Tractor Ride at Jakson Inns Phaltan

72 hours in Phaltan with Jakson Inns

Whooshing windmills, visiting a private picturesque palace, heartwarming hospitality, delectable meals, riding a bullock cart, a bumpy tractor ride and a luxurious getaway; my stay at Jakson Inns Phaltan was full of incredible never-done-before experiences. A small town in Satara, Phaltan was once upon a time ruled by the might Nimbhalkars and has a fascinating history, a great present and a...
Hotel Jakson Room View

An Off-Beat Getaway Destination With Jakson Inns

Earlier this month we took a needed Getaway to Phaltan with Jakson Inns, which began as a business hotel given the growing industrial prosperity in the area and has now expanded to a resort with amenities like a fully functional lounge- bar, swimming pool, gym, spa and so on. After a 4-hour drive from Mumbai, we entered Phaltan to witness a countryside view that boosted of farms, cattle,...
Maratha thali

Amidst Sun And Sugarcane: Serenity At Jakson Inn

What do you do when you travel to a destination with miles of sugarcane fields flanking the road and the horizon is dotted with gigantic windmills? The first thing I wanted was to drink fresh ‘Ganne ka Ras’ or cold pressed sugarcane juice, a childhood indulgence. My secret desire was granted at Jakson Inns, Phaltan when I was invited and welcomed into the hotel’s foyer with a cool glass...
Rajwada Chowk

Heritage travel and ecotourism comes together at Phaltan

Uncharted places that are not on the map as a designated tourist destination often show the potential of a unique experience. That is exactly what Jakson Inns has achieved for the almost forgotten Phaltan, located 110 kms from Pune. A highway ride is common for Mumbaikars, usual destinations being Pune, Kaas Pathar, Lonavala, Goa, Ratnagiri coastal lines and more. On a roadtrip to nowhere in...

Christmas and New Year at The Jakson Inns

With the Christmas falling on a Monday this 2017, eroding those Monday blues away, and the New Years doing the same trick with its first day of 2018, it’s time to use these two golden opportunities and plan a festive weekend getaway, right away. It’s time to stash in the kitchen cabinet your worries about preparing the festive feast, to stuff your suitcases instead of turkeys, and to use your...

Why Invest in Executive Outings and Team Building?

We love our lives. All of us do. One way or the other, at one point or another, we happen to appreciate the lives we’ve got, and the little and big things included in it. Our work is one of those inclusions, but as is imbued in our nature now, we drown ourselves in work so much that we forget about other stuff, especially amongst all that work pressure, the deliveries, targets, competition and...

Two Grand Reasons Why Women Should Travel Solo To Phaltan

To travel is to push open the gates of our minds and tread farther away from monotony and boredom and social taboos and societal pressures. To travel is to run towards new experiences, adventures, and most importantly, explorations. While many of these come tangibly, it is those intangible ones that ultimately become our true Santas for one simple reason, and that is, they come bearing...

Grape Tasting is The New Black

Wine tasting and vineyards near Mumbai are another story. Right now, let’s focus on grape tasting. Come, wander alongside as we take you to an enticing sojourn through grape farms. Winters Are Around The Corner It’s that time of the year when winters are all dressed in white, ready at the check-in counter wheeling their suitcases packed with cool delights. As we stand on the other side in...

Wine Tasting With A Flavor Of Serenity, Cheers!

There’s something about wine that draws both attention and interest. Perhaps, those are the two words aptly describing the nature of wine lovers – attentive and intrigued. The attention as they hold the wine glass, fully immersed in the soft aroma arising out of it, as they swirl the glass, breathing in and letting their wine breath in the oxygen too, blending well with the air, bringing an...

On Getting Married, Spotting Destination & Seven Vows of Togetherness

The sensation of sitting on one knee. The sound of an elating ‘yes’. The spark in the eyes, and the glee on the lips. The apparent momentary bliss that will stay for a lifetime. Between these emotions it’s the wedding bells we hear. The aunts from distant lands, the uncles from farthest corners, the brothers from bays of Bahamas, and the sisters sun basking in Seychelles, suddenly they all...