Top Hotels in Viluppuram District
Top Things to do in Viluppuram District
Top 10 hotels in Viluppuram District, India
Discover the best hotels in Viluppuram District, Tamil Nadu including Gaia's Garden Guest House, KVR Guest House, Inn Pondiville Forest Retreat, Hotel Purple, Le Apex, Isai Ambalam Guest House, Mango Hill Pondicherry, Olive de Villa, Green's Guesthouse, Sharnga Guest House.
Things to do in Viluppuram District
1. Gaia's Garden Guest House
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 71 reviews
Looking for a place to stay in Auroville? Then look no further than Gaia's Garden Guest House, a family-friendly guest house that brings the best of Auroville to your doorstep. Rooms at Gaia's Garden Guest House offer a kitchenette and air conditioning providing exceptional comfort and convenience, and guests can go online with free wifi. If you are driving to Gaia's Garden Guest House, free parking is available. For those interested in checking out Matrimandir (2.8 mi) while visiting Auroville, Gaia's Garden Guest House is a short distance away. Travelers looking to enjoy some falafel can head to Well Cafe. Otherwise, you may want to check out a sushi restaurant such as Sakura Sushi. If you are interested in exploring Auroville, check out a canyon, such as Sadhana Forest - Auroville. We’re sure you’ll enjoy your stay at Gaia's Garden Guest House as you experience everything Auroville has to offer.
Powerless in Pondicherry
Reviewed By annesI7154JZThe garden was lovely and the room spacious. Unfortunately the power went out at night and the generator had run out of fuel. No fan, no a/c. It would have been bearable in winter but in May it was terrible. The hotel was not very apologetic. They were more concerned with our registration docs, which they messed up.
2. KVR Guest House
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 7 reviews
See why so many travelers make KVR Guest House their guest house of choice when visiting Villupuram. Providing an ideal mix of value, comfort and convenience, it offers a budget friendly setting with an array of amenities designed for travelers like you. While staying at KVR Guest House, visitors can check out Villupuram Bead Making Village (1.9 mi), which is a popular Villupuram attraction. Guest rooms offer amenities such as a kitchenette, and guests can go online with free wifi offered by the guest house. KVR Guest House features a 24 hour front desk, room service, and express check-in and check-out, to help make your stay more enjoyable. The property also boasts a fitness center and a lounge. If you are driving to KVR Guest House, free parking is available. While you’re here, be sure to check out some of the Indian restaurants, including Singapore Snacks and Vasantha Bhavan, all of which are a short distance from KVR Guest House. Best of all, KVR Guest House makes it easy to experience some great Villupuram attractions like Panangatteswarar Temple, which is a popular historic site. At KVR Guest House, your comfort and satisfaction come first, and they look forward to welcoming you to Villupuram.
Very good place to stay.
Reviewed By Ananth727499This guest house is located in the heart of the city.. Rooms are neat and clean. Maintainace - Neat Room service - Good Sanitation facilities - very good Wifi - yes available Cost of room - Reasonable Parking space - Street parking Restaurant - Not available News papers not provided to the room. Kindly get newspapers from outside. The only thing the visitors could feel as a drawback is - Non - availability of good restaurant nearby the guest house. We have to come walking for about 300-400 metres to reach good restaurant If ever this guest house could provide food by starting a restaurant, then this would be the best place of stay.
3. Inn Pondiville Forest Retreat
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 137 reviews
Uniquely situated between Pondicherry, Auroville, the beach and Pondy Airport, Inn Pondiville is tucked into the edge of Abri Forest. All rooms are air conditioned with attached western baths & private sit-outs that offer a view of the quiet surrounding. Ideal for families, writers and artistes who need an environ that allows them to be in the thick of the action and yet ... away from it all ...
Refreshing Private Family experience
Reviewed By muralivasuDisclaimer : This is run by a friend. It is not easy to find a easy relaxed space in Tamilnadu. Outside the city of Pondicherry on the Tamilnadu side of the border, in the edge of the Auroville forest, Inn Pondiville is a great family getaway. We found the swimming pool to be a highlight. Almost private, clean and well maintained one can spend hours in the pool. We did all meals in an outside canopy. Breakfast is the typical Tamil spread freshly cooked everyday. One of the secrets in this place is to ask the staff to cook off menu for yourself. Ensure they make the local food, local fish, chicken. A highlight in Kara Kozhambu, spicy with lots of garlic, it is a delight with rice. A nice and clean beach is 5 mins drive, there is plent of cheap booze which one can drink in private. Wifi is spotty - but didnt bother us at all. Ask Pravina for good recommendations around the area. If you have your own bicycle, then Auroville can be delight. Excellent value for money, we are bound to go back for long weekend. Enjoy this place
4. Hotel Purple
Overall Ratings
3 based on 173 reviews
Located in Kuilapalayam, Pondicherry, Purple Resort is a well-designed and tasteful property. Tourist attractions nearby include Aroma Gardens, Auroville Botanical Gardens, Subtha Kanni Temple, and Auro Beach.Special Features The property features tasteful rooms with elegant wooden furniture, marble flooring, and soothing walls. The rooms have large windows to enjoy the outside view. The rooms are spacious and well-lit. The property boasts of a soothing restaurant. The property is aesthetic and offers a pleasant view.Amenities The rooms here come with free internet, a seating area, and king-sized beds. Other facilities provided by the property include CCTV security, parking, and power backup. There is a swimming pool on the premises too.What's Nearby Eateries in the close proximity of the property include Brothers Pizzeria, The Smoothie Bar, Marc's Cafe, Jardin De Olive, and Frites Corner.
What was once a resort!
Reviewed By ssingha1988I was surprised to see the dilapidated condition of the giant resort and was dying to know what might have happened with it. You won't find any historical event on Google. So I went through a lot of older reviews of the visitors and I could kind of guess it. If you go back to Tripadvisor reviews from 2017-18, you could guess that a previous owner probably sold the resort to OYO (must have gotten a life saviour deal!!!). The boutique shops in the resort had cleared their stock. And it happened usually what happens to a resort after a change boutique shops in the resort had cleared their stock. And it happened usually what happens to a resort after a change in ownership - DOWNGRADATION. The condition of the resort collapsed in a matter of months after this. It is now "taken care" of by a family of 3 - 4 and probably another guy?!?. The caretaker and his family stay right next to the reception counter inside a semi basement. You will have to cross deserted boutique shops and unkempt statues to reach the stairway area. What used to be a exquisite swimming pool is now a mosquito breeding place. The luxury open restaurant next to it looked so sad with broken stairs to its way. But the biggest surprise will be your rooms. They used to have card reading locks which have been disabled and replaced with the cheapest door locks and the small suitcase locks. It's so ridiculous it's funny. But hold on! The doors don't lock fully from the inside because THE CARD READING LOCKS HAVE BEEN DISABLED and the knob will rotate about 30 degrees. Come on, I won't tell you everything. You have to stay there to believe it. Oh by the way, the network is poor to non-existent. There's no wifi as well. There's no light on the way to the hotel or at the parking area. Kind of like the days from my grandfather's generations ignoring the modern day needs - security, communication and quality of service. And definitely not recommended for married couples and families. And like once my college professor told me, "If I score your answers above 1/5, then the toppers will get more than 5"
5. Le Apex
Overall Ratings
5 based on 1 reviews
Le Apex
Reviewed By danyocareNice, neat and clean rooms, friendly staffs, worthable tariff enjoyed all stay days... , Nice atmosphere colourful restaurant with tune music feel dance..., A place with no longer distance for site seeing... Fulfilled with Lé Apex
6. Isai Ambalam Guest House
Overall Ratings
5 based on 20 reviews
Beautiful, clean, and charming! We are an official Auroville affiliated guest house close to the centre. We provide a restful environment for guest on vacation or travel.
Basic budget guesthouse inside Auroville
Reviewed By JoyjeetMIt's a very basic budget guest house in the middle of jungle and very difficult to reach or commute without own vehicle. We almost got lost at night while returning. We stayed in Saffron room, it was big, neat and clean with AC bathroom hot water King bed cupboard sofa a small garden with table chair, a small kitchen which is shared with another two rooms. They provided towels but no soap shampoo etc were provided. Behatar is very basic bread butter Omelette banana but after eating you'll have to wash your own plates cups etc. Even if you cook anything or used any utensils you'll have to wash them yourself. The place is peaceful and quiet. I expected better facilities and service for the price paid.
7. Mango Hill Pondicherry
Overall Ratings
4 based on 567 reviews
Mango Hill, a gracious Indian hotel with French touch, located on a hill planted with mango and cashew trees, between Pondicherry and Auroville, on the bay of Bengal. An eco-friendly haven of serenity just outside the city. The spacious main house has 14 elegant rooms with private terraces and a large restaurant offering Indian and French specialties. Surrounding a large swimming-pool, 10 Thai cottage style rooms with sea view. Beside the pool is an Ayurvedic spa to restore harmony and balance to mind and body.
Very Poor service. New management
Reviewed By Manoj-SankarI booked room through Agoda for 1 night stay at Rs.5,500. Room was a asbetos roofed shed. No fridge. Ordered a biriyani at1.45 pm. They bought biriyani at 3.15 pm. Based on my bad experince I boughtfood from outside. Asked for cutleries. They rudely denied Cutlery. I took up this issue with Agoda. Till date Agoda never bothered even to give a courtesy call to say sorry. Bath towel given was torn. I will never recommend both Mango hill and Agoda to anyone
8. Olive de Villa
Overall Ratings
4 based on 116 reviews
Auroville, the experimental township of global peace and unity, has a vibe of its own - green, breezy and quiet. This little township located to the far end of Pondicherry also has a beach of its own, often less crowded by the tourist rush. Nestled in the heart of Auroville, just 5 km from the beach, lies this exclusive resort - a perfect place perfect for those travelling with their close-knit groups. Emerald lawns speckled with flowerets of cheerful hues, canopies made by the towering trees, the dainty sit-outs in the gardens - these little nuances of beauty would sweep you off your feet at first sight. Your dwellings come appointed with all modern comforts - cushioned beds, fine upholstery and essential furnishings. Swathed in natural lights, and done in subtle decor, these rooms sports the breezy vibes of Pondicherry. Balconies look out to the breathtaking greens, and the living room is the perfect place to cozy up with your loved ones and engage in conversations. The rooms, essentially non-smoking, has all needed amenities including a minibar - just the thing you needed when in this laid back town. The beautifully landscaped garden is a serene place for those who loves quiet mornings, who likes to take some time of their own, indulge in a walk, some yoga or meditation. All the other things of luxury, that you need to make your holiday a complete one are available here - a hot tub, a fitness center, massages, and a steam room. The sumptuous buffet breakfast is a special treat, and other times of the day, you can order in North Indian and South Indian food. And in case you want to try out the exclusive range of fare that Pondicherry is famous for, there are numerous eateries just outside the Auroville gate. The places close to the villa are the Matri Mandir, Sri Aurobindo Ashram, and the beach. And if you want to venture out and explore the beautiful yellow toned town, you could rent a car from the resort, and drive around the streets of Pondicherry. Get the chance to witness a township that is a world of its own, create memories for a lifetime.
Great place
Reviewed By MrTravellerGSecond time we've stayed here. Very friendly staff, very tranquil and relaxing place. Great swimming pool. Breakfast is a bit basic, and usually only Indian breakfast of idly's etc. It's also in a great area just outside Auroville itself and about 15 minutes by tuk-tuk to Pondicherry. There's even a cash point now pretty much next door, when there never used to be, plenty of places to eat and Jeffi - the best place to eat in the whole area - is only a few doors down. Great value for money.
9. Green's Guesthouse
Overall Ratings
4 based on 58 reviews
The green colored guesthouse is wonderful; centrally located, distance close to the main road and walking distance the visitor center and Matri Mandir in Auroville. The rooms are very clean in good condition. The staff is very friendly and the kitchen served special healthy yogi-like vegetarian food-almost gluten-free and vegan - yummy!
Couple trip
Reviewed By souravg826Nice place and ambience. Room size was little small but other than everything was good. Very near to matrimandir and even the restaurant food was good. They also provide room service and also have swimming pool. They have trees planted all around
10. Sharnga Guest House
Overall Ratings
4 based on 37 reviews
Sharnga Guest House is located in Sharnga community, one of the 150 settlements in Auroville. Sharnga community was started by Claude and Bernard on a barren land in 1976, first as a farm then as a stud farm having up to 40 horses. In 1992, when it was time to evolve and change once again, the horse sheds were transformed into rooms to welcome new comers into Auroville and guests as a co project of Bernard and Sigrid. Slowly Sharnga Guest House grew into a full-fledged Guest House it is today. The farm also grew into a residential community with each new resident their own work and activity. Sharnga is a “forest” guest house under big trees and in the middle of a lush, green, natural garden. Birds, butterflies, fish, horses, dogs, bugs, also share this environment with us humans. As most animals and insects are shy and seasonal one does not always see or meet them, but if you are quiet and lucky, you might be privileged enough to meet one or more of our co-habitants.
Must go just for serenity - poor customer service, facilities
Reviewed By ruparajgoI spent 2 nights in Sharnga and this is my honest review. The place is far from the city and in a remote location. It is close to Auroville Main Road and Matrimandir but commute is not easy unless you have a car or comfortable riding a cycle. Knowing the route is a must! Maps misguide you. There is no way to book a cab or auto. The staff in the guest house also are not that helpful. The place looks green and serene - can be exciting for someone who wants a foresty ambience, can be overwhelming for someone who is not used to such an ambience. The guest house rooms are cosy, comfortable and have a good vibe. Breakfast served is decent. No lunch or dinner options. Only black tea and coffee and a kettle available in the common area. If you need more, you have to make arrangements. Swiggy delivery available but may charge extra. Cons There is only one person managing the administrative tasks. The two people managing are helpful and attend to your requests but overall maintenance is an issue. The bathrooms are not that well maintained. There are transparent windows in the rooms and there is always the fear of someone peeking in. Hot water takes some time to come. My room lock wasnt working properly and I had to shuttle between rooms till that was fixed Repeated follow ups had to be done and even when they said it got fixed, it wasnt - there is no attention to detail Random people switch off mains and geyser and you are left wondering if it is a power cut or something wrong The place gets really dark after 6 pm and it is so desolate that you will feel as if you are the only one in the guest house (if you are a solo traveller) The owners are rude and indifferent to some and super friendly to others There is no guidance, assistance Overall the people arent that welcoming, the place has a great vibe though You will be okay if you are super independent and can manage things on your own Also note this is not a resort or a party friendly place!
