The Hook Bnb

The Hook BnB offered a comfortable and pleasant stay. The rooms were clean and well-appointed, the beds were comfortable, and the hosts were friendly and attentive. The location was convenient yet peaceful, and the breakfast was wonderful – fresh, delicious, and a perfect start to the day. A recommended choice for a relaxing getaway.

I had an wonderful experience staying at The Hook BnB with comfortable and spacious rooms at affordable prices..Great hospitality by the owner himself Capt Dhanae and his wife catering to all our needs to the fullest and arranging every inter island travels and Port blair sight seens by scooters,cabs and passenger vessels with huge discounts.To add to that their food is the best attraction of the town.

After searching a dozens of hotels, this property showed up and I was instantly hooked to the rave reviews the property boasts with glowing 5 star reviews from almost all guests it has hosted before. The property is helmed by a Retd. Merchant Navy officer, fondly known as Captain Dana. It’s a beautiful 3-storey building with an apartment style structure with almost each room has a balcony view if I am not wrong except the ground floor. All rooms have attached bathrooms and well furnished with AC and TV. The good part is, the property is professionally maintained despite positioned as a homestay. Each room offers toiletry kit upon arrival with super cosy bed just like the ones you get in those fancy high-end hotels. The property is around 200 meters from the main road and at the heart of Port Blair. Now coming to the food. Being a homestay, please don’t expect an extensive menu. They offer healthy, hygienic breakfast with bread toast, jam, butter, milk as standard breakfast. You can also request the hosts if anything specific you want to have. We had Dosa and Idli with sambar and chutney which were delicious. You also get tea/coffee makers and sachets in every room so that you can have an odd hour sip at your own convenience. Also, please note that we never had lunch there, beacuse we were out exploring Andamans ofcourse. But I think you can get lunch if you order one day prior. We had dinner twice ( requested atleast a day prior) and ordered fish stew, chicken chhetinad, chicken stew which tasted amazing to be honest. Please note that Captain Dana himself is a great cook, extremely friendly and a thorough gentleman and his wife (fondly called Mam 🙏🏻) ensured that we had a lovely experience every time we had a proper meal at their property. Now, let’s come to the real reason why you must prefer this property over others. Being a first time visitor to Port Blair, me and my friend had no idea of where to take a taxi, how to book a ferry and most importantly what’s the ideal itinerary should be for a first time visitor in Anadaman. Captain Dana is the dream host you could ever ask for. He takes care of all your commute, ticket booking and everything including airport pick up and drop (ofcourse with charges). But it saves a lof of time as you don’t have to plan all by yourself. From booking scooty to taxi pick and drop when we visited Baratang, Captain Dana ensured we were attended well and ensured our every trip was pleasant. He even packed us food when we had to leave early in the morning for the Jolly Buoy island trip. Last but not least, being a modest home stay, I urge visitors not to expect too extravagant stay and stuff. Captain Dana is passionate about his service and lives with his family in the property itself. So, requesting everyone planning to stay at the property to respect the family-friendly environment and trust me you would be left with a memory of lifetime. Thank you Captain Dana for hosting us and leaving us with lovely me

CONS: Only 1L water per day per room, ice falling from AC for which we were up all night, No sea view from room, pillows are fullest causing pain in body, room small unlike photos. PROS: Behaviour good, ambience and cleanliness good enough We felt the ratings given are overhyped and photos mislead us.