Munnar vs Darjeeling vs Shillong vs Mahabaleshwar

Hill stations are everyone's favorite holiday destinations as they inherently has the calmness,coolness and brings in peace and change to our monotonous daily routines.

However I feel there is a difference in all these hill-stations based on their demographics maybe not sure though still I feel like.

Shillong

Starting with Shillong my favorite and best amongst any hill-station in India its not because I am a northeaster and just getting this biased opinion.Shillong was the original capital of undivided Assam which later on was split into two states Meghalaya and Assam.
Shillong is very very different from other hill-stations the pine trees the atmosphere around the place, the hip and happening and uber stylish crowd and top of everything the awesome Chinese food we get here.Besides this we have the the Rock culture totally engraved in the heart of the place.
Be it Bara Pani lake,Wards Lake , Police bazar, Barra bazar,Shillong peak etc the ever raining romantic weather and chillness. Anyone and everyone cant help falling in love with it.

Positives:Chilly romantic weather, awesome places to go around, awesome food, happening places to shop, picturesque churches, rock culture
Negatives:No volvo buses running,lack of publicity about this beautiful part of India

Darjeeling

Second, in my list come Darjeeling which is in West Bengal.
Its an amazing place just when you start entering Darjeeling you are amidst the clouds that feeling is heavenly when you travel amidst the clouds. the toy train again an awesome experience. Then the rose garden in a high altitude its pretty. The sunrise at tiger hills worth watching and walk around the town is pleasant.Besides this on the way you can touch base on Sikkim and Nepal, Kalimpong which is an added bonus.
Positives:Nice place , awesome chilly weather
Negatives:None

Munnar

Third comes Munnar, its slanting tea plantations are a delight.Besides the tea plantations there is not much to do except the flower gardens.Besides the temperature too doesnt dip much, its surprising you can go around in a hill station without even a sweatshirt during the month of October.Well its a pleasant weather though still not chilly at all.Not much to do in proper Munnar except going for the tea plantations.
There's Eravikulam wildlife sanctuary but that needs a full day stading in an unending queue which I dint  prefer to.
Positives: Picturesqueness of the place, tea gardens in slanting mountains
Negatives:Dint have the exact hill-station feeling, finding good food was a problem, hotels are all quite scattered and far away from the main town

Mahabaleshwar

Fourth comes Mahabaleshwar in my list there is not much to do in this small hill-station in Maharashtra. there are some view points from which you can have views. Scenic drive with waterfalls all through small and big. Very near to Pune and Mumbai so people can have a good weekend outing. Waterfalls and horse-riding,rafting, paragliding etc.are available alongwith happening crowd.
Positives:Well connected to Mumbai and Pune, nice to visit on misty and rainy days
Negatives:Couldnt find good non-veg joints

My eternal favorite will always be gorgeous Shillong-Scotland of East.