The Best Hotels for First Time Visitors in Pondicherry

Where to Stay if You've Never Been to Pondicherry

Pondicherry Pondicherry

Are you looking for a hotel for your first trip to Pondicherry, India? With plenty of activities and sites, this is a great destination for first-time visitors. So if you're deciding where to stay on your first trip to Pondicherry, don't worry, we've got you covered. We've analyzed the hotels in Pondicherry to find out which are the best for first timers based on price, amenities, location, reviews, and guest ratings. In this guide, we'll be showcasing the best hotels for first-time visitors in Pondicherry, taking into consideration all of these important factors. Whether you're traveling solo, with family, or with friends, there's a hotel that caters to every traveler's needs to make the most of your first trip here. So, if you're visiting Pondicherry for the first time, the hotels below will be great options, as many of them have pools, breakfast, and plenty of comforts to help you relax. So, here they are, the best hotels in Pondicherry for first time visitors.

(Prices are listed in U.S. Dollars.)

Anantha Heritage Hotel

2-star Hotel with prices starting at $73 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect Hotel to Make the Most of Your First Visit
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for first time trip hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Beach

Located at 96, Rue Perumal Koil, Anantha Heritage Hotel has great rooms from $73 (before taxes). It offers room service, a restaurant, child care, laundry services, and city views. It has a terrific 8.90 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. Only 1.2 km from the city center, first time visitors will especially love cooking classes, a game room, free parking, kids meals, and car rentals at this relaxing hotel. You'll enjoy relaxing while having room service delivered. The price of this hotel is less than average for first time trip hotels, which makes it a great value.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Room service
  • Beach
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Game room
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Refrigerator
  • Luxury


Accord Puducherry

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $66 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Great Hotel for First Time Visitors
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 4-star hotels.
  • Beach
  • Family-Friendly

A great place to stay is Accord Puducherry which has nice rooms starting at $66. Offering an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and a bar, it also has a great guest rating of 8.10 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at No.1. Thilagar Nagar, Ellapilaichavady. This convenient hotel is also nice because it offers breakfast, child care, laundry services, a free breakfast, and city views which visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 2.7 km from the city center. The pool here was very nice, relaxing, and fun. It's also less than the average price for first time trip hotels, so it's a great value.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Breakfast included
  • Free breakfast
  • Spa
  • Child pool
  • Beach
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Coffee shop


Maison Perumal - CGH Earth

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $113 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Visit to Pondicherry
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Beach

We found Maison Perumal - CGH Earth to be a great place to stay, and the price starts at $113. We loved that is has room service, a restaurant, a bar, breakfast, and laundry services, and it also has a terrific guest rating of 9.10 out of 10 from previous guests. It's located at Perumal Koil Street. You'll also find a free breakfast, cooking classes, free parking, kids meals, and evening entertainment which travelers will love. And this fun hotel is just 1.2 km from the center of town. The service at the restaurant is terrific, and so is the food.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Room service
  • Breakfast included
  • Free breakfast
  • Beach
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Laundry service
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Luxury


Palais De Mahe - CGH Earth

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $196 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Good Stay for Your First Trip
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Beach
  • Family-Friendly

With terrific rooms from $196, Palais De Mahe - CGH Earth, at Door No: 4, R.S NO: 239, Rue De bussy Street (Lal bah door sastri Road) provides an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a bar, and laundry services. Its terrific guest rating is 9.00 out of 10 from previous guests staying here. New visitors will really like this amazing hotel which also offers a child pool, free parking, car rentals, laundry facilities, and bicycle rental. It's located just 0.4 km from the city center, too.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Child pool
  • Beach
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Laundry service
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Coffee shop


La Villa Puducherry

5-star Hotel with prices starting at $140 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Time in Pondicherry
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Beach
  • Family-Friendly

La Villa Puducherry has a great guest rating of 9.40 out of 10, and offers an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a bar, and rooms with kitchens. The great rooms here start at $140 before taxes and depending on the season. It can be found at 11 Surcouf Street,. Furthermore, it also offers free parking, car rentals, laundry facilities, family rooms, and a tour desk, which is nice for first time visitors. Just 0.4 km from the city center, this fantastic hotel is a terrific choice. And with the ability to cook your own meals in the kitchen, you can save money and time.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Kitchen
  • Beach
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Free parking
  • Family rooms
  • Breakfast in the room


Villa Shanti - A Heritage Hotel

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $102 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for First-Timers
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Beach
  • Family-Friendly

The great guest rating of Villa Shanti - A Heritage Hotel is 8.80 out of 10. This place has a restaurant, a bar, rooms with kitchens, laundry services, and city views. Prices for the terrific rooms are from $102, and it's located at 14, Rue Suffren street. We also love the laundry facilities, bicycle rental, a beauty salon, air-conditioning, and a coffee shop which are great for visitors. And since it's just 0.4 km from the center of the town, the location is great, too.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Kitchen
  • Beach
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Laundry service
  • Bicycle rental
  • Coffee shop


La Closerie - Bay of Bengal

Bed & Breakfast with prices starting at $87 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Among the Best Places to Stay for a First Visit to Pondicherry
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 3-star hotels.
  • Beach

A cool place is La Closerie - Bay of Bengal because it has great rooms that start at $87. It has an outdoor pool, room service, scuba diving, snorkeling, and parking, it also earned a great guest rating of 8.50 out of 10 from people who have stayed here before. It's found at 32 Dumas Street. Only 0.5 km from the city center, travelers will especially love laundry services, cooking classes, evening entertainment, horse riding, and car rentals at this convenient hotel.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Snorkeling
  • Parking
  • Horse riding
  • Beach
More Great Amenities
  • Laundry service
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms


Hotel Karai

2-star Hotel with prices starting at $29 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect Hotel to Make the Most of Your First Visit
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 2-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Beach

Hotel Karai offers room service, a restaurant, laundry services, city views, and free parking which we really like. The terrific rooms here start at $29 (before taxes). It's located at 100 feet Road,Near Indra Gandhi Square and has earned a guest rating of 9.10/10. This fun hotel is also nice because it offers car rentals, laundry facilities, bicycle rental, family rooms, and air-conditioning which new visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 2.4 km from the city center. It's a great value, too, because it's less than the average price for first time trip hotels.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Room service
  • Beach
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Laundry service
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms


Lotus Bay View Hotel

2-star Hotel with prices starting at $21 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Great Hotel for First Time Visitors
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 2-star hotels.
  • Beach

Located at No. 01-B, Rue Bazar Saint Laurent Street, Beach Road, Lotus Bay View Hotel has great rooms from $21 (before taxes). It offers room service, a restaurant, laundry services, free parking, and car rentals. It has a terrific 8.00 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. You'll also find laundry facilities, bicycle rental, a tour desk, air-conditioning, and a 24-hour desk which first time visitors will love. And this amazing hotel is just 0.6 km from the center of town. It's a great value, as the price is less than the average for first time trip hotels.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Room service
  • Airport shuttle
  • Beach
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Laundry service
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental


Pondicherry Executive Inn

2-star Hotel with prices starting at $25 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Visit to Pondicherry
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 2-star hotels.
  • Beach

A great place to stay is Pondicherry Executive Inn which has nice rooms starting at $25. Offering room service, a restaurant, laundry services, car rentals, and laundry facilities, it also has a great guest rating of 8.60 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at 1-A, Perumal Koil Street. Visitors will really like this fantastic hotel which also offers bicycle rental, family rooms, a tour desk, air-conditioning, and a 24-hour desk. It's located just 1.2 km from the city center, too. We found the price of this hotel to be a great value because the price is less than average for first time trip hotels.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Room service
  • Beach
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Laundry service
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Refrigerator


For more terrific hotel ideas in Pondicherry, make sure you also see Best Beach Hotels in Pondicherry, Best Cheap Hotels in Pondicherry, Best Hotels for a Weekend Getaway in Pondicherry, Best Hotels for One Week in Pondicherry, or Best Hotels for One Night in Pondicherry.


How much do hotels for first-time visitors cost in Pondicherry?

Pondicherry Average First Time Trip Hotel Price
$79

Travelers to Pondicherry, India will have a large number of terrific first time trip accommodation options with a variety of great prices. The price of first time trip hotels here can vary by amenities, dates, and the neighborhood. Based on thorough data from 15 first time trip hotels, their average price is a very reasonable $79. If you're interested in more information about hotels here, see our guide to hotel prices in Pondicherry.

The average prices of our suggested first time trip hotels by star rating:

  • 5-star hotels: $140
  • 4-star hotels: $84
  • 3-star hotels: $102
  • 2-star hotels: $33


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