YEAR BUILT 1998 YEAR REMODELED 2005ADDITIONAL PROPERTY DESCRIPTION LOCATED ON THE FRINGE OF WHAT TIME MAGAZINE ACCLAIMED AS THE BEST BEACH IN ASIA IN NOV 2004 BAREFOOT AT HAVELOCK THE ANDAMAN ISLANDS ONLY ECO HIDEAWAY IS SET IN RAINFOREST AND TROPICAL FRUIT TREES BEHIND A PRISTINE 2 KM WHITE SAND STRETCH OF THE QUIRKILY NAMED BEACH NO. 7 AT HAVELOCK ISLAND. OUR RESORT COMPRISES 18 BEAUTIFULLY DESIGNED COTTAGES THAT ARE HIDDEN AMONG 7 ACRES OF GROUNDS. THEIR HARDWOOD WALLS AND CONICAL THATCH ROOFS BLEND INTO THE TROPICAL FOLIAGE. YOU GET BASIC COMFORTS MODERN PLUMBING AIR CON OR CEILING FANS AND AN EXHILARATING CLOSENESS TO NATURE. THE BAREFOOT PHILOSOPHY MEANS A MINIMAL FOOTPRINT SO ONLY INDIGENOUS MATERIALS ARE USED. RAINWATER IS HARVESTED AND MOST STAFF ARE LOCAL. VENTURE OUT TO KAYAK THROUGH MANGROVE CREEKS SNORKEL OR DIVE THE REEFS CAMP ON A DESERTED ISLAND. STAY IN AND THERE IS YOGA BIRDWATCHING HAMMOCKS AND A BLISSFUL BEACH. BAREFOOT AT HAVELOCK IS PERFECT IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR AN UNPRETENTIOUS HIDEAWAY IN ONE OF THE WORLD S LAST UNDEVELOPED TROPICAL ISLANDS. YOU ARE VERY CUT OFF FROM THE REST OF THE WORLD. THERE IS NO TELEVISION NEWSPAPERS INTERNET OR SOMETIMES TELEPHONE BLISS FOR SOME. THIS IS ALSO PART OF A CONSCIOUS EFFORT TO TAKE OUR GUESTS OUT OF THEIR COTTAGES AND EXPERIENCE THE BEAUTY OF HAVELOCK ISLAND. ROOM SERVICE IS NOT PROVIDED AS THE COTTAGES ARE FAR APART FROM THE KITCHEN AND ALSO BECAUSE WE HAVE A WONDERFUL ATMOSPHERIC LOUNGE AND RESTAURANT WHERE WE ENCOURAGE OUR GUESTS TO MINGLE AND SIT BACK AND ENJOY A TALL DRINK AND A DELICIOUS MEAL WITH SOME RELAXING MUSIC. SOME THINGS TO PREPARE FOR BEFORE YOU ARRIVE. NOCTURNAL FOREST SOUNDS CAN BE IRRITATING ESPECIALLY IF YOU ARE A LIGHT SLEEPER AND STAYING IN A NICOBARI COTTAGE ON OCCASION THE AIR CONDITIONING IN THE ANDAMAN VILLAS CAN BE ERRATIC DUE TO VOLTA
Rates:
75 - 80
Number Of Rooms: 18
Number Of Floors: 1
Check In Time: 1200
Check Out Time: 1200
BAREFOOT AT HAVELOCK
Beach number 7 Radhanagar Village
Andaman And Nicobar, India
Driving Directions:
DIRECTION TO THE PROPERTY FROM AIRPORT IXZ 75 KMS NORTH EAST