Pondicherry, French pocket of India is very much known for Aurobindo and Auroville.
How to reach ?
Best by Car or Bus from Chennai.
Stay ?
Cheap and Best - Ashram Guest Houses near Ashram premises.
Tariff starting from Rs 50 to Rs 300. Advance Booking done in below listed Guest
Houses. Little restrictions in guest houses, no boozing allowed inside.
Park Guest House is very good and sea facing one.
Ashram Guest Houses:
Guest House: Cottage Guest House
Address: 3, Rangapillai Street, Pondicherry - 605001.
Phone: 2233610
Checkout: 24hrs if check-in between 6-12noon, else 12noon
Guest House: New Guest House
Address: 64, Rue Romain Rolland,
Pondicherry - 605001.
Phone: 2221553 / 2233634
email: newgh@sriaurobindoashram.org
Checkout: 24hrs if check-in between 6am and 12noon, else 12noon
Guest House: New Sweet Home
Address: 40, Rue Dupuy, Pondicherry-605001
Phone: 2233635
Checkout: 24hrs if check-in between 6-12noon, else 12noon
Dormatory available for ladies and gents separately
Guest House: Park Guest House
Address: 1, Goubert Avenue (Beach Road), Pondicherry-1
Phone: 2224644 / 2233644
Email: parkgh@sriaurobindoashram.org
Checkout: 24hrs if check-in between 6-12noon, else 12noon
Ashram-Related Guest Houses:
Guest House: Aurobharati
Address: 5, Kumaran Street, Vazhaikulam, Pondicherry - 605012
Checkout: 24hrs if check-in between 6-12noon, else 12noon
Guest House: Ramakrishna Bhavan
Address: 24, Goubert School Street, Vazhaikulam, Pondicherry - 605012
Phone:2229370
Checkout: 24hrs if check-in between 6-12noon, else 12noon
Guest House: Karnataka Nilayam
Address: 1, Montorsier Street, Pondicherry-1
Phone: 2233699
Checkout: 24hrs if check-in between 6-10am, else 10am
Guest House: Samarpan Yatri Bhavan
Address: 3, Rue Suffren, Pondicherry-605001
Phone: 2338972
Checkout: 24hrs if check-in between 6-10am, else 10am
Dormatories of different sizes (4bed to 15bed)
Guest House: International Guest House
Address: 47, S.C.Bose (Gingee) Salai, Pondicherry -605001.
Grams: INTERGUEST
email: ingh@vsnl.net
Checkout: 24hrs if check-in between 6-12noon, else 12noon
Guest House: MOTHER’S HOUSE
Address: 28, Patchavazhaiamman Koil Street
(end of Beach Road beyond the Boulevard, near SACAR), Pondicherry 605012
Phone: 91-413-2220337
Checkout: 24hrs
Food:-
One can have in Ashram Dinning Hall, each meal Rs 10 (Rs 30 a day) or can have outside, plenty near Beach Road.
Tour:-
Best to go through Auro Auto Care and can be book from Ashram Guest Houses.
They have 3 tours:-
Pondicherry Tour (Rs 60 pp)
Aurobindo Ashram and various Departments tour (Rs 30 pp)
Auroville Tour (Rs 50 pp)
One can book Tours from Pondicherry Tourism also which is on beach road.
If you want to stay in Auroville which is a international township 50Kms away from Pondy, visit auroville.org for information.