A beautiful and relaxing setting, and super convenient to the center of French Pondicherry. There's a lovely interior courtyard garden as you walk in. Rooms were simple, but clean. My husband and I never saw any of the bad things others complained of, though service staff were sometimes hard to find. Setting for breakfast very comfortable. villahelena@sify.com

The rooms were filthy with dirty bed sheets .Crowd coming only for drugs , booze and prostitution

Rather rundown and shabby hotel and not particularly clean. Had booked and paid for de luxe room but only given standard room which was awful. The main part of the Villa was full so we were moved to a larger room in an annexe across the road - poorly furnished with a very dated bathroom. Breakfast was a very disorganised... More

We were looking for a boutique hotel like Villa Helena or its dependance Villa Orphelia. Although the travel agent had a confimed booking, the hotel staff said there was no room due to a leakage problem in Villa Orphelia. We going from Helena to Orphelia and back. Reluctantly we could get an upgrade in the dependance across the street, a... More

Villa Helena is a lovely example of a hotel catering to Western tastes without completely disregarding the context and customs of the place it's in. The sense that the owners have provided a space with a graceful and personal take on aesthetics is palpable from the moment one enters the lush courtyard behind the slightly ajar door off a central... More

We were expecting much more after reading the reviews here but unfortunately our experience was horrible. The rooms were small and unequipped with even basic necessities l a bucket, mug or a waste bin. The staff was absolutely horrible, maybe that was because the owner was not there. The location however is very good and I think the place has... More

We initially asked for 2 double rooms or a family room at Villa Helena, but the owner (Roselyne, a French lady) proposed us a large suite at Villa Orphelia, an old Colonial house. The house is located in a nice and rather quiet area (same as Villa Helena) at walking distance from many restaurants as well as the beach, which... More

What a beautiful place! The rooms are large and tastefully furnished with antiques & colonial furniture. Great service and location, this is definately the place to stay while in Pondicherry.Great value for money.

We stayed 4 nights at Villa Helena in 2 lovely rooms (one on ground floor and one on first floor) and we enjoyed our stay very much! The house is nicely restored and ideally located in the French quarter, walking distance though to beautiful muslim houses and to lively tamul quarter and market. The owner was not in Pondicherry during... More