It’s brand new and its swanky! Come check out the old Café Del Mar that’s now Barefoot Scuba Resort.

It’s the same Resort, with the same lovely people but with fantastic brand new chic rooms, simply perfect for that diving vacation of yours. Barefoot Scuba Resort is the small beach resort with a big heart.

When we decided that it was time to renovate, to rebuild and to make this resort into the perfect haven for your dream holidays we never realised how much work it really would be. Renovation work was on in full swing by September 2009 and the deadline was Christmas day 2009.

What we have come to realise from this project is that constructing anything in the Andamans is an absolute nightmare. The tourism boom in the recent years ensured that many people on the Island were using the low season to renovate and finding skilled labour was close to impossible. The rain played spoilsport on many days  not just ruining the days work but adding to the work as well, construction materials had to be shipped in and deadlines seemed to be becoming a distant dream.

Many hours were spent pondering over paint samples, colour contrasts and bathroom tiles. Workers drilled, hammered and sawed away day after day and gradually our vision was taking shape. Many a day was spent in Chennai running around for the perfect upholstery fabric, shop owners were driven crazy with the million questions we had on the best mattress to buy, the staff at Seasons saw us way to often contemplating colours for the linen and our shipping company in Chennai made a killing given the number of things we were shipping from Chennai to the Andamans.

Through several trials and tribulations, through laughter and many days of fatigue, we managed to have the resort completed and ready on Christmas day, bang on schedule.

Barefoot Scuba Resort is the perfect choice for the budget conscious traveller. It offers a convenient base from which to explore not just the snorkeling and dive sites around Havelock, but also the village market, the elephant training camp and the forest trails beyond Beach No. 5.The resort has a lovely restaurant called Café Del Mar that serves both Indian and continental fares as well as great seafood.

The resort is easy on the pocket, simple and elegant and offers three different categories of rooms.

The Sea Facing Duplex Cottage

Elegance & Comfort in the Sea Facing Duplex Cottage

The Sea Facing Duplex cottages are wooden non a/c bungalows that face the sea through a small grove of coconut trees. The airy bedroom on the upper floor leads out to a private balcony which is the perfect place to relax after a day of diving.

The interiors are simple and extremely comfortable, with ceiling fans, electric lights and power outlets provided. A queen size bed with and 8 inch mattress (mosquito net provided) that lulls you to sleep is a luxury in Havelock.

The lounge on the lower level has a comfortable sofa and glass sliding doors so you can enjoy the view of the ocean in the comfort of your room. The lounge is also equipped with a hot water kettle, complete with tea, coffee, creamer and sugar sachets, complimentary fruit basket and a mini refrigerator.

The bathroom on the lower level is equipped with a western-style toilet, shower with hot water. The sit-out, below the balcony, is the ideal to unwind.

 

The Sea View Cottage

 

 

Interiors of the Sea View Cottage

 

The Sea View Cottage is a wooden non a/c bungalow that is slightly different from our Sea Facing Duplex Cottages. This Bungalow too shares the same lovely view of Beach No.3 and the balcony on the upper level is a lovely place from which to relax and take in every-thing that the ocean has to offer.

The airy bedroom with a queen size bed and a mosquito net is on the upper floor offers interiors that are simplistic and elegant. Ceiling fans, electric lights and power outlets are provided. The Cottage is also equipped with a hot water kettle, complete with tea, coffee, creamer and sugar sachets.

The bathroom on the lower level is equipped with a western-style toilet, shower. The simple sit-out, below the balcony is fenced in bamboo is the ideal to unwind.

Tented Cottage

Bedroom area of the Tented Cottage

The Tented Cottages are spacious, clean, simplistic and non air conditioned. The interiors are elegant and these tents have a view of the Garden.

There is a sit out with lovely wooden high back chairs from where you could enjoy your morning coffee. This area is equipped with a hot water kettle, complete with tea, coffee, creamer and sugar sachets.

The sitting area opens into the bedroom that has a double bed (mosquito net provided) and pedestal fans to keep the room nice and airy during the day. The bedroom area leads to a changing room complete with clothes rack, a luggage area and a dressing mirror.

The attached bathroom is spacious and has a western style toilet and a shower with hot water.

For guests who require accommodation that is basic yet spacious and comfortable, the Tented Cottage is a perfect choice.

The A Frame Hut

A Frame Hut interior

The A Frame Huts are small elevated cane and bamboo structures perfect for the backpacker on a tight budget.

These little huts do not have an en suite bathroom. The resort has 4 clean bathrooms equipped with western style toilets, showers and wash basins for the use of the guests staying in these huts.

All A frame huts have a ceiling fan, a light, a mattress and a mosquito net which is sufficient for the traveller that is looking for accommodation that is inexpensive for long stays.

We are convinced that you will love it and you will appreciate that at Barefoot Scuba Resort you are well looked after.

So, when you think of the Andamans, think of Barefoot Scuba Resort and Discover India’s best kept secret- The Emerald Isles with us.