One of the perks of working in a big company are the various training programs you are supposed to attend – like meetings, they are usually time pass, a break from the daily routine. If they are held outstation, they are paid holidays with everything taken care of, with additional advantage that you do not have to worry about reaching office in time.
I had stayed in Lonavala for a few days many years ago for one such training program during the monsoon. The company owned facility was well maintained, but Lonavala itself was like a ghost town. I would some times go for a walk in the morning, you could hardly see any human being, only lots of empty bungalows.