Good experience with Summer Plaza Resort http://summerplazaresort.com at Panchgani. Mahabaleshwar is at a driveable distance. You can find the tariff on the website and decide whether you like it.

This is what we liked. Your experience may vary according to your expectations:

• spacious, neat and clean surroundings
• no smoking or non-veg allowed on the resort
• spacious rooms done in good taste.
• there is a very nice children play area, immaculately maintained, with cork flooring (no injuries).
• great veggie food
• other things like movies, disco, etc.
• temperature controlled indoor swimming pool

You can walk up to the Table Land that is a few hundred meters away.

The following is a recommendation I got from a friend and that I share:"If you have small kid(s), and do not wish to move around hunting for food, then this is the place. If you are newly married, and wish to spend quiet time together, then this is the place."

Directions: * go straight to shivaji chowk in panchgani (basically the only big chowk in the midst of panchgani, which you pass) * take a left at this chowk, the road climbs uphill. * once you reach the end, ask, and ye shall be guided!

I had seen advts. that Solaris Pune has guesthouses at several places including Panchgani. Their guesthouses can be booked by both members and non-members (who have to pay a bit higher). The rates (at that time) had seemed reasonable. Check in the following URL and enquire:

http://www.solaris.in/solarisGuesthouse.html#

Also check on Nivalink (probably the most popular for Pune/Mumbai weekend getaway bookings) here:

http://www.nivalink.com/travel/mahabaleshwar.html