Hotel Reviews of Pondicherry Ashok

4.67
Aroop, Bangalore | 23^rd October 2007
Hotel Review of Pondicherry Ashok
Comments: We got our hotel Reservations done early in Hotel Ashok Beach Resort and the agent very conveniently forgot to mention that the check in time of the Hotel is 12 noon, we reached Pondicherry by bus after a rather difficult overnight journey and we just wanted to take some sleep before we start with the sight seeing, we took a Auto rikshaw and went to the hotel ;the standard rate is Rs150 from the Bus stand to Hotel Ashok ; also take a note that there is bus service from the bus station to all the Hotels on ECR(East Coast Road) there is a bus in every 20 mins and it only costs Rs 3 also if you are adventure loving sort you can ask the Auto to take you to Mission street and from there you can hire a two wheeler (usally costs Rs 100/per day) and then drive to the hotel, its not very difficult since the there is just one main road and you have to drive straight down on it. When we reached the Hotel ..we were immediately taken in by the warmness of the place, the hotel is tucked away in a wilderness far from the maddening crowd of the city , the receptionist (a sweet lady called Miss Saundarya) told us that we are early and asked us to wait just another hour and we were checked in at 9 o clock (thanks to them) we got a nice room with a wonderful view of the sea. Also i would like to mention that this hotel sports one of the nicest beach in the city as Pondicherry beaches are pretty rough and rocky, this once also doesn’t allows you to swim ..but since its clean and secluded , there is less to crib.
The staff is very friendly and accommodating (i always follow the philosophy that if you treat someone with respect that’s what you get back in return) over the period of two daysI was with them on there first name basis, the service is immaculate, the bar is open till 10:30 in the night and if you want to drink after that you can order room service to get you your poison and u can stack it in the refrigerator, the menu ..although is less in terms of varity..it more than makes up for it in quality ( pls do try out the chefs special Fish Steaks).. the ambience of the bar gives reminiscence of the old colonial times.. its a rather simple place , no frills and no string attached and thats why you end up feeling so right at home.
The place still doesnt has a swimming pool although its in construction and will be ready by the peak season (Dec- Jan), i am uploadin a few pictures here but to know more about pondicherry the city itself you can try visiting my blog

http://aroopsays.blogspot.com/2007/07/pondicherry-try-ityou-will-like-it.html

for more pictures visit
http://www.pwtw.blogspot.com/
Best Experience: the food is great, there isnt much varity though but the quality is too good, the serivce is
spot on..they treat you like you own the place
Worst Experience: wish they had a swimming pool

4.33
Milind, Pune | 18^th April 2006
Hotel Review of Pondicherry Ashok
It was a good experience as we drove all along from Bangalore to Pondy. The resort is a little bit far from the city. Over all it was a good experience as the sea view from the room is spectacular....

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4.11
Shri, Chennai | 18^th October 2005
Hotel Review of Pondicherry Ashok
Good property but being messed up by indifferent service and maintenance.Time this is sold off to an enterprising corporate....

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5.33
Ramgopal, Chennai | 06^th April 2005
Hotel Review of Pondicherry Ashok
Great - very relaxing...

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