Name: Annamalai International Hotel
Address: 479, Kamaraj Salai, Salam, Pondicherry, 605013, IN

10/10

Exceptional

02 May 2022

Vangipuram

Great place to stay

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

09 Aug 2021

ramesh kr

comfortable.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

25 Apr 2021

Verified traveler

Staying was delightful. Well maintained and grand.
Overpriced and food was costly.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

27 Feb 2020

HURNATH MOHIDEEN

not bad for a 2 nights stay but not so good either

The stay was overall good, but for the price offered, the experience could be better in terms of the comfort and the quality of the furniture in the rooms.
Another minor issue: the channels on the television are prefixed and incase you request the reception to add that one channel(Sony channel), they bluntly refused to do so. I expected better from a 3.5 star hotel to not overlook these minute but important details

Friends_and_family Family

6/10

Pleasant

04 Nov 2019

Charles

The decor in the lobby and inside of the hotel was really beautiful and artistic. The food was not good at all, and they run out of items during breakfast, so it was more of a first come first served.

Business_and_leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

02 Jun 2019

Verified traveler

Luxurious and comfy rooms. A bit far from the seaside.

Leisure Family

4/10

Poor

20 Apr 2019

Verified traveler

Old property with poor service from staff. Cleanliness is good but the restaurant requires a huge overhaul

Leisure Family_with_children

6/10

Pleasant

02 Jan 2019

Verified traveler

Reception personnel were not fluent in customer service. Gave us a double bed room while our reservation is for 1 king size bed. Suggest for us to join the beds to make as one bed which was not acceptable. After complaining, then change the room. Air con filters are not well maintained and the bathroom fixtures are old. Water seepage out from the shower cubicle to the bathroom as door is old. Restaurant staff however are very friendly and nice. Very hardworking especially the chef checking that customers are properly served. Housekeeping staff were very efficient too.

10/10

Exceptional

29 Dec 2018

Verified traveler

Family friendly hotel. What stands out is the staff - they were courteous, professional, helpful and hospitable.

6/10

Pleasant

11 Aug 2018

Verified traveler

Check the pool is open before booking!!

Hotel better than I expected, especially the room, AC, bathroom and bed comfort. Also quiet though street outside very noisy. Sadly, the pool was closed for maintenance without advance notice. As I had booked this hotel mainly for the pool this was very disappointing. Staff made no effort to addreess this disappointment with a complimentary drink or meal or anything. They just shrugged and said the pool is closed. Quality of breakfast items just okay but, for the price, it was good value overall. Would stay again if they could guarantee pool availability

Friends

6/10

Pleasant

31 Jul 2018

Verified traveler

Great sleep stay let down by swimming pool closed

Very comfortable room, very quiet, clean and super bed and bedding. Very good sleep in a noisy part of the city. Amazing for this price range. Great shower and hot water. However the experience was badly let down by the fact that the swimming pool was closed with no notice for maintenance and I had booked this hotel mainly for the roof top pool. This was a big disappointment. Also quality of some food items at breakfast was not up to standard. The neighbourhood has nothing of interest and is just traffic mostly but there is a nice rooftop bar and restaurant within a five minute walk. I woyld check if the pool is definitely open before I will book here again but if the pool is working I would highly recommend this hotel for this price range.

Friends

4/10

Poor

05 Apr 2018

Marise

Terrible room service. Pleasant front office staff but not front office manager. Misrepresented as having 4 restaurants but in fact only 2 plus some food at bar. Poor choice of food.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

22 Feb 2018

Zbig

Good base to explore Pondicherry.

Good clean hotel at reasonable price. Pondicherry has an interesting history and great food. We recommend a visit to Auroville while you’re in Pondicherry- it’s very close.

8/10

Excellent

09 Feb 2018

Debbie

great hotel & great breakfast, a couple of problems with the staff with regards to meal service and taxi bookings though.

8/10

Excellent

01 Jan 2018

Arvid

Friendly hotel with a special lobby.

Hotel is OK, staff friendly. Decor on the kind of weird side, but it adds colour to the place. 15 min walk to White Town.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

29 Dec 2017

Shweta

A good hotel at a bad location

This is a decent 3-star hotel offering great service and good rooms however the location of the property is a big spoiler. The hotel is in the main city and away from the main tourist attraction area (White Town), to travel to the Promenade or French Quarters you will have to rent a car/bike/auto and make your way through the densely populated town.
In case you are going for work purpose the hotel is value for money but if you are going to explore Pondicherry then it's better to look for a hotel in the White Town area or M.G road as the second option.
The food at the hotel is very average and given the fact that Pondy has great food joints try to have meals outside the hotel only.
P.s: I requested cancellation of the booking for a day as I reached the location a day earlier but the hotel staff didn't agree on waiving off the cancellation charge. The manager on duty although asked me to cancel the booking done via Expedia and make a new booking directly with them in order to avoid the extra charge which was very unprofessional.

10/10

Exceptional

27 Nov 2017

Praveen

Stay experience with hotel Annamalai

Room cleanliness okay, there was a water leakage on restroom. Bath Area is small, Bathtup was mentioned while booking the room, but only bath area was there. Taps are very old model. Rs. 3200/per day is expense for this kind of rooms. Hotel environment is good. Food is okay.

Family

8/10

Excellent

11 Jul 2017

Badri

Good family stay

Good stuff:
1. It is easy to get around from the hotel - everything is quite close
2. Very nice people - service oriented
3. Room was good
Areas for improvement:
1. The AC was not working accurately all night. I observe that it works ok after 5 am... the timing makes me wonder if its intentional
2. Wifi would expire daily and we need to fetch new one everyday

Family

4/10

Poor

26 Jun 2017

Joseph

Its Time to Renovate Hotel. Fridge is not working and bed sheet were stinky. Bathroom door was not rusted unable to open or close.

Family

2/10

Poor

16 May 2017

Verified traveler

Bad Hotel with pathetic facilities

Too far from the beach. At the cost of rooms in this hotel you will get sea facing rooms on any of the hotels on the Pondicherry (Rock) Beach with breathtaking views and amazing ambience.

Problems start as soon as you check-in. The room does not open up because apparently there is a \"loose\" connection with the switch. Everytime you go out and return to your room it's a harrowing experience, spending 10-15 minutes opening the room.

Even though their advertisements might say anything, the TV does not have any channels streaming. None of the sports, movies or news channels are available because the hotel hasn't subscribed to those channels. All the staff will tell you is that there are problems with the connection hence it's not being streamed to your room. But it's pretty evident that the hotel hasn't either paid their dues or hasn't subscribed to the channels because it entails cost (without actually bothering about customers).

We stayed for 4 nights in May 2017.

8/10

Excellent

01 May 2017

Ruban

Good Hotel

Convenient location bar facility was available Room was good staff were friendly

8/10

Excellent

15 Apr 2017

Verified traveler

Good atmosphere and very close to market

staff were very kind , room is well maintained and the breakfast was good

8/10

Excellent

20 Feb 2017

Verified traveler

Hotel ok except the cleanliness of the room

Cleaning of the room was bad. There was always something missing : toilet paper, tea or coffee, towels very old ,with holes and grey not white. Breakfast ok but mainly Indiana, fresh fruits. Receptionist people were Nice. Not in thé nicest part of the town, about 2 km from the white town but walkable

Partner

2/10

Poor

27 Dec 2016

Verified traveler

Worst Experience ever.

Since I am spending more than 10k per day, No breakfast had been provided. Requested early Checkin it is not provided. The Cleanliness of the Tea cups are horrible. I never recommend this hotel anymore.

4/10

Poor

26 Dec 2016

SP

Noisy

Noisy, stingy on supplies, extremely slow response to requests, poor wifi. Generally poor service for very high price

8/10

Excellent

14 Nov 2016

Rahul

Convenient Hotel

Good

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

16 Aug 2016

Bangalore

Rooms we good,spacious good

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

15 Aug 2016

Prabal

Good quality Hotel in the city

Overall the experience was good...room service took time, received complementary soft drink but no opener so I had to ask for one. Other than this, all was good.Food was also satisfactory...avoid fish fingers.

8/10

Excellent

20 Jun 2016

venkatesan

Nice Stay !

Good friendly Staff and Good Hotel ,but need some maintenance and Non-veg food is bad with Experience. need some improvement in food

Family

8/10

Excellent

24 May 2016

Verified traveler

Overall nice Hotel

Staff was pretty good from check in to check out .Room was very neat and in good condition .only thing i would recommend is improvement in breakfast.

8/10

Excellent

28 Mar 2016

Bhavin

Great hotel. Clean, comfortable. Bad service

Very slow room service and housekeeping. Repeated reminders were required. And this is when the hotel was not even half booked. We stayed for 4 days but housekeeping did not clean the room and make the bedding even once.

Family

8/10

Excellent

31 Dec 2015

Verified traveler

Staff is friendly and good-natured but should do with some professional training.

Family

8/10

Excellent

08 Oct 2015

Ramesh

Stay was good and enjoyable

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

17 Jun 2015

Rajbhaskar

Fantastic

Family

10/10

Exceptional

01 Jun 2015

jon

Excellent hotel in central location

In the busy central part of Pondicherry, around 10 minutes walk to the bus terminal and 25 minutes to the old town. The hotel is nice and quiet even though its on a busy road you cannot hear any traffic from inside the rooms. Its spacious, clean and very comfortable. I would definitely return for another stay!

8/10

Excellent

16 May 2015

venki

Good hotel for short stay.

Stay was good. The hotel is neat and clean.food is alright. It would have been better if it is served hot. Even buffet breakfast was not hot. Very cold. Room service is good. No delay.

2/10

Poor

28 Feb 2015

John

Terrible place, nor worth it.

Awful

Partner

2/10

Poor

16 Feb 2015

Mark

Does not look as marketed

Pictures of this hotel bear no resemblance to the tired reality of the hotel. Staff very unfriendly. Management ask for feedback but not even acknowledge you.

Rooftop pool was not at all inviting. Room service food was late and almost cold.

10/10

Exceptional

10 Feb 2015

Verified traveler

I visited this hotel with family and booked the standard suite. During my stay, I had very pleasant and relaxing environment. I very much recommend this hotel for others also.

8/10

Excellent

07 Feb 2015

JR

Nice hotel in the city centre

Went there during a long weekend with family. The experience was good overall, one or two areas could have been better. The staff are helpful and friendly. Had ordered room service and service was good. Parking was free, valet parking. Didnt use the swimming pool though.

8/10

Excellent

05 Jan 2015

sunil

Comfy , accessible and feels warm

Had a good experience in this hotel. Cordial and helpful staff! The food is also worth the money. The rooms were really clean and well kept. I would recommend this to anyone..

8/10

Excellent

04 Jan 2015

Ganesh

Annamalai

I stayed with family in Annamalai to visit a nearby temple and a close relative. My wife liked the Hotel and service quality. The staff was kind enough to ask for packing breakfast for my kid which other hotels we stayed in did not inquire about. Room was neat and wifi signal was strong.

Family

10/10

Exceptional

12 Dec 2014

Verified traveler

Excellent

good

Partner

8/10

Excellent

29 Mar 2014

murali krishna

good

Overall a good hotel to stay.

4/10

Poor

16 Dec 2013

Verified traveler

Less than what I expected

On Expedia, the rates for this hotel are comparable to others in Puducherry, India. I booked this hotel based on its proximity to downtown Puducherry, and photos posted by the hotel management. The room didn't look like what was posted. Washroom door was worn, and appeared to show mold on the edges. During our stay, we easily heard noises from the hallway in the room. There were noises from construction one floor above, even at 10:47pm. Water in the rooftop pool was not clear; it looked cloudy. The food served from the two restaurants appeared to contain MSG. We stayed in mid December, which is suppose to be the peak season, yet it seemed the hotel was less than 50% occupied. I give credit to the hotel & restaurant staff. They tried to please. That was the saving grace of our stay.

10/10

Exceptional

21 Aug 2013

Verified traveler

Excellent food and very hospitable staff

very pleased with the hospitality of the reception, redtaurant staff and the lovely food

8/10

Excellent

20 Aug 2013

Verified traveler

easy acess to french quarters and auroville

okay for value and especially during busy weekends when all the nice properties are booked. there is decent amount of parking available for those driving in. the restaurant is serviceable for breakfast and random meals but best option is to hop over to tthe French quarters for your main meals.

6/10

Pleasant

19 Jan 2013

Antoneta

Central location

Loved everything at the hotel, but the toilets were horrible, to say the very least. Need urgent upgrades to the toilets. Guests. are likely to check out based solely on condition of toilets. Also the towels are in a very very pathetic state. Change towels urgently.

10/10

Exceptional

24 Aug 2012

Fiona

Good hotel for all kinds of travellers

This was a good hotel to stay in, and everyone was really friendly.
It is a little way from the centre of Pondicherry, so you do need to make arrangements to travel in to the centre (autorickshaws are found outside the hotel - haggling gets a good price).
Breakfasts were either Indian or a fairly basic Continental breakfast.
Outwardly, the hotel is very impressive. However, the route to the swimming pool took you through some back stairs, which is why I only gave the condition of the hotel a 4 mark.
It appeared to be a very popular hotel with Indian families while we were there.

8/10

Excellent

24 Aug 2012

v Ravishankara

close to all must-see sights

nice

Family