Jawai Leopard Villa

Everything about this place is great

We were treated like family. The food was home-cooked and tasty, the view from the veranda lovely, the rooms comfortable and clean. We went for an evening and morning safari, saw leopards, crocodiles and beautiful birds. Our host was also our driver. He was very professional and knowledgeable, he knew the rights places to see wildlife at the just the right times. He was exceedingly helpful and professional. I don't think you'd get treated better at a 5-star hotel.

There was nothing not to like. It was exactly what we hoped to experience. We saw leopards!

Loved our stay at this homestay. We stayed two nights, and took two safaris with them. Our room was large, clean, functional and comfortable. The bed was massive and comfy, aircon worked well. The food at both breakfast and evening meal was delicious. The cauliflower and potato curry was fabulous, as was the veg poha one morning. Good selection of local dishes, which is what we enjoy. The safaris were well run and we saw 5 leopards over the two trips, plus crocodiles, lots of birds and other animals. There is no wifi available here, and my only touch of signal was on the rooftop terrace. This worked just fine though, I just hadn't realised before getting there. Bhanu's English is exceptional and the family are very welcoming, the dad is kind and explained all the food and couldn't do enough for you. Highly recommend this place and would definitely return.

Could have done with a bookcase or couple of shelves in the room to put our things on. And maybe one in the bathroom. But not enough to put me off!

We had a wonderful stay at Jawai Leopard Villa, very kind and hospitable family. Beautiful and adventurous tour in the landscape around their home, saw a full grown leopard only 5 meters away on our first night!

All was good

Its not Like Villa But Some Time Of Homestay

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Homely touch, the Safaris are handled between the father and son, and they have their own vehicles, which are in good condition and they are very promptly on time.

Bit of a leak in the pot area and very stiff bidet pipes. No hot water connection in the basin tap, so had to use icy cold water at 5:30am in the winter at 6°C, before the Safari ride !

The rooms were very clean. The host was excellent. He tired a lot to show us lepord, even after we did sighting in the first safari itself. I had travelled with kid and he provided milk whenever require even without charging a penny. The food also they made was quite good and reasonable. Will visit same place again

Perfectly located near leopard spotting sites. Walking distance from damn. Value for money as everything else around is either highly expensive or extremely dirty to live in. Bhanu and his family go out of their way to make you feel comfortable and warm. They arranged safaris and transport for us whenever we wanted. They provide delicious home cooked meals on request.

No complaints

A family run business and what a delightful family. The accommodation was as expected, the food was excellent - far better than expected - the gypsy safaris to find the leopards were great. We saw leopard on the morning safari but not in the evening one, however the scenery and views kind of compensated. The jeeps are always fun too. There isn’t much to do in the day in between safaris apart from a stroll round the village which is interesting. We enjoyed the lack of internet (the blessed mountains get in the way) but it’s worth bearing in mind if you have plans to make.

Slightly dodgy shower ….

Loves this property! The family were very attentive and gave us wonderful breakfasts and dinners with free refills. The property is a little hard to find and quite isolated but we were here for leopard safari so it still worked great.

The breakfast was home made, healthy and delicious and in sufficient amount.

Everything was perfect, neat and tidy!

Very nice property, beautyfull environnement, a bit away from the village. We had 3 safaries with the owner and his son , 2 in full rain, but we saw one Leopard and the landscape was outstanding. All in all we felt a bit isolated and the home made dinner and lunch were too exoensive compared to the many experiences we had on our long trip throught North India.

We loved the hospitality and generosity of the guesthouse family! Also, the safari was great - not only did we see a leopard and lots of peacocks, but the green rocky landscape is wonderful. Roaming around the nearby rural village, we were warmly greeted by the inhabitants.

(no toilet paper^^)

Jawai as a place offers limited options that are either extremely expensive or affordable but too basic. Jawai leopard villa offers a great balance between the two. Homestay was extremely comfortable with clean, spacious room and home cooked delicacies. Bathrooms were also well maintained and functional with hot and cold water The family is courteous and helpful. We did our safari with them and had a great experience. Not only did they chase the best points to ensure we see leopards ( we saw 4- a mum with 3 cubs)but also allowed the time to sit and enjoy the scenic beauty of the dam, while sharing many a stories about the village, the people and leopards. Highly recommend this place to anyone looking for a comfortable stay

The family was very friendly and made us welcome. The 2 sons were very helpful and we had 2 great safaris with them.

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If you want to experience true JAWAI...this is the right property. The owner drove us to the safari and we believe we had the best sighting of the leopards. Irrespective of the safari is the offloading in the rocky hillocks surrounding Jawai Dam. The home cooked food was exceptional and deserves special mention 😋

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We really enjoyed staying at this relaxing family run homestay. The room was comfortable, clean & spacious with a nice big new bathroom (including hot water)! Airco and ceiling fan kept us nice and cool. There is a great roof terrace which has a lovely view of the rocks where you go on leopard safari, we were able to have our meals (breakfast & dinner) served up there and could watch the local birdlife. It's in a small village and is probably the quietest place we slept in our whole India trip. We also did a morning and afternoon safari where we managed to see a leopard. The safari was excellent (driver, vehicle & spotter). We recommend this place.

Not negatives - just a couple of things to note... There is no sign on the gate, but the booking.com map has it marked on exactly the right place - if you tell the accommodation your arrival time they'll be looking out for you. We ordered meals from the property - not sure where you'd eat otherwise.