La Cedille - French Heritage House

This is nice property in the heart of white town in Pondicherry. It is very close to the rock beach and all the lovely cafés and restaurants of white town. They don’t have parking but there is a public parking nearby (500 m away) which you can use if you get your car there. The staff is really good and they were happy to take care of all our needs during our 3 night stay. They have a kitchen which is functional till about 4 pm. They gave us breakfast which was eggs, croissants, and South Indian all of which was good. Overall I would rate our experience as excellent.

The location was excellent and the rooms were spacious and clean , the rooms and furniture had an old world charm . The breakfast was very good with a blend of South Indian and continental dishes . The air conditioning and WiFi was satisfactory . The staff specially Bhuvaneswari and Felix were hospitable and gave service with a smile

It is a wonderful place to stay and such a hospitable host! Not to forget the decor is so quaint and tastefully done . La cedille is peaceful, relaxing and so memorable! Location is amazing - one street away from the beach and all major restaurants are walking distance

I loved this heritage property with huge & spacious rooms & proximity to the beach. The decor and entire place was minimal yet aesthetic. Helpful & humble staff, prompt service and great suggestions for a local tour around. Not disappointed! :)

Great ambiance and maintenance, very hospitable hosts. The architecture is beautiful.Loved their breakfast as well. The experience was wholesome and memorable for me and my family. They helped me with local tour guides, important places to look/shop. I would book accommodation with them again when I make my next trip.

We stayed over Sankranti/Pongal (Indian holiday so prime season) and hence prices were super high (30000INR for 2 nights!!). For that price the hotel, the room and the experience were disappointing. The good: - Prime location right in White Town and close to the sea front. -The room was big. -The staff is kind and the breakfast is very good. The bad: - The bathroom does not live up to expectations. There is no real shower, just a showerhead from the wall with very difficult to use taps (getting warm water was a challenge). We had cockroaches in the bathroom (to be expected on a groundfloor room in Asia, but again, not when you pay prime prices) - We did not sleep well as the bed did not meet our expectations. The mattrass did not have a fitted cover, it was covered only by a sheet that was loosely draped over the mattrass. The sheet kept sliding off and so we spent a good part of the night lying on the bare mattrass, refitting the sheet to cover it up. The pillows were very hard. - The AC did not work as it should (we put it on 16 degrees but no cold air came out...thank god there was a fan) - No room service during the 2 nights, which for that price we did expect, which lead to inconveniences like running out of toilet paper halfway through the night, or not having enough shampoo for a shower on day 2 - Shared areas are very basic and not inviting to sit there during the day or in the evening. We visited comparable places and they had restaurants or bar service and were more inviting to spend some time on the property. The pictures on the website are awesome but in reality the place is not somewhere you'd want to spend more time other than sleeping. THe breakfast area is a bit sad and shabby. If we'd had paid less we would have been able to oversee these issues, but given the ultra steep price we were honestly very disappointed. Next time I will look for other villas that have put more