Red Earth

our getaway at red earth ankola. location / food / customer delight we would give 5. we had stayed here for 3 nights 4 days. after our stay and experience we definitely recommend you to visit this place for anyone looking forward to unwind and connect with oneself and with nature. let's start with location- the place is nestled on a little cliff overlooking the arabian ocean. they have thoughtfully planted tress, so the place is green and has lots of shade. so you have lot of different option to sit and relax - under the trees / small shack / overlooking the ocean and sunset. now let's talk about food -we took the full board and i would say that's a best decision we made. this made our stay very homely. though the place had less occupancy during our stay they ensured to give us the full option and let us choose the menu. we enjoyed all 3 meals all 3 days as it was different everytime. they even took care any requests. now let's talk about service which was the icing on our staycation. the property is taken care by dharmesh, sanat and bharani. they were always there ensure we have a good stay. be it listening to our queries or minor issues in room, they made sure to sort it. they even went to delight us with a nice dinner under a star light sky. the place also have morning and night trails. the room was spacious with comfortable bed and nice interior. they have options of cottage and compact rooms. if you are planning your next vacay head to red earth , you will have an experience to cherish. signing off - happy travellers

Below is the summary of the issue. We were very much disappointed with the room condition Huge number of Ants in washroom and on the bed, and it looks like that no one had seen it properly when they prepared the room for guest. Any how The team tried to clean it once, but they reappear again with in 5 minutes. One person said that at wall plaster is not there so ants are coming. I have asked for alternate options, but it was not available so we feel helpless and left the resort by 11 pm . We traveled from hampi via road and thought that all the tiredness would be settled in your Red Earth resort But it was a nightmare situation for me and my family Pls keep your family at my place and think about the situation And the situation got worse as all the rooms in gokarna were full, then we went to goa as no option left in gokarna. Finaly we got room@ novotel resort. I am wondering to see hospitality in your tag line, its time to rethink

red earth, ankola is a very well managed property. the manager is a food and beverage manager by profession, who is well behaved and makes every effort to make our stay comfortable. the food is excellent, they will serve fresh food every meal, so make sure you order well in advance maybe by a day, if you want to try any exotic dish. the rooms are neatly maintained with best in industry amenities. there are numerous places on the resort for one to relax with the sound of the ocean, in most places, its also the view of the ocean. the nearest railway and bus station is about 10km. if one needs transport, the manager should be able to sort it out, pls plan in advance. we were lucky to have the owner join us during our trip, he makes sure to check with everyone. he travels to 3 other venues in a rotation. honey beach is beside the property, its a 2min walk. its a pleasant beach, no crowd. over all, it was vacation worth the time.

The location is good with access to a small private beach and the room was alos pretty but the good part almost ends there. This place is a perfect example of how hotels could fail despite being situated in a very good location. The staff were really rude. We have checked in at around noon and decided to skip lunch, the staff came to our room, forced us for lunch and tried to threatened that we will be billed for buffet, even if we dont have lunch as it is already made for everyone. This was not mentioned anywhere and we felt it was ridiculous. These are the conversations which no one wants to have during a holiday. Later we had dinner and breakfast and felt that the food quality was way below average for the premium prices they are charging.