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{{short description|Luxury hotel in Chennai, India}}
{{use Indian English|date=May 2014}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2014}}
{{Infobox hotel
| name = Hyatt Regency Chennai

| logo_size = 200px
| image = The first Hyatt Hotel in South India.jpg
| caption = Hyatt Regency Chennai
| location = India
| address = 365, [[Anna Salai]], Teynampet<br />Chennai, Tamil Nadu
| hotel_chain = [[Hyatt Hotels Corporation]]
| coordinates = {{coord|13.042925|80.248569|display=inline,title}}
| opening_date = 2011
| developer =
| architect = P.G. Patki Associates<ref name = "EmporisOberoi">{{cite web | title = The Oberoi | publisher = Emporis.com | url = http://www.emporis.com/building/the-oberoi-chennai-india | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140517122108/http://www.emporis.com/building/the-oberoi-chennai-india | url-status = usurped | archive-date = 17 May 2014 | access-date = 18 December 2011}}</ref>
| operator = [[Hyatt|Hyatt Hotels Corporation]]
| owner =
| number_of_rooms = 327 (including 21 suites)
| number_of_suites =
| number_of_restaurants =
| floor_area = {{convert|800000|sqft|order=flip|abbr=on}}
| floor_count = 18
| height = '''Total:''' {{convert|71|m|abbr=on}}<ref name="HotelierOfTheWeek">{{cite news
| last = Otley
| first = Tom
| title = Hotelier of the Week
| newspaper = Air & Business Travel News
| publisher = ABTN
| date = 16 August 2011
}}</ref><br />'''Top floor:''' {{convert|62.76|m|abbr=on}}<ref name = "EmporisOberoi"/>
| parking = 300 vehicles
| website = [http://chennai.regency.hyatt.com/hyatt/hotels/ chennai.regency.hyatt.com]
| footnotes = <ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.emporis.com/buildings/104444 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305014755/https://www.emporis.com/buildings/104444 |url-status=usurped |archive-date=5 March 2016 |title=Emporis building ID 104444 |work=[[Emporis]]}}</ref>
}}

'''Hyatt Regency Chennai''' is an 18-storey [[Hotel rating|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 {{INR}}5.50 billion. Built on {{convert|199200|sqft|order=flip}} of land, it is the first [[Hyatt]] hotel in [[South India]] and has 327 rooms.<ref name="HotelierOfTheWeek"/>

==History==
[[File:Hyatt Regency Chennai.jpg|thumb|left|274x274px|Swimming pool at the hotel]]
From a map of the city in 1942, the property can be traced back to a house called "Teynampet Villa", a government property allotted to P. S. Viswanatha Iyer, ICS, in the late 1940s. The area was then occupied by a bungalow named "Abbotsbury." In the 1950s, it was replaced by C. S. Loganatha Mudaliar with the city's first purpose-built community hall, which was later sold out to J. H. Tarapore.<ref>{{cite book
| last = Muthiah
| first = S.
| title = Madras Rediscovered: A Historical Guide to Looking Around
| publisher = EastWest
| edition = 7th
| date = 2014
| location = Chennai, New Delhi
| pages = 100
| isbn = 978-93-84030-28-5
}}</ref> Soon the Tarapore property was given to the [[Sathya Sai Baba|Sai Baba]] of [[Puttaparthi]], who later sold it to Magunta Subbarami Reddy, the founder of the Balaji Group of Hotels.<ref>{{cite news
| last = Muthiah
| first = S.
| title = From Abbotsbury to Hyatt?
| location = Chennai
| date = 23 April 2007
| url = http://www.hindu.com/mp/2007/04/23/stories/2007042300320501.htm
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070501164243/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2007/04/23/stories/2007042300320501.htm
| url-status = dead
| archive-date = 1 May 2007
| newspaper = [[The Hindu]]
| access-date = 8 November 2011}}</ref> The structure was demolished to build a luxury hotel with a [[helipad]] with about 320 rooms and {{cvt|250000|sqft|order=flip}} of commercial space. With the collaboration of the [[Oberoi Hotels & Resorts|Oberoi Group of Hotels]], Balaji Group of Hotels started building the structure in 1989 at a cost of {{INR}}2.90 billion.<ref>{{cite news
|last=Madhavan
|first=N.
|title=EIH likely to pick up 30% in Balaji Hotels
|newspaper=Financial Express
|publisher=Indian Express
|date=3 February 2000
|url=http://www.financialexpress.com/old/fe/daily/20000203/fco03068.html
|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130123003733/http://www.financialexpress.com/old/fe/daily/20000203/fco03068.html
|url-status=dead
|archive-date=23 January 2013
|access-date=8 November 2011
}}</ref><ref>{{cite news
| last = Shastri
| first = Padmaja
| title = Balaji to spin off Chennai hotel into separate firm
| newspaper = Express India
| publisher = Indian Express
| date = 10 April 2000
| url = http://www.expressindia.com/fe/daily/20000410/fco10085.html
| access-date = 8 November 2011
| archive-date = 9 May 2001
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20010509065523/http://www.expressindia.com/fe/daily/20000410/fco10085.html
| url-status = dead
}}</ref> However, after the murder of [[Magunta Subbarama Reddy|Magunta Subbarami Reddy]] in 1995,<ref>{{cite news
| title = Tributes paid to Magunta Subbarami Redddy
| location = Chennai
| date = 27 February 2006
| url = http://www.hindu.com/2006/02/27/stories/2006022703630300.htm
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20060906234147/http://www.hindu.com/2006/02/27/stories/2006022703630300.htm
| url-status = dead
| archive-date = 6 September 2006
| newspaper = [[The Hindu]]
| access-date = 8 November 2011}}</ref> the group was caught in a financial crisis and the work on the project, initially named ''Magunta Oberoi'', ceased in 2000 when about 75 percent of the work was complete. Consequently, the Oberois withdrew from the project the same year and it could not be completed in time. In 2006, the unfinished property was to be acquired by [[Lalit Suri]], for {{INR}}3.90 billion.<ref>{{cite news
| last = Govardan
| first = D.
| title = Suri to acquire Balaji's 7-star for Rs 390{{nbsp}}crore
| newspaper = The Economic Times
| location = Chennai
| publisher = The Times Group
| date = 6 June 2006
| url = http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/suri-to-acquire-balajis-7-star-for-rs-390-crore/articleshow/1622828.cms
| access-date = 8 November 2011}}</ref> However, after the death of Lalit Suri, Robust Hotels Private Limited, belonging to the Saraf Group, purchased the unfinished hotel development from IFCI and TFCI in mid-2007 and appointed Confluence, an international consultancy firm, to manage the completion of the project, which started remodelling the structure in 2008 and completed in February 2011.<ref>{{cite web
|title=Hyatt Regency Chennai, India
|publisher=Confluence
|url=http://www.confluencepm.com/2074/hyatt-regency-chennai/
|access-date=9 October 2011
|url-status=dead
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120321220611/http://www.confluencepm.com/2074/hyatt-regency-chennai/
|archive-date=21 March 2012
|df=dmy-all
}}</ref> The retail space was bought from [[ICICI Bank|ICICI]] by Ramee Guestline Hotels.<ref name="RameeMallReadiesToOpenDoors">{{cite news
| last = Ravikumar
| first = R.
| title = Chennai's Ramee Mall readies to open doors, finally
| newspaper = Business Line
| location = Chennai
| publisher = The Hindu
| date = 3 November 2010
| url = http://www.thehindubusinessline.in/2010/11/03/stories/2010110351301100.htm
| access-date = 4 January 2012}}</ref> With the acquisition by the Saraf Group, the hotel was opened as Hyatt Regency Chennai on 8 August 2011.

[[File:Hyatt Chennai.jpg|thumb|252x252px|The hotel tower as seen from below]]

==The hotel==
The hotel is 18 floors tall and has a total of 327 rooms, including 21 suites,<ref>{{cite web
| url = https://www.cntraveller.in/story/chennai-s-best-business-hotels/
| title = Chennai’s best business hotels
| last = CN Traveller
| first =
| date = 8 September 2011
| website = Condé Nast Traveller
| publisher = CNTraveller.in
| access-date = 17 July 2021
| quote = }}</ref> and covers about {{cvt|600000|sqft|order=flip}},<ref name="RameeMallReadiesToOpenDoors"/> with more than {{cvt|20000|sqft|order=flip}} of versatile convention and event space and a sun-filled atrium lobby with water features and green landscaping. It also has a fitness centre; the Chic Lobby Lounge; Biscotti, the hotel's gourmet deli; Spice Haat, the 240-seat all-day-dining buffet restaurant;<ref name="BL_MarketingOfHyatt">{{cite news
| last = Ravikumar
| first = R.
| title = The marketing of Hyatt
| newspaper = Business Line
| location = Chennai
| publisher = The Hindu
| date = 29 November 2012
| url = http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/features/weekend-life/the-marketing-of-hyatt/article4146719.ece?homepage=true&ref=wl_home
| access-date = 30 November 2012}}</ref> and Stix, serving authentic Chinese cuisine from the [[Sichuan]] region. The Spice Haat has five interactive kitchens across a space of over {{cvt|9000|sqft|order=flip}}. Each of the five live kitchens specialises in a specific culinary genre within the Indian Comfort food landscape. The Lobby Lounge, the 24-hour lounge, is set amidst the indoor green landscaping under the hotel atrium. The hotel also has an outdoor pool, which overlooks the city, and is set amidst custom-made art installations and lush landscaping. Additional hotel services and amenities include Regency Club, the Siddh Spa, the hotel's premium suites, specialty restaurant and a bar.<ref>{{cite news
| title = Hyatt opens its doors in Chennai
| newspaper = The Hindu
| location = Chennai
| date = 11 August 2011
| url = http://www.thehindu.com/business/companies/article2347676.ece
| access-date = 9 November 2011}}</ref> The hotel also houses one of the largest collections of publicly displayed art installations in the country created by more than 40 national and international artists.<ref>{{cite news
| title = Hyatt Announces Opening of Hyatt Regency Chennai in South India
| newspaper = Market Watch
| publisher = Business Wire
| date = 10 August 2011
| url = http://www.marketwatch.com/story/hyatt-announces-opening-of-hyatt-regency-chennai-in-south-india-2011-08-10
| access-date = 9 November 2011}}</ref>

==The mall==
[[File:HyattTeynampet.jpg|thumb|240px|The mall-side entrance of the hotel|left]]
The first three floors, including half the ground floor and the first floor and the whole of the second floor, of the hotel building has been developed as a boutique shopping mall named as the [[Ramee Mall]] developed by Ramani Hotels Ltd at a cost of {{INR}}1.20 billion. Designed by architect P. G. Patki, the mall has a gross leasable area of {{cvt|150000|sqft|order=flip}} for 35 stores with a floor-to-floor height of {{cvt|4.2|m}} and has a parking provision for 200 four-wheelers and 350 two-wheelers. The mall has 2 pairs of escalators and 4 passenger elevators, in addition to 2 separate service elevators for retail.

The total carpet area of retail space in the mall is about {{cvt|219000|sqft|order=flip}}: {{cvt|44000|sqft|order=flip}} at the entrance, {{cvt|50000|sqft|order=flip}} on the first floor, {{cvt|75000|sqft|order=flip}} on the second floor and {{cvt|50000|sqft|order=flip}} as parking space to be spread over two floors.<ref>{{cite news
| title = Teynampet could become retail hub
| location = Chennai
| date = 5 March 2010
| url = http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-03-05/chennai/28143061_1_retail-hub-anchor-store-floors
| archive-url = https://archive.today/20130103070107/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-03-05/chennai/28143061_1_retail-hub-anchor-store-floors
| url-status = dead
| archive-date = 3 January 2013
| newspaper = [[The Times of India]]
| access-date = 5 January 2012}}</ref> A third of the retail space ({{cvt|50000|sqft|order=flip|disp=or}}) has been leased out to Shoppers Stop and another {{cvt|15000|sqft|order=flip}} has been occupied by a book store. Apart from the large-format stores, there are about 30 vanilla stores (small shops each occupying less than {{cvt|1000|sqft|order=flip|disp=or}}) and a {{cvt|15000|sqft|order=flip|adj=on}} food court in the mall,<ref name="RameeMallReadiesToOpenDoors"/> in addition to a dining restaurant, a spa and a salon.<ref>{{cite news
|title=Ramee Group set to change mall culture
|newspaper=The New Indian Express
|location=Chennai
|publisher=Indian Express
|date=1 April 2011
|url=http://m.pressmart.com/Home.aspx?event=TNewInExpress&dt=13112010&page=356_020&mdl=
|access-date=4 January 2012
|url-status=dead
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120425052034/http://m.pressmart.com/Home.aspx?event=TNewInExpress&dt=13112010&page=356_020&mdl=
|archive-date=25 April 2012
|df=dmy-all
}}</ref>

==Events==
[[File:HyattRegency Chennai.jpg|thumb|The hotel building as in February 2025]]
The hotel was the venue for the [[World Chess Championship 2013]], held for the first time in India, from 9 to 28 November 2013.<ref>{{cite news
| title = Hyatt will go hi-tech for world chess title match as 20,000 are set to Watch Games On Giant Screens
| newspaper = The Times of India
| location = Chennai
| publisher = The Times Group
| date = 28 May 2013
}}</ref>

The hotel conducts events such as Style Bazaar Exhibition, a lifestyle exhibition of fashion, decor, jewellery, festive edits and accessories.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Sakshi |title=Get your perfect ensemble at Hyatt Regency's exhibition |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/2018/oct/24/get-your-perfect-ensemble-at-hyatt-regencys-exhibition-1889114.html |access-date=9 August 2022 |publisher=The New Indian Express |date=24 October 2018 |ref=Chennai}}</ref>

==Awards==
* In 2012, the hotel won the "Best International Hotel Marketing" award, by International Hotel Awards in [[London]].<ref name="BL_MarketingOfHyatt"/>
* In 2013, the hotel was awarded for the category New Hotel Construction and Design for India at [[Kuala Lumpur]].<ref>{{cite news
|title=Hyatt Regency Chennai wins 'Best Construction & Design' award
|newspaper=Hospitality Biz India.com
|location=Mumbai
|publisher=HospitalityBizIndia.com
|date=21 June 2013
|url=http://www.hospitalitybizindia.com/detailNews.aspx?aid=16933&sid=1
|access-date=30 June 2013
|url-status=dead
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306223749/http://www.hospitalitybizindia.com/detailNews.aspx?aid=16933&sid=1
|archive-date=6 March 2016
|df=dmy-all
}}</ref>

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Regency ballroom Pre function area.jpg|Ballroom pre-function area
File:Regency Ballroom.jpg|Ballroom in the hotel
File:Pool side - kids pool and main pool.jpg|The pool at the hotel
File:Studio - Meeting Space.jpg|Meeting room at the hotel
File:365 AS - contemporary lounge bar.jpg|Lounge Bar at the hotel
File:365 AS.jpg|Inside the hotel
File:Art Installations.jpg|Art installations at the hotel
File:Biscotti.jpg|The Biscotti
File:Focaccia - southern Italian restaurant.jpg|Focaccia, the southern Italian restaurant
File:Focaccia - authentic Italian.jpg|Another view of the Focaccia
File:Focaccia - Private Dining.jpg|Private dining at the Focaccia restaurant
File:Guest Room.jpg|A standard guest room in the hotel
File:Lobby lounge - 24 hour dining.jpg|Lobby lounge at the hotel
File:Lobby Lounge.jpg|Another view of the lobby lounge
File:Swimming Pool.jpg|Front view of the swimming pool
File:Stix.jpg|The Stix
File:Spice Haat.jpg|The Spice Haat
File:Spice Haat - Indian comfort food.jpg|Another view of the Spice Haat
</gallery>

==See also==
{{Portal|India}}
* [[List of hotels in Chennai]]
* [[List of tallest buildings in Chennai]]

==References==
{{reflist|colwidth=30em}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Hyatt Regency Chennai}}
* [http://chennai.regency.hyatt.com/ Official website of Hyatt Regency Chennai]
* [http://rameemall.com/ Official website of Ramee Mall]

{{Hotels in Chennai}}
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[[Category:Hotels in Chennai]]
[[Category:Skyscraper hotels in Chennai]]
[[Category:Hyatt Hotels and Resorts]]
[[Category:Hotels established in 2011]]
[[Category:Hotel buildings completed in 2011]]
[[Category:2011 establishments in Tamil Nadu]]

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