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The Richmond

3.0 star property
Hotel with free breakfast, a short walk to Pondicherry Promenade Beach

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Reception
Reception
Breakfast, lunch, dinner served; local cuisine
Superior Room | Minibar, in-room safe, iron/ironing board, free WiFi
Exterior

Reviews

8.0 out of 10
Very good

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Breakfast included
  • Room service
  • Laundry
  • Parking included
  • 24/7 front desk

Explore the area

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12 Labourdonnais Street, Puducherry, Pondicherry, 605001
  • Pondicherry Promenade Beach
    ‪5 min walk‬
  • Arulmigu Manakula Vinayagar Temple
    ‪10 min walk‬
  • Sri Aurobindo Ashram
    ‪12 min walk‬
  • Pondicherry (PNY)
    ‪10 min drive‬

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Deluxe Double Room, 1 King Bed | Minibar, in-room safe, iron/ironing board, free WiFi

Deluxe Double Room, 1 King Bed

  • 200 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Family Room | Minibar, in-room safe, iron/ironing board, free WiFi

Family Room

  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

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Superior Room | Minibar, in-room safe, iron/ironing board, free WiFi

Superior Room

  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

About the neighborhood

Puducherry

Located in White Town, The Richmond is within a 5-minute walk of sights such as Pondicherry Promenade Beach and Eglise de Notre Dame des Anges. This 3-star hotel has 14 guestrooms and offers conveniences like free breakfast, free in-room WiFi, and free self parking.

What's nearby

  • Pondicherry Promenade Beach - 5 min walk - 0.3 miles
  • Sacred Heart of Jesus - 8 min walk - 0.5 miles
  • Pondicherry Lighthouse - 8 min walk - 0.5 miles
  • Arulmigu Manakula Vinayagar Temple - 10 min walk - 0.6 miles
  • Sri Aurobindo Ashram - 12 min walk - 0.6 miles

Getting around

  • Pondicherry-Puducherry Station - 9 min walk
  • Chennai International Airport (MAA) - 177 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪La Villa - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Villa Shanti - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Celine's Kitchen - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪LB2 Lounge - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Café des Arts - ‬3 min walk

About this property

The Richmond

Hotel with free breakfast, a short walk to Pondicherry Promenade Beach
At The Richmond, guests have access to free WiFi in public areas, free newspapers, and laundry facilities. If you drive, take advantage of free parking. The 24-hour front desk has staff standing by to help with securing valuables, tours or tickets, and dry cleaning/laundry.
Guests can expect free WiFi and 40-inch TVs with cable channels. Minibars, coffee makers, and free newspapers are also available.

Languages

English, Hindi

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Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Free self parking on site

Food and drink

  • Free continental breakfast available daily 7:30 AM to 10:30 AM
  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant

Restaurants on site

  • The Bistro

Family friendly

  • Laundry facilities

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Free newspapers in lobby
  • Laundry facilities
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Room amenities

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer (on request)
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower

Entertainment

  • 40-inch TV with premium cable channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle
  • Limited room service
  • Minibar

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Free daily newspapers
  • Iron/ironing board on request
  • Safe

Policies

Check-in

Check-in time starts at noon
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before noon

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
To register at this property, guests who are Indian citizens must provide a valid photo identity card issued by the Government of India; travelers who are not citizens of India must present a valid passport and visa.

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

  • This property doesn't allow pets or service animals

Property payment types

Important information

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted
Cashless transactions are available
Please note that cultural norms and guest policies may differ by country and by property; the policies listed are provided by the property
  • Check-in: noon
  • Check-out: noon
  • Minimum check-in age: 18
The front desk is open 24 hours a day. Driving? This property offers free parking.

We should mention

Details about charges, deposits, or other important information:

  • This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business, or profession.
  • Charges for extra guests may apply and vary depending on the property's policy.
  • A cash deposit, credit card, or debit card for incidental charges, as well as a government-issued photo ID, may be required at check-in.
  • Special requests are subject to availability at the time of check-in and can't be guaranteed. Certain requests may come with additional charges.
  • This property accepts credit cards. Cash is not accepted. 
  • Cashless payment methods are available for all transactions.

Additional information about polices, regulations, and more:

  • No cribs or infant beds are available.
  • No rollaway or extra beds are available.

Property is also known as

Richmond Hotel Pondicherry
Richmond Pondicherry
The Richmond Hotel
The Richmond Puducherry
The Richmond Hotel Puducherry

Frequently asked questions

Is a free cancellation option available at The Richmond?

The Richmond offers free cancellation on select room rates. If you'd like to learn more, review the cancellation policy on Orbitz.

What's there to see near The Richmond?

This hotel is situated in White Town, just steps from Eglise de Notre Dame des Anges and Jawahar Toy Museum, and within a short walk of Pondicherry Promenade Beach. You'll also find Sacred Heart of Jesus and Pondicherry Lighthouse less than a mile away.

Will I be able to park at The Richmond?

Yes, self parking is offered for free at the hotel.

Does The Richmond include a casino at the property?

No, The Richmond doesn't have a casino.

Will I find an indoor pool at The Richmond?

No, there is no indoor pool at this hotel.

What amenities will couples enjoy at The Richmond?

Couples staying at this hotel will appreciate amenities like a minibar as well as a bar and a restaurant.

Does The Richmond have a hot tub?

No, there isn't a spa tub at this hotel.

Does The Richmond have a restaurant with a breakfast menu?

Yes, The Richmond serves free continental breakfast at The Bistro each morning.

Does The Richmond allow pets to stay free of charge?

No, pets and service animals aren't allowed at The Richmond.

Does The Richmond have connecting rooms?

No, there aren't connecting guestrooms at this hotel.

What is the closest airport to The Richmond?

The closest major airport to The Richmond is Pondicherry (PNY), which is 3.4 mi away (24 minutes by car).

Are there rooms with balconies at The Richmond?

No, you won't find guestrooms with balconies at The Richmond.

The Richmond Reviews

Reviews

8.0

Very Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 10 out of 34 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 17 out of 34 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 4 out of 34 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 2 out of 34 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 34 reviews

8.4/10

Cleanliness

8.0/10

Staff & service

9.0/10

Amenities

8.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

10/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Robert, Bloomfield Village

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Staff was excellent

4/10 Poor

Sumit

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, room comfort

Only Location is good

Good thing about this hotel is Clean rooms and great location in white town, that’s it At first we did not get the room we booked for , Don’t go with pictures and disruption, In 14 room only two rooms has windows all rest are like coffins with all walls with fake window with no view or air , It’s a very small hotel , very noisy, Staff try to help but don’t do much , The service is extremely slow the basic food order take 45 minutes minimum to get anything, Staff is slow as sloths just say yes sir and do thinks there ways , Will not recommend nor what to stay with them ever , I am sure you will find better hotels around it
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2019

10/10 Excellent

Arnab

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very good service and location of hotel!
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019

8/10 Good

Jon, Mumbai

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Cute hotel. Quiet street. Great neighbors. Room facing street a little noisy during night (dogs etc). Overall pleased with stay. Recommended.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2019

8/10 Good

Jitendra

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Nice location, value for money, helpful staff.

This place is at close location to promenade. Many good restaurants in the vicinity. Staff is also very helpful. Nice breakfast. Need to improve on room cleaning. Room service is also nice. Overall very good value for money.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2019

10/10 Excellent

pankaj

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Stay at Richmond

Really enjoyed our stay at The Richmond. Location was good, service and staff was excellent.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2019

8/10 Good

Dave & Dianne, Bath UK

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Clean hotel in good position in White Town

Well maintained hotel with pleasant and efficient staff about 5 minutes walk from the promenade. Restaurant serves very good freshly prepared food, and a good buffet breakfast.
Stayed 25 nights in Jan 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Good place!

Great everything but the room restroom.
Stayed 6 nights in Nov 2017

6/10 Okay

Alan, Vancouver

Boutique style hotel

It was a comfortable, smaller hotel a few blocks from the beach. I enjoyed staying there, but next time I will likely stay right across from the beach for easier strolling.

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

A hustling centre of the city

Location and overall upkeep of the hotel is commendable. Friendly Staff made our stay more comfortable.

8/10 Good

Urvi

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Good location and clean hotel.

Location is excellent. Staff was good, helpful in general to guide on nearby tourist places, restaurants etc. Rooms are spacious at the price offered. Breakfast was not that great and staff was not all courteous , attentive during the breakfast. Half of the things were over at 10 am during the breakfast. Wi-fi details should have been given at the time of chekin but had to ask couple of times for it to get it and speed was very OK.

10/10 Excellent

Sonia, London

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Perfect hotel in a perfect location

Gorgeous hotel right in the centre of the French quarter and not far from the seafront. Lovely spacious room with nice furniture and decor and probably the best we have had in India for this price range. Fantastic bathroom and would like to copy this design and tiles for our home and loved the pebble effect floor tiles. Nice selection of toiletries too, much more than the usual offering of just a bar of soap. Staff were extremely kind and helpful too and good breakfast included in our room rate. Wifi worked really well in our room too which doesn't happen very often in India. Would have stayed here longer if it wasn't for our very difficult to get train reservation already being booked.

2/10 Terrible

anjali, Bangalore, Karnataka, India

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

room without a view

room had no windows.claustrophobic,impossible to stay and gave room to my driver and checked into another hotel.

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Friiendly, cozy hotel

Most of the employees are extraordinary friendly and service minded. Rooms quite ok, i prefer rooms with windows to street. I liked the breakfast when it was served as a buffet, it was real nice. Do remember that we westerners often prefer JAM with the croissant :-) Thanks for a lovely stay!

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

8/10 Good

PB

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

8/10 Good

John, Chennai, Tanil Nadu, India

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Nice Place

This is a nice hotel. It's situated in the old colonial quarter and is near several good restaurants. The Aurobindo ashram is a few minutes away by auto-rickshaw as is the shopping district. The hotel food is OK but nothing spectacular. There are plenty of options outside the hotel, though. The room was large, comfortable and the air conditioning was consistent. My two complaints are lack of around-the-clock room service and lack of hot water in the bathroom. The staff is courteous (especially if you speak a bit of Tamil) and will help with arrangements to visit Auroville. I've stayed in two other hotels in Pondicherry and think this is the best of the three.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

The best hotel in Pondicherry

I loved this hotel. The rooms were beautiful, the staff was welcoming and accommodating, breakfast was delicious (and complimentary!)....Thank you Richmond! I will definitely stay here again if I come back to Pondicherry. Reccommend this hotel to everyone.

4/10 Poor

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Would not go back.

The Richmond hotel has the veneer of being a nice hotel, but our stay was anything but. We were given a room that was just above the kitchen and the noise of pots clanging around and people talking went late into the night and started in the early morning. Even with ear plugs we could barely sleep above the noise. The center of the hotel has an open atrium and noise from the kitchen travels throughout the entire hotel. I'm not sure it would matter where your room was in terms of noise. I went to several different floors of the hotel and they were all noisy. I also didn't like that our room didn't haven't a window that faced outside. Further more, the staff seemed to be haphazard and fumbling about. At one point, we asked for water and it was brought to our room. Without knocking first an employee just opened our door and walk right in. I had just gotten out of the shower and was standing in the room with my towel on. My husband and I just looked at each other mortified and waited for the man to leave, but instead of leaving he entered the room and walked into our hallway to show us where the mini bar was. The whole thing was really unprofessional and uncomfortable. In any other normal situation a person could have knocked first, handed us the water, and told us about the mini bar from the hallway. The staff at this hotel needs some kind of training as to how to treat guests. It also needs its kitchen to quiet down.

8/10 Good

Jim & Diane, Victoria, BC, Canada

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

A fine choice in the old French Quarter.

This compact but attractive hotel is well located in the french quarter not far from the Goubert Ave seafront promenade. Our rooms (two) were nicely painted, clean and well-appointed. Two problems though - these rooms are both on the main floor immediately beside the bar and D/R - thereby being noisy - and they have no windows, so no view and no emergency egress option. We had three meals in the hotel restaurant, right beside our rooms. Food for the most part was OK but because the midday options (between "lunch" and "dinner") are limited, we ended up with three deep-fried selections - pakoras and cashew chicken from memory - that tasted much the same. Breakfast buffet was quite good with cereals and fruit (which we usually prefer), eggs, a variety of breads and sambar options. We tried everything and were not displeased. Our principal concern is room location. Some of the hotel staff sleep overnight in the DR. That's fine in some respects but not so fine for patrons trying to sleep nearby. Thus, these rooms should be avoided. Our problem might have been related to the foul-up over room booking. We booked and paid for two rooms through Expedia but the hotel was paid for only one via a 'middle man'. Fortunately the hotel had internet hookups so I was able to show the sincere desk clerk an email from Expedia showing our booking of two rooms, thus we were allowed to stay. This confirms the necessity of having all logistics solved in advance.

8/10 Good

Al

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities

Some good, some so-so

Fairly modern looking room. Bed spread was slightly stained. Walls are thin so can hear neighbors. No wifi in room but they do provide ethernet cable. Wifi available in lobby. Breakfast selection decent. Reception was helpful.

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