Thatched Roof huts on stilts are really popular

The island offers a variety of accommodation options to tourists. Tourists can choose from government run accommodations, to lodges, star hotels and other premium hotels.

Welcome Group's Bay Hotel is a five star facility offering sea facing rooms and scuba diving facilities among other amenities. Megapode Nest is a 3-star facility located in Port Blair. Apart from the regular single bed and double bed options, the hotel also provides Nicobari Cottage, tariff for which range upwards of Rs. 2000. The cottage rent also includes breakfast and dinner. Peerless Beach Resort, Sentinel Hotel and Sinclairs Bay View all in Port Blair are other popular options in the high to medium price range category. They offer neat and clean spacious rooms.

Among the popular budget hotels include the City King Palace, Shompen, Dhanalakshmi Pvt. Ltd., Holiday Inn, Hornbill Nest Resort. Backpackers and tourists traveling on a shoestring budget often opt for lodges for their stay. The popular lodges include the Swagat Lodge, Ram Niwas Lodge, Andaman Tourist Cottage, Phoenix Lodge among many others. Prices start from Rs. 50 for furnished, clean non-AC single bedroom accommodations to Rs.150 and above for a double bed accommodation.

The government run guesthouses and resorts are good options, which guarantee the quality of service. These government run facilities are spread out across the Andaman Islands giving the traveler numerous options to choose from. The popular ones include the Andaman Teal House at Port Blair, room rent here is Rs. 800 for a AC Double Bedroom. Hornbill Nest Resort on Corbyn's Cove, Dolphin Resort on Havelock Island (provides VIP Cottages for Rs. 2000), Hawksbill Nest on Cuthbert Bay, Turtle Resort in Diglipur and accommodation in tents in the Radhanagar Beach on the Havelock Island all provide clean and safe lodging options.

Jungle Resort and the Coconut Grove- Eco friendly huts provide luxurious accommodation option minus the pricey tag attached to similar resorts in some of the other holiday destinations in India.