Anandha Inn

a perfect royal homely stay i reserved for one day but on demand of youngsters i cancelled my mahanbalipuram tourstayed an additional day only due to services of front desk, nd staff, very good guidance with maps by the madam on front desk there was a little conflict in the surubhi but manager was to quickhumble to settle the issue an excellent service

services at reception need to improve,people friendly.

I stayed at Anandha Inn for 3 nights in standard room (old block) at the rate 3K per night and overall, I am happy with the room and the amenities hotel provided.I am not a frequent traveler to this place, hence I cannot comment on the rate.However,I have stayed at 6-7 hotels in U.S and I am sure that this hotel matches $100-110 hotel there (hope this would help US travelers to rate this hotel). Pros: I read in previous review comments in TripAdvisor that in old block,bathrooms are not well maintained, tap water do not have force,there is foul smell in the room due to centralized AC and that the AC cannot be controlled. I did not had any of these issues. 1. Express check-in (I hardly spent 5 min in reception for check in process) 2. Breakfast was buffet model and it was good, though you get bored by 3rd day.I liked the live counter where you can order all egg items.Most hotels do not have live counter for BF. 3. House keeping was very prompt. It is refreshing to see your room fresh and clean,after a tiring day out in the pondicherry sun. 4. Well maintained bathrooms,bed and pillow, and furniture. 5. Good pool. 6. 24 hr check in is another good policy they adopt. Cons: 1. WIFI-utter flop.The speed was so pathetic that I decided to use my roaming 2G instead.Luckily, I was not on a business trip. 2. Pool lounge- not that good.We had a kebab mela at the pool lounge around 8:30 pm. It was pretty hot there and air is not properly circulated. 3. I paid 500 bucks for kebab mela which was never worth.Kebab didnt attract anyone of us (6 of us were there), neither did the staffs at the lounge.If I were to pick the worst staff at this hotel, I would go for the lounge guys. 4. Our car got a huge scratch when it was parked in their parking area.When complained, they closed the case politely with no compensation. 5. Windows cannot be opened!!! You need to live with that.... 6. Rooms are not sound proof; just hope that some nice people occupy your adjacent rooms :) Overall, I would say that standard rooms at Anandha Inn old block are not that bad as described in other TripAdvisor review comments.Better,read the "Terrible" reviews and check-in to this hotel;you would be extremely happy,and never check-in after reading the "Excellent" reviews,you would be terribly disappointed :) Same will be the case if you check in after going through the website gallery.Photos just lie.

Excellent stay. Buffet was good. Very close to sea.

The room Anandha Inn offered us was much better than we expected - due to been booked out they upgraded our booked room for the first night with the small disadvantage that we had to change the room after the first night. The rooms in the new build part of the hotel are excellent, the rooms in the older part are very good for the price you have to pay. All off them are very spacy, have got a king size bed, desk, chair, TV, Minibar, the new rooms come with a big bathroom with shower, the older rooms have got a bathroom with bathtub. Anandha HOtel is situated in the center of Pondycherry, 1,5 km from the beach which is only a ride of a few minutes in a riksha. Even at Divali the noise from the vivid streets was not problem, the rooms come with double windows and the noise stays outside. The hotel offers not only great rooms but also a pool and a spa - we couldnt use them because we did not have the time to do so, but a small glimpse showed both as well kept and comfortable. The onliest bitter pill over there for our european taste was the breakfast. It brings everything you can expect for a good indian breakfast, but for the european taste nothing was offered. If you are not used to Indian breakfast, you will have to be happy with some toasted bread, jam and a cooked egg or omelett - but these are very good again.