The article below lists top hotels in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
Chennai is the third most visited city in India by foreigners, after New Delhi and Mumbai. [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 in Kanchipuram and Mahabalipuram and medical tourists make up the largest number of visitors to the city, chiefly from the United States, the United Kingdom, Sri Lanka, Malaysia and Singapore. [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 [update] , 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 the central business district comes 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 the Sriperumbudur area 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.com, 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]
Hotel | Parent company | Location | Number of rooms | Number of floors | Year of opening | Star rating | Notes | Image |
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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 in South India and 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 the LIC 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 the Marina Beach; built on a 6.25-acre property; themed after the Chettinad architecture 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 the ITC Hotels group; 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 in South India to get the Eco hotel certificate | |
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 | ![]() |
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Taj Fisherman's Cove Resort & Spa, commonly called Fisherman's Cove, is a luxury beach resort near the coast of the Bay of Bengal in Chennai, India. Categorized as a 5-star deluxe resort by Ministry of Tourism, Government of India, it is a part of the chain of Taj Hotels, Resorts and Palaces and is classified under the group's leisure/resort hotels section. Owned by the Covelong Beach Hotels Limited, an associate of the Taj Group, the hotel is built on the ramparts of a ruined 18th-century Belgian castle.
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The ITC Grand Chola is a 5-star luxury hotel in Chennai, India. It is located in Guindy, opposite SPIC building and along the same row of buildings as Ashok Leyland Towers. The building, designed by Singapore-based SRSS Architects, is of mixed-use development with three separate wings and is themed after traditional Dravidian architecture of the Chola dynasty. The hotel is the ninth hotel in The Luxury Collection brand.
Hyatt Regency Chennai is an 18-storey five-star luxury hotel located on Anna Salai at Teynampet in Chennai, India. Designed in 1986, the construction of the hotel started in the 1990s. However, the completion was delayed for nearly two decades and the hotel was opened on 10 August 2011 at a cost of ₹5.50 billion. Built on 18,510 square metres (199,200 sq ft) of land, it is the first Hyatt hotel in South India and has 327 rooms.
Taj Coromandel is a five-star luxury hotel located in Chennai, India. Named after the Coromandel Coast, the HACCP- and ISO 14001-certified hotel was opened in 1974. Owned by Oriental Hotels Limited, an associate of the Taj Group of Hotels, it is classified under the group's luxury hotels section.
Taj Connemara, Chennai is a five-star hotel in Chennai, India. It is a heritage hotel in Chennai. Classified under the Taj Group's business hotels section, the 127-year-old hotel is considered the oldest hotel in the city.
The Park Chennai is a five-star deluxe hotel located at the Anna Flyover junction on the erstwhile Gemini Studios premises on Anna Salai, Chennai, India. The hotel, part of the Apeejay Surrendra Group, was opened on 15 May 2002 at an investment of around ₹ 1 billion.
Hilton Chennai is a five-star luxury hotel located on Jawaharlal Nehru Road at Guindy, Chennai, India. It is located next to the Olympia Technology Park and close to the Kathipara Junction. Built in the Indo-Saracenic style with an initial investment of ₹ 4,000 million, it is Hilton's fourth Indian property after Hilton (Janakpuri), Hilton Garden Inn (Saket), both in New Delhi, and Hilton Mumbai International Airport. and was inaugurated by Indian Overseas Bank Chairman and Managing Director M. Narendra on 28 February 2011.
Trident, Chennai is a five-star hotel located on GST Road at Meenambakkam, Chennai, India, directly across GST Road from the Chennai International Airport, about 20 minutes from the Chennai city centre. Managed by the Oberoi Group of Hotels, the hotel is built on 5 acres (2.0 ha) of land and is the first airport hotel of the city. It is also the registered office of the EIH Associated Hotels Limited.
Taj Club House is the fourth hotel of the Taj Group of Hotels in Chennai, India. Formerly known as the Taj Mount Road, it is a five-star luxury hotel located on Clubhouse Road, Anna Salai, across from the Taj Connemara Hotel, which is another property of the Taj Group. Owned by Taj-GVK Hotels, managed by Taj Hotels, and built at a cost of ₹1,600 million, it opened in December 2008. The hotel was designed by Thom Catallo of Mackenzie Designphase Hospitality.
The Leela Palace Chennai is a 326-room five star deluxe hotel in Chennai, India. It is located at MRC Nagar, Raja Annamalaipuram, in the Adyar Creek area in the southern end of the Marina Beach. The hotel is designed by Atlanta-based architects Smallwood, Reynolds, Stewart, Stewart and Associates, Inc. and is themed after the Chettinad architecture of Tamil Nadu. With the project cost exceeding ₹ 8,000 million, the hotel was expected to open in September 2012. However, delays in construction and operation preparation have pushed its inaugural date to January 2013.
Radisson Blu City Centre Chennai is a 12-storied five-star hotel located in Egmore, Chennai, India. It is the second Radisson Blu hotel in the city after the Radisson Blu Chennai hotel near Chennai airport.
Residency Towers Chennai is a five-star luxury hotel located at T. Nagar, Chennai, India. Built at a cost of ₹ 50 crore, the hotel is the second Residency hotel in the city and fourth in the chain.
JW Marriott Chennai was a five-star luxury hotel under construction in Chennai, India. The 357-room hotel, being built at MRC Nagar on the seafront of Chennai facing the Bay of Bengal near the Adyar estuary, is being developed at a cost of ₹ 6,200 million and forms part of Marriott International Inc. Initially planned to open in 2005, the project was delayed due to lack of funds and regulatory issues.
Elite Grand Hotel is a five-star hotel located on Old Mahabalipuram Road in Semmencherry, Chennai, India.
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