Hotel de l'Orient

The Hotel de l’Orient is an 18th-century hotel in Puducherry, India. It was founded in 1664 by the Compagnie des Indes Orientales (French East India Company).

Description

This hotel building is the historical house of Ananda Ranga Pillai, dubash of Joseph Dupleix (governor general of the French establishment in India).

It had been occupied since 1952 by the Department of Education, during the French occupation known as "Instruction Public", whose board is still above the entrance door. The department was about to vacate the building as it had been declared unsafe.

The mansion which houses the Hotel de l’Orient dates back to the late 1760s when Pondicherry was rebuilt.[1]

Now this hotel belongs to the family of Francis Wacziarg who entrusted the management to the DuneWellnessGroup in December 2017. As a result of this management change, the hotel was renamed "Dune de L'Orient".

References

  1. ↑ Shahpuri, Raveena (May 25, 2017). "6 luxurious stays in Pondicherry in under Rs 6,000". Vogue India. Retrieved 9 February 2018.

Coordinates: 15°33′22″N 73°45′22″E / 15.5561°N 73.7561°E / 15.5561; 73.7561

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