… previously known as College Guest House…
Cement building: 1 big double (or triple) room, 2 small single rooms
Thatch-roof: 3 double rooms, medium privacy
Large hut with thatch-roof: 11 beds, partitioned, less privacy
Dining area and kitchen
For more photos, view our profile on Auroville’s Guest Services page.
- contact: l’aura (manager), angela
- telephone: 2622584, 2622539
- email: guesthousejoy@gmail.com
- settlement: center field
- to matrimandir: 0.5 km
- characteristics: simple accommodation, mostly thatch-roof huts, shared outdoors indian-style toilets, beautiful large garden
- focus of area: in centre of auroville: visitors’ centre, matrimandir, solar kitchen, town hall
- languages: english, french, italian, german, spanish, tamil, basic hindi
- good for family: not ideal for babies or young children
- single rooms: 2 cement, 3 huts
- double rooms: 7
- large rooms: 11 dormitory style beds
- comfort range: mostly A (basic), some B (standard)
- screening: yes, and mosquito nets are provided
- ventilation: fans in most rooms
- toilet: indian-squat, outdoors shared
- bathroom: outdoors shared
- electricity: 220 V, some 12 V back-up battery
- meals: simple breakfast only
- cooking rights: kitchen for simple snack/meal preparation
- laundry: yes
- bicycle: yes
- miscellaneous: live in an NVC (nonviolent communication) community; teach/learn/practice NVC; contribute to community work (garden, structures, etc.)
- minimum stay: 1 week
- bookings: only with advance cash deposit