Abirami Residency

Location: The hotel is located just 1.5 kms from the Puducherry railway station and quite close to the main beach in the city and the Aurobindo ashram and the "White Town" which is studded with all the French styled bungalows. With such proximity, a pleasant evening walk along the beach road is just a mile away. Front Desk: Quite friendly in general. But the initial experience was quite outrageous. The website mentioned the check out time as 12AM, while the front desk was arguing that it was 12PM. The were refusing to agree till I showed them the website which had the check out time as 12PM. Finally, they agreed on the discrepancy and asked us to wait for an hour to arrange a room. That sounded better than waiting all the way till 12PM and waste half of our day till we get an accommodation. So before you book the hotel, you better make sure about the check-in time with the hotel. The Room: We took an executive room and it was a good value for money for the price paid. Air-condition and other facilities were perfect. House-keeping was regular and every corner of the room was quite clean. Absolutely no complaints with the room of its maintenance. Food & the room service: We found that the food was quite reasonable and the buffet spread was quite wide for the price paid. The buffet costs 210 (Tax incl.) and covers North Indian, south indian and chinese cuisines. The food was quite sumptuous and no complaints whatsoever. The room service was also quite reasonable and prompt. Service was promised within 20 minutes, and there it was after 20 minutes. Overall: Very good hotel with value for money.

Access: I drove down to Pondicherry from Bangalore, after entering Pondy I called up the hotel reception for direction to reach the hotel. The person could not give me a very confident answer, or may be I also could not be specific in telling my current position. But nevertheless after asking one person on the street I could reach the hotel quickly. Check-in / Check-Out: While checking in they asked me to get the Travelguru reservation slip, which I did not have. I gave them the reservation ID and asked them to take a pritout. But, surprise !, they said they did not have a printer facility. But anyway, they did not ask me the paper again. Checking-out: Check out happened quickly, but I was expecting that they will provide me a detailed bill, which they did not. Unexpected! Dining: Room service was very quick, the courteous staff, but food was not that great. It's a pure vegetarian restaurant. Breakfast Indian buffet was good. Location: It's around 1 kilometer from famour Beach Road, near to the busy market. You don't get a comfy,open environment. But if you are planning only to spend the nights in the hotel, then it's a good option keeping in mind the rates.

Very Nice hotel as compare to rates.

Would love to book it for my next trip.Centrally located, good service and very clean, modern rooms. We enjoyed our stay there.