Taj Fisherman's Cove Resort & Spa

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Taj Fisherman's Cove Resort & Spa, Chennai
Taj Fisherman's Cove Resort & Spa
Hotel chain Taj Hotels
General information
Location Chennai, India
Address Covelong Beach, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 603 112
Opening1974
Owner Taj Hotels
Technical details
Floor count2
Other information
Number of rooms152 guest rooms
Number of restaurants3
ParkingAvailable
Website
Official website

Taj Fisherman's Cove Resort & Spa, commonly called Fisherman's Cove, is a luxury beach resort [1] 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, [2] 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. [3]

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History

The Belgian of the Ostend Company, upon arriving at the coast led by Sir Godefroid Gollet de La Merveille (a Frenchman), built in the 1720s a magnificent fort in Covelong (Kovalam), a place provided by the Nawab of Arcot as a trading port. After the closing down of the Imperial Company in 1731, the fort was taken over by the French in 1746. The British vanquished the French in 1752, and with them the fort remained until independence. The Fisherman's Cove hotel is built on the ramparts of this ruined fortress. [4] The hotel was opened in 1974. [5] In 1996, the Indian Hotels Company entered a technical assistance agreement with Covelong Beach Hotel (India) Ltd to run the hotel. [6]

In September 2010, the hotel was rebranded and renamed as Vivanta by Taj—Fisherman's Cove, Chennai. [7]

Location

Taj Fisherman's Cove Resort & Spa is situated 32 km away from the city of Chennai. [8] It is near the Covelong Beach [9] and the temple towns of Mahabalipuram and Kanchipuram. [10]

The hotel

Taj Fisherman's Cove Resort & Spa is set on a 48-acre land with Casuarina trees. Other facilities at the hotel include the following: [11]

Awards and honors

In 2023, the hotel was recognized with "Top Hospitality Honors" at the 8th International Hospitality Day organised by the International Hospitality Council (IHC) London and the International Institute of Hotel Management (IIHM). [13]

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References

  1. ↑ "Fisherman's Cove is a beach resort" . Retrieved 19 April 2009.
  2. ↑ "Category : 5 Star Delux". List of Approved Hotels as of : 06/01/2013. Ministry of Tourism, Government of India. 2013. Archived from the original on 18 January 2013. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
  3. ↑ "Fisherman's Cove built on what??!!". Archived from the original on 22 April 2009. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
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  9. ↑ "Fisherman's Cove and Covelong Beach". Archived from the original on 19 June 2009. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
  10. ↑ "Fisherman's Cove nearby Kanchipuram and Mahabalipuram". Archived from the original on 19 June 2009. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
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