The Property

• For traveller’s coming for the first time: Native Place is NOT a resort but a guesthouse, offering home-stay facility. We recommend that every guest go through our website thoroughly in order to check out what facilities are available/ not available at our guesthouse before making a reservation.
• Native Place is a charming guesthouse, situated few hours away from Mumbai, just off the old Mumbai-Pune highway.
• It is nestled in a utopian hamlet, Kamshet, blessed with scenic beauty created by the Vadivali lake and the surrounding mountains.
• The unique design of the guesthouse flows down the sloping hillside, offering a spectacular view of the lake and the mountains.
• Welcome pamphlet: A Welcome Pamphlet available in your rooms contains useful information. It has a lot of information about our guesthouse and garden, site-seeing, emergency numbers etc. Do read it when you arrive so you can be familiar with things around.
• Guest Rooms:

• Living / Dining Room:The guesthouse has an informal living/dining room next to the central courtyard, with a wide staircase spilling out into the porch. You can find numerous hangout spaces within the guesthouse and in the garden. Just relax and unwind.
• Food: Delicious home-cooked buffet style meals are prepared offering you the local flavours. Many of the ingredients are grown in our own garden. Menus are prefixed; if you want to order snacks / beverages, there is a separate menu at the Kitchen.

• Food Supplies: We support the local economy by purchasing most of our ingredients from the local market and directly from the farmers. We have a policy of using fresh local produce. Not only does this enhance the quality of the food we serve, but also reduces the ‘food miles’ travelled to reach the plate and, thus, the level of carbon emissions generated. The rice we serve is a variety grown especially by farmers in this region and the pickles are homemade. So of the ingredients come from our own garden.
• No Room Service: Being a guesthouse, we have limited staff and do not offer room service.
• Guests are not allowed into the kitchen and we do not allow refrigeration of your personal foods and beverages.
• Our rates are standardized. Please don’t request for discounts.
• Pets are not allowed. This is keeping in mind comforts of all guests who come to Native Place.
• Please respect other guests and do not play music within the common areas of the guesthouse or in a manner as to disturb other guests.
• Eco-friendly : Native Place strives to be a sustainable and eco-friendly venture. Please help us by switching off lights and fans when not needed. Please conserve water, and do not litter.
• Native Place Garden: In the garden we have a preference for indigenous plants that attract birds and butterflies and other wild life to the garden. These plants survive on limited water and fertilizer, thereby ensuring that we use fewer resources. We also follow permaculture principles and the Nateuco method of organic farming, making our own compost (amrit mitthi) and reusing our own resources.
Garden Discovery Cards: We have compiled a series of Garden Discovery cards for you to explore the many delights and treasures in the garden. We urge you to use them and share your findings with us on our facebook page - www.facebook/native. You will find them on a stand by the dining table.

• Climate: You can visit Kamshet any time of year - October to January for winters, February to May for Summers, and June to September for blissful rains. Due to its geographical location, the days are warm and evenings cool. December and January can be particularly cold at night.
• Clothing: Casual attire suits best.

• There is no provision for towels and toiletries. Please carry your own.
• Health and Misc.: Native Place is located 13 km from the nearest stores. So, do keep this in mind while packing, and carry your preferred medicines, toiletries, etc. We do have a first aid kit in-house.
• Reservations: Bookings for the guesthouse are made against full payment in advance. Please mail us your details, including when you wish to arrive and leave; the type of accommodation (Guest Rooms, Dorm, Tents); number of adults and children (mention children’s age); and we will send you the details of accommodation available to suit you. In case you are planning a last minute visit, please call and check for availability of accommodation. For last minute visits, cash is accepted on arrival (no credit card facility). The nearest ATM is 13 km away and is often out of service.
• We do hope you have a stress free relaxing holiday.