Taj in the Andaman Islands, the best hotel!
The hotel's vast grounds, with cleverly zoned villas, help you forget you're in a country with a population of 1.5 billion.
Due to legal restrictions, the villas don't have access to the beach or the sea, but paths lead right to the beach, where you'll find hotel lounge chairs with umbrellas, showers, towels, and hotel staff. It's not for nothing that the beach is called Maldivian: powder-white sand and crystal-clear water! The beach has a comfortable, gently sloping entrance, perfect for children.
To the left, about a kilometer ***** the beach, is a reef that, although battered, is teeming with life. To the right, 2.5 kilometers ***** the beach, is another reef and a secluded bay frequented by snorkelers. If you book a snorkeling excursion, you'll be taken to this spot, on the other side of the island.
There are no taxis on the island, but there are companies that shuttle tourists from hotels around the island. They probably have some kind of deal with the hotels, so the prices for these trips are quite high.
You can go into town for dinner, which will be half the price of a hotel meal, but if you pay 3,000 rupees for a taxi, you'll still end up with the same bill.
The only reason to go is for the lobster or crab. We found a company that took us out of the hotel a couple of times: the car was new and the guys were punctual (+91 94760 37130).
The hotel restaurant serves delicious food, is fast, and has a wide selection of Indian, European, and Asian cuisine. Try the parathas with different fillings.
If you book a transfer from/to Port Blair, be careful that the ferry tickets match your preferences, not the preferences of the people booking them. We had a similar situation, and then had to book a ticket on a different ferry. When we checked in at the hotel, they initially included the cost of both tickets, but then removed the flight we didn't need when we asked them to show us our approved departure time.
Prepare for sand fleas before they bite you.
Basically, these creatures are everywhere where hotels or larger companies don't combat them, so you just need to have before and after products. In India, as we discovered, they don't combat them... I'll leave a couple of photos: spray for before, gel for after.
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