The honest version
There Is Not a Great Deal to Do
That is the point. There is a pool, a beach almost nobody else is on, and a kitchen that will feed you whenever you ask. People arrive planning day trips and mostly do not take them.
On the property
What There Is
The pool
The shoreline
Sunrise walks
When to come
The Year on This Coast
Every season here has something to recommend it and something to warn you about. Both are below.
- Peak seasonDecember – February
- 20–30°C, dry and clearThe most comfortable months, and the busiest. Wedding season, and Sankranti in mid-January.
- SummerMarch – mid-June
- 35–45°C, humidHot inland, tempered here by the sea breeze. Early mornings and evenings; the pool does the rest.
- MonsoonMid-June – September
- Southwest monsoon, dramatic seasThe Bay at its most theatrical and the resort at its emptiest. Our lowest rates of the year.
- Festive seasonOctober – November
- Northeast monsoon onset, coolingDasara and Diwali. Also the cyclone window on this coast — we watch IMD advisories and will call you if it matters.
- New YearLate December – early January
- Cool and dryNew Year on the sand, with the kitchen open late.
If you do want to leave
Worth the Drive
Nothing here is essential, and most guests skip all of it. But if you have a day and a car, these are the ones worth the drive.
| From | Distance | Time |
|---|---|---|
| OngoleThe district headquarters — markets, temples, and the cattle breed the town is named for. Also the nearest hospital. | ~18 km | ~30 min |
| SingarayakondaSri Prasanna Anjaneya Swamy temple, one of the larger pilgrimage draws in the region. | ~35 km | ~50 min |
| MotupalliAn ancient Kakatiya-era port, and the landfall Marco Polo recorded on his passage along this coast. | ~50 km | ~1 h 10 |
| Vodarevu Beach, ChiralaA busier beach than ours, and Chirala's handloom weaving is worth the detour on the way back. | ~55 km | ~1 h 15 |
| Suryalanka Beach, BapatlaA long, wide beach popular with day-trippers from Guntur. | ~85 km | ~1 h 45 |
| Chandavaram Buddhist SiteAn ancient stupa complex on the Gundlakamma river — a full half-day, and quiet enough that you may have it to yourselves. | ~90 km | ~2 h |
| BhairavakonaRock-cut temples in a valley, with seasonal waterfalls after the monsoon. | ~110 km | ~2 h 30 |
Planning a day out
We Will Arrange the Car
Tell us where you would like to go and we will sort a driver who knows the roads. Ongole station pickups too, if you are arriving by train.