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List of hotels in Chennai

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The article below lists top hotels inChennai,Tamil Nadu,India.

Background

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Chennaiis the third most visited city in India by foreigners, afterNew DelhiandMumbai.[1][2]In 2013, Chennai attracted 3,581,200 foreign tourists.[3]The city was visited by 3,857,900 tourists in 2014 and 4,243,700 tourists in 2015.[2]Visitors to heritage sites inKanchipuramandMahabalipuramand medical tourists make up the largest number of visitors to the city, chiefly from theUnited States,theUnited Kingdom,Sri Lanka,MalaysiaandSingapore.[4][failed verification]In 2011, Chennai was ranked 41st in global top 100 city destination ranking, with 3,174,500 tourists, a 14 percent increase from 2010,[5]and up from 2,059,900 tourists in 2009.[6]In 2012, Chennai served 3,535,200 foreign tourists, ranking as the 38th most visited city in the world and the most visited city in India.[7]

As of 2012,the city had 21 luxury hotels in the five-star category, with over 4,500 rooms in the inventory.[8]As of 2018, the collective luxury room inventory across four and five-star categories was around 7,000.[9]About 85 percent of the room demand in Chennai comes from business travellers. Demand in thecentral business districtcomes mainly from BFSI and PSU companies, while the demand in the southern side of the city (Old Mahabalipuram Road) comes from information technology (IT)/IT-enabled services (ITeS) companies. Proximity to electronics and the auto industry players in and around theSriperumbudurarea in the west side of the city creates demand for hotels near the Chennai airport area among business travellers.[10]

Chennai offers the world’s most affordable five-star hotel rooms. According to a 2021 survey by LuxuryHotel, it is the least expensive city for a five-star stay in the world, with a baseline for a five-star room being₹3,530 (34 UK pounds). It ranks 35th in the world in the percentage of five-star hotels (4.21%, with 33 five-stars among 784 hotels in the city).[11]

List of functioning hotels

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Hotel Parent company Location Number of rooms Number of floors Year of opening Star rating Notes Image
Taj Connemara Indian Hotels Company Limited Anna Salai 150 6 1854 5-star Oldest existing hotel in Chennai and the only heritage hotel in the city. Originally opened as the "Imperial Hotel."[12]
Taj Coromandel Indian Hotels Company Limited Nungambakkam 205 10 1974 5-star deluxe The first luxury hotel in Chennai.[13]
Taj Fisherman's Cove Resort & Spa Indian Hotels Company Limited Covelong Beach,East Coast Road 138 2 1974 5-star deluxe Covers an area of 48 acres (19 ha); built on the ramparts of a ruined 18th-century Dutch fortress; the first beach hotel in Chennai; has the largest swimming pool (10,000 sq.ft.) in the city.[14]
ITC Grand Chola Hotel ITC Hotels Anna Salai 600 10 2012 5-star deluxe Largest hotel inSouth Indiaand the third largest hotel in the country; dubbed the largest stand-alone hotel in the country (1,600,000 sq.ft.); built on an 8-acre plot; has the largest convention centre in the country (100,000 sq.ft.).[15][16]
Hyatt Regency Chennai Hyatt Anna Salai 325 18 2011 5-star deluxe Tallest hotel in the city when built; first building in the city to surpass theLIC Building,the then tallest building in the city, in height; built on an 83-ground (199,200 sq. ft.) land.[17]
The Leela Palace The Leela Palaces, Hotels and Resorts Raja Annamalaipuram 326 16 2013 5-star deluxe First hotel on theMarina Beach;built on a 6.25-acre property; themed after theChettinadarchitecture of Tamil Nadu
Grand Chennai by GRT Hotels GRT Hotels T Nagar 133 9 1999 4-star Owned by the jewellery company, G R Thanga Maligai.
Taj Club House Indian Hotels Company Limited Anna Salai 220 7 2008 5-star deluxe
Welcomhotel Chennai ITC Hotels Gopalapuram 90 10 1975 5-star The first hotel of theITC Hotelsgroup; formerly known as 'Chola Sheraton Hotel' and then as 'My Fortune'
Park Hyatt Chennai Hyatt Velachery Road 201 11 2012 5-star deluxe
Crowne Plaza Chennai Adyar Park Intercontinental Hotel Group Alwarpet 287 8 1981 5-star Originally built as 'Adyar Gate Hotel' in 1981[18]
Trident The Oberoi Group Meenambakkam 167 3 1988 5-star The first airport hotel in Chennai; built on 5 acres (2.0 ha) of land
The Park The Park Hotels Anna Salai 214 12 2002 5-star deluxe Built on the erstwhile 'Gemini Studios'[19]
Le Royal Meridien Marriott International St. Thomas Mount 240 3 2000 5-star deluxe Built on a 3.44-acre property
Westin Chennai Marriott International Velachery 215 10 2013 5-star Built on a plot measuring 7,792 sq.m.[20]
Radisson Blu Hotel Radisson Hotels St. Thomas Mount 101 3 1999 5-star The second 5-star airport hotel in the city
Radisson Blu City Centre Radisson Hotels Egmore 162 12 2012 5-star
Hilton Chennai Hilton Worldwide Ekkaduthangal 253 11 2011 5-star deluxe Built on a 42-ground property
Residency Towers The Residency Group of Hotels T. Nagar 176 16 2003 4-star Built on a 26-ground property
The Raintree Hotel Anna Salai Ceebros Hotels Anna Salai 230 16 2010 5-star
Raintree Hotel, St Mary's Road Ceebros Hotels Alwarpet 105 14 2005 5-star First hotel inSouth Indiato get the Eco hotel certificate[21]
Savera Hotel Dr. Radhakrishnan Salai 230 11 1969 4-star One of the oldest high-rise hotels in the city.
Accord Metropolitan Accord Group T. Nagar 162 13 2005 5-star Originally opened as the "Trader's Hotel"
Elite Grand Hotel Old Mahabalipuram Road,Semmencherry 178 6 2007 5-star Built on a 2.25 acres of land; originally built as the Kohinoor Asiana Hotel

See also

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References

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  8. ^Thomas, Liffy; Deepa H. Ramakrishnan (1 June 2012)."New hotels beckon the business class".The Hindu.Chennai.Retrieved28 December2012.
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  19. ^Muthiah, S. (8 July 2002)."Recalling what Gemini did".The Hindu.Chennai.Retrieved3 February2012.
  20. ^"Westin opens Chennai Velachery property".Business Traveller.Chennai. 25 February 2013.Retrieved26 February2013.
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