Guest User
March 1, 2025
They had empty rooms, but they didn't allow us to check in early. We arrived at the hotel at 8 in the morning and got rooms at 13:30.
Some people who had booking of 10 rooms came at 11:00 am and got their rooms within 15 mins. They prefer people who are making bulk bookings.
I was even ready to pay them for early checkin but the answer I got was a simple no.
There service was poor, they claim to be a 5 star hotel, but provide services like a 2 star at best. There standard reply was no it is not possible.
Also this hotel is located at outskirts, so it is difficult to get cabs back to pune airport or mumbai airport as uber is banned in lonavla.
I asked della to provide cabs, they quoted me 5000 plus taxes for sedan. While coming to the hotel uber charged me 1500rs and local vendors charge around 2500 for the same.
While checking in they asked for 5000 per day as deposit which was very weird for a 5 star hotel. I stayed in novotel leela and ITC, no one asked us for the deposit.
Also while checking out they charged service charge on the booking amount. I was not sure what it was for. And this was the hidden charge.
No additional discounts are provided for the cafes and adventure activities conducted by the resort. People from outside the resort can also use this facilities for the same price.
Suggestion: Book a room in other villas, or chains like rhythm which have cheaper rooms compared to della. And you can come to della resort for activities and tour by buying a pass, which is also needed for people staying in della. This will save your money and you can still enjoy the property and activities in della.
After all this the property is beautiful, so do visit it, but don't stay in this property