The Dune

Lounging by the pool of the Dune, you’d be forgiven for wanting to never return to the horror of the daily grind, Set just 9 km from pondicherry on the jcoromandel Coast, This 30 acrebeach property is a sanctuary of quiet. The 28 airy bungalows and villas spread around the property for maximum privacy. Each has a theme and boasts antique furniture sourced from old Cheettinad palaces and colonial houses as wall as paintings and sculptures from its earlier avatar as an artist’ communtiy. There’s lpanoramic view of the Bay of Bengal, and with 700m of seafront a lot of space to get an all-over tan. Drive down to kanchipuram, also known as the silk city. The skilled weavers of kanchi are responsible for the much-coveted handwoven, zarishot saris in brilliant colours, made from pure mulberry silk.

Tariff Range

Rs. 7,500 for a deluxe room

the Dune
Pudhukuppam, Keelputhupet,
Pondicherry
(0413) 265 5751
http://www.thedune.in
Co-ordinates: 12.025218, 79.866486 Nearby Places: Puducherry, Kanchipuram