I had occasion to stay at two places during my Bandipur visits in 2005. In February last, my mom and I stayed at the Bandipur Safari Lodge, run by Jungle Lodges & Resorts. I was impressed by the excellent customer service, the rooms and the tasty food. They organized Safari and trekking..The forest guides were pretty knowledgeable about the birds and animals. The environment around the lodge was very peaceful.  

Last month, in December, we stayed at the Tusker Trail resort. In my opinion, I was not happy with the rooms and especially their food. This Tusker Trail lodge is run by a private party and located in a remote jungle area. But they had good library of wild life books. The roads to this resort are bad and worn out. I do not think the government is even aware of the bad condition of these roads. This lodge, I feel, is not worth the money. There were hardly any birds around. In the morning, I did not hear any birds chirp. This could be because they were afraid of us humans.