Elephant and Four Wise Men Resort — Hotel in Shaheed Dweep

I am not one to usually write reviews like this but I think the behaviour and treatment that we received was unfounded.

Let me start with the positives, this is peaceful and clean place with a good location and excellent food - the food is really delicious and has a focus on local ingredients and is not much more expensive than the rest of the places on the island - definitely eat here!

Just to make the situation clear, yes, we were 3 friends who spent an evening drinking beer and we laughed loudly. We were asked to be quiet, and we did, we were not listening to loud music and we went to bed at 11 pm. But, really, how we were treated was when we first arrived. There are no smiles here. Any attempts to be friendly and crack jokes are shut down. Every attempt to ask for or about something is met with grunts, no eye contact and you are made to feel inadequate for asking.

We were made to feel like naughty children, the morning after the night before. Ok, we may have behaved badly, in their eyes and were too noisy, but when you work in hospitality, I think, you have to accept what happened and just move on.

It's not underlying passive aggressive behaviour, it's just passive aggressive. I accidentally smashed a glass at breakfast, cleaned it up and took it into the kitchen, said sorry and asked where to put the rubbish. I am sure this is quite a common problem? But I just got the cold shoulder. When I asked if I could take a bowl instead, all I got was a shoulder shrug. I ended up moving guesthouses because the atmosphere was just horrible.

I am not the only one to have faced this, when I asked other guests about it, they agreed, and I saw many other couples moving because of the hostile atmosphere.

They have a beautiful place here, it's such a shame that the owners go out of their way to be rude...

I went to the Elephat and Four Wise Men Eco Resort with a friend in the month of December right after the cyclone and loved my stay. The resort has comfortable bamboo huts with charging points and bed. The shared toilet and bathrooms are very neat and clean. Best part of my stay was the hospitality shown by the owner Natalia and her son Nathan - we had a very nice time playing with the kid too. The food prepared by both Natalia and the bengali cook are amazing. We had prawns, and a russian delicacy prepared by Natalia - both were amazing. Please do try the ginger lemon and honey tea there- I had a bad throat and the tea was out of the world. The beach is just 200m from the resort and is absolutely amazing. No crowd at all and the sunset is the best- better than the other beaches advertised in Neil island because the sun sets on the horizon. other beaches in neil island the sun set is not good as it sets behind the island in front. We hired a bicycle from the resort and went around neil island. was the best part of our trip. The resort has a good collection of books and a comfy chillout area - you can sing- read a book or just chat with fellow travellers. They also organize snorkelling and boating trips on their own boat. Definitely recommend the place for family and also couples or solo travellers. We stayed there for 3 days but ideally you should stay there for longer relax lay back and...

It gives me so much pleasure to write this review.||The resort itself is pretty basic. Cheap bamboo huts. however the restaurant is superb.||meal for 4||two prawn curries, veg curry, some water, chappattis and Silver Jack (grilled) and two coconut icecreams 1400 rupees roughly £15.50 or 18 Euro||I ate here 6 times over 14 days . Each time was a tour de force.||wait times throughout Neil Island can be quite long , but on the plus side . Everything is made from scratch.||You can pick your fish.||You have to order chicken beforehand.||You can take your own booze. (Wineless Wineshop next to Petrol Station : This may of course change They do have Beer/Spirits.)||Shavankar is the owner, his English is very good. Tell him . Nick says Hi.||my suggestions for a meal are the Aubergine ( Eggplant) starter. Followed by a Seafood Pasta. They even make their own Pasta!||The Elephant grows 99% of its own Veg and catches its own fish!!!!||Some friends of mine had prawn curry 4/5 times on the bounce... they ended up making Octopus pickle in Shavankar's kitchen||Honorable mention for Barracuda & Silver Jack.||His Masala sauce is not too spicy , it just is a perfect match for some delicate grilled fish.||Give this place a chance it looks a bit rustic, but there are some seriously good dishes being served here. It is open for Lunch.||Great name and Great Restaurant. This is where the...