Top 10 5 star in

ITC Grand Chola

Spread in an area of over 8 acres in just few kilometres from the airport, ITC Grand Chola is the largest in south . The LEED certified green hotel belongs to The Welcome Group owned by conglomerate ITC. Inaugurated in September, 2012 by The Chief Minister of TamilNadu, Dr. J. Jayalalita, the luxury hotel has the largest convention hall in the country and a very large pillar-less ballroom. Themed and named after the Chola Dynasty, the structure has drawn inspiration from ancient architecture.

Guest Rooms: 600 (522 Rooms, 78 Serviced Apartments)

Rooms Tariff (Starting Rates): INR 9000 + Applicable Taxes

Hotel Leela Palace

The Leela Palace in Chennai opened its doors in January 2013. The 11-storeyed property is spread across 5 acres with rooms which offer fantastic sea views. The property overlooks the Bay of Bengal and is located in MRC Nagar, the south end extension of . The Hotel is urrounded by some of the tallest towers in the city and landmarks buildings including Murasoli Maran Towers (SUN Network Office), Rani Meyyamai Towers and JW Maroitt Hotel (Under Construction).

Guest Rooms: 326

Rooms Tariff (Starting Rates): INR 9000 + Applicable Taxes

Le Royal Meridien

Owned and Operated by PGP group (Palani G.Periasamy) with interests in sugar, finance and many other businesses, Le Royal Meridian is located exactly in at a distance of 3 kms from the airport. The hotel has three restaurants with one speciality sea food restaurant (Kayal), a discotheque (the Flame Le club), and two bars Le Gourmandise and the Dome bar.

Guest Rooms: 240 Rooms Tariff (Starting Rates): INR 7500 + Applicable Taxes

Radisson BLU

Radisson BLU hotel is located on GST road at just 1 km from the Chennai International Airport. The hotel is famous for its speciality restaurant “The Kebab Factory”. The most comfortable hotel for business visitors operated by the GRT group (owing to its proximity to airport), it has small attractive pool, a bar and many restaurants.

Guest Rooms: 101

Rooms Tariff (Starting Rates): INR 8000 + Applicable Taxes

Taj Coromandel

Taj Coromandel is one of the oldest 5 star hotels in Chennai which was built in 1974. It is owned and operated by The Oriental Hotels (an associate ,Resorts and Places), which also owns several properties in and Kerala. The hotel which derives its name from has a 24 hour coffee shop “Match Point”, a bar “Fort St. George”, three restaurants “Golden Dragan”, “The Patio” and “Southern Spice”. Situated in the heart of the city, the hotel has ample facilities for business activities including 8 conference rooms and a large ball room. Many celebrities including Queen Elizabeth II, , Hillary Clinton and have stayed in Taj Coromandel.

Guest Rooms: 205

Rooms Tariff (Starting Rates): INR 9000(apprx.) + Applicable Taxes

Hyatt Regency Regency is located in just few kilometres from American Consulate and Gemini fly over. Originally built by , the construction was delayed by nearly 15 years due to financial crisis and legal issues. Finally after changing many hands, the Saraf Group acquired the property and opened the hotel in August, 2011. Regency Hyatt occupies floors 4 to 18 where as the first three floors from the ground are occupied by Ramee mall (a shopping mall run by Dubai based Ramee group).

Guest Rooms: 329

Rooms Tariff (Starting Rates): INR 8500 (apprx.)+ Applicable Taxes

Part Hyatt

Park Hyatt Chennai is designed by George Wong Designs, a Newyork based architect. Owned by Ambathur Clothing Limited (Founded the famous Color Plus brand and later sold to Raymond) which has many clothing and textile units in Chennai, the hotel is decorated extensively using weaving themes featuring silk and canvas. Located in Main Road, the restaurant has roped in International chefs Pier-Marie Le Moigno and Stig Drageide for their flagship restaurant “The Dining Room”. “The Edge”, the infinity pool on eigth floor and overlooks the , is the first of its kind in Chennai.

Guest Rooms: 201

Rooms Tariff (Starting Rates): INR 8500 (apprx.)+ Applicable Taxes

Sheration Park Hotel & Towers

Originally built by Adyar Gate Hotels Limited (a company promoted by T.T.Vasu of T. T. Krishnamachari group), the hotel was acquired by ITC in 1985. Managed by Starwood Hotels which owns the brand “Sheraton”, the hotel is located in TTK road, . The huge luxury property has many restaurants including the famous “Dakshin”, bars, meeting rooms, board rooms and banquet halls.

Guest Rooms: 283

Rooms Tariff (Starting Rates): INR 9000(apprx.)+ Applicable Taxes My Fortune, Chennai

Formerly known as the “Chola Sheratan”, the hotel took its new name in 2011 after the property was transferred by ITC hotels to Fortune Hotels (wholly owned subsidiary of ITC). Opened in 1975, it is the first hotel to be opened by ITC hotels. It is located in Cathedral road just few kilometres from Marina beach and central to posh neighbourhoods Poes Garden, Alwarpet and Gopalapuram.

Guest Rooms: 90

Rooms Tariff (Starting Rates): INR 6000(apprx.)+ Applicable Taxes

Hilton Chennai

Hilton Chennai, located in just beside , is owned by Empee Hotels and managed by Hilton Hotels & Resorts. The hotel has a bouquet of fine dining restaurants Vasco, the Vintage bank and Ayla. The roof top pool bar beside the infinity pool is the main attraction, where as the coffee shop Est is a delight for coffee lovers.

Guest Rooms: 204

Rooms Tariff (Starting Rates): INR 10000(apprx.)+ Applicable Taxes

Chennai is one of the four metropolitan cities in India. Many auto majors and MNCs such as Ford, Hyundai, Nokia, Dell, Saint Gobain, Michelin and Bharat Benz have large manufacturing plants around the City. In addition, it is a major IT hub where top domestic and multinationals viz. Infosys, TCS, IBM, Wipro, HCL Technologies, RBS, Amazon and Paypal have strong presence. Chennai has a lot of star hotels which cater to luxury tourists and business travellers. Here we have picked the Top 10 5 Star Hotels in Chennai.