Dune Eco Village

Hotel Description

Dune Eco village , located at Pondicherry is an eco friendly resort spread over 35 acres of undiscovered lush nature alongside the beach. Housing fifty five independent bungalows, Dune Eco village opens you up to a new way of life, reconnecting you to nature. A fusion of local tradition and heritage and contemporary living is what the resort is about, while the landscape is designed to speak volumes by itself. The eco friendly design is seen in the little details from the organic farms to the room designs.

Dune eco village has 2 in-house restaurants serving fresh food with organically farmed vegetables. And a holistic spa and alternative treatments available at Dune Eco Village make it an adventure for your soul.

Rooms:

A unique set of fifty five bungalows, each different from one another, are created by designers, architects, artists from around the world. Many of the bungalows are renovated from colonial houses, Chettinad palaces, Kerala mansions to preserve our concept of heritage and natural living.

The Dune Eco Village is an eco friendly designed resort with solar powered water systems, organic linen, low energy consumption lighting. A wide range of rooms are available and some of them are not air conditioned with the environment aspect in mind. All the rooms have 24 hours room service, in room minibar, in house safe, DVD library and in room player. The whole environment is different from any other you might have experienced and impacts your liking towards community living in a big way. Team outing packages can be booked in advance for them to make arrangements prior.

Facilities:

The Dune Eco Village has a huge array of facilities you can enjoy- a 2km jogging track, multi gym, private dining, boating, children's play area, AC lounge conference halls and lots more.

For guests favoring outdoor sports, they can enjoy volleyball, cycling, swimming in the massive pools. An organic farm, a vegetable garden and a animal husbandry is located at the Dune Eco Village for the joy of the nature lover.

The children who are guests at the Dune Eco Village have a wide range of activities like milking cows, playing with rabbits, birds, chicken, taking pottery classes giving children a whole new experience that unforgettable. They can also play table games, take up swimming, and play at the playground.

Food:

Fun restaurant:

The restaurant showcases an array of Indian and Continental cuisines made from fresh produce harvested from their own organic garden. The seafood is also from the local fishermen to maintain the indigenous trait of the restaurant. A hypo-toxic menu created by a French biologist is for the super health conscious guest. The chef and the service staff are friendly and you could even learn a few recipes you could try.

The restaurant also serves as a meeting point for the guests to have a merry chat with great food.

Seafood cafe

Enjoy and relish fresh seafood from the local fisherman to your plate . While enjoying a view of the sea and the soothing sounds of the waves.

Private dinners- A private tailor made dinner setting can be arranged according to your needs.

Paradise spa

It is a 12,500 square feet space which has a yoga hall, aromatherapy steam house, a heated swimming pool, ayurvedic pharmacy, multi gym, boutique and beauty centre. The spa is created to provide holistic treatments ranging from ayurvedic massage, Thai, Swedish massages, deep tissue treatment, reflexology. Watsu, a water treatment is popular among the guests-a Zen treatment using the water element to heal body pains and general wellness. Panchakarma or detoxification packages are the alternative healing treatments available at the resort.

The age old Ayurveda is given special importance at the Dune Eco Resorts and a specialist can offer a consultation on what treatments would best suit you.

The spa shop and pharmacy stocks up on only organic products such as incense, essential oils, soaps, candles for the guests delight.

Feel free to try all the in house treatments and avail the special packages for your treatments.

Specials:

• Artyzan: Dune Eco Pondicherry is actively participating in community work and this initiative is carried out under Children of the World India with association by Enfant du Monde. This offers employment to the students and please show your support by visiting the design studio.
• Artist in residence- Dune Eco Village strives to promote artist and their endeavors and encourages them by providing studio and space to hone their skills. It is a meeting point of all sorts for artists, writers, film makers of Indian and international origin to share ideas and work on projects.
• Weddings are held at Dune Eco Village with special care and all the details of the event are planned by the management team. Lighting decor, music for sangeet, catering all can e arranged
• Corporate meets, conferences, team outing -all these events are handled with professional touch at the Dune Eco Village. Many leading companies are regularly involved with the resorts to host their events,
• Organic farm land- the dune has 7 acres of farm land with farm diversification to yield a large produce- vegetables, rice, pulses and fruits.

Sightseeing

The dune is surrounded by marvelous sightseeing tourist destinations. With Pondicherry - a place with French accents from the earlier colonization with vibrant present, the Auroville ashram and the beaches are a must visit. Mahabalipuram on the north of the dune, is a cultural heritage spot with temples and marvelous ancient architecture.

To the west of Dune is Gingee, an ancient fort with sheer magnificence.

Dune Eco Tariff

The Dune Eco Tariff is designed with consideration for the guests so it can be a very economical choice. The variety of experiences that one experiences in this resort-its really hard to put a price on it. Room packages that are available for couples, families or business ensures you get a good deal.

Bring your friends and family for a vacation that will be imprinted in their minds and heart forever. Show your children the little pleasures of life and expose them to a natural living in this era of fast moving world.