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Ginger Pondicherry

3.0 star property
Hotel in Puducherry with a fitness center and a 24-hour front desk

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Luxe Queen Room | In-room safe, soundproofing, iron/ironing board, free WiFi
Interior
Hallway
Front of property - evening/night
Buffet breakfast for a fee
In the heart of the city, Ginger Pondicherry offers a vibrant retreat with dry cleaning services, a gym to stay active, and free in-room WiFi to stay connected. Unwind at The Square Meal TM restaurant or grab a drink at the bar - bike rentals are available for exploring nearby attractions.

Reviews

7.0 out of 10
Good

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Breakfast available
  • Gym
  • Room service
  • Laundry
  • Housekeeping

Room options

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In-room safe, soundproofing, iron/ironing board, free WiFi

Twin Room

Highlights

Soundproofed
Air conditioning
Mini-fridge
LCD TV
Ceiling fan
Private bathroom
Rainfall showerhead
Coffee/tea maker
  • 17 sq m
  • City view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

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Luxe Queen Room | In-room safe, soundproofing, iron/ironing board, free WiFi

Luxe Queen Room

Highlights

Soundproofed
Air conditioning
Mini-fridge
LCD TV
Ceiling fan
Private bathroom
Rainfall showerhead
Coffee/tea maker
  • 19 sq m
  • City view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Luxe Twin Room | In-room safe, soundproofing, iron/ironing board, free WiFi

Luxe Twin Room

Highlights

Soundproofed
Air conditioning
Mini-fridge
LCD TV
Ceiling fan
Private bathroom
Rainfall showerhead
Coffee/tea maker
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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In-room safe, soundproofing, iron/ironing board, free WiFi

Standard Room

Highlights

Soundproofed
Air conditioning
Mini-fridge
LCD TV
Ceiling fan
Private bathroom
Rainfall showerhead
Coffee/tea maker
  • 19 sq m
  • City view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed OR 1 Twin Bed

About the neighborhood

Map
Old Venus Theatre, Karuvadikuppam, Main Road, Saram Revenue Village, Puducherry, Pondicherry, 605 008

What's nearby

  • Sri Aurobindo Ashram - 4 min drive - 1.4 miles
  • Arulmigu Manakula Vinayagar Temple - 4 min drive - 1.4 miles
  • Pondicherry Promenade Beach - 4 min drive - 1.6 miles
  • Pondicherry Lighthouse - 5 min drive - 1.9 miles
  • Serenity Beach - 8 min drive - 1.8 miles

Getting around

  • Pondicherry-Puducherry Station - 13 min drive
  • Pondicherry (PNY) - 14 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Hotel Ponnusamy - ‬16 min walk
  • ‪Atithi - ‬18 min walk
  • ‪Hotel Surguru - ‬19 min walk
  • ‪Café Coffee Day - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Ambur Star Biryani - ‬11 min walk

About this property

Ginger Pondicherry

Hotel in the city center
At Ginger Pondicherry, you can look forward to dry cleaning/laundry services, a bar, and a gym. The on-site Indian cuisine restaurant, The Square Meal TM, offers breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Stay connected with free in-room WiFi, and guests can find other amenities such as a business center.
Other perks include:
  • Free self parking and extended parking
  • Buffet breakfast (surcharge), bike rentals, and an elevator
  • A 24-hour front desk, luggage storage, and 1 meeting room
Room features
All 93 rooms boast comforts such as air conditioning, in addition to thoughtful touches like free WiFi and safes.
Other amenities include:
  • Bathrooms with rainfall showers and free toiletries
  • 17-inch LCD TVs with cable channels
  • Mini fridges, coffee/tea makers, and ceiling fans

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Property amenities

Internet

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

Parking and transportation

  • Free secured self parking on site
  • Free extended parking on site

Food and drink

  • Buffet breakfast available for a fee: INR 200 to 300 per person
  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant
  • Snack bar/deli

Restaurants on site

  • Cafe Coffee Day
  • The Square Meal TM
  • Zero Hour Bar

Things to do

  • Bicycle rentals
  • Gym

Family friendly

  • Laundry facilities
  • Mini-fridge
  • Snack bar/deli
  • Soundproofed rooms

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Free newspapers in lobby
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk
  • Vending machine

Guest services

  • Concierge services
  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Business services

  • Business center
  • Computer station
  • Meeting room

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Elevator
  • Stair-free path to entrance

More

  • 1 building
  • 3 floors
  • Banquet hall
  • Designated smoking areas

Room amenities

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Private bathroom
  • Rainfall showerhead
  • Shower
  • Toothbrush and toothpaste (on request)
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 17-inch LCD TV with cable channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Free bottled water
  • Limited room service
  • Mini-fridge

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Ceiling fan
  • Free daily newspapers
  • Iron/ironing board on request
  • Phone
  • Safe
  • Soundproofed rooms

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: anytime
Early check-in subject to availability
An early check-in fee will be charged
Contactless check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before noon
Contactless check-out available
Late check-out subject to availability
A late check-out fee will be charged

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
For any questions, please contact the property using the information on the booking confirmation
Please note that PAN cards are not accepted as identification at this property.
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
Children up to the age of 11 years can stay for free if using existing beds when occupying the parent or guardian's room
Rollaway/extra beds are available for INR 1000.0 per night
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Property payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Fee for buffet breakfast: approximately INR 200 to 300 per person
  • Early check-in is available for a fee (subject to availability)
  • Late check-out is available for a fee (subject to availability)
  • Rollaway bed fee: INR 1000.0 per night

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

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 and debit cards; cash is not accepted
Safety features at this property include a carbon monoxide detector, a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, a security system, a first aid kit, and window guards
Please note that cultural norms and guest policies may differ by country and by property; the policies listed are provided by the property
Additional fees may apply to children for items such as bedding and meals and must be paid directly at the hotel.

We should mention

No pets and no service animals are allowed at this property

Property is also known as

Ginger Hotel Pondicherry
Ginger Pondicherry
Pondicherry Ginger
Pondicherry Ginger Hotel
Ginger Pondicherry Hotel
Pondicherry Ginger Hotel
Ginger Pondicherry Hotel
Ginger Pondicherry Puducherry
Ginger Pondicherry Hotel Puducherry

Frequently asked questions

Is Ginger Pondicherry pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much is parking at Ginger Pondicherry?

Self parking and extended parking are free at this property.

What time is check-in at Ginger Pondicherry?

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: anytime. A fee applies for early check-in (subject to availability).

What time is check-out at Ginger Pondicherry?

Check-out is at noon. Late check-out is available for a fee (subject to availability).

Where is Ginger Pondicherry located?

Located in the heart of Puducherry, this hotel is within 2 mi (3 km) of Sri Varadaraja Perumal Temple, Kanniga Parameswari Temple, and Sri Aurobindo Ashram. Arulmigu Manakula Vinayagar Temple and French Institute are also within 2 mi (3 km).

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Ginger Pondicherry Reviews

Reviews

7.0

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 16 out of 85 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 35 out of 85 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 18 out of 85 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 7 out of 85 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 9 out of 85 reviews

7.2/10

Cleanliness

7.4/10

Staff & service

8.4/10

Amenities

6.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

ZUNZAR

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent location
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Mayilvahanam

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Very good location and very clean rooms and restaurants maintained well. All staff are doing excellent work. Its feels my 3days stay like home in ginger especially the below staff excellent handling with customers Parameter, jannat,Rubi,Sudip,Gopal,Venturi
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

8/10 Good

Rahul

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Good
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Marlana

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Room comfortable, good bed and bedding, A/C efficient and quiet, very good breakfast, helpful and friendly staff, very good restaurant, supervisor Narayan went out of his way to get an adaptor for my phone. Only down side: tv and wifi are useless.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2023

10/10 Excellent

Marlana

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Pros: the hotel offers excellent value for what it offers. The room is comfortable and quiet, the bed and bedding are very good, A/C quiet, shower good water pressure, very good breakfast (Indian and Western) and all the staff are super nice and helpful, especially the supervisor Narajan who went the extra mile for me. The restaurant serves very good and varied meals. Cons: useless wifi and tv
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2023

6/10 Okay

Samanyu

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Property needs a serious overhaul as soon as possible and as fast as possible. Departments need to be trained on a regular basis. (Engineering contractors need to be instructed to conduct any conversations in an area out of guest view.) First room alloted wasn't great and had a rather disgusting health faucet. Second room was decent. Coffee mugs were broken and caused a spill. (IRD) Received no apologies regarding the same. Hallways were a mess and were dirty, with footprints and dust. Housekeeping trolleys were kept in the reception lobby throughout the day. Did not feel that this hotel was a part of IHCL except for the staff service.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

8/10 Good

Fernanda

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

Boa

Fui muito bem tratada. Alimentação saborosa e variada
Stayed 11 nights in Feb 2025

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Worth my money. Pleasant stay. I strongly recommend Ginger hotels. It's a nice budget hotel with the basic requirements.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2021

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Clean, Good Parking and 2 km from the Promenade beach
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2018

10/10 Excellent

antonio

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great hotel nice and modern,very good WiFi and super friendly staff.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2018

2/10 Terrible

karthik

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Very bad dingy hotel

Was a very bad experience staying at ginger, it was unclean, rooms where dingy , ac filter needed to cleaned, I developed a bad sore cough. Most wierd part was the way they generate the room charges...very bad overall for so called tata enterprise
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2018

6/10 Okay

Nela, Tübingen

Liked: Staff & service

Hotel for people who are not hungry in the morning

- Staff at reception is very friendly and helpful - Room is okay, but rather small - very loud AC - breakfast is of minor quality and taste, dirty cups and dishes, breakfastroom was very loud and crowded
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2017

6/10 Okay

Marise, Mumbai

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
The staff was very helpful and respectful. However, they need to advise the guests that noise carries so guests need to speak in softer levels especially at night.
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2017

4/10 Poor

Martin, Montreal, Canada

A Big Disappointment

This hotel doesn't have much going for it: poor location far from Puducherry, mediocre housekeeping, bad maintenance, small rooms, too expensive for what it offers. The second night I was there, at around 1:00am, an electrical plug right next to me bed caught fire, I put it out and call reception. Afer some deliberation, they gave me another room but the AC didn't work. I checked out the following day and didn't pay for that disturbing night.

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveler

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

Issues and more issues

This was the only hotel with open rooms left during new year and now we know why. The hotel and service was absolutely horrible. We arrive late at night on new years eve. I had booked the hotel over a month in advance with all of our preferences listed. NONE of our preferences were met. We had asked for non-smoking rooms that were adjacent to one another. We received smoking rooms that were not adjacent to each other. We were able to change rooms to another floor for non-smoking rooms. Additionally, every bathroom had a horrible smell that required air freshener to be sprayed every hour and the bathrooms had no ventilation. The shower heads were rusted and the room could use a renovation overall. Our room card didn't work and we had to call the security guard to let us into our room every time we returned to our room. Our late night new years celebrations ended up being cancelled due to trying to resolve all of these issues. Luckily the hotel reimbursed us for 1 room's cost for 2 nights. However, this was the most expensive hotel stay of all the hotels I have stayed in and this was the absolute worst facility out of all of them. (I stayed in 4 different hotels all better/cleaner and MUCH cheaper than this one). The only positive thing I can say is that the Wi-Fi worked very well.

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveler

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

Service was pathetic, small low category room

Service was pathetic, small low category room, overprice room rent, no value for money I have paid 5500/night for double bed room, it was so small with small television. Toilet flush was not working properly. Service was pathetic. After calling 4 time and complaining on reception they given 1 complementary towel which supposed to be 2 for double bed room. I stay there for 2 night paid Rs 11000 /- which was total waste. I was trying to checkout next day but it was not possible. I will never recommend to any one this hotel at all.

6/10 Okay

shashi, Chennai

Liked: Cleanliness

Satisfactory

The stay was satisfactory. But not too good as there are other places giving better facilities.

2/10 Terrible

Srikanth, Chennai

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

Ginger Puducherry a blot on Tata’s brand name

This property is a blot on Tata brand. Property is maintained so poorly. Since they brand it budget category, probably they feel customers have to put up with very bad maintenance.

4/10 Poor

Sunil, Mumbai

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities

Too far from city center. Food is bad.

Not satisfied. Staff is not responsive. Room cleanliness and facilities not up to the mark. Restaurant and overall food is not good.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

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

The stay is good

The room was good but little bit small but the service is very good one of the staff prabhu is very good food is also good all the tourist places are near by u will get Scotter in hotel it self stay and enjoy the comfort and the most imp is it's secure for couples

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
It was a pleasant stay..staff very helpful and friendly.

8/10 Good

SATPAL, dehradun

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

smart stay

The stay at ginger was nice and conmfortable . Reception staff was smily and helpful specially monalisa.Rooms were small but comfortable.house keeping updated daily.We called for extra pillow which was promptly attended too.The reception area was quite open and had cafe coffe day and a small neat restaurent .we wished to stay for two days only, but exteneded our stay for one more day , what more to say.Overall nice experience.

8/10 Good

Sathya, Sydney, Australia

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

Good hotel, friendly staff

Stayed for two nights. Clean room, good food, Very helpful staff.

6/10 Okay

Ashish, Gurgaon

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort

Value for Money

Its my second stay in the same hotel, so i knew not to expect too much. The AC was making a loud noise when switched on, they fixed it eventually.overall decent stay

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

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

Nice

It was good experience. Hotel location is very good.

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