# Jalakara

Havelock Island, India · Selected: clears the published selection standard.

- Page: https://mindreachgetaways.com/in/andaman/wellness-retreat/jalakara
- Book direct: https://www.jalakara.info/
- Map pin: https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=11.983,92.987

## Our read

Jalakara is worth the journey because the stay is a small house in rainforest on Havelock, not a beach hotel with a television. You come for the island, the garden, and a room without a screen.

## Come here for

- Travellers who will fly to the Andamans for a small house, not a resort strip
- People who will book yoga or a massage in advance rather than expect a full spa menu on arrival
- Guests who can live without in-room television

## Skip it if

- You want a large hotel with a printed nightly rate and a television in the room.
- You need to walk in for dinner. Jalakara is residents only, with facilities on a confirmed booking.

## The place

Jalakara sits on Havelock Island in the Andamans, on what was a banana and betel nut plantation backing onto tropical rainforest. Marko Hill and his wife Atalanta named it from a Sanskrit word for fountain. The about page is clear about the size: three rooms, three suites and one private villa, with a team of fifteen. There is no in-room television. Guests are asked to unplug, and to use the analogue pleasures of the garden, the pool, books, games, swimming, massage, and the beaches. The well-being page lists yoga on request and a spa. A morning group session, 7.30 to 8.30, covers breathing, stretching and surya namaskar, at Rs 1000 a person with a minimum of two people, if the teacher is booked in advance. Massages include deep tissue, a house blend they call three senses with oils mixed at Jalakara, classic Swedish, Thai yoga, and shorter back, head and shoulder, and acupressure foot work. The property is residents only. Dining and the rest of the house require a confirmed reservation. Enquiries are printed at enquiries@jalakara.info and +91 92894 80779. A nightly rate is not printed as a single figure on those pages. Reserve with the hotel. MindReach does not take the booking.

## What it is like

- No television: The about page says there is no in-room audiovisual entertainment. The stay is the garden, the pool, books, games, and the island.
- Seven keys: Three rooms, three suites and one private villa. A team of fifteen runs the house.
- Yoga if you ask: A 60-minute morning session at 7.30, if the teacher is booked. Rs 1000 a person, minimum two people.
- The spa: Deep tissue, three senses with oils blended here, Swedish, Thai yoga, and shorter back, head, and foot work.
- Residents only: Dining and the house are for people with a confirmed reservation. Walk-in dinner is not the product.

## Ways to stay

- The house · Ask Jalakara. A figure is not printed. · https://www.jalakara.info/
- Yoga on request · Rs 1000 a person, minimum two people. · https://www.jalakara.info/

## Getting there

Village number 4, Havelock Island, Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Phone +91 92894 80779. Email enquiries@jalakara.info. Book on jalakara.info.

## Questions

**Is this a beach hotel with many rooms?**
No. The about page puts three rooms, three suites and one villa on a former plantation backing onto rainforest.

**Is there a television?**
No. The about page says there is no in-room audiovisual entertainment.

**Can I come only for dinner?**
No. The rates page says Jalakara is residents only, and that dining needs a confirmed reservation.

**Is yoga included every morning?**
No. Yoga is on request. The well-being page asks you to book the teacher in advance. Rs 1000 a person, minimum two people.

**Where do I book?**
enquiries@jalakara.info or +91 92894 80779. MindReach does not take the reservation.

## How far to trust this

Written from what the property publishes. Not yet checked by hand. Confirm on their site before you book.
MindReach Getaways does not take the booking. You book with the property.