Hôtel de L'Orient
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From Travel + Leisure, Jun 2005
“Some of these have been beautifully preserved; L'Hôtel de L'Orient on Rue Romain Rolland is one of those rare Indian hotels that seems to remember the past while acknowledging that the country has moved far beyond it. The staff looks after therooms (which are filled with French antiques, such as a teak tea box and an enameled armoire) in a style appropriate to the climate—caring, without being especially hurried....” MORE>>
From Travel + Leisure, Dec 2004
“A former French colony, Pondicherry, with its pastry shops and sidewalk cafés, still shows a strong Gallic influence. (The policemen even wear the cylindrical hats called kepis.) Walk the Beach Road at night to see the elaborate patterns the perforated star-shaped paper lanterns cast on the pavement. The historic Hôtel de L'Orient is a little piece of the Continent....” MORE>>
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