Hi, I'm writing here to explain my december vacation 2011/2012 I'm a french girl living in india since 2 years. When we arrived (my boyfriend, a friend and I) in the new guest house of Ilyas (Aadhaar guest house) at 21h, Ilyas was there waiting for us. The 2 first words he pronounced was "Welcome home" Since Aadhaar guest house... More

Stayed here for a holiday with friends in August 2011. Spent 3 days and 2 nights at this quaint little inn. Run by a family, very accommodating, Ilyas, the host was very friendly. Comfortable stay, but no meals are served. Breakfast is optional and on demand. A ktchenette is available in case you want to fix your own breakfast. A... More

I felt like in home. Clean, colorful and quiet place.Very nice owner (Ilyas and Arifa) they are so friendly. Thank you for the advices, your attention, the flowers in our room for everyday and specially for your SMILE!!! I recommended this GH for all the traveler in this planet :) and I keep telling you that Swades GH is the... More

I stayed here for the month of August, 30 full days, while I was studying Tamil at the Ecole Francais d'Extreme Orient. Swades is clean, innovatively decorated, and in an excellent neighborhood - the Muslim quarter of Pondicherry is the nicest part of the city, in my opinion. You are literally a 4 minute walk from the ocean and the... More

I chose this hotel because of the great reviews. I was very disappointed with the whole experience. The rooms were a good size but the bed was rock hard and I had problems sleeping. The toilet was very smelly. The owners did come accross as very nice but when I told them I was going to leave and move to... More

Came to Pondicherry for business with a few colleagues - we all decided to stay in different places so we would compare to see who got the best place. I have to say that having seen their places, my guesthouse (swades) was definitely the worse. My room was very very small - barely enough room to unpack, and the bathroom... More

I'm posted my review 3 weeks after beeing to Swades, and I'm just noticing those bad last posts. It could have stopped me going there before I booked, fortuntely it didn't! The place is nicely decorated and the staff is very helpfull. The roof terrace is very nice in afternoon to get some air during this hot period and at... More

I have just read a damning report on Tripadvisor concerning Swades and would question the motive behind it. We are used to travelling 5* boutique and unfortunately there was nothing available in Pondicherry at the time we were going to be there. I decided to take a chance and book Swades, only to find it too was booked. Ilyas told... More

I am writing a review in regards to the previous three posts. I have stayed at Swades for three weeks now and today is my last day. I and everyone else that stayed here during this time, don't understand where these bad comments are coming from. In the past three weeks I have not seen any form of violence, I... More