Hotel de L'Orient: Hotel in Puducherry, India, from Alastair Sawday's Special Places to Stay, India & Sri Lanka

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Hotel de L'Orient

17 Rue Romain Rolland, Puducherry, 605001, India

Type of Accommodation: Hotel

In the pastel charm that is colonial Pondicherry you could forget this is India. The hotel, formerly the French Department of Education, is an elegant pink-and-white 18th-century mansion...

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Entry Details

Rooms:: 16: 4 doubles, 10 twins, 2 suites.
Price:: Rs3,000-Rs6,500. Peak season: September-March.
Meals:: Lunch Rs350-Rs450. Dinner Rs350-Rs450.
Closed:: Rarely.
Directions:: In central Puducherry. Airport: Chennai (160km). Train: Puducherry (2km).

Some, if not all, bedrooms are air-conditioned.

At least one bedroom and bathroom accessible without steps.

Credit cards accepted; most commonly Visa and Mastercard.

Children are welcome but cots, high chairs, etc are not necessarily available.

Your hosts speak English, whether perfect or not.

Guests' pets can sleep in the bedroom (not on the bed).

Good vegetarian dinner options (arrange in advance).

Wireless internet access available for guests.

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: Some, if not all, bedrooms are air-conditioned.
: At least one bedroom and bathroom accessible without steps.
: The premises are licensed.
: Credit cards accepted; most commonly Visa and Mastercard.
: Children are welcome but cots, high chairs, etc are not necessarily available.
: Your hosts speak English, whether perfect or not.
: Guests' pets can sleep in the bedroom (not on the bed).
: Good vegetarian dinner options (arrange in advance).
: Wireless internet access available for guests.

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