Does Hotel Annamalai International have a pool?

Yes, this property has 2 outdoor pools and a children's pool.

Is Hotel Annamalai International pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much is parking at Hotel Annamalai International?

Self parking and valet parking are free at this property.

What time is check-in at Hotel Annamalai International?

Check-in start time: 1:00 PM; Check-in end time: anytime.

Does Hotel Annamalai International provide a shuttle to the airport?

Yes, there's an airport shuttle.

Where is Hotel Annamalai International located?

Located in the heart of Puducherry, this hotel is within 1 mi (2 km) of Ousteri Lake, Kanniga Parameswari Temple, and Botanical Gardens. Ananda Ranga Pillai House and Church of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception are also within 2 mi (3 km).

Hotel Annamalai International Reviews, Deals & Photos 2025

10/10 Excellent

Vangipuram

2022/5/2

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

Great place to stay

Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2022

4/10 Poor

Marja

2022/4/20

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

Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2022

8/10 Good

ramesh kr

2021/8/9

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

comfortable.

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2021

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

2021/4/25

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Staying was delightful. Well maintained and grand. Overpriced and food was costly.

Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2021

10/10 Excellent

HURNATH MOHIDEEN

2020/2/27

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

not bad for a 2 nights stay but not so good either

The stay was overall good, but for the price offered, the experience could be better in terms of the comfort and the quality of the furniture in the rooms. Another minor issue: the channels on the television are prefixed and incase you request the reception to add that one channel(Sony channel), they bluntly refused to do so. I expected better from a 3.5 star hotel to not overlook these minute but important details

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2020

8/10 Good

Jean Luc

2020/1/5

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service

personnel exremement au service du client. laundry performante petit dejeuner horrible pour un continental

Stayed 5 nights in Dec 2019

6/10 Okay

Charles

2019/11/5

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service

The decor in the lobby and inside of the hotel was really beautiful and artistic. The food was not good at all, and they run out of items during breakfast, so it was more of a first come first served.

Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

2019/6/3

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Luxurious and comfy rooms. A bit far from the seaside.

Stayed 1 night in May 2019

4/10 Poor

Verified traveler

2019/4/20

Liked: Cleanliness

Disliked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Old property with poor service from staff. Cleanliness is good but the restaurant requires a huge overhaul

Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2019

8/10 Good

Tok

2019/2/7

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service

Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

2019/1/2

Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities

Reception personnel were not fluent in customer service. Gave us a double bed room while our reservation is for 1 king size bed. Suggest for us to join the beds to make as one bed which was not acceptable. After complaining, then change the room. Air con filters are not well maintained and the bathroom fixtures are old. Water seepage out from the shower cubicle to the bathroom as door is old. Restaurant staff however are very friendly and nice. Very hardworking especially the chef checking that customers are properly served. Housekeeping staff were very efficient too.

Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

2018/12/29

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

Family friendly hotel. What stands out is the staff - they were courteous, professional, helpful and hospitable.

Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2018

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

2018/8/11

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Check the pool is open before booking!!

Hotel better than I expected, especially the room, AC, bathroom and bed comfort. Also quiet though street outside very noisy. Sadly, the pool was closed for maintenance without advance notice. As I had booked this hotel mainly for the pool this was very disappointing. Staff made no effort to addreess this disappointment with a complimentary drink or meal or anything. They just shrugged and said the pool is closed. Quality of breakfast items just okay but, for the price, it was good value overall. Would stay again if they could guarantee pool availability

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2018

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

2018/7/31

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Great sleep stay let down by swimming pool closed

Very comfortable room, very quiet, clean and super bed and bedding. Very good sleep in a noisy part of the city. Amazing for this price range. Great shower and hot water. However the experience was badly let down by the fact that the swimming pool was closed with no notice for maintenance and I had booked this hotel mainly for the roof top pool. This was a big disappointment. Also quality of some food items at breakfast was not up to standard. The neighbourhood has nothing of interest and is just traffic mostly but there is a nice rooftop bar and restaurant within a five minute walk. I woyld check if the pool is definitely open before I will book here again but if the pool is working I would highly recommend this hotel for this price range.

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2018

4/10 Poor

Marise

2018/4/5

Liked: Cleanliness

Disliked: Staff & service

Terrible room service. Pleasant front office staff but not front office manager. Misrepresented as having 4 restaurants but in fact only 2 plus some food at bar. Poor choice of food.

8/10 Good

Zbig, Sydney Australia

2018/2/23

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

Good base to explore Pondicherry.

Good clean hotel at reasonable price. Pondicherry has an interesting history and great food. We recommend a visit to Auroville while you’re in Pondicherry- it’s very close.

Stayed 7 nights in Feb 2018

8/10 Good

Debbie , Lancashire, uk

2018/2/9

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

great hotel & great breakfast, a couple of problems with the staff with regards to meal service and taxi bookings though.

Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2018

6/10 Okay

Gaetan, Fribourg

2018/1/30

Liked: Staff & service

OK if you get good deals only

Hotel correct un peu vieillissant, plutôt à classer dans les 3 étoiles. Ne vaut pas les prix affichés. Le buffet du petit dej offre un assez grand choix, mais la qualité est médiocre.

Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2018

8/10 Good

Daniel

2018/1/28

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Bra förutom restaurangen

Mycket bra och fint hotell. Vi är nöjda med allt, förutom 2 detaljer. Restaurangen var inte så bra, inte så kul frukost, gamla croissointer och hår i maten, och efter 2 försök att få en efterrätt utan nötter så gav vi upp. Sedan en dyr taxiresa, vi var tvungna att betala hela vägen till Chennai Airport trots att vi ville kliva av 40 km innan.

Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2018

8/10 Good

Arvid

2018/1/2

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

Friendly hotel with a special lobby.

Hotel is OK, staff friendly. Decor on the kind of weird side, but it adds colour to the place. 15 min walk to White Town.

Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2017

6/10 Okay

Shweta, Delhi

2017/12/29

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Disliked: Staff & service

A good hotel at a bad location

This is a decent 3-star hotel offering great service and good rooms however the location of the property is a big spoiler. The hotel is in the main city and away from the main tourist attraction area (White Town), to travel to the Promenade or French Quarters you will have to rent a car/bike/auto and make your way through the densely populated town. In case you are going for work purpose the hotel is value for money but if you are going to explore Pondicherry then it's better to look for a hotel in the White Town area or M.G road as the second option. The food at the hotel is very average and given the fact that Pondy has great food joints try to have meals outside the hotel only. P.s: I requested cancellation of the booking for a day as I reached the location a day earlier but the hotel staff didn't agree on waiving off the cancellation charge. The manager on duty although asked me to cancel the booking done via Expedia and make a new booking directly with them in order to avoid the extra charge which was very unprofessional.

Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2017

10/10 Excellent

Praveen

2017/11/27

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

Stay experience with hotel Annamalai

Room cleanliness okay, there was a water leakage on restroom. Bath Area is small, Bathtup was mentioned while booking the room, but only bath area was there. Taps are very old model. Rs. 3200/per day is expense for this kind of rooms. Hotel environment is good. Food is okay.

Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2017

8/10 Good

Badri

2017/7/11

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

Good family stay

Good stuff: 1. It is easy to get around from the hotel - everything is quite close 2. Very nice people - service oriented 3. Room was good Areas for improvement: 1. The AC was not working accurately all night. I observe that it works ok after 5 am... the timing makes me wonder if its intentional 2. Wifi would expire daily and we need to fetch new one everyday

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2017

4/10 Poor

Joseph

2017/6/26

Disliked: Cleanliness, room comfort

Its Time to Renovate Hotel. Fridge is not working and bed sheet were stinky. Bathroom door was not rusted unable to open or close.

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2017

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveler

2017/5/16

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Bad Hotel with pathetic facilities

Too far from the beach. At the cost of rooms in this hotel you will get sea facing rooms on any of the hotels on the Pondicherry (Rock) Beach with breathtaking views and amazing ambience. Problems start as soon as you check-in. The room does not open up because apparently there is a "loose" connection with the switch. Everytime you go out and return to your room it's a harrowing experience, spending 10-15 minutes opening the room. Even though their advertisements might say anything, the TV does not have any channels streaming. None of the sports, movies or news channels are available because the hotel hasn't subscribed to those channels. All the staff will tell you is that there are problems with the connection hence it's not being streamed to your room. But it's pretty evident that the hotel hasn't either paid their dues or hasn't subscribed to the channels because it entails cost (without actually bothering about customers). We stayed for 4 nights in May 2017.

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