Palais de Mahe - a CGH Earth Experience

As part of our 2 night stay at the Palais de Mahe we enjoyed a great market visit guided by the Hotels chef Kathii and a brilliant master class on the cooking of 3 South Indian recipes. This was led by Assistant Chef Jadagesh, whose personality and teaching approach made the whole morning extremely enjoyable. Our culinary efforts were then served to us as part of a delicious 4 course lunchtime feast. Delicious!! A very worthwhile experience for all foodies.

Just had 2 nights in the Palais and it was perfect: lovely period building, amazing staff, great food (lovely roof top terrace restaurant) and perfect location: absolutely the best place to stay in Puducherry. Lots of activities organised on demand.

Fine location, right in the middle of the tourist French Town. Rooms are spacious, high ceilings and give a feel of the French architecture. The pool is the highlight and service is good. The cafe on the ground floor is basic but the restaurant is good. There was also a book launch event in the lobby which added to the experience.

Great hotel . Great ambience . Great food and great staff . What more can you want. It’s close. To the beach and right in the middle of the French quarter . Real French feel to this old building. The restaraunt in the tarrace is wonderful and food so tasty

Brilliant Experience Brilliant experience. Great staff - courteous, professional and very friendly. We would go back to this property - very eco friendly and they support local artists.

This hotel is so beautiful that people take selfies of themselves outside the front door. It is about 100 yards from the Ocean, and in the middle of the old French city. It is convenient for the shops and the sights. Our room, and the others that we saw, were gorgeous. Large, high ceilinged, with chairs, tables and the most enormous double bed. The room opened onto the colonnade with a view of the lovely pool below. We ate at the top of the hotel, where the breeze from the Indian Ocean kept us cool, and the food was a fusion of French and Indian. A wonderful choice, especially at breakfast. There is a pleasant bar, which does beers, wines, spirits and cocktails. Coming in from the street means walking into a cool and calm interior, past all the selfie-takers, where you find the desk with the unfailingly polite and helpful staff. This was by far the nicest hotel of our 3 week stay in southern India. I would love to stay again, and if I am ever in Pondicherry it will be my first choice. Anyone giving this fewer than 5 stars wants their head examining.