Accord Metropolitan Hotel, Chennai

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Accord Metropolitan Hotel, Chennai
General information
Location Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Address35-37, GN Chetty Road, T. Nagar 600 017
Coordinates 13°02′46″N80°14′33″E / 13.046074°N 80.242577°E / 13.046074; 80.242577
Opening23 April 2007
OwnerJ Hotels
Management Venkatesh Bhat
Height50.21 m (164.7 ft) [1]
Technical details
Floor count13
Other information
Number of rooms162
Website
www.theaccordhotels.com/property/metropolitan-chennai/
[2]

Accord Metropolitan is a five-star hotel in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.

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History

Located on G. N. Chetty Road in T. Nagar, the hotel was initially opened as Trader's Hotel. [3] The hotel was built at a cost of 1000 million. [4] [5]

The hotel

The hotel is 13 stories high and has 162 rooms, including a presidential suite, three studio apartments, six deluxe suites and nine Accord club rooms. The rooms have a minimum size of 30 m2 (320 sq ft). The four dining and entertainment facilities at the hotel include Sorajima (Japanese restaurant), Royal Indiana, a contemporary Indian restaurant (opened in November 2011 [6] ); Zodiac, the hotel bar; and Pergola, a rooftop restaurant at the 15th level. [7] The hotel has three banquet halls, named Crystal, Emerald and Sapphire, to accommodate up to 1,000 guests. The hotel has a 516 m2 (5,550 sq ft) grand ballroom which can be divided into two rooms, as well as other banquet halls with a total space of 450 m2 (4,800 sq ft). [8] Design elements include grand stairways, Italian marble, and intricate gold leaf work.

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