Port Blair is famous for many things and what strikes us first is it’s notorious Cellular Jail. You will never have a dull moment regardless of the number of days you choose to stay here, since this city holds many wonders like Ross Island – remnants of penal colony, museums, Beaches, water activities and much more.
When it comes down to booking a Hotel for your stay at this place consider all these to have a seamless holiday.
Location: While planning a trip to Port Blair – Andamans you will dream of having a perfect room with a stunning Sea View. Do check on the same before booking since most hotels are on the city and offers no view. Make sure to book a hotel room with Sea view well in advance since only limits rooms will have view (do note Port Blair being a city offers rooms on partial sea view basis and most of the hotels do not have beach access or sea facing rooms). Knowing the above in advance will help you narrow down the hotels more easily.
Easy Access: To have a smooth and hassle-free Holiday it is important to know whether the location of the hotel makes it easier to reach. Choose the resort/hotel where you can easily reach on your own. The place that you choose should be easy to reach from Airport and at the same time should be easier to visit the local attractions. Port Blair being a city offers numerous hotel options both within city limits and there are hotels quite far away from the city limits. Be sure to stay in a place within the city so that you can enjoy the sightseeing and museum visits without any hassle. Otherwise, you will end up wasting your precious holiday time travelling around, not to mention the unnecessary cab fare and being exhausted at the end of the day.
Do also keep in mind that you will be travelling to other island (Havelock/Neil etc) as well when you on Port Blair do see that you Hotel can be easily reached from or to the Jetty at Port Blair
Beach Access: As already mentioned Port Blair is a city and no hotels within the city have beach access by foot and guest has a hire a car to reach the beaches of this spectacular city. There are beaches like Corbyn’s Cove Beach (10-12 mins) and Chidiyatapu Beach (about 30 mins from Port Blair city). Port Blair is more famous for its historic remnants, museums and sightseeing, hence be wise to choose a place wherein it will be easier to reach these places as well as the beaches. This will help to ease the transit time allowing more time for sightseeing/or to do under water activity/ or your own leisure time.
Amenities: As much as we all dream of having a perfect room with Sea View one cannot compromise on the amenities that we are used to in our daily life. Like WiFi – ensure to check in advance if you like to stay connected during your holiday. Pool – though you are on your holiday to go around for sightseeing or have thrill /adventure with water activities, life is always more fun with there is a pool around especially on your holiday time. So do choose a hotel which has one. Concisely, choose a hotel which can cater all your family needs e. food, work needs, bathroom facilities, hot water provision, bar etc.
Pocket-friendly: Having mentioned all the above it is important to look for a hotel which fits all your needs without compromising your own financial freedom. Look for a hotel which offers discounts/deals
Good Service/Team: Last but the most important of all is to check the reviews of the chosen hotel provided by guests who stayed before to get to know about the entire facilities/cleanliness/and the service team as well.
Safety: Even on your holidays it’s best to always focus on places which is completely safe and, in this case, chose hotel which has CCTV surveillance and have safes in all rooms.
