“Introduction to South India”

We arrived after travelling for about 20 hours. Two flights and a car journey from Chennai. We were quite tired but they kept the restaurant open for us and we had the most delicious meal served by friendly chatty staff. We slept like babies in our enormous antique bed. This small hotel is in the... more

We arrived after travelling for about 20 hours. Two flights and a car journey from Chennai. We were quite tired but they kept the restaurant open for us and we had the most delicious meal served by friendly chatty staff. We slept like babies in our enormous antique bed. This small hotel is in the Tamil area a short walk to the beach. Tuk tuks are cheap and plentiful the best way to get around. Saturday evening sunset at the beach is a must if you people watch! Our 3 days went quickly but was probably enough. One of the staff did a henna tattoo on my hand . All of the staff seemed very happy in their work although how they do the cleaning in beautiful saris is beyond me. Our introduction to South India was pretty perfect much like the hotel itself.

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“A great place to stay and explore the town”

This boutique hotel is based off the main roads (thankfully), and is a sympathetically restored period building. It's within the Tamil quarter as opposed to the French section, but it's within easy walking reach. It's a very tranquil, old-World space, with the restaurant area as part of the cour... more

This boutique hotel is based off the main roads (thankfully), and is a sympathetically restored period building. It's within the Tamil quarter as opposed to the French section, but it's within easy walking reach. It's a very tranquil, old-World space, with the restaurant area as part of the courtyard. The food is fabulous, and our room on the 2nd floor (facing the courtyard) was simplistic and sympathetically furbished. Wifi is available in the room. We spent a lot of time walking around Pondicherry - it's a lovely seaside town with strong French influence - so didn't spend that much time in the hotel (apart from breakfast and dinner), but it was a wonderful place to come back to after a busy day exploring. The staff are attentive and helpful, which helps to make the visit special. Highly recommended!

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“A Special Place To Stay...With a French Colonial Feel...”

This small hotel is feels full of history and captures/reflects the French Colonial era. It's located in a quiet area but still within easy walk of the Promenade and the centre of Pondicherry. The atmosphere is friendly, everywhere clean and the food very authentic Indian. There is a larger sis... more

This small hotel is feels full of history and captures/reflects the French Colonial era. It's located in a quiet area but still within easy walk of the Promenade and the centre of Pondicherry. The atmosphere is friendly, everywhere clean and the food very authentic Indian. There is a larger sister hotel in a busier part of Pondicherry where we visited for a swim, chill-out and dinner; staying in the smaller and quieter Maison Perumal, but using the (free) facilities of the larger hotel, was the dream ticket. The staff at Perumal - Bharathi, Elby, Suresh, Malaiswamy - were all very friendly and couldn't have been more helpful. The Manager even gave my wife find some small salt & pepper pots which we'd searched everywhere for! (again, thank you so much - we think about our stay every time we use them in our kitchen at home!). We avoid the global chains like the plague - meaning this small, clean, personal hotel with great friendly staff and food - ticked all our boxes! Comes very highly recommended.

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“South India tour highlight”

Stayed here for two night during our tour of South India. Of the nine different hotels we stayed in this was in our top two. This small boutique hotel has only ten rooms and ours was a large one on the first floor. The room had a quaint period style decoration and a good bathroom. However the hig... more

Stayed here for two night during our tour of South India. Of the nine different hotels we stayed in this was in our top two. This small boutique hotel has only ten rooms and ours was a large one on the first floor. The room had a quaint period style decoration and a good bathroom. However the highlight of the hotel is definitely the service and quality of the food in the restaurant. Ate two delicious dinners and breakfasts here. For a small establishment the atmosphere in the restaurant is quite buzzy, which was good. There is also a small bar, which was opened just for us on the first night. The overall feel of the hotel is homely and you feel very welcomed. The promenade is within ten minutes walking distance and contains several point of interest: Gandhi statue, French WW1 memorial, commemorative wall celebrating 75 years from independence, etc. We would love the chance to return.

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