Matla Tourism Property ( A Govt. of W.B undertaking)) - Lodging in Gosaba - South 24 Parganas, India

This is for wildlife lovers!! The place is very quiet and you can easily hear various sounds of the wildlife from early morning. Rooms : The rooms were great. They recently renovated the rooms so they were very clean. Location: It is located far from human habitation. This property also has its own watch tower. During sunrise deers can easily be spotted from the top of it. They also organize whole day tours on demand. Note: All the activities in forest are restricted on Tuesday. You can't even roam in the forests on Tuesdays. Plan accordingly.

It's the only Govt tourism lodge cum guest house in Indian Sundarban. Located at Sajnekhali Island. One can reach by taking a boat ride from Gadkhali or Gosaba. For that one has to reach Canning ( by train/ road) and then gadkhali by road. It's comparatively well managed and rooms are comfortable. The staff are very cordial here.

A good option for a weekend gateway fr Kolkata if you like staying in forest area. Room : Room are good, wooden forest type cottage with decent washroom. Ac, non ac both options are there. Cleanliness is good as well. Food : options are limited but good home-cooked style food, chicken/mutton/fish everything is available but depending on the which time of the year you are visiting. Property: its well maintained, you will find Bengal monitor lizards are Romain around here and there, a lots of monkeys, varieties of birds inside the fencing area. If you lucky you might observe deers, boars also outside the fencing area. The watch tower present in the property is a treat to visit for awesome view of the Jungle and river. Also from the jetty area you can watch a lovely sunset on the river. Points to note : ( depending of your preference these can be either pros or cons!) 1. Morning and evening only one boat goes to the property and as its situated at the forest side, without the boat there is no way out from the resort. 2. It run on the generator power as electrical wire can be fatal for monkeys. So power cuts are frequently and Daily generator maintenance is there. 3. While you are in the jetty area, be careful and do not try to go outside of the fencing or close to river bank as crocodiles are very common here. 4. After dark its the gates of the cottage stay closed from the staircase side. Its preferable not to open it to come down to the ground and roam around as the monitors present inside the property can be of larg size and if not fatal but could cause unwanted incidents. Overall a very good option, if you like feel the true beauty of a jungle life peacefully. Note : ITS REAR TO STOP TIGERS, so please hold your expectations.

The place was decent.. service quality is only thing i would say lacked. Food is decent quality but not completely bengali type. They are going to shut down for next few months, so menu was limited, which suffered the experience. Both the watchtowers were main attraction, the long trees and adventurous experience was best part of the trip. If you book online, there is extra gst that you have to pay at the end, felt this could be done in online only, not sure why it was separate. Service really could have been better, they expect good tips but for that the quality of service is not upto mark. But anyway, other than that good experience. Food costs approx average 700 per person for lunch dinner and snacks.

The rooms are the worst. They are old and dilapidated.. Inside you will always find sand or dust wood Due to the rotten woods.. The manger mentioned that by November it will get renovated .. expect it to be at par with the WBTDC resorts at other places like Murti, Bakkhali etc.. The location is awesome . Into the jungle.. No other resorts can match that..not even the ITC Sonar bangla.. the forest dept and tourism should collaborate and the forest dept watch tower should open up at 6 am in the morning ..that is the best time to spot wild animals..

This is one and only property which is present inside the core jungle area of Sundarban. Other all properties are in Pakhiralay which is in the opposite bank. Being a Government property location, space is very good so is the food. price is on the higher side. Manager is very humble nd knowledgable. He also will help you regarding your sight seeing trip to dobanki and other place. The only problem is they tends to add extra 5% in the name of service charge without your consent which is wrong as per my opinion. Rest everything is okay. Also beware there are several monkeys in the property.

The property was earlier known as Sajnekhali Tourism Resort. Day 1 - We had to reach the Gadkhali Ferry Ghat by 11 AM. The only challenge is they did not start for the resort unless all the tourists had arrived. So we the punctual tourists had to suffer. It took almost 2 hours to reach the property from there. On reaching the resort the staff was there to carry our luggage to the reception. The resort is quite an experience with nearby watch towers and Mangrove Interpretation Centre. Ours was an AC suite well furnished and tastefully designed. It had a balcony facing the pond, a living room space with TV. A bathroom with Geyser and necessary amenities. Of course no electric kettle or tea/ coffee sachets were provided. The WBTDCL kit had no dental kit inside. Food was excellent but the oil quality can be better. They provide room service. We relished Goldar Chingri Malai Curry at an affordable price of Rs300 Day 2 - They offered a trip to the interior of the jungle on a boat. The cost varies depending upon the number of takers. It is usually a 6-8 hours trip inclusive of lunch. The nearby jungle has spotted deer, wild boar, water monitor lizard, monkeys and the beautiful Lesser Adjutant Stork. Pros- The prop and stilt lodge rooms give you a jungle feel. The staff is helpful. Cons- Not all rooms have a geyser, cleanliness can be better. The food order is always taken in advance but often it's not ready on time. Day3 - We had breakfast by 8.30 and around 9.30 the boat was ready to take us back to Gadkhali Ferry Ghat. In the morning it was a faster ride of around 1 and a half hours. A 2 Night 3 day stay will be apt. Best time to visit September to March.

We spent weekends at WBTDCL Matla, Sajnekhali , booked one AC suite online, and reached there from Gadkhali by WBTDCL boat(free), had a very nice journey on boat amidst the dense mangrove forest. The staff were very cooperative and served tasty food. There were two watch towers overlooking to the National forest. Crocodile and tortoise are in the ponds inside the resort, and also lots of cute monkeys all around. The komodo dragons were roaming inside park, beehives hanging from the watch tower. We loved this sylvan place spending a day and night and enjoyed the serene beauty of nature amidst the lush green mangroves , sundari trees with their breathing roots, and the quiet stream of tides through the naked roots of mangroves.