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Review Of The Forest Elephant - Formerly known as The Flying Elephant

Havelock, Havelock

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    3.2
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    35 Ratings, 21 Reviews

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    • Location3.1
    • Cleanliness3.6
    • Value For Money3.2
    • Food3.6
    • Security3.8
    • Facilities2.5
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    The property offers a unique jungle experience, attracting those looking to be close to nature and just a short walk from kalapathar beach. While the ambience and eco-friendly construction are appealing, guests have faced issues with hygiene and maintenance, dirty towels, and inconsistent electricity supply. There’s no kitchen or restaurant on-site, and rude staff interactions have been reported. It's best suited for solo travelers seeking a quiet getaway, but family stays may pose challenges.

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    5.0

    Good

    manu k.couple

    It was a good experience, and all things was awesome.

    Travel Month: Apr 2023

    Room: Paddy Bungalow

    1.0

    Bad experience

    rahul s.loyalty-icongroup

    Hygiene is not maintained, towels were dirty. Lot of power cut, no electricity backup provided for hours. No kitchen, you cannot order food, only limited breakfast is provided. Behavior of reception guy is rude. I will not recommend this place. If you want to be near to kala patthar there are many more options, go with them

    Travel Month: Mar 2023

    Room: Plantation Cottage

    1.0

    Terrible

    vinodkumar r.couple

    Actually have 10years back pictures of that hotel, now it's not a hotel or resort. Please do not book in this hotel There is no restaurant and also wash room is worst taps not working even flesh also not working. Totally worst exp.

    Travel Month: Feb 2023

    Room: Paddy Bungalow

    1.0

    Pathetic property

    sulabh s.loyalty-icongroup

    Making fool out of customers. No good service in the middle of nowhere. No staff available. Lizards, cockroaches and all kind of insects in the room and bathroom. We got stuck in the room because 4 street dogs were fighting mercilessly in front of the room

    Travel Month: Jan 2023 (3-Night Stay)

    Room: Plantation Cottage

    5.0

    Great experience

    aaron b.couple

    The hotel is situated in a relatively quite location and the rooms were beautifully built using environment friendly material while satisfying our basic needs. Had a great experience being one with nature!

    Travel Month: Jan 2023

    Room: Plantation Cottage

    4.0

    Good

    vatan s.couple

    First experience is good staff is also good cooperation

    Travel Month: Jan 2023

    Room: Plantation Cottage

    1.0

    Would not recommend

    srilalitha j.couple

    This place is located on outskirts and has no restaurant inside and with in the vicinity. No proper transport to this location incase of emergency only our luck pays off. Owner himself doesn't suggest you to stay there. He said it's on your own risk. The worst part is while initial booking they take complete payment and it's non refundable.

    Travel Month: Dec 2022

    Room: Paddy Bungalow

    5.0

    stay

    sufia n.couple

    Experience was good different and something special in forests 🌳 service was good

    Travel Month: Nov 2022

    Room: Paddy Bungalow

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    5.0

    Room. Ws better than expected

    sodhan m.couple

    Room in the mide of a jungle was better than expected. Very unconventional and also conveniently located next to kalapathar beach which is just a few minutes walk away.

    Travel Month: Oct 2022

    Room: Plantation Cottage

    2.0

    False information and leakage in roof

    akhil g.loyalty-iconcouple

    As hotel mentioned sea view property is not situated on seashore it is near by. On the next day morning it rained heavily roof was leaked all my luggage bags were caught wet and starry dogs tried to enter our cottage. Even i complained customer care to cancel for one day as our booking was for two. I again booked another property and left with intimation to customer care. But till now no responsecompletely terribly experience

    Travel Month: Oct 2022

    Room: Paddy Bungalow

    2.0

    Electricity supply were not there properly

    surbhi s.loyalty-iconcouple

    Electricity supply were not there properly and staff were not so cooperative. After multiple requests they given power backup but most of the time we stayed without electricity. Only one water bottle was given. Later we had to manually go and fill the bottle

    Travel Month: Oct 2022

    Room: Paddy Bungalow

    3.0

    Isolated location

    rajan s.solo

    Courteous staff. Unclean sheets, towels. No resturant. You will have to eat out or order food delivery at the dhabha on the nearby beach. Beach is just 5 minutes walk

    Travel Month: Sep 2022

    Room: Paddy Bungalow

    1.0

    Property like a jungle resort and close to kalapathar beach

    ajaykumar n.loyalty-iconfamily

    The property gives a feel of jungle resort with wooden and bamboo construction. It's located around 6 km from main town area. The only location advantage is that it's close to kalapathar beach which can offer you sunrise. Now, there is no kitchen and hence lunch and dinner will not be available and so you need to come to main town area for better restaurants. Breakfast was good and was well served. Rooms need bit more maintenance especially toilets. Those who wish to rent out 2 wheeler's, be careful while travel-ling to this property at night as there are lot of stray dogs at night at many locations. Also street lights are not available everywhere and hence need to be careful while riding to this hotel at night after having dinner. There was continuous power failure especially at night and there was no body to attend and start the dg set. Somehow we had managed to wake up caretaker receptionist and he switched on dg set. We had a long negotiation with manager and had to beg them to run the dg set for some more time, to which they agreed to run for 2 hours only. I feel this may be good for solo travelers and couples who want to get a feel of jungle resort. Not recommended for family travelers.

    Travel Month: Apr 2022

    Room: Paddy Bungalow

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    The Forest Elephant - Formerly known as The Flying Elephant has replied on Sun Jun 12 11:25:10 IST 2022

    Dear guest, greetings! thank you for writing in. We are deeply concerned about your expressed feedback and this was definitely not the experience we intended you to have. I assure you that we will take your feedback with great positivity and are committed to rectifying and setting the improvement. We humbly hope that you would give us an opportunity to serve you again.

    5.0

    Great hospitality

    dushyant a.group

    The staff is very courteous and hospitable and is always responsive to fulfill your needs

    Travel Month: Mar 2022

    Room: Plantation Cottage

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    The Forest Elephant - Formerly known as The Flying Elephant has replied on Mon Apr 18 11:03:10 IST 2022

    Dear guest, thank you so much for taking the time to share your feedback. We are elated to know you had a memorable experience at the hotel and particularly enjoyed the warm hospitality of our associates. It is indeed your kind words along with the recognition of the staff motivates us to do more. Stay safe and we hope we have an opportunity to serve you again. Best wishes, anish

    5.0

    A wonderful experience

    shveta s.loyalty-iconcouple

    We loved the ambience of the resort and the fact that it was away from the crowd and very near to kalapathar beach; so it was a very easy access to the beach. Only issue was with arranging transport to the main areas. A must visit resort for people looking out for a different style)

    Travel Month: Jan 2022

    Room: Paddy Bungalow

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    The Forest Elephant - Formerly known as The Flying Elephant has replied on Tue Feb 08 11:48:51 IST 2022

    Thank you!

    1.0

    Terrible

    apurva p.couple

    Not good for stay only good thing is if you animal lover then this place having cats and they are friendly
    Terrible place to stay there is no power backup no wifi

    Travel Month: Mar 2021

    Room: Plantation Cottage

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    5.0

    One of the best I have ever visited, it's feel me close to nature, have Kalapatthar beach at walking distance, forest living. One of the most like thing is bedroom at 1st floor feel me like I am at fabulous place.

    mohit a.couple

    sleeping in net at paddy cottage just a wow 😲 experience. I will suggest everyone who likes to live near nature must do visit.

    Travel Month: Feb 2021

    Room: Paddy Bungalow

    The Forest Elephant - Formerly known as The Flying Elephant has replied on Tue Feb 08 11:49:07 IST 2022

    Thank you!

    4.0

    Location food and service

    ravi a.couple

    The the location of the emerald kikku was very good very near to restaurant radha nagar beach something different and straight to the ferry. They have no food services only breakfast and the services was not good as we have to carry our own baggage to the room because there were no staff member
    The place was good but i am writing this review for emerald gecko because instead of flying elephant i got i will dekho which was in vijay nagar this place was very near to radha nagar beach. The place point off this place was that it has private beach and everything was made of wood which was giving a very retro and vintage feeling i enjoyed it thoroughly my stay was successful but only difficulty was there were no staff and things are not so organised they have only one reception person that’s it

    Travel Month: Feb 2021

    Room: Paddy Bungalow

    The Forest Elephant - Formerly known as The Flying Elephant has replied on Tue Feb 08 11:49:22 IST 2022

    Thank you!

    5.0

    Very nice and quiet place

    girish r.couple

    It's was an awesome experience, away from all the worries. Typical jungle experience. Services was superb.

    Travel Month: Jan 2021

    Room: Paddy Bungalow

    The Forest Elephant - Formerly known as The Flying Elephant has replied on Tue Feb 08 11:49:32 IST 2022

    Thank you!

    4.0

    Clean, hygienic

    sunil s.couple

    It's very nice, calm place to stay. It's an jungle experience (not any flying elephant. Staff are very nice, co-operative. Breakfast was nice. It keeps you away from electronic gadgets which means no network or wifi connection when we stayed (currently when we checked out they were installing wifi. 2 mins walk to kalapathar beach which is good for sunrise. Due to covid they have closed the restaurant what i have been told hence no lunch or dinner available though they will arrange based on order which will come after 1 he, as it is 7 km away from market. Overall it's a nice place to stay.

    Travel Month: Dec 2020

    Room: Plantation Cottage

    The Forest Elephant - Formerly known as The Flying Elephant has replied on Tue Feb 08 11:49:41 IST 2022

    Thank you!

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