Jalakara

Why Your Next Island Getaway Should Be In India

"Boutique hotel Jalakara is surrounded by coconut, betel nut, and banana trees. It's imperative that you tack on a couple nights in the villa, or one of the six rooms or suites, at Jalakara, a two-and-a-half-year-old retreat surrounded by betel-nut and banana trees in the rainforest on Havelock Island. “Havelock is Maldives meets Costa Rica meets India of yesteryear,” says Mark Hill, an English chef and entrepreneur who, along with his fashion designer wife, Atalanta Weller, run the boutique hotel. Many were skeptical of their decision to steer clear of the beach and focus instead on an interior, but the couple had other plans. “The beach is the beach, but the forest encapsulates the extra wildness that comes from the Andamans.”"