Westin Chennai

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Westin Chennai
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Westin Chennai
Hotel chain Starwood Hotels
General information
Location India
Address154, Velachery
Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600 042
Coordinates 12°59′22″N80°13′07″E / 12.9893838°N 80.2186913°E / 12.9893838; 80.2186913 Coordinates: 12°59′22″N80°13′07″E / 12.9893838°N 80.2186913°E / 12.9893838; 80.2186913
OpeningFebruary 2013
OwnerP. Mohamed Ali (Mfar Hotels and Resorts Limited)
Technical details
Floor count10
Other information
Number of rooms215
Website
starwoodhotels.com/westin

Westin Chennai is a 10-storied five-star hotel in Chennai, India. Located on Velachery Main Road in Velachery, a southern suburb of Chennai, it is the sixth Westin hotel in India. [1]

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History

The hotel was opened in February 2013. [1] In November 2013, the hotel launched its Asian speciality restaurant, EEST (standing for Elegant, Exquisite, Serenity and Triumph). [2]

The hotel

The hotel is built on a plot measuring 7792 sq m. [3] The hotel has four food and beverage venues, including an all-day dining, a specialty restaurant, a bar and a poolside restaurant. Leisure facilities in the hotel include a gym named Westin Workout, an outdoor pool, a spa named 'Heavenly Spa', and a group running programme called 'Run Westin'. [1] It also features over 12,600 square feet (1,170 sq m) of meeting and function space, [4] including two pillarless ballrooms and 12 break-out rooms, in addition to a business centre. [1] The hotel features an open swimming pool on the second-floor terrace level. [3]

The hotel has three restaurants, namely, the all-day dining Seasonal Tastes, Pan Asia EEST and the Poolside Grill and Barbeque, in addition to the cricket-themed lounge bar Willows. There is a Westin Executive Club located on the top floor of the hotel. [1]

The central courtyard of the hotel has a 35-feet cascading water body. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Westin opens Chennai Velachery property". Business Traveller. Chennai: Business Traveller. 25 February 2013. Retrieved 26 February 2013.
  2. ↑ "The Westin Chennai Velachery opens EEST restaurant". HospitalityBizIndia.com. Mumbai: HospitalityBizIndia. 21 November 2013. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
  3. 1 2 "PP Approval - MSB 2012 (January to October)" (PDF). CMDA. 2012. Archived from the original (pdf) on 24 December 2015. Retrieved 16 November 2012.
  4. ↑ "Starwood signs agreement for first property in Chennai". Travel Biz Monitor. Mumbai: TravelBizMonitor.com. 25 January 2012. Retrieved 16 April 2012.
  5. ↑ "Westin® Hotels & Resorts Brings Inspired Well Being to Chennai, India with the Opening of the Westin Chennai Velachery". Fort Mill Times. Chennai: Fortmillstimes.com. 25 February 2013. Retrieved 26 February 2013.[ dead link ]
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