- Forest Call Lodge has an especially quiet and soothing atmosphere. Though its location is superb, it is a world away from the frantic/exotic atmosphere of more typical tourist lodging options. Very private, calm, genuine and unique. You will not be greeted by indistinguishable staff members everywhere you go, instead, you can either enjoy complete solitude and silence for hours on end or you can choose to enjoy the wonderful company of the owner himself and his two lovely dogs over a cup of tea. They're the best! I hope to see them again and again in my near future.
- Forest Call Lodge is such a treat for your self and your senses. Your ears are filled with the sounds of raindrops on the leaves. Your eyes their vivid green. Your nose high-quality fresh air. And your well-being generally just goes up. I had little experience with meditation, and I generally think of it as a form of demanding practice, but with my time here I realize that meditation perhaps is more a state of mind -
and, like a breeze, it can come and go by itself without influence on our consciousness or intention, though we can create and nurture more or less favorable conditions for the 'meditative breeze' to take place. For example, I did not set out to sit and meditate at all but from being present in such stress-free environment somehow naturally my mind became clear and focused, and my moods stable and positive through and through.
- The garden and the river nearby are definitely lovely - and I spent most of the time outdoors, but I'm most impressed with the room itself. Very interesting and well-thought-out design. Kudos to whoever came up with the architectural sketches and interior choices! The lodge offers the inhabitants enough comfort and convenience, style as well, but it is equally nice and beneficial to the environment. If Heidegger (the philosop
