Place: Pondicherry
Weather: Morning & Evening were Cold; Afternoons were hot (take pullover)
Hotel: Sri Meenakshi Inn (on main road near bus stand)
Room Rent: Rs.1000/- (A/C Double; 24 hrs; can bargain; no complimentary breakfast; good room)
Local Conveyance: Auto (Rs.100/- for 3 kms; available)
Food: Rs. 500/- per day for 2 people
Notes:
- Walk inside Indira Gandhi Stadium is long.
-- No restaurant near stadium; but, auto available (A2B is Rs.60/- by Auto from Stadium)
-- Can explore hotel rooms near A2B
-- Balls don't bounce well; Courts not well-maintained
- Explore hiring Scooty for local conveyance
Place: Coimbatore
Weather: Pleasant
Hotel: Hotel Gautam (Avinashi Road, next to KMCH)
Room Rent: Rs. 1850/- (A/C Double; 24 hrs; complimentary breakfast; excellent room)
Local Transport: Auto/OLA/Uber (Rs.80/- by Cab)
Food: Sri Annapoorna (Rs. 600/- per day for 2 people; great food)
Notes:
- Explore Treebo highline service Apts (walkable from court; swiggy app works)
- Difficult to find the academy even with google maps
- K.G.Ramesh Academy is inside Guna's sports complex
Conveyance:
- Bangalore to Pondicherry (Bus: SAM tourists; A/C Sleeper; 8 hrs; Rs.500/- on Sunday Afternoon)
- Pondicherry to Coimbatore (Bus: Citi Travels; Non-A/C Sleeper; 7 hrs; Rs. 450/- on Thursday Night)
- Coimbatore to Bangalore (Bus: Air Indiaa Travels; Non-A/C Sleeper; 7 hrs; Rs. 1200/- on Sunday Night)
*** TOTAL TRIP COST (all included): Rs. 23,000/- (3 nights in Pondi; 2 nights in Coimbatore) ***
Weather: Morning & Evening were Cold; Afternoons were hot (take pullover)
Hotel: Sri Meenakshi Inn (on main road near bus stand)
Room Rent: Rs.1000/- (A/C Double; 24 hrs; can bargain; no complimentary breakfast; good room)
Local Conveyance: Auto (Rs.100/- for 3 kms; available)
Food: Rs. 500/- per day for 2 people
Notes:
- Walk inside Indira Gandhi Stadium is long.
-- No restaurant near stadium; but, auto available (A2B is Rs.60/- by Auto from Stadium)
-- Can explore hotel rooms near A2B
-- Balls don't bounce well; Courts not well-maintained
- Explore hiring Scooty for local conveyance
Place: Coimbatore
Weather: Pleasant
Hotel: Hotel Gautam (Avinashi Road, next to KMCH)
Room Rent: Rs. 1850/- (A/C Double; 24 hrs; complimentary breakfast; excellent room)
Local Transport: Auto/OLA/Uber (Rs.80/- by Cab)
Food: Sri Annapoorna (Rs. 600/- per day for 2 people; great food)
Notes:
- Explore Treebo highline service Apts (walkable from court; swiggy app works)
- Difficult to find the academy even with google maps
- K.G.Ramesh Academy is inside Guna's sports complex
Conveyance:
- Bangalore to Pondicherry (Bus: SAM tourists; A/C Sleeper; 8 hrs; Rs.500/- on Sunday Afternoon)
- Pondicherry to Coimbatore (Bus: Citi Travels; Non-A/C Sleeper; 7 hrs; Rs. 450/- on Thursday Night)
- Coimbatore to Bangalore (Bus: Air Indiaa Travels; Non-A/C Sleeper; 7 hrs; Rs. 1200/- on Sunday Night)
*** TOTAL TRIP COST (all included): Rs. 23,000/- (3 nights in Pondi; 2 nights in Coimbatore) ***
