Athiva Resort & Spa, Khandala: K Raheja Corp's Reimagined Hillside Retreat
Valley View Room with Sit-out, Cliff View Room, Suite · Price on Request
Athiva Resort & Spa, Khandala carries forward the site once known as The Dukes Retreat, now reimagined as the debut property of Athiva, the resort brand introduced by K Raheja Corp's hospitality business. The transformation retains the address's decades of familiarity with Khandala's hill-station rhythms while presenting a renovated 147-room resort, including 11 suites, built around the ghat's forested contours.
Life here is set to the pace of the Sahyadris: mornings begin with crisp mountain air and masala chai, afternoons move between the spa, the outdoor pool, and an indoor tennis court, and evenings settle into a ritual of chants and floating diyas beside the resort's sacred tree. Guests move between two restaurants and a bar-lounge without leaving the property, while pottery and caricature sessions add a lived-in, unhurried texture to the stay.
The design philosophy leans on the landscape rather than against it, with rooms categorised by their outlook, Valley View accommodations with private sit-outs and Cliff View rooms among them, so that the teak and mango forest, the waterfalls of the monsoon months, and the ghat's dramatic drop remain visible from within. Renovated in 2024 ahead of the Athiva rebrand, the property pairs updated interiors with the older resort's established gardens and open lawns.
The address benefits from a rare combination for a hill-station property: direct frontage on the Old Mumbai-Pune Highway near the Mumbai-Pune Expressway, placing Mumbai roughly two hours and Pune about ninety minutes away, while the immediate surroundings, Rajmachi Point, the Karla and Bhaja caves, and the Duke's Nose cliff, remain within easy reach for a day's exploring. As K Raheja Corp's hospitality arm extends the Athiva name to further properties, this Khandala resort stands as its founding address.
For those planning a mountain escape from Mumbai or Pune, or a business offsite away from either city, Athiva Resort & Spa, Khandala offers a considered starting point amid the Sahyadri hills.
| Configuration | Size | Starting Price |
|---|---|---|
| Valley View Room with Sit-out Queen-bed room with a private sit-out framing Khandala Ghat's valley views | 355 sq.ft. | On request |
| Cliff View Room Queen-bed room overlooking the resort's wooded, cliff-edge surroundings | 377 sq.ft. | On request |
| Suite One of 11 suites offering additional living space and premium in-room amenities | On request |
Detailed master plan and unit-wise floor plans available on request.
Old Mumbai-Pune Highway, Khandala, Mawal, Maharashtra 410301 · Khandala Ghat · Khandala
Khandala sits at the crest of the Bhor Ghat, the mountain pass where the Sahyadri range drops from the Deccan Plateau toward the Konkan coast, and where the Mumbai-Pune Highway and Expressway both thread through misty hills and forested valleys. The twin hill station of Lonavala lies a few kilometres away, and together the two towns have long served as the weekend retreat of choice for Mumbai and Pune, known for their waterfalls, viewpoints such as Duke's Nose and Tiger's Leap, and centuries-old cave temples at Karla and Bhaja.
Fronting the Old Mumbai-Pune Highway in Khandala, this address places the resort within easy reach of both metros while remaining wrapped in teak and mango forest cover. The setting favours long, quiet drives up the ghat over dense city traffic, and the resort's own grounds extend that seclusion with landscaped lawns, valley-facing sit-outs, and walking paths that keep the wider hill station's chikki bazaars and trekking trails just a short trip away rather than at the doorstep.
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A new tunnel and bridge section under construction between Khopoli and Sinhgad Institute is set to bypass the congested Khandala ghat stretch, easing access to the resort from both Mumbai and Pune.
The upcoming airport is expected to shorten travel time from Mumbai's eastern suburbs toward the Khandala-Lonavala corridor once fully operational, widening the resort's catchment for weekend and business travellers.
The planned ring road around Pune is expected to ease traffic feeding onto the Mumbai-Pune Expressway, indirectly improving approach times to Khandala from Pune's eastern and southern suburbs.
Improvements to the Pune-Nashik corridor are expected to add to overall traffic on the Mumbai-Pune Expressway network, reinforcing the ghat section's importance as a regional connector.
Ongoing upgrades along the older Mumbai-Pune highway through the Bhor Ghat aim to ease the persistent chokepoint at the Khandala-Lonavala stretch, benefiting properties fronting the highway directly.
This Khandala property is the debut resort under Athiva, the hospitality brand launched by K Raheja Corp's hotel business, built on the site of the long-established Dukes Retreat and repositioned with renovated interiors from 2024.
The resort sits directly on the Old Mumbai-Pune Highway in Khandala, giving it immediate access to the ghat route connecting Mumbai and Pune without a detour through the town centre.
With 147 rooms including 11 suites, categorised by Valley View and Cliff View outlooks, the property is scaled for both intimate getaways and larger group stays.
The resort is part of K Raheja Corp's hotel portfolio, promoted by Ravi C. Raheja and Neel C. Raheja, whose group has developed hotel brands across Indian metro cities for decades.
Guests have access to a full-service spa, outdoor pool, indoor tennis court, and health club, positioning the resort for both leisure breaks and wellness-focused stays.
The property's grounds and surrounding teak and mango forest keep the resort insulated from the town's built-up stretches while remaining close to viewpoints like Duke's Nose and Rajmachi.
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