Gorgeous place with its own beach & stunning sunsets each night. Pretty location among the palm trees & delicious home cooked meals daily. Very humble/rustic room which is what you’d expect on remote island. Shared bathroom option wasn’t much cheaper than bathroom option hut, probably should’ve taken that option. Cleaning of common shower could’ve been better & more hanging area for cloths in shower room & rooms. Difficult to charge devices in hut as PowerPoint up high in rooms & no shelf below to stow when charging really.Bed, futon, uncomfortable on cement base but as I said it’s remote island so can’t expect luxury at such prices in such places. Hosts could’ve been friendlier but feel they’re v busy!

Stayed in April 2025

Wifi

right on the beach.

Stayed in March 2025

It's around one and a half kms from Neil kendra market

Resort like ambience at low budget

Stayed in December 2024

The communal toilet could be cleaner, the toilet seat and flush handle are quite dirty. The manager is quite reserved and not very cooperative.

The huts are nicely situated near the beach. The huts are quite basic, but there is a fan, mosquito net and a towel. There are reasonable mountain bikes (without gears) for rent for R150/day. The price of the huts is excellent. This also attracts special characters who stay there longer.

Stayed in December 2024

That it is rustic means you have some compromises. But you will get behind it. The wifi was inconsistent though. And over here you have no cellar reception so be mindful.

Nice rustic place!

Stayed in November 2024

Bed was bit uncomfortable

An amazing place to lay back and chill. I believe a lot of people return and stay for long periods so say no more. It's very basic but that's the appeal, the food is first class amazing value for money but not for you if you expect luxury. I loved it and would definitely stay again

Stayed in February 2024

No wifi. No storage in the basic single bedroom. Indifferent service.

Very peaceful, great for solo travellers / backpackers. Easy to meet fellow travellers. Tasty food and hygienic food. You'll be right by a beach where you can watch the sun set.

Stayed in February 2024

Common washroom, very small huts to stay in

Location, it was cheaper than others, crowd was mostly foreigners

Stayed in April 2023

- The internet is like this on the entire island: you'll get 4g as soon as you switch on data. Then, next moment, it'd be gone, although you hadn't moved an inch. This is for the entire neil island. I also saw a spider in the hut. But it's ok, since the structures are made of natural material and they get attracted to light. So i switched off the light and slept.

I wish i could've stayed longer. It's the best in neil island. - Sibankar was very helpful and a nice host. He is the head chef as well and knows many languages including french, russian, and spanish. - The food was good. Don't miss out on the seasonal fruits breakfast. It's 😋 - The entire place is amazing with more coconut trees than rooms. It's totally different from an ordinary hotel. - The beach is a one minute walk away, just behind the property. - Towel and mosquitoe nets are provided. - A common area where you can read books in multiple languages, play cards or uno cards, or just chat with the guests. - The place is eco-friendly with huts built from local natural material and the food menu hand-written on cute, small notebooks. Avoiding the ink, printing and lamination cost and resources. 100 points for this. - There was nice violin music played in the evening in the common room.

Stayed in April 2023

connecting Road

environment and nature very good I feel good atmosphere for stay l

Stayed in March 2023

Disinterested host and reliance on just one person to run the whole operations. Not even basic hospitality. Not preferably location for sole wanderers. Beach is only namesake nothing to be beautiful about.

Good location from tourist spots

Stayed in February 2023

Stay and food too expensive

Huts and hammocks and clean washroom

Stayed in February 2023

The beach at the property is not swimmable as it is full of dead coral.

The rooms were bungalows made of bamboo, and were really cozy. The bathrooms were very clean and the restaurant also had a decent menu. Also the owners were rather flexible with the absurdly early check-out time.

Stayed in January 2023

Bed was a little hard.

Lovely relaxing resort right at a beautiful beach with amazing home-cooked food! Water bottles can be refilled at the reception. The owner is so nice and friendly and had so much to tell about the island.

Stayed in January 2023

There is the beach just behind the resort, which is very beautiful and calm.

Stayed in December 2022

Excellent location to spend a good vacation.. relaxing experience out of the crowded cities and connecting beach ⛱😎 Staff was really humble and supportive..

Stayed in December 2022

You get what you pay for. There is nothing not to like here.

Hospitality, value for money and the travellers vibe. Greet, meet, goodbye with a lot of love.

Stayed in December 2022

no Wi-Fi poor network bit far from the main road

near to the beach nice property

Stayed in May 2022

Everything was great

The location was quiet and convenient. The room was basic but very good. The bed was very comfortable and clean. It was made even more amazing because of the delicious meals. It was lovely to stay here

Stayed in April 2025

-Rude and not helpful owner with a problem with communication. -very basic bungalow with many holes -Mattress laid directly on concrete and hard -beach area full of plastic, they don't care to much about -Wi fi did not work at night In my opinion, you pay too much money and get rude service in return also.

Stayed in March 2025

I have been traveling around different countries for many months, but I have never experienced such rudeness and unwillingness to communicate normally before. Upon check-in, the owner informed me that he would take my passport because he needed to bring it to the police. I asked him to take a photo with his phone or make a copy instead, as I don’t want to hand over my passport to someone I don’t know for an extended period (I previously experienced an attempted passport theft in India and am cautious about such situations). The owner simply said that this was not enough, and in the end, he threw my passport and money in my direction, disregarding the confirmed reservation. In short, I was put in a very uncomfortable situation where the choice was either to hand over my passport or find another place to stay. Unfortunately, that is the atmosphere there... There were many other ways this could have been handled. If you expect a warm and welcoming vibe on a paradise island, this place might disappoint you. You may feel more like an intruder than a guest.

Stayed in March 2025

I loved the hospitality of the host subhankar. He's very helpful and accomodating. The resort is in a fantastic location. Sunsets just behind the resort are magical and the food just yumm.. I look forward to visit back soon. Thanks alot subhankar for being such a wonderful Host.

Stayed in March 2025

Nothing, I wouldn’t change anything.

Elephant was by far my favourite place I’ve ever stayed, anywhere, Shivanka the owner is an absolute pleasure to spend time with, knowledgable about everything on not only Neil Island but all of Andaman, helpful and a great cook, always suggested great places to visit and snorkel, told endless stories of growing up in Andaman and was knowledgeable about the history and tribes on other islands, he created the perfect environment to enjoy the island. The stay is a lovely beach bamboo hut just 1 minute walk from the beach, surrounded by coconut palms and shaded so never gets too hot, basic but clean and comfortable, close to nature and has the best snorkelling on the island at the back as long as you are a confident swimmer, everything I personally wanted from this stay. The resort is more of a homely hostel vibe with the perks of private huts, the location is central enough so that you can cycle to anywhere on the island. Jake from England.

Stayed in March 2025

I was not happy with the room I was charged 1600 rupees the room had cockroaches crawling over us all night, my wife was terrified . He called me a liar about the cockroaches . I paid him in full 7168 rupees as he insisted but I am under the impression that I only need to pay 50% cancellation fee ? To get a receipt out of him was hard work. Then he said he couldn’t cancel the booking but he had cancelled a previous booking no problem. I booked this place in good faith because of the good reviews. I can only assume that they are fake. It’s on the beach but you can’t swim there too dangerous because of rocks the swimming is 15 minutes away across rough terrain. I got a much better room cheaper , cleaner and on the beach just down the road. Trust me avoid this man he’s a money grabber.

Nothing it was minging

Stayed in February 2025