Accommodation
Accommodation Type : Basic and comfortable which means not luxurious
Room Size : Sufficient to accommodate one double bed and one extra mattress/bed.
Room service : room service is not allowed, There is limited staff at gairal forest rest house.
Liquor and non vegetarian food : Guest are not allowed to carry liquor or any meat inside national park and consume it.
Washroom : All rooms have attached washroom with running clean water. All toilet have western toilet seat only dormitory have one(out of two) squat toilet seat. if travelling with kids of age below 5 years do not forget to carry toddler toilet seat for their comfort.
Fan or Air Conditioner : There is no fan or air conditioner in rooms, rooms are naturally ventilated very well.
Quilts and mattress : White linen is used on mattress while blankets and quilts are offered to guest. Guest can carry sleeping bag for more fun but any camp or tent pitching is not allowed outside room in open ground or porch.
Television or Wifi/Internet : No television available.
Intercom : There is no intercom in rooms so conversation is only medium to covey messages.
Electricity : Electricity is available for 1-2 hours in evening if solar power inverter are charged which becomes difficult if sky is full of clouds during day. So do not forget to carry power bank.
Light : Although rooms have electricity fitting but that is usable only in evening, at time of check in solar power lantern are provided in rooms which are daily charged. This time mobile torch or flash light or camping light becomes more helpful if guest are carrying same.
Mobile Signal : Almost no signal available of any mobile operator at Gairal Forest rest house so zero disturbance by call. Better before entering into forest guest forward their call to any other available mobile number.
There are some points in dhikala forest rest house compound where Idea and Vodafone signal works so while going to dhikala Forest rest house for bio break or any meal(breakfast or Lunch) guest can make a call.
Urgent messages can be conveyed through jeep driver who is entering into dhikala zone or a message can be droped when guest's mobile gets signal during safari they might receive same.
Restaurant or Canteen : Garial rest house has canteen which serves vegetarian meals, charges are as below.
Breakfast : Rs.250 per member
Time : 08 am to 10 am
Lunch : 300 per member
Time : 01 pm to 03:00 am
Dinner : 300 per member
Time : 07 pm to 09:00 pm
Open grounds : There is ample space in fact largest open space when compared to other forest rest house.
Entertainment and Sports facility : There is no swimming pool , table tennis, soft ball cricket or any recreation game available at any forest rest house.