antarasante Hobli, HD Kote Taluk, Heggadadevankote, Karnataka, 571 114
  • Nagarhole National Park
    7 min drive
  • Kabini Dam
    35 min drive
  • Bandipur National Park
    45 min drive
  • Mysore (MYQ)
    116 min drive

Room options

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Minibar, in-room safe, desk, rollaway beds

Waterfront Verandah

  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Twin Bed

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Waterfront Villa

Waterfront Villa

  • 30 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed

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Red Earth Kabini
Pool
Spa
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Parking included
4.3 out of 5, Excellent, (14)
The price is CA $612
per night
CA $722 total
includes taxes & fees
5 Dec - 6 Dec
Red Earth Kabini

About the area

Kanakanahalli

On river.You'll be within 3 miles (5 km) of Nagarhole National Park and 12 miles (20 km) of Taraka Dam. Kabini Dam is within 20 miles (32 km) and Padiri Reserve Forest is within 32 miles (40 km).
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What's nearby

  • Nagarhole National Park - 7 min drive - 4.4 km
  • Taraka Dam - 22 min drive - 15.7 km
  • Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary - 23 min drive - 17.0 km
  • Kabini Dam - 35 min drive - 30.4 km
  • Bandipur National Park - 45 min drive - 43.2 km

Getting around

  • Mysore (MYQ) - 116 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Honey Comb - ‬60 min drive
  • ‪Kuruba Grill - ‬60 min drive
  • ‪Wildgrass - The Serai Kabini - ‬7 min walk
  • ‪John Wakefield Bar - ‬18 min walk
  • ‪Hotel Discovery - ‬4 min drive

About this property

The Serai Kabini

4-star spa resort with free breakfast
The Serai Kabini offers its guests a full-service spa, an outdoor pool, and a fitness center. Along with a restaurant, there's a coffee shop/cafe on site. You can enjoy a drink at the bar/lounge. Free breakfast is available daily. WiFi is free in public spaces.

A business center and a meeting room are available. Spa services, a library, and barbecue grills are also featured at the business-friendly The Serai Kabini. Free self parking is available.

This 4-star Heggadadevankote resort is smoke free.

  • 20 guestrooms or units
  • Buffet breakfast (free)
  • Business facilities
  • Dry cleaning
  • Self-service laundry
  • Front desk (24 hours)
  • Storage area for luggage
  • Front-desk safe
  • Tour and ticket information
  • Game room or arcade
  • Library
  • Garden
  • BBQ grill(s)
  • Newspapers for purchase
  • Fireplace in lobby
  • Television in lobby
  • No smoking on site
  • Bar or lounge
  • Coffee shop
  • 1 conference room
  • Dining venue
The Serai Kabini offers 20 accommodations with minibars and safes. Rooms open to balconies. Accommodations offer separate sitting areas. Guests can make use of the in-room refrigerators and coffee/tea makers.

Bathrooms include showers, bathrobes, slippers, and complimentary toiletries. Business-friendly amenities include desks and complimentary newspapers. Additionally, rooms include complimentary bottled water and ceiling fans. Housekeeping is offered daily and hair dryers can be requested.

Guests can indulge in a pampering treatment at the resort's full-service spa, Oma. Services include facials, body wraps, and body scrubs. The spa is open daily.

Languages

English

Property amenities

Family friendly

  • Arcade/game room
  • Laundry facilities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Playground
  • Refrigerator
  • Rollaway/extra beds (surcharge)

Internet

  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Free self parking on site
  • Roundtrip airport shuttle (surcharge)

Food and drink

  • Free buffet breakfast available daily 7:30 AM–10 AM
  • 1 restaurant and 1 coffee shop/cafe
  • 1 bar
  • Room service available

Things to do

  • Arcade/game room
  • Bicycle rentals
  • Fitness center
  • Full-service spa
  • Outdoor pool
  • Playground

Accessibility

  • This property does not have elevators

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Air conditioning (climate-controlled)
  • Bed sheets
  • Ceiling fan
  • Rollaway/extra beds (surcharge)

Bathroom

  • Bathrobes
  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer (on request)
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower
  • Towels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Free bottled water
  • Minibar
  • Refrigerator

More

  • Desk
  • Free newspapers
  • Safe
  • Separate sitting area
  • Slippers

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: 2 PM
Contactless check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM
Contactless check-out available

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival
This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in
To register at this property, guests who are Indian citizens must provide a valid photo identity card issued by the Government of India; travelers who are not citizens of India must present a valid passport and visa.

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

  • Pets and service animals are not allowed at The Serai Kabini

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Rollaway/extra beds are available for INR 3540.0 per night.

Property payment types

Important information

Fees

Guests will be asked to pay the following charges at the property:

  • New Year's Day (1 January) Gala Dinner per adult: INR 6500
  • New Year's Day (1 January) Gala Dinner per child: INR 2000 (from 6 to 12 years old)

We've listed all charges provided to us by the property.

Optional extras

The fees and deposits listed below will be charged at the time of service, check-in, or check-out.

  • Rollaway bed fee: INR 3540.0 per night

This may not be a comprehensive list. Fees and deposits are subject to change and might not include tax.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher, a security system, and a first aid kit
Please note that cultural norms and guest policies may differ by country and by property; the policies listed are provided by the property
Charges for extra guests may apply and vary according to property policy.
A cash deposit, credit card, or debit card for incidental charges and government-issued photo identification may be required upon check-in.
Special requests are subject to availability at the time of check-in. Special requests can't be guaranteed and may incur additional charges.
    This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business, or profession. This property accepts Visa and Mastercard. Cash is not accepted. For guests' safety, the property includes a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, a security system, and a first aid kit in each accommodation.

We should mention

  • For stays on 24 December, the total price shown includes a charge for a mandatory Christmas Eve gala dinner.
  • For stays on 31 December, the total price shown includes a charge for a mandatory New Year's Eve gala dinner.
  • Pets and service animals are not allowed on site.

Property is also known as

Serai Kabini Hotel
Serai Kabini Resort Heggadadevankote
Serai Kabini Heggadadevankote
The Serai Kabini Resort
The Serai Kabini Heggadadevankote
The Serai Kabini Resort Heggadadevankote

The Serai Kabini Reviews

Reviews

8.8

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 23 out of 35 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 7 out of 35 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 2 out of 35 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 35 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 2 out of 35 reviews" "

9.0/10

Cleanliness

8.8/10

Staff & service

8.8/10

Amenities

8.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

2/10 Terrible

Alina

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Srinivas Prasad

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Tranquil location that is tucked away from bustle of a city. Access to backwaters and the unobstructed view from each room is excellent.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Nitin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

8/10 Good

Lara Christie

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Beautiful property and stay--but keep politics out
Gorgeous property with genuinely lovely staff. The on-site naturalist Chamu was particularly fantastic. I wanted to address two things that I believe could genuinely help the property improve. 1. Staff seems mainly hired from local community, which is lovely. We found everyone to have the absolute right attitude and approach to service. However, more training is required. None of the staff knew what an iced latte was or how to make any iced coffee drink without adding a ton of sugar. Several Western requirements for food also not catered to or understood. Also, we heard the head chef greet the kitchen staff with a loud, "Jai Shree Ram". Several staff were not Hindu and also, as guests, this felt incredibly unprofessional and problematic. It made us deeply uncomfortable and was likely uncomfortable (to put it mildly) for any non-Hindu staff. This is the absolute most BASIC requirement for staff to show up as professionals and leave political and religious affiliations to the personal domain. This fact alone would be a reason for us not to come stay again. 2. Eco-friendliness--we loved the glass jugs of water in our room instead of plastic bottles. Many resorts are also doing away with individually-packaged bath products. This would be a great win for Serai. Also, to require guests to carry their own water bottles on safaris, instead of providing plastic bottles.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Sanjay

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Such a wonderful safari resort for families. We stayed two nights and it was wonderful. Very clean and attentive staff. Food options were great and our child with a wheat allergy had plenty of options. My wife enjoyed the spa and the kids enjoyed the play area. We will definitely be back again and only stay at Serai.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

CHAKRAVARTHI RAJU

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Staff, ambience, view!!
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023

6/10 Okay

Ashish

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
This is our 2nd time at Serai Kabini. The service is as good as ever! Special mention to Mr Chamraj, a naturalist who works at Serai! Our main intention of visiting Kabini is to spot the big cats! Although we did not spot the Tiger we did see the leopard on our last day with Mr Chamraj leading us. Pls ask for him always… he is our lucky charm 😃 Such warm hospitality by everyone else too! The bf buffet spread is quite good. Hot dosas n eggs being served. A nice touch was the free cycles provided to ride from reception to the rooms. The only issue we had was the AC in our room was not working. We buzzed the reception and someone came to service it a couple of times but it was still not working. Hope they fix it soon.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

6/10 Okay

Rekha

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service
For a safari lodge it’s ok
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2023

2/10 Terrible

Shivani

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Terrible Location - I booked the hotel thinking its a wildlife resort, after looking at the pictures and description on hotels website... but this is a hotel located near the river the Jungle is far from the hotel location Rooms - Hotel rooms are very very small and does not offer amenities or any specific service when compared to the high price they charged for the room, its a very very average budget category property charging rates of a luxury hotel or a 5 star, just exploit the customers as there are not many options in this location. Very very bad product does not deserve the price they charge Rules at the hotel - BF, Lunch timings are 2 hours each, pre and post these timings as per the staff only Sandwiches or pizza will be served and since the hotel is in a remote location you will not have any other option to eat Food Quality - They charged price of a 5 star resort approx Rs. 1000 for a pizza and served a Pizza made on Pizza Base bought from a cheap local grocery store, cheap processed cheese and tomato ketchup - even a road side stall will do a better quality product as compared to their food Staff - The Sales Head of The Serai Group is very very rude and ill mannered person, we made a request and he started shouting on my wife Book only if you have money to waste
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

adithya

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Amazing property amidst nature. The staff are very helpful and friendly. Special call-out to the Property Manager Salim and also Lohit from the restaurant
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2022

10/10 Excellent

Madhuri

Travelled with family, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2021

8/10 Good

Rituparna

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
This was our first break after lockdown and we couldnt have chosen a better place. We felt comforted and safe at the same time. Will go back soon.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2020

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Place is good...rooms are a bit small but cozy and clean....Staff is courteous
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2020

4/10 Poor

Joachim

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, room comfort
no gym, no pool no telling ahead
There was no pool and no gym due to covid, but no price reduction for this and no telling ahead of this. We were being told to get a boat drive as recompense and this we had to pay with 1800 per person in the boat and it was not free as expected. Don`t expect any extra treat there, they want your money. They are nice but don´t offer much, nice place but no costomer friendlyness if you ask for what is offered on the website and they dont have it. Sorry guys, that was we remember..
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Must visit for its amazing riverside views, safaris and excellent hospitality
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2020

10/10 Excellent

Shaurya

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent serene and calm location in Kabini backwaters
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2020

10/10 Excellent

Preeti

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
everything great rooms, good food and service . great safari arrangements
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2019

10/10 Excellent

Binthu

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great resort with outstanding views
Very well managed property. Lots of amenities. Restaurant serves fresh home cooked food.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2018

10/10 Excellent

SV, Birmingham UK

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
I don't know what some reviewers are complaining about. The Serai is excellent. BTW I have stayed at Jungle Lodges too..which is also good but overpriced The staff are very courteous, helpful ; the rooms are beautifully designed and extremely clean; the food is good, tasty and can be very filling. The safaris were well coordinated with Jungle Lodges. It was priced relatively well. Only wish I had more time to spend there.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2018

8/10 Good

Hardik

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Nice but needs improvement to get the "Aha" moment
Location is superb...We stayed in Waterfront Villa which when you see from outside does not give you a great feeling however rooms were well appointed & just in front of the river with amazing view. The quality of food & hygiene needs utmost care. We had poor experience both the time with insects in our food. You can see lots of insects around the fruit & desert at any time. The hotel should look to install Air curtains as it is a must to have in such kind of locations..Overall stay was good
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2018

10/10 Excellent

Reena

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
24 hours on the banks of the Kabini
We had a lovely time at The Serai though we were there for just a day, we did a lot ... Played the indoor and outdoor games, went boating, it was windy for kayaking, took the morning safari and saw a leopard on the tree.. a fantastic sighting by the Naturalist from your hotel. We cycled on the property and along the Kabini River and swam in the cool blue pool under the coconut trees and ofcourse on the hammock soaking in nature. The food was great and the afternoon tea service warm with people sitting around under a cluster of trees ... It rained so we couldn't sit around the fire and I was glad because you do not need to waste fire wood on summer evenings ... Please rethink that part ... The documentary on Nagarhole was lovely. You could be more eco-friendly also missed drinking cool coconut water that would be a great welcome drink with steel straws instead of plastic ones ... Wifi was unstable but we didn't mind it Hope to go back some day...