Need Help: Hyderabad to Pondicherry, Where to stay and palces to see in Pondy.

romyeo4u · 11th April 2008, 23:15

Hello Guys
Planning for Hyderabad to Pondicherry

Need help on :

Where to stay in Pondicherry , preferrably a beach resort and an economic one.
what to see: apart from Auroville, Paradise beach,
Where to eat: so far Rendezvous, Suguru

What we have decided:

Stay: St James beach resort (1800 doublebed)
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Route:
Destination: Pondicherry
Mode of transport: self driven cars

Route finalised: Hyd-Vijayawada-Chennai-Pondicherry = close to 870Km ( it being a GQ from Vijaywada till chennai ) so tilted towards this one and the other route is

Hyd-Kurnool-Chittor-Chetpet (not sure of the road conditions) = 780 Km

Please suggest
Adios

kARTIK IYER · 13th April 2008, 22:55

Hi ,

i just visted 15 days back from Mumbai . i took my friends car from Chennai and drove to Pondi via ECR . I stayed at Ginger hotel ( not a beach hotel , in heart of city ) , But good hotel and lovely rooms ( Rs 2000 appx for a double bed ) . I dined at Anjappar a very good chetinnad hotel . Ate breakfast at Indain cofee house , good one . Arcos ( not sure of name ) is good nonveg hotel .

I am sorry i dont know the address , just drove asked people and got there .

Where to go :
There is chunambar boat house which is good .

There are lot of threads on Pondi , do see them , one including mine

dadu · 14th April 2008, 12:41

Read the travelogue

The promenade is also a good option, facing the sea and on the main beach road.

Service and food is not up to the mark at St. James.

rjstyles69 · 14th April 2008, 14:07

Look up these two travelogues here (Travelogue : Destination anywhere along the East Coast !!) and here (Travelogue : The Newly Weds and their getaway to the East coast.), should give you a fair idea of what to see and spend time on.

sammyboy · 21st April 2008, 14:39

Hi Guys, need some help.Planning to go to pondy on the 1st of may. With the temperatures soaring would a trip at this time be recommended? Also, hows the sea at this time? rough ? Please suggest as this would be my first pondy trip.

11th April 2008, 23:15	#1
romyeo4u BHPian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Hyderabad - Now Bangalore Posts: 299 Thanked: 13 Times	Need Help: Hyderabad to Pondicherry, Where to stay and palces to see in Pondy. Hello Guys Planning for Hyderabad to Pondicherry Need help on : Where to stay in Pondicherry , preferrably a beach resort and an economic one. what to see: apart from Auroville, Paradise beach, Where to eat: so far Rendezvous, Suguru What we have decided: Stay: St James beach resort (1800 doublebed) ------------------------------------------------ Route: Destination: Pondicherry Mode of transport: self driven cars Route finalised: Hyd-Vijayawada-Chennai-Pondicherry = close to 870Km ( it being a GQ from Vijaywada till chennai ) so tilted towards this one and the other route is Hyd-Kurnool-Chittor-Chetpet (not sure of the road conditions) = 780 Km Please suggest Adios Last edited by romyeo4u : 11th April 2008 at 23:16.
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13th April 2008, 22:55	#2
kARTIK IYER BHPian Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: NaviMumbai Posts: 160 Thanked: 15 Times	Hi , i just visted 15 days back from Mumbai . i took my friends car from Chennai and drove to Pondi via ECR . I stayed at Ginger hotel ( not a beach hotel , in heart of city ) , But good hotel and lovely rooms ( Rs 2000 appx for a double bed ) . I dined at Anjappar a very good chetinnad hotel . Ate breakfast at Indain cofee house , good one . Arcos ( not sure of name ) is good nonveg hotel . I am sorry i dont know the address , just drove asked people and got there . Where to go : There is chunambar boat house which is good . There are lot of threads on Pondi , do see them , one including mine
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14th April 2008, 12:41	#3
dadu Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 3,800 Thanked: 463 Times View My Garage	Read the travelogue The promenade is also a good option, facing the sea and on the main beach road. Service and food is not up to the mark at St. James. Last edited by dadu : 14th April 2008 at 12:42.
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14th April 2008, 14:07	#4
rjstyles69 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bengalooru.. Posts: 4,343 Thanked: 845 Times View My Garage	Look up these two travelogues here (Travelogue : Destination anywhere along the East Coast !!) and here (Travelogue : The Newly Weds and their getaway to the East coast.), should give you a fair idea of what to see and spend time on.
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21st April 2008, 14:39	#5
sammyboy Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Ggn/Dehradun Posts: 1,842 Thanked: 526 Times View My Garage	Hi Guys, need some help.Planning to go to pondy on the 1st of may. With the temperatures soaring would a trip at this time be recommended? Also, hows the sea at this time? rough ? Please suggest as this would be my first pondy trip.
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