卡比尼紅土飯店(Red Earth Kabini)

Ce Lodge est le premier le long de la Kabini River et idéalement placé pour les safaris (c'est celui qui offre le plus grand choix de safaris). Les bungalows sont confortables et équipés d'un jacuzzi , non loin de la rivière. Des films documentaires sont disponibles et très intéressants car tournés dans le parc de Nagarhole. Les massages sont d'un bon rapport qualité/prix et de meilleure qualité que ceux que nous avons pu tester dans le Kerala. Pour les safaris, mieux vaut privilégier ceux en bateau au petit matin quand les animaux viennent boire, on en voit plus que dans les jeeps qui regroupent les clients de tous les lodges ( environ une cinquantaine) et qui se suivent le long des pistes.

Accueil très sympathique. On doit assister d'office à la projection d'un Powerpoint pour expliquer le fonctionnement du lodge. Il semble qu'on était les seuls étrangers du lodge (et il n'y a pas grand monde au total). On a l'impression d'être connus comme le loup blanc. L'hôtel est très calme et le fait que les chambres soient dans des cottages séparés ajoute à la grande tranquillité. On a droit le matin au chant des oiseaux. Chambre assez grande, vaste salle de bains. Pas luxueux mais propre. Après les "danses folkloriques" facultatives-obligatoires (du moins le week-end) diner sous forme de buffet. Pas mal de plats locaux (pour les locaux) mais nous sommes arrivés à trouver de quoi nous restaurer. Plutôt bon finalement, y compris le dessert (qui ne nous a pas trop perturbé la digestion). Le vin, pas extraordinaire, est au tarif français ! Un Safari terrestre était proposé. On s'est levés avant 5h, on a eu super froid dans le camion sans vitres et on n’a rien vu comme faune ou presque. Vraiment pas terrible. Le petit déjeuner local est un peu bizarre mais on trouve de quoi se sustenter. Crêpes de riz faites à la de***de, pas mauvais.

Red Earth is a nature resort near the shore of the kabini river, cottages are set within the undisturbed wilderness..This isnt among the polished luxury resorts, with well-trained staff, instead it is run sustainably by the local community who do best to make you feel at home. You will experience a sense of well- being as you spend a day here, living with the nature, with all its chaos and calmness. The food spread is well served and mostly tasty. Pls. Note that there is no air-conditioning at common places like the restaurant, reception etc. Recommend the night trail within the property (we spotted an owl and a 9 spotted lady big!) and a stroll by the kabini lake side (a delight for bird lovers).Overall a good stay,! Although a bit overpriced in season.

Living with nature seems to be the ***tra of this property, which is beautifully designed. The cottages are placed among the trees, shrubs, bamboo ...like a mini forest. The property is on the banks of River Kabini, which offers a beautiful place to walk and be one with nature. The bar is good. The only drawback is the maintenance of the cottages, which leaves much to be desired.

We were 13 friends who spent 3 nights at The Red Earth Kabini. The staff were very pleasant and obliging, and the food was really Excellent. Our cottages had a front veran***, leading to a semi covered space with a hot tub made of stone, flanked by 2 very large chairs , a coffee table, and a large slatted table to keep one's suitcase on. Unfortunately, the hot tub was full off dust and a few leaves in and around it, so was very uninviting. This space led to our bedroom, which was spacious, with a very comfortable bed, with spotlessly clean linen. But the rest of the bedroom had a lot of wooden furniture, cupboard, table , etc, which looked dusty and unpolished. There was one chair, whose seat was stained a dirty yellow, so we couldn't bring ourselves to use it. There was a flat screen TV that did not work, and a safe that didnt work as well. The attached bathroom was very large and clean and spacious, with really good, scalding hot water in the shower, so no complaints there. The bedroom led out to the back veran***,overlooking the forested property, with a very appealing view, with 2 large leather chairs, which Looked good , but were extremely uncomfortable. The only way to sit in them was to line the chair with 2 pillows from the bedroom. The staff booked us for an evening safari, which was brilliant, as we sighted a tiger right away, who walked across , marked a tree, crossed the road, went and sat in the water body to cool off, yawned, groomed herself, stretched, and basically gave us an amazing sighting, barely 10 feet away, before slowly walking off into the forest for a nap, without 120 odd gawking hu***s. This resort is kid friendly, has a nice cafe called wonky monkey, with books, games, and some interesting memorabilia. But everything looks dusty and worn. If only the ***agement can spruce up this aspect, it would completely change the look of this resort.

Located in a nice environment, surrounded by forest and water. Good eating place with cafe, bar and dining. Room door locks are broken and need fixing. by the way, those of you who want to do a jeep safari or a van safari, my advice is that you book directly with the forest dept and not through red earth as the price charged by Red Earth is nearly 3 times that you would pay if you book directly.

Full Marks for the beautiful stay we had here. The cottages are beautiful and the jacuzzi makes it all the more special. We enjoyed long walks, feeding the animals, swimming, horse riding, the food, the pool, the night walk, the bonfire , the documentary, the bar , the waterside area, the boating, fishing, et all Great place to stay for families. We went to the safari and had booked the tickets online thru the government site.

Just loved this little hotel. We stayed 2 nights and enjoyed every minute. The highlight of our stay were the staff. So friendly but not intrusive, they have got the service just right. The ambiance of the place is relaxation , you feel like you are in a garden. So some might be critical in terms of the modernity of the resort , but we found everything in working order , great wifi in the room and very clean with a super comfortable bed. We love to stay in places that reflect where we are and Red Earth has done this beautifully. We were full board and all meals were served buffet style - great choices , hot and tasty.

Very poor service Food was good and nature view resort we love the location,....but staffs are not responding quickly and specially if we need other assistance front office doesn't pick call .. front office is first face of hotel industry but here we can't expect up to the service I think staff need more training specially reception people