About Chennai Accommodation :
Chennai is a metropolitan city, with hundreds of people seeking shelter within its boundaries everyday. For tourists, there is no dearth of accommodation in the city. There are a host options such as hotels, lodges, guest houses etc, for a comfortable stay in the Madras. The options available to you vary in different aspects, primarily in their affordability. The city houses plush five star hotels as well as regular hotels, for the convenience of the visitors belonging to different economic groups of the society. Thus, you can choose according to your need and pocket. Some of the affluent as well as cheap hotels are listed below.
Luxury Hotels in Chennai :
Le Royal Meridien Hotel Chennai :
It is a five star deluxe hotel which boasts of the largest pillar-less ballroom in Chennai, with a capacity of 1200 people. It also has a Multicuisine Restaurant, an Indian restaurant, a Seafood Restaurant, a Bar and a Night Club, Spirit. Not far away from the airport, it has a large parking area and landscaped gardens.
Radisson GRT Hotel Chennai :
It is a yet another hotel which completely sweeps off your feet. It has a Garden Café, with a live band playing in the evening, a Golden Kebab Factory, an English Polo Club Ambience in Dinning Room and Round-the-Clock Tea Lounge.
Taj Connemara Hotel Chennai :
It is the premier five star hotel of Chennai, located at a distance of just 20 minutes from the airport. It is the ideal choice for a business traveler, with a plush décor and colonial architectural style suites. Besides, it has Chettinad Restaurant, 24 hour Coffee Shop, a Classy Bar and a Fitness Center.
Taj Coromandel Hotel Chennai :
This hotel is ideal for business purposes, as it caters to all the conference/banquet needs. It also has the widest culinary range and the finest restaurants.
Welcome Group Chola Sheraton Hotel Chennai :
It is the international standard hotel with a Multi-cuisine Restaurant, Café, Barbeque, Bar, Sports Café and an exclusive Night Club. It also has facilities for Video Conferences and Banquets.
Budget/Cheap Hotels in Chennai :
- Hotel Mars
- Ahoka
- Abu Palace
- Ambika Empire
- Days Inn Shan
- Ganga International
- King’s Park
- Liberty Park
- Mgm Grand
- Nest international
- President
- Quality Inn Mgm
- Regent
- The Residency
- Windsor Park
- Bava Lodge (E. V. R Periyar High Road)
- Bethel Lodge ( Wallajah Road)
- Bhagyam Lodge ( Sunkurama Chetty St)
- Club India Resorts Pvt Ltd (Ceebros Centre)
- Dayal De Lodge (Pantheon Road)
- Golden Sum Beach Resort (Caravaneeswarar Kest)
- Hotel Jayanth Lodge (Thatha Muthiappan Street)
- Jothi Lodge (Anna Salai)
- K. R. P. Mansion (Anna Salai)
- Lakshmi Mohan Lodge (Egmore)
- Nathan`s House – Lodge (T. Nagar)
General Information about Chennai:
Location: Chennai
State: Tamil Nadu
Capital: Chennai
Language: Tamil, Hindi, English
Temperature: Max 40˚C, Min 27˚C (summer), Max 29˚C, Min 20˚C (winter)
Best Season: November to March
How to Reach Chennai:
By Air:
Chennai has an international airport which is located at a distance of 7 km from the main city. The airport caters to al the domestic and international passengers coming to the city. There are a number of domestic flights to and from Chennai which connects it to all the major cities within the country. Besides, there are host of international airlines which operate from the international terminal and link it with the important world cities with the city.
By Train:
Primarily, Chennai has two railway stations, Chennai Central and Egmore Station. Chennai Central is the bigger one of the two and runs on broad gauge, connecting with all the major cities and towns of India such as New Delhi, Mumbai, Calcutta, Cochin, Thiruvananthapuram, Hyderabad, Bangalore, Coimbatore, Lucknow, Guwahati . The Egmore Station houses a number of meter gauge and broad gauge trains, which originate from here and ply to different destinations within the state as well as to the neighbouring states. Chennai Central links North and West India, while Egmore links South India.
By Road:
Chennai is also well connected via road. It is linked with all the important places in Tamil Nadu as well as India with the help of a good network of roads. There are even government bus services which operate within Tamil Nadu and other states. These buses operate from Chennai Mofussil Bus Terminal at Jawaharlal Nehru Salai, Koyembedu. It is considered to be the largest bus station in entire Asia.
By Sea:
A cruise is one of the most adventurous ways of getting to Madras. A passenger service connects Chennai with Port Blair in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.