MPT Betwa Retreat, Orchha

Mixed feelings about this place. Since it’s a government property, the lack of proper maintenance really shows. The furniture felt old and moldy. We stayed in a tent, which was quite dated, had very little privacy, and sound easily carried outside. The staff behaviour also felt very “government office”–like. One incident made us uncomfortable—after helping with our luggage, one staff member stayed inside the room, standing near the bed, clearly waiting for a tip. It felt awkward and unsafe, especially since we were a couple. Normally, people wait near the door, but this wasn’t the case here. Eventually, I tipped him and he left immediately, but the experience left a bad feeling. On the positive side, the location is excellent. Most monuments and cenotaphs are within walking distance, and you can even see them from the tent, which is a big plus. Food was just okay—not great, not terrible, but nothing memorable. Overall, the location is the highlight, but maintenance, comfort, and staff professionalism definitely need improvement

Location - is easy to find. In front of the hotel there is Betwa river. I am not able to describe the morning scenes how much beautiful it is. Service- is good. Room- Rooms are spacious and clean and well decorated.Option to make tea and coffee in room is present. TV is present. Though we aren't getting time to watch as in Holiday trip. Toilet - Toilet is clean and hair dryer is present and no bad smell is present. 2 litre water is provided by them in the beginning. Toiletries and 2 pair room slipper are provided. I am attaching few pictures to understand the views of this hotel. If you like my review please give a like. It motivates to write.

Beautiful hotel . Rooms are chatri style . Open space with well maintained garden and plants are well marked. ||One of the best MPT properties to stay . All rooms are independent like villa . ||We booked deluxe room and stayed here for one night. ( i think 2 nights stay is must to experience orcha).||Ample parking, Tents are available,||We had breakfast and dinner. Veg and non vegetarian options are available. ||||Overall wonderful experience.||Advise:-||Wifi speed is poor||Backside areas are not properly fenced||Reception area should be more visible ( its almost hidden)

The Betwa retreat is a beautiful property of MP tourism situated in a vast expanse of forested area with the Historical Cenotaphs of the brave Rajas of the Bundela clan just adjacent to the property.| Orchha Datia are a must visit for me as my Nana was Divan to Vir Singh Bundela and Peetambara peeth is my favourite Devi mandir.Each time I have stayed at the MP tourism property situated at Betwa retreat .| Nestled in the Sangwan trees and well maintained gardens the Rooms and Swiss |Tent are extremely well maintained by the Management. The Rooms are clean and the sheets and towels fresh and laundered.||The staff is extremely courteous a major plus point given that it is a Government property.| I will give the the credit for the courtesy and efficiency to the efforts of the administration of the retreat headed by Mr Shashikant Misra,their Manager.| I was particularly touched by the thoughtful gesture of staying up till 11.00 pm at night with piping hot Dinner as our Vande Bharat train was over three hours late. Hats off to the training to the staff at the retreat.| The food was home style fresh and tasty.The Chef is extremely good and will give you food you order not the usual hotel stuff.|Excellent management.Thank you Sri Misra and all the staff for this amazing experience each time for the last so many visits.

I made a mistake when booking the number of nights, and they didn't care, making me pay for an extra night I didn't stay. In similar situations at other hotels, they canceled the extra night without a problem, regardless of the cancellation policy. In fact, two hotels in India did this on my last trip. This is the hotel in India where I've encountered the least polite reception staff, which is particularly surprising given that India is known for its excellent customer service. Some of the reception staff should read Gandhi's message that's displayed at the entrance to the reception area...they seem to have forgotten it.Otherwise, it's a very good and beautiful hotel; the rest of the staff is fantastic, from the restaurant staff to the very friendly gardener.

Rooms are very cold if visiting in winters. Not very comfortable and cozy. Bed linens are not professionally clean. Booking of this property is mess. They commited us rooms near to swimming pool while booking over telephone and paymet made online however we had to end up in a room which was not expected in the colder side and was completely not accommodating after long travel that we took from gurgaon. Utterly unprofessional and will never ever visit this property

We stayed in a tent. Large, spacious, with all the amenities one would like to have. Good food accompanied by excellent service. It's walking distance from important attractions like Orchha Fort, Ram Raja and Chaturbhuja temples.

We had thought of travelling to Orchha many times, but some how the program never materialised. But then this time every thing fell in place - connectivity and accommodation option and even our professional schedule.||We had recently stayed at MP Tourism property in Gwalior (@Tansen Residency) and had liked it. So we decided to go ahead with MP tourism property again. MP Tourism has 2 properties in Orchha - Sheesh Mahal which a small heritage property located right inside the Orchha fort and Betwa retreat. We opted for Betwa retreat, booked a AC Swiss Tent on triple occupancy. ||We reached Jhansi at around 12.45 pm and then took a taxi to Orchha. Distance to Orchha is just around 18 kms but due to traffic, it takes around 40 minutes. The road was fine and the route is green and beautiful. The property is well known and is on the main road which goes towards the Chattris or the Cenotaph area. Its near Kanchan Ghat. The on which we were travelling turned, one part going straight to the river (ghat) and the other towards the cenotaph. This property is next to the Janki Vilas hotel, or let's say the last hotel on the road, before the crossroad for cenotaph area.||We were given a warm welcome, check in was smooth, were offered a welcome drink. Hotel staff took our bags to our tent. The whole property is on a hillock and is beautiful with ample green cover.||Our tent was spacious with a large bed (in fact we have never seen such a large bed in any property). There were 2 sections in the tent - one in the front, which had the bed, refrigerator, a small study table, an LCD Television, a pedestal fan, a small 2 seater dining table and two small stool like side tables; the 2nd part was a small dressing area - with a dressing table and a old wooden cabinet. This part was connected to wash room which was again spacious. They had given a small kettle, cups, tea, coffee, milk and sugar sachet and one unique thing - a box which had those bakery cookies (jeera / cumin ones, lightly salted). The tent had air conditioning too. Overall the tent was comfortable. There was a small table with 2 chairs on the outside of the tent. Perfect for those morning tea routine.||The property is beautiful and has a swimming pool, along with rooms, cottages and tents. There are many heritage areas in the property; an original medieval structure which has now been converted into a heritage suite (it was under renovation when we visited).||The restaurant and business center is located on the left side when one enters the property, again on a small height. The view from the restaurant is beautiful. The food is tasty. We had our lunch and dinner once during our stay. We had a buffet breakfast (part of our room charges - room on continental plan i.e. CP) daily during our stay - the spread was decent with cereals, fruits, dishes like poha, pakodas or vegetable fritters, moong dal badas (not like the south Indian vada), aloo (potato) bhaji (curry) with poori, dhokla or khaman, sweet vermicili with milk, fruit juice, tea/coffee options, bread (which could be toasted), butter, jam etc.||One had options to order from their menu, eggs could be ordered. The restaurant serves non vegetarian dishes too.||Outside the rooms and other structures there were paintings which depicted Hindu Gods and Goddesses, local people in a traditional Bundeli art style. The restaurant building on the outside had Lord Vishnu's Kurma Avtaar (incarnation) painting and inside the business center a whole wall depicting Lord Vishnu's Dashavatars (10 incarnations) in fresco style.||There are lovely garden areas all around. Just opposite the restaurant are stone stairs leading to the ruins of an old gate leading the way to the Chaupal (another old heritage monument). The old heritage building of Chaupal has Indo-Islamic features and domes and was being renovated when we were there.||The cenotaph (not exactly as these are the memorial on the place where the royal family / rulers of Orchha were cremated as they were Hindus) or the Chattris are located at just 5 minutes walking distance. We could see the Chattris from our tent area. ||Location wise this is ideal. Not too crowded, but near all the main attractions which are in the vicinity of 1 km to 2.5 km. You can either walk around or use battery vehicles (Toto) which are easily available - few of them stand outside the property.||Pre book the accommodation using any aggregator like Agoda, Make My Trip or use MP tourism website. Don't expect a luxurious property like a Taj or ITC, expect a mid budget beautiful property which provides you with a comfortable stay in a peaceful environment. In fact we were reminded of those old British style daak bungalows where we had stayed in our childhood and they used to be the only option sometimes in hill station or forest areas.