Red Earth Kabini

My brother and I stayed for 2 nights at Red Earth Kabini as it was highly recommended by our dear friends. We arrived late after a long journey and received a warm welcome from the staff ( Kempanna) and later more of the same from Rachel & Ravi the owners. We wanted to maximise our time spent on safaris and didn’t really have the time to enjoy the beauty of the resort, its many facilities and the nearby reservoir. The restaurant serves a wide ranged cuisine to choose from and we enjoyed all of it. The attentive and friendly staff need a special mention. The safaris were incredible with a hugely biodiverse fauna offering plenty of opportunities for photography. It’s a shame we didn’t get to see a tiger but that doesn’t detract from the opportunity to see a leopard, wild dogs, monitor lizards, Gaur, herds of elephants, big tuskers, hundreds of deer, monkeys, eagles etc. I hope to be back soon. Thank you Rachel, Ravi and staff at Red Earth!

Superb property. Top class hospitality. Staff are well behaved. Perfect place for relaxing and enjoying nature. Good food and very good spread! Couple friendly. ……..::Spa & Bar also very good. Well connected from Bangalore and Mysore….

Excellent property...delicious food....courteous staff....excellent service...all in a homely environment. Their naan's,phulka's and aloo paratha's were awesome...special mention for the Kerala poratta is a must have. Rachel,Ravi and Adhi are wonderful hosts who go out of their way to make your stay memorable.

This place is my heaven. Calm, caring, mindful and truly family-friendly hospitality; utterly delicious, locally produced food (included in price), a wonderful spa, all surrounded by stunning wildlife. There is even a chance to see proper megafauna like tiger and elephant in their natural environment on the safaris. Just WOW. I hope I can come back. The early morning walk with local naturalists was the best part for me, included in the price. The whole place has a deep ethos of supporting the local tribal community and being as sustainable as possible. For me, Red Earth Kabini is the spa hotel to end all spa hotels.

I recently stayed at Red Earth Resort and had a very disappointing experience. The housecleaning was subpar, I'd give it -10/10 – the room was dirty, with visible stains and mold. The food was slightly better but still lacking, only deserving a 2/10 – it was poorly cooked and took too long to arrive. The overall hospitality was abysmal, at a -5/10 – the staff were unhelpful and seemed uninterested in addressing any of our concerns. Overall, I would not recommend this resort to anyone.

Poor hotel , poor staff , snake in pool , no games for the kids no play area for kids , mosquitos , bad poor smelly rooms , no refund policy. We lost 59 k as so high rates and we left the hotel. Staff not giving refund. No proper management for such an expensive hotel. Never go don’t suggest even poor agent who suggested it. Never never go. Waste of money

There sales people lie to you while booking and there hotel staff is completely unsupportive of their lack of coordination with their sales people. We travelled with kids from Bangalore to get informed that their sales people forgot to inform their resort staff about our safari and we had to cancel without checking in and then they charged us while agreeing that it was their sales staff mistake. Completely unprofessional staff and ownership.

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 mantra 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.