The Barefoot at Havelock

An excellent jungle property on the beach. The rooms( tents) were great, the food was top notch. The only reason i gave it a 4 is the tardy checkout experience where the front office staff made us wait for 45 mins for some inane reason. The front office checkout experience is the only weakling of this otherwise great property.

The best eco-lodge experience in Andamans. Your Amazing Andamans moments start right from the meet-and-greet team led by Rahul at the Port Blair airport and the staff who assist at the Haddo Jetty with your ferry travel. At the Barefoot Resort in Havelock, Susmita and her team welcomed us warmly into our “Nicobari Cottage”. Trilochan the Chef, Jagan the Restaurant Manager, and their team assisted by Varada prepared a sumptuous dinner. We were lucky to get a Kilo-Crab on the day we arrived. Reuben, the in-house naturalist charted our plans for a trek through the reserve forest, the marsh before we landed in the beautiful, white sand Elephanta beach. Reuben impresses us with his knowledge of the jungle, the terrain and the activities we had to pick. Back in the resort, the stunner is the pristine Radha Nagar beach to which one has access from the resort. You wouldn’t want to get back from the sun loungers under the shades of the mighty trees overlooking the beach. I could spend a lifetime here; dolce far niente. We were up for a surprise dinner on the last night of our stay, arranged by the Barefoot team. A sweet gesture indeed. The rooms are clean and spacious. They are well attended and air conditioned. Towels and bed linen were clean and smelled good. The housekeeping team did a great job. The network connectivity for Airtel is good (4G works inside the cottages and most part of the property). No TVs and loud music here.

Amazing experience. We truly felt like we were being taken care of by the hospitality team and restaurant staff. The location is excellent and the environment is very serene. It felt truly like a peaceful and relaxing vacation away from the hustle and bustle of city life. Right next to the beautiful Radhanagar beach. All the staff were so nice and polite. The restaurant food was amazing as well. They customized the menu for us and cooked all sorts of dying Bengali delicacies cooked to perfection. Jagganath babu and Shankha Subhra from the restaurant were amazing. Even the housekeeping staffs, Nandu and others were extremely helpful. We felt like the staff were taking care of us like we were their house guest. We felt at home there. Only feedback: increasing the size of the additional bed for 3 people occupancy. Provide 2 chairs inside the rooms apart from the easy chairs kept outside the rooms, may be the interior roads could be made slightly smoother for older guests to walk around while still keeping the jungle vibe of the place. Honestly speaking, we didn't feel like coming back and extended our stay by 1 day. Lastly we loved the no TV concept of the place. It really instigated my parents and I to talk and connect with each other which was the goal of our trip to truly spend time with each other.