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The Richmond

3.0 star property

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Reception
Exterior
Superior Room
Breakfast, lunch, dinner served; local cuisine
Reception

Reviews

8.0 out of 10
Very good

Popular amenities

  • Breakfast included
  • Parking included
  • Free Wi-Fi
  • Restaurant
  • Air-conditioning
  • Bar

Explore the area

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

Room options

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Deluxe Double Room, 1 King Bed

Deluxe Double Room, 1 King Bed

  • 19 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed
  • Free Wi-Fi

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Superior Room

Superior Room

  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed
  • Free Wi-Fi

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Family Room

Family Room

  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed
  • Free Wi-Fi

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About the area

Puducherry

With a stay at The Richmond in Puducherry (White Town), you'll be a 5-minute walk from Eglise de Notre Dame des Anges and 5 minutes by foot from South Indian Traditional Arts Cultural Centre. .This hotel is 0.2 mi (0.3 km) from Jawahar Toy Museum and 0.3 mi (0.5 km) from Notre Dame de Anges.

What's nearby

  • Pondicherry Promenade Beach - 5 min walk - 0.5 km
  • Sacred Heart of Jesus - 8 min walk - 0.7 km
  • Pondicherry Lighthouse - 10 min walk - 0.9 km
  • Arulmigu Manakula Vinayagar Temple - 12 min walk - 1.0 km
  • Sri Aurobindo Ashram - 13 min walk - 1.2 km

Getting around

  • Pondicherry-Puducherry Station - 9 min walk
  • Chennai International Airport (MAA) - 178 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Mira - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Cherrypond Garden Cafe And Bar - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪Ciclo Cafe - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Les Alizés - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Madam Shanthe's - ‬3 min walk

About this property

The Richmond

The Richmond offers 14 air-conditioned accommodations with minibars and safes. Premium cable television is provided.

Bathrooms include showers and complimentary toiletries. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Additionally, rooms include complimentary newspapers and coffee/tea makers. Irons/ironing boards and hair dryers can be requested. Housekeeping is provided daily.

Make yourself at home in one of the 14 air-conditioned rooms featuring minibars. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and cable programming is available for your entertainment. Private bathrooms with showers feature complimentary toiletries and hair dryers. Conveniences include safes and complimentary newspapers, and housekeeping is provided daily.
Make use of convenient amenities, which include complimentary wireless internet access and tour/ticket assistance.
Enjoy local cuisine at The Bistro, a restaurant which features a bar/lounge, or stay in and take advantage of the room service (during limited hours). A complimentary continental breakfast is served daily from 7:30 AM to 10:30 AM.
Featured amenities include complimentary newspapers in the lobby, dry cleaning/laundry services, and a 24-hour front desk. Free self parking is available onsite.
A complimentary continental breakfast is served each morning between 7:30 AM and 10:30 AM.
The Bistro - This restaurant specializes in local cuisine and serves breakfast, lunch, dinner, and light fare. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.

Property amenities

Internet

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

Parking and transport

  • Free self parking on site
  • Limited on-site self parking

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

Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

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

No pets or service animals allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome

Rollaway/extra beds are not available

Cribs (infant beds) are not available

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
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher
Please note that cultural norms and guest policies may differ by country and by property; the policies listed are provided by the property

We should mention

No pets and no service animals are allowed at this property

Property is also known as

Richmond Hotel Pondicherry

Richmond Pondicherry

The Richmond Hotel

The Richmond Puducherry

The Richmond Hotel Puducherry

The Richmond Reviews

Reviews

8.0

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 11 out of 36 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 17 out of 36 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 5 out of 36 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 2 out of 36 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 36 reviews

8.4/10

Cleanliness

8.2/10

Staff & service

8.0/10

Amenities

8.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

6/10 Okay

Manoj

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Room was clean but dingy and musty smell since there is no ventilation at all. Staff is courteous and responsive
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2026

10/10 Excellent

ravi

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Amazing hotel
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2025

10/10 Excellent

Robert, Bloomfield Village

Travelled 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 traveller

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 traveller

Travelled 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

Travelled 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 traveller

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 traveller

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 traveller

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 traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

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 traveller

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 traveller

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 traveller

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.