Dune eco village resort & spa MI Evaluation - Gold Plus

The Dune eco village resort & spa, Pondicherry is a thematic hotel designed to cater to the growing demand for long stay destinations with soul and comfort where cultures, ideas and people merge with one another. 

A 35 acre eco-friendly beach hotel with unique 30 aesthetic villas and 20 rooms fusing modern and traditional architecture, swimming pool, organic farm, tennis court… and 700m of sea front, welcoming guests all through the year. 

The 2 restaurants serve healthy gourmet fusion food, prepared using organically farmed vegetables. 

The Dune is the base for AIR (Artists In Residence) a programme providing work studios for Artists from all around the world. 

We also shelter the activities of “Children Of The World India”, a charitable trust with an organic model farm and a catering school for Tsunami affected youngsters. 

It is Located on the Coramandel coast of Tamil Nadu, South India, 150 km south of Chennai (Madras) and just 15 Kms from the heart of Pondicherry on the east coast Road. 

The Dune cherishes the spirit "to live in harmony with nature and men". For ages, swamis (Holy Men) from the nearby temples of Mahabalipuram used this scenic beach reserve as a place of pilgrimage and meditation.

ACCOMMODATION

Our bungalows are sparsely spread and discreetly hidden over 30 acres and 700m of beach front. Each one is of a unique inspiration, furniture, size, facility, ranging from ones for couples to ones for families or friends with lounge and private gardens.

They are known for their commitment to reduce the impact on the environment. They are partly built using reclaimed building material from South Indian Colonial houses, Chettinad palaces and Kerala planter’s mansions. They are fully equipped with Solar hot water system, low comsuption bulbs and Waste Water Treatment Plant.

Not all our accommodation have air conditioning for environmental reasons and we have most of the time a refreshing sea breeze.

We are proud to introduce our 4 new bungalows: The Wood House 1, The Wood House 2, The Pool House, The Courtyard House.

DINING

Fun Restaurant
A rich fusion of traditional Indian and Continental recipes are innovatively made to give you an unforgettable experience. Our food is made-to-order, using fresh organic products as much as possible. the F.U.N (Food U Need) restaurant promotes the hypotoxic diet of the French biologist: Doctor Jean Seignalet. The menu we propose is a mix of hypotoxic and non-hypotoxic cuisine. “F.U.N” Restaurant and The Lounge are the meeting points at The Dune. A family atmosphere prevails here always. This encourages people to meet, chat and interact with each other.

Seafood Bar
By the beach, next to the swimming pool and the children playground, you can enjoy fresh seafood cooked as per your choice in the grill, the barbecue or the tandoor with fresh salads,sandwiches, snacks and drinks.

Private Special Dinner
We organize private dinners that should give you an unforgettable experience. Our Chef can provide specially cooked meals according to your celebrations and we arrange for a very special setting as well.

LEISURE

Paradise Spa
The team of healers at Paradise Spa are delighted to receive you in their unique Healing Space. Our Spa has been created to provide you with highly effective therapies from around the world, an international range of ancient healing methods as well as the latest alternative systems of medicine.

In our Spa you will experience travel through space and time, touching the inner core of your body, mind and soul. After our treatment you will emerge refreshed and released of all tensions as a pure soul of Paradise!

Let the ancient Divine Sciences of Yoga and Ayurveda rejuvenate your body and nourish your cells with “Amrit” the nectar of immortality from the gods. We offer you ayurvedic therapies and medicines from the most renowned family of South India.

Swedish, Thai, Deep Tissue Massage, and much more, all will help you to unwind and boost your energy. Our Musical Bed will make you vibrate to the frequency of the Angel’s Harps. Through Aromatherapy your moods are transcended and your tensions and unease are replaced with ecstatic bliss. With Pranic Healing, you discover that you are actually made of pure energy and consciousness, and your Aura and Chakras can be balanced by Cosmic Energy.

As we go through everyday inner life, thoughts, feelings, emotions as well as all our interactions with our environment, we are constantly sharing our light and energy with all we meet. Our lifestyles also subject us to various levels and degrees of stress and strain which seem to block our Central Energy System known as ‘Chakra’s. They are energy vortices formed where meridians meet and tend to get blocked, under activated or over activated when certain parts of our lifestyle are in excess. When they are balanced we experience well being at emotional, mental, physical and spiritual levels.

Removing fear’s or addictions (emotional, physical, mental or spiritual) is another of our speciality employing new age science modalities of Hypnosis and Subconscious Re-Programming or the traditional Lakota and Native American Shamanic Healings, Purification and Journeying to heal and stop the life patterns, all aimed at integral rejuvenation. Our offerings continue with our special Soul-connection and Healing sessions that harmonize and balance the microcosm and the macrocosm, the being and the body aligning the soul to its incarnate purpose.

After going through all these body and soul-purifying therapies, you can now enter the Ultimate: Magic Water Treatments. With the “Watsu” you have to forget, forgive and let go, allowing the primordial Mother Water to regenerate and recreate you as a perfect being, just the way you were when you were born in the Garden of Eden.

Our beauty treatments will finally take care of your physical outer glow letting your new vitality shine through your hair and skin.

To experience all these we recommend you use this place to the maximum - try our unique package programs and let us restore you to a state of Balance and Unity. Please feel free to get in touch with us for our latest spa brochure. Kindly check with reservation for the current availability of various treatments/therapies.

Paradise SPA is a 12.500 square meter facility including 14 treatments rooms, a Yoga hall, an Ayurvedic pharmacy, a medicinal laboratory, an Aromatherapy steam house, a heated chlorine-free swimming pool, a Multigym, a Spa shop and a Beauty treatment center. The entire structure is surrounded by a beautiful garden of Ayurvedic plants, Aromatherapy herbs and many relaxing areas.

Indoor and Outdoor recreations
Guests at The Dune can experience a large range of activities like SPA wellness therapies and massages, Health club, Yoga and Meditation, Bicycle, Tennis, Volley Ball, 2 km in-house jogging track, Golf Putting lawn, Boating, Kite flying, Tables games, Book library, DVD library with more than 1500 movies…and the best is to enjoy our suspended swimming pool with his large deck overlooking our 700 mt of beach and the Bay of Bengal and purchase amazing souvenirs at the Nirvana shop.

For the smaller ones, we have many options like milking the cows in our Animal Husbandry with rabbit, birds, chickens, ducks…, a Children play house with a large choice of tables games, a Children playground and Children Swimming Pool, Children cycles, Pottery, DVD library…