LA VILLA by Villavi

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Breakfast was good. You can have it in your room as well as any massages. The vibe and the aesthetic of the room we stayed in was lovely and really impressive. The place was really clean and well kept.

The bed was too stiff for my back. We heard a lot of the outside noises; the crows and birds were very loud in the morning and woke us up at 5am and we could hear all the cars honking at night. I imagine most buildings in the area are the same though.

This is a splendid place: a very atmospheric villa in the heart of the old town in Pondicherry, with the nicest staff and outstanding food. We stayed 4 nights and could not find a reason to eat elsewhere!

Nothing: it really is a gem

Charmante demeure au cœur du quartier calme et à 300 m du front de mer. Piscine agréable. Petit dej copieux. Beaucoup d’attentions du personnel

Lovely place to stay and the staff were excellent.

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Absolutely beautiful colonial hotel - so much thought has been given to creating a relaxing and enjoyable atmosphere. The team behind the scenes are outstanding, friendly, kind and courteous. The restaurant is excellent for breakfast, lunch and dinner.

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Restaurant, oasis like hotel

Noisy birds and dogs waking us up early in morning

Frühstück wurde an den Tisch gebracht. Besonders zu erwähnen ist das Abendessen. Eine kleine Oase mitten in der Stadt. Getränke der Minibar waren inklusive (Cola, Wein, Bier) Service war wirklich ausgezeichnet.

Personnel, prestations, restauration…. Pour un week-end tranquille sans enfant c’est excellent !

Petit dejeuner un tout petit peu plus tôt, nous sommes matinaux

The staff esp viknesh was just super good and attended to all our needs.. very polite and efficient staff

Everything! Amazing location, pool, staff, rooms, free minibar, aesthetics. Would recommend!

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Eine kleine Oase mitten im Trubel der Stadt. Das Essen war sehr gut Kleiner Pool für die Auszeit zwischendurch

Great property.

Pathetic staff.

The location was superb. A lot of fine places to eat and shop are just in the vicinity. The street in front is a little broader than other streets in White Town, so parking the car there is easier. There is also a municipal parking lot a two minute walk away. The staff are exceptional, friendly, helpful and seem to take pride in their property and work.

Really lovely staff, excellent food, a great atmosphere and really nice to have a pool.

They gas the place out with diesel to get rid of mosquitoes but actually burning Neem does the same thing and is not toxic..

La Villa is a lovely boutique hotel. Right in the centre of White Town Puducherry , it’s like a true home from home . Staff were fabulous, breakfast in the courtyard was heavenly (remember to say good morning to the namaste sculptures on the way down!) and our ‘Bridge to Heaven ‘ room on the top floor was truly spectacular. La Villa is also part of a small family of cool hotels / restaurants. In the end we ate at one of the restaurants on each of our three nights - we particularly loved the food at Villa Shanti.

It was personal and small. It felt exactly as the name suggests, like a lovely old Villa. The staff were very helpful, warm and professional. The feel I got was exactly what I was looking for.

I didn’t think it was value for money. For the prices they charge, there should be a 24 hr parking facilities provided by them. As well as 24 hr food and room service or atleast food through the day. They serve food only during meal times and the kitchen closes at 10pm.

Location and staff was excellent. I also loved that the room was very large and had separate spaces. My daughter could watch television without disturbing me.

The pool was on a separate floor.

The staff were only too happy to help. I tried the tasting menu which was to die for.

Beautiful small hotel. Very helpful and accommodating staff.

A former mission turned hotel with a beautiful interior courtyard, spacious rooms, tasty European food, and helpful staff.

Wonderfully warm, attentive and professional staff, who went out of their way to ensure a delightful stay. The hotel is in a beautiful old building and located ideally in the middle of town. Fantastic restaurant. Lovely details such as the delicious breakfast and minibar…..

Das Frühstück war sehr gut und das Personal war super freundlich und hilfsbereit

Das Badezimmer sowie der Pool

Great location near the beach and old French quarters, comfortable room and rain shower. Decent breakfast after they moved us to a sister restaurant that offered more vegetarian friendly options. Wi-Fi was good, staff was very helpful in planning things to do for us. The lounge was cozy to hangout. The rooftop pool is really nice..

At the rooftop, there was a guest on the top floor smoking and kind of oogling at us swimming so we just left after a little while. Wish there was some courtesy rules around sharing the common space

Friendly and helpful staff. Homely and welcoming. An oasis in Pondicherry White Town.

Es un hotel boutique lleno de encanto. Una antigua villa restaurada que ahora es un hotel. La localización no puede ser mejor. En el centro de la zona francesa pero a la vez muy silencioso y tranquilo. Limpio y cuidado. El personal muy amable. Habitación muy amplia y muy cómodo. Limpia. Me ha encantado este hotel. Lo recomiendo 100%

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The pur the size and Structure of the Room. Most importantly, a super friendly and helpful general manager, Anil.

The price is generally pretty high for India.

Le confort est de qualité. Le personnel est très gentil et prévenant. La prestation est top.

Rien…

Anil Kumar and team were super helpful and efficient. Thorough with check-in and throughout our stay. The stay was very pleasant.

The massages could have been better.

The staff were exceptionally responsive -- from Anil who checked us in to Daia and Senthil and Karuna who served us dinner, and everyone else we encountered. The decor was minimalist, the rooms were spacious and bright, and the location was convenient for walking around. We had a couple of meals at the hotel, both of which were outstanding -- the moringa soup and the poached egg with bacon powder are must-haves.

There's no elevator, which was a bit of a pain. We didn't envy the staff who had to lug our bags all the way up and down. Fortunately it didn't rain, otherwise it would have been even more of a hassle to climb the outdoor spiral staircase to the room. There were plenty of mosquitoes everywhere despite Good Night, mosquito coils, etc. -- though Odomos spray was abundantly available.

Stunning

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Amazing food and service. Very cosy and homey, and even a bit trendy/cool vibe. Felt very personal. I travelling alone and it was great for that too.

Quiet, private and well located with a great restaurant and pool

tolles Zimmer, Alles liebevoll eingerichtet und lädt zum Entspannen ein . Sehr freundliches und hilfsbereites Personal. Auch das Frühstück war hervorragend und sehr individuell. Wir hatten einen entspannten Kurzurlaub

The location, amenities and readiness of the staff to go above and beyond to help make your trip a memorable one

The property was peaceful and quaint

There are some things that are a bit dated. With some TLC it could be a really nice hotel.

Great style and location

Location, design, tranquility

We loved staying here, this beautiful old townhouse has been renovated to accommodate visitors in an exquisite way. Our room was on the top floor with a terrace wrapped around the whole room. The food was amazing, same goes for the breakfast and the staff are really friendly and accommodating. We loved every minute of our stay in this boutique hotel.

Only one thing and that's that other guests can access the terrace as well, which is not what people normally do I think, but as I just got out of the shower, and was drying up wrapped in a towel on the bed, another guest who I think wanted to admire the view from the top floor and walked around the room on the terrace. As our back entrance was open he looked inside to see the interior of the room before noticing me on the bed. If the hotel could make an extra door at the top of the stairs, nosey hotel guests can be avoided.

The location is fabulous, the facilities excellent, the people extremely helpful, and the food at the restaurant delicious.

I stayed in the room on the top floor, which even though it is the most beautiful, is not soundproof, so at 6 am, I was woken up by the noise of cars, which were two streets away.

The food whether for breakfast or at lunch was delectable to say the least. It made for a fulfilling experience especially for a non vegetarian like me.

Portions and spread are limited albeit delicious.

We had three lovely days at La Villa. Nice staff, nice room and fantastic food. Thank you for celebrating my husband's birthday. We will be happy to get back to you. Sofia

The cleanliness and maintenance is impeccable. You get what you see and the food is just lip smacking. The staff are also very well mannered and forthcoming. Had a memorable stay.

There wasn’t much to complain about at all.

Big room, very nice breakfast innthe garden, in town, close to the ocean drive

Swimming pool is not well taking care, miss charms

very pleasant in garden of La villa

width of the single beds was too narrow for tall people

All food was very good. Service was tops. Very nice and helpful staff. Particularly Mr. Hans and Anil. Such charming waitresses as well.

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Super breakfast location

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Beautiful rooms, staff. Amazing food.

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The hotel is lovely great pool on the roof and superb location for exploring the French quarter The staff were so friendly and helpful and the breakfast was absolutely delicious! We loved Pondacherry and really enjoyed our stay there

Love the room with the balcony I think it’s the largest one, and it’s my 3rd time here. Very very good staff and hospitality and the food is superb. Good location too. My go to place in pondi, would not pick any other space in the city but this.

No complaints

Location, helpful staff, comfortable room, spacious toilet

Room was full of mosquitoes when we checked in. While it was quickly taken care of, it should have been done before we checked in.

A small boutique hotel in a fenced off garden. Excellent atmosphere, extremely quiet. Beautyful designed room, furniture, blinds. We had the big room (more like a studio) on the top. Nice swimming pool. Excellent food, in the room, on the balcony or in the restaurant-garden. Extremely nice and helpfull personel.

Room is very expensive. Some signs of deteriation, which is a pity and not in line with the pricing.

Clean, feels small and exclusive. Nice pool, delicious breakfast, spacious rooms.

Great location, beautiful garden and building, staff were thoughtful, friendly and courteous

Quiet, clean, nice restaurant and room service. The suites are spacious, charming outdoor space.

Great location and extremely good staff. Would highly recommend to other travelers.

Bespoke property with a special aged patina finish to the exterior which adds to its appeal. Great staff and the food was amazing.

Guests were playing loud Tamil music by the pool throughout the night so my mother and her friends had no sleep. The hotel staff did not remedy this.

1.over rated 2.over priced 3.mini bar wasn't refilled 4.accessibility to rooms above was dangerous as it had narrow spiral stairs not advisable for older citizens and kids.Please avoid if you want to have a couple of drinks too. Room service was bad. Food was ok. Breakfast mediocre. Overa

It's awfully over rated.The stairs leading to the rooms are extremely uncomfortable as they are spiral stairway.And even the comfort of the room was very average. Not with money we paid.The food was very mediocre. Especially they said complimentary breakfast and the worst is they come out with bread and jam.There was no spread of Breakfast we could choose.Very disappointed. I wouldn't recommend this place for stay or for food.

People were extremely kind and sweet The hotel is really charming and well located

The manager promised us a room by written and could not give it to us, as he probably promised the same to another customer… Fortunately the staff tried its best to compensate the lack of trust and professionalism of their manager. Beside that the hotel remains a very good choice, probably the best, in Pondicherry.

la villa is a beautiful property in the middle of the french quarter of PUNDICHERRY. A little green oasis. The staff are not perfect but try very hard and give their best. Normally we don t use the restaurant in the hotel we stay. But in this case, we looked at so many other places , only to end up at la villa. In the garden, magic in the evening. Very good food. Wonderful breakfast . A particular thanks to Shanta, Hans and Lakshmi for looking after us

a little expensive, but nice room next the the pool with own terrace. So no complains

An excellent select little oasis in Pondicherry with a great team of people who strive constantly to look after the guests. The tasting menu is something not to be missed, very well done La Villa and all your team.

Leaving after 4 fantastic nights.

Calm and quiet, nice garden, good food, lovely staff

Mosquitoes, like everywhere else

I loved everything about La Villa. We arrived early in the morning, well before check-in, and we were greeted with a warm welcome. Staff could not be more gracious. Breakfast everday was lovely. The ambiance of the seating area is magical. Room is spacious as well as the bathroom and all is decorated tastefully. Bed is comfortable. Location is perfect.

My only regret is that we couldn't stay longer!

Great location and personnel. The hotel and room were exceptionally beautiful, comfortable and clean. A tat expensive but worth it.

Dinner was lovely and breakfasts and snacks were good.

Pretentious without merit. Claims to have a French ambience but really just rather decrepit. Most of the staff were lovely. Sadly, we were here for three not one night. Our original room, North side, was shocking, horribly small with child size furniture so low it couldn't be used, and a balcony that only accommodated one person. Plus the noise from the street especially all night was horrendous. Waking to the view of suitcases a metre from my nose on the concrete rack was definitely not romantic or beautiful. Shower curtains around part of balcony. Photos show how disappointing this room is and umbrella proves sizes. Thankfully we’renot TV watchers. After complaining we moved, to a somewhat better ground floor room, Ecole. The street noise was less but counterbalanced by loud restaurant noise until 11 pm. More room and at least seating for two, although somewhat low. Owned by the same people as Villa Shanti next door and the manager overseeing the two properties is extremely unpleasant. He sneers and refuses to listen or act, essentially a ‘couldn't be bothered’ individual. Whilst they refunded a small amount of money for the down graded room, our experience totally tarnished what should have been a lovely few days in Pondy.