Lotus Comfort-A Pondy Hotel

A very average hotel. The staff wasn't willing to go out of their way to accommodate any of the guest's wishes. Rooms were big. Decent for the price. Good location.

This hotel has been built with a lot of facilities but several of those cease to exist now. The hotel is now like a 2 star business hotel. They charge you for an early check in or a late check out even if it is just 4 hours. The rooms are well maintained and neat. The bathroom fittings are not in the best order. Dripping pipes and broken taps. They have a so called restaurant which only serves basic options for breakfast. The only plus is its location, very close to Nehru street, the promenade as well as the heritage town.

I stayed in Lotus Comfort in SV Patel road, Pondy for 3 nights.I was amazed with the room and its furnishings.It was world class. The location of the hotel is wonderful.Casablanca, Titanic factory outlet is at a stones throw from the hotel.Nehru street is also not that far. I hired an auto to see the Auroville. However, due to an unfortunate incident that happened in the hotel , all the windows in all rooms are made unable to open.Hence, the room smells so bad once you enter. It takes you about 5-10 min to get sync with the atmosphere. I asked the room boy to bring a room spray to escape from that filthy smell.I even thought of cancelling the room .Since, no cancellation was available I had to live with it for 3 nights. The management has to do something to remove the smell and allow the windows to be opened.Since the rooms are air conditioned,the same air makes once's stay very uncomfortable. I reiterate, except for that smell, the rooms, service, ambience are wonderful. The complimentary break fast is completely western.Bread, jam , omlette, coffee and juice. If you dont have a sensitive nose, Lotus Comfort is a heaven.