The Shelter at Sea

Proximity to Cellular jail is a good thing. This is like a regular apartment being used as a hotel. The food quality in the hotel is average. The service is below average. Wifi signal is poor and does not always connects.

I stayed there just for a night. since i was reaching port blair by late evening , then had to go out for city viewing and then next morning early check out , I opted for this rather cheaper guest house. the rooms are on 2nd floor. the rooms/suite was small but nice and clean with very nice view of the sea. The caretakers were very helping and well behaved.. Prepared tea ,coffee whenever we asked for. Not many options for breakfast but prepared tasty paranthas and poha . Cellular jail and marine park at 15 min walking distance. Overall good for a night halt if not looking for luxury.

We stayed in this home stay for 3 nights during our Port Blair trip which was nice & pleasant. The Property is kinda isolated & silent place of the city just the bank of sea. 2 rooms of hotel have wonderful sea view balcony. The staff was so helpful.

I stayed in this guest house in the month of April 2019, we were 4 people 2 adults and 2 kids. I had booked the honeymoon suite room which was sea facing. The room was so small and it was really difficult for 4 of us to fit there along with kids. Their deluxe rooms are spacious but that room has no balcony or windows and it is very stuffy. They dont have lift and the rooms are in 2nd floor. Also they dont have kitchen and they get food from outside, but food was good. But I would really thank the hotel staff, they packed tasty sandwiches and eggs around 5.30 am in the morning, since 2 days we had ferries.

I had booked this room as transit stay after quite deliberation as it's a bit expensive. There were some good reviews and some bad ones too. But I took the plunge after seeing the great pics of the balcony view. And after reading few suggestions to go for honeymoon suite, I booked it. But when I reached, I was very disappointed. The so called suite was a 15 x 7 ft basic room. And it was right next to the dining area, so privacy was an issue. Linen was dirty and the geyser was not working. The view from the balcony was okay (I might be biased after having been at some great sea view hotels). Plus, the hotel is a bit far from the central area having Aberdeen Bazar, Cellular Jail, etc. So it does not serve the purpose of a good transit stay in which you don't want to rent a scooty for the evening to go around, and I can't guess any other reason why anyone would book it. You can get other decent hotels at far cheaper rate around Aberdeen Bazar if you are planning a cheap transit stay. You can go around easily, find restaurants, visit Cellular Jail or Aberdeen Jetty at will from such hotels. And most of them have a great view of Corbyn's Cove and Ross Island. The only positive points were good wifi connection, which is a luxury in whole of Andaman, and helpful staff. All in all, not value for money.