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Hotel de l'Orient opens its doors to discerning travellers as it captures the essence of coastal Pondicherry, once a French comptoir in les Indes that caught the imagination of the whole Occident.
Hotel Specifications
Accommodation
Choose from 10 suites and rooms named after former French comptoirs, loges and factories.
Dining
In the Carte Blanche restaurant, adorned with rare old maps, savour the renowned Creole cuisine, where Tamil spices mix with French restraint, to take your taste buds on the route des Indes.
Recreation and Health Facilities
Sail the river of time. Flow back to a graceful era when leisure was no idle man's sin. Visit Pondicherry, its houses, gardens and churches. Enjoy morning excursion to Gingy Fort, afternoon excursion to Auroville and a visit of the Matri Mandir. Trips to Gangaikondacholapuram and Chidambaram are also pleasure giving to the tourists.
Basic Data |
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| Country | India |
| Union Territory | Pondicherry |
| Location | Rue Romain Rolland, Pondicherry 175 kms. from Chennai Railway station, 160 kms. from Chennai Airport |
| Rooms | 10 Rooms |
City Information
Pondicherry (Puducheri) literally means 'the new settlement'. The French settlement comprising the town Pondicherry, fondly called Pondy and three other pockets in the different states, Karaikal (Tamil Nadu), Mahe Kerala), and Yanam (Andhra Pradesh), is what makes today's Union Territory of Pondicherry, which is 200 km south of Chennai (Madras). On the way to Pondicherry, one gets to see the scenery typical of the Deccan plateau. Striking red soil and deep green vegetation, consisting mainly of cashew, palm and neem, forming a stunning landscape. Amongst the places of tourist interest in and around Pondicherry are ashram of Shri Aurobindo Ghosh, French Institute, Ecole Francaise, Raj Niwas, Rue Dumas Street, Auroville, Ousteri, Kaliveli, Nehru Street, Duplex and the Botanical Gardens.