The Park, Chennai
| The Park Chennai | |
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| Hotel chain | The Park Hotels |
| General information | |
| Location | Chennai,India |
| Address | 601,Anna Salai,NearU.S. Consulate Chennai,Tamil Nadu600 006 |
| Coordinates | 13°03′11″N80°15′00″E/ 13.052956°N 80.249923°E |
| Opening | 15 May 2002 |
| Owner | The Park Hotels |
| Management | The Park Hotels |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 12 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Hirsch Bedner Associates,Los Angeles |
| Other information | |
| Number of rooms | 214 |
| Number of suites | 15 |
| Number of restaurants | 5 |
| Website | |
| http://www.theparkhotels.com/chennai-park/chennai-park.html | |
The Park Chennaiis afive-stardeluxehotel[1][2]located at theAnna Flyoverjunction on the erstwhileGemini Studiospremises onAnna Salai,Chennai,India.The hotel, part of theApeejay Surrendra Group,was opened on 15 May 2002 at an investment of around₹1 billion.[3]
History
[edit]The place where The Park hotel stands today was the location of the Gemini Studios, a historic film studio since the 1940s.[4]Gemini Studios, established onMount Roadas "Movieland" by filmmaker K. Subrahmanyam, was the city's biggest studio.[5]In 1940, the studio was destroyed by a fire.[4]S. S. Vasan,aTamilfilm maker and a friend of K. Subramaniam, bought the Motion Picture Producers' Combines studio in a court auction for₹86,427-11-9, the odd figure was arrived at by including the interest on unpaid wages of the employees.[4]The studio was rebuilt and opened under the nameGemini Studiosin 1941, which went on to become one of the finest studio and a legendary film production centre in theSubcontinent.[4]Gemini Pictures declined in the 1970s though it remain successful as a studio and equipment rental business.[4]In the 1990s, two buildings were built in the corner of the studio's premises only to be considered unfavourable among buyers.[4]By the turn of the 21st century, theKolkata-based Park Group of Hotels bought the three-star property in the premises and turned it into a five-star luxury hotel and opened it on 15 May 2002 at a cost of₹1,100 million.[6]In the same year, the other block was scheduled for auction byIndian Bankwith a reserve price of₹930 million.[4][7]
In 2010, the hotel had a legal fight with the Corporation of Chennai over the ownership of an open space reservation (OSR) land on which the hotel's perimeter compound wall with fountains was built.[8]
The hotel
[edit]The art-conceptboutique hotelhas 214 rooms, including 120 Deluxe rooms, 79 Luxury rooms, 6 Studio suites, 5 Deluxe suites, 3 Premier suites and 1 Presidential suite. Dining facilities in the hotel include a Thai restaurant named Lotus, 601 (Six-O-One) All day dining restaurant, Pasha–Night club and the Aqua & A2 Restaurants situated on the eighth floor. The hotel also has a bar named the Leather Bar as a tribute to the city's leather industry.[9]The hotel also has a shopping arcade.[10]
Awards
[edit]In 2006,Forbeslisted "Atrium" in The Park hotel, Chennai, with its menu designed by Italian chef Antonio Carluccio, amongst India's top 10 most expensive restaurants.[11]
See also
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References
[edit]- ^"Category: 5 Star Delux".List of Approved Hotels as of: 06/01/2013.Ministry of Tourism, Government of India. 2013. Archived fromthe originalon 18 January 2013.Retrieved6 January2013.
- ^Farwaha, Dinkar (1–15 September 2008)."Apeejay Surrendra upbeat about future developments".Retrieved4 December2011.
- ^"Premium boutique hotel in Chennai".The Hindu.Chennai. 16 May 2002. Archived fromthe originalon 20 June 2014.Retrieved4 December2011.
- ^abcdefgMuthiah, S. (8 July 2002)."Recalling what Gemini did".The Hindu.Chennai.Retrieved3 February2012.
- ^Muthiah, S.(2014).Madras Rediscovered.Chennai: EastWest. p. 450.ISBN978-93-84030-28-5.
- ^Singh, Kishore Singh (23 July 2005)."Priya Paul, the force behind Park Hotels".Rediff.New Delhi: Rediff.com.Retrieved1 October2020.
- ^Ashokamitran (2002).My Years With Boss At Gemini Studios.Cinema Books of Orient Longman. Orient Longman.ISBN81-250-2087-X.
- ^"Hotel's petition against Chennai Corporation dismissed".The Hindu.Chennai. 25 June 2010.Retrieved4 August2012.
- ^"Park Hotels launches Chennai property".Business Line.Chennai: The Hindu. 16 May 2002.Retrieved4 August2012.
- ^"The Park Hotel, Chennai - Deluxe Hotel in Chennai".Chennai Hub.Retrieved3 February2012.
- ^Saabira Chaudhuri (18 December 2006)."International Dining: India's Most Expensive Restaurants".Forbes.
