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This article lists the notable hotels in [[Chennai]], [[India]].

==Background==
[[Chennai]] is the third most visited city in India by foreigners, after [[New Delhi]] and [[Mumbai]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Bremner|first1=Caroline|title=Top 100 City Destinations Ranking 2014|url=http://go.euromonitor.com/rs/805-KOK-719/images/TCD-presentation_FINAL.pdf|website=Euromonitor International|access-date=9 August 2016}}</ref><ref name="data15">{{cite web|last1=Bremner|first1=Caroline|title=Top 100 City Destinations Ranking 2015|url=http://go.euromonitor.com/rs/805-KOK-719/images/2017%20Top%20100%20Cities%20Destinations%20Final%20Report.pdf|website=Euromonitor International|access-date=30 January 2017}}</ref> In 2013, Chennai attracted 3,581,200 foreign tourists.<ref name="CA">{{cite web|url=http://blog.euromonitor.com/2015/01/top-100-city-destinations-ranking.html | title = Top 100 Cities Destination Ranking 2013
| publisher = Euromonitor International
|access-date=30 January 2017}}</ref> The city was visited by 3,857,900 tourists in 2014 and 4,243,700 tourists in 2015.<ref name="data15"/> Visitors to heritage sites in [[Kanchipuram]] and [[Mahabalipuram]] and medical tourists make up the largest number of visitors to the city, chiefly from the [[United States]], the [[United Kingdom]], [[Sri Lanka]], [[Malaysia]] and [[Singapore]].<ref>http://www.timeofindia.com Times of India, 2 June 2008 {{failed verification|date=November 2018}}</ref> In 2011, Chennai was ranked 41st in global top 100 city destination ranking, with 3,174,500 tourists, a 14 percent increase from 2010,<ref name="EuroMonitor_Top100CitiesDestination">{{cite web
| title = Top 100 Cities Destination Ranking 2011
| publisher = Euromonitor International
| date = 21 January 2013
| url = http://blog.euromonitor.com/2013/01/top-100-cities-destination-ranking.html
| access-date = 24 Jan 2013}}</ref> and up from 2,059,900 tourists in 2009.<ref name="data09">{{cite web|url=http://blog.euromonitor.com/2011/01/euromonitor-internationals-top-city-destinations-ranking-2.html|title = Top 100 Cities Destination Ranking 2009 | publisher = Euromonitor International |access-date=30 January 2017}}</ref> In 2012, Chennai served 3,535,200 foreign tourists, ranking as 38th most visited city in the world and most visited city in India.<ref name="data12">{{cite web|url=http://blog.euromonitor.com/2014/01/euromonitor-internationals-top-city-destinations-ranking.html | title = Top 100 Cities Destination Ranking 2012
| publisher = Euromonitor International
|access-date=30 January 2017}}</ref>

{{As of|2012}}, the city had 21 luxury hotels in the five-star category, with over 4,500 rooms in the inventory.<ref name="NewHotelsBeckon">{{cite news| last = Thomas | first = Liffy |author2=Deepa H. Ramakrishnan | title = New hotels beckon the business class | work=The Hindu | location = Chennai | date = 1 June 2012 | url = http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/article3477386.ece | access-date = 28 December 2012}}</ref> As of 2018, the collective luxury room inventory across four and five-star categories was around 7,000.<ref>{{cite news| last = Chandramouli | first = Rajesh | title = Hotels full as Chennai turns into wedding destination | work=The Times of India | location = Chennai | date = 27 April 2018 | url = https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/hotels-full-as-city-turns-into-wedding-destination/articleshow/63932181.cms | access-date = 6 September 2020}}</ref> About 85 percent of the room demand in Chennai comes from business travellers. Demand in the [[central business district]] comes mainly from BFSI and PSU companies, while the demand in the southern side of the city (Old Mahabalipuram Road) comes from information technology (IT)/IT-enabled services (ITeS) companies. Proximity to electronics and the auto industry players in and around the [[Sriperumbudur]] area in the west side of the city creates demand for hotels near the Chennai airport area among business travellers.<ref name="ChennaiEmergesTop">{{cite news| last = Siva Prasanna Kumar | first = J. V. | title = Chennai emerges top among Indian cities in hotel room addition | work= Deccan Chronicle | location = Chennai | date = 29 April 2019 | url = https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/290419/chennai-emerges-top-among-indian-cities-in-hotel-room-addition.html | access-date = 6 September 2020}}</ref>

Chennai offers the world’s most affordable five-star hotel rooms. According to a 2021 survey by LuxuryHotel.com, it is the least expensive city for a five-star stay in the world, with a baseline for a five-star room being {{INR}} 3,530 (34 UK pounds). It ranks 35th in the world in the percentage of five-star hotels (4.21%, with 33 five-stars among 784 hotels in the city).<ref>{{cite web
| url = https://www.cntraveller.in/story/the-worlds-cheapest-city-for-a-five-star-hotel-stay-is-in-india-chennai-mumbai-delhi-jaipur-agra-kolkata-bengaluru/
| title = The world’s cheapest city for a five-star hotel stay is in India
| last = CNT Editors
| first =
| date = 23 June 2021
| website = Condé Nast Traveller
| publisher = CNTraveller.in
| access-date = 17 July 2021
| quote = }}</ref>

==List of completed hotels==

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Hotel
! Parent Company
! Location
! Number of rooms
! Number of floors
! Year of opening
! Star rating
! class="unsortable" | Notes
! class="unsortable" | Image
|-
| [[Taj Connemara]]
| [[Indian Hotels Company Limited]]
| [[Anna Salai]]
| 150
| 6
| 1854
| 5-star
| Oldest existing hotel in Chennai and the only heritage hotel in the city. Originally opened as the "Imperial Hotel."<ref name="BookOnTheHotelByMuthiah">{{cite news
| title = Taj Connemara proud symbol of our tradition
| location = Chennai
| date = 26 August 2008
| url = http://www.hindu.com/2008/08/26/stories/2008082650450200.htm
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080828171104/http://www.hindu.com/2008/08/26/stories/2008082650450200.htm
| url-status = dead
| archive-date = 28 August 2008
| newspaper = [[The Hindu]]
| access-date = 3 Dec 2011}}</ref>
| [[File:Hotel Taj Connemara, Chennai, India.jpg|150px]]
|-
| [[Taj Coromandel]]
| [[Indian Hotels Company Limited]]
| [[Nungambakkam]]
| 205
| 10
| 1974
| 5-star deluxe
| The first luxury hotel in Chennai.<ref>{{cite news
| last = Muthalaly
| first = Shonali
| title = A new approach to luxury
| newspaper = The Hindu
| location = Chennai
| publisher = The Hindu
| date = 11 November 2010
| url = http://www.thehindu.com/life-and-style/metroplus/article880000.ece
| access-date = 5 Aug 2012}}</ref>
|
|-
| [[Taj Club House Chennai|Taj Club House]]
| [[Indian Hotels Company Limited]]
| [[Anna Salai]]
| 220
| 7
| 2008
| 5-star deluxe
|
|
|-
| [[Taj Fisherman's Cove Resort & Spa]]
| [[Indian Hotels Company Limited]]
| [[Covelong Beach]], [[East Coast Road]]
| 138
| 2
| 1974
| 5-star deluxe
| Covers an area of {{Convert|48|acre|ha}}; built on the ramparts of a ruined 18th-century Dutch fortress; the first beach hotel in Chennai; has the largest swimming pool (10,000 sq.ft.) in the city.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.travelmuse.com/hotels/in/602112/fisherman-s-cove|title= Fisherman's Cove |publisher= TravelMuse.com |access-date= 5 Apr 2014}}</ref>
|
|-
| [[Taj Wellington Mews]]
| [[Indian Hotels Company Limited]]
| [[Taramani]], [[Rajiv Gandhi Salai]]
| 112
| 14
| 2021
| 5-star
| India's first all-women-managed luxury hotel
|
|-
|[[Hyatt Regency Chennai]]
|[[Hyatt]]
|Anna Salai
|325
|18
|2011
|5-star deluxe
|Tallest hotel in the city when built; first building in the city to surpass the [[LIC Building]], the then tallest building in the city, in height; built on an 83-ground (199,200 sq. ft.) land.<ref name = "EmporisOberoi">{{cite web | title = The Oberoi | publisher = Emporis.com | url = http://www.emporis.com/building/the-oberoi-chennai-india | access-date = 18 December 2011}}</ref>
|[[File:HRC facade.jpeg|150px]]
|-
| [[Park Hyatt Chennai]]
| [[Hyatt]]
| Velachery Road
| 201
| 11
| 2012
| 5-star deluxe
|
|
|-
| [[ITC Grand Chola Hotel]]
| [[ITC Hotels]]
| [[Anna Salai]]
| 600
| 10
| 2012
| 5-star deluxe
| Largest hotel in [[South India]] and the third largest hotel in the country; dubbed the largest stand-alone hotel in the country (1,600,000 sq.ft.); built on an 8-acre plot; has the largest convention centre in the country (100,000 sq.ft.).<ref>{{cite news
| last = Sanjai
| first = P. R.
| title = The Grand Chola Scheme Of Things
| newspaper = Executive Traveller
| publisher = Exec—Executive Traveller
| url = http://executivetraveller.in/articles/the-grand-chola-scheme-of-things#.UFQHc2c_69s
| access-date = 16 Sep 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news
| last = Sanjai
| first = P. R.
| title = Hotels, convention halls betting on bigger size
| newspaper = LiveMint
| publisher = LiveMint.com
| date = 19 April 2012
| url = http://www.livemint.com/2012/04/18215212/Hotels-convention-halls-betti.html?atype=tp
| access-date = 20 Apr 2012}}</ref>
| [[File:ITC-Grand-Chola-Chennai-2.JPG|150px]]
|-
| [[Welcomhotel Chennai]]
| [[ITC Hotels]]
| [[Gopalapuram, Chennai|Gopalapuram]]
| 90
| 10
| 1975
| 5-star
| The first hotel of the [[ITC Hotels]] group; formerly known as 'Chola Sheraton Hotel' and then as 'My Fortune'
|
|-
| [[Welcomhotel Kences Palm Beach]]
| [[ITC Hotels]]
| [[East Coast Road]], near [[Mamallapuram]]
| 90
|
|
| 5-star
| Built on a 9-acre land.
|
|-
| [[Welcomhotel GST Road]]
| [[ITC Hotels]]
| [[GST Road]], [[Singaperumal Koil]]
| 172
| 10
|
| 5-star
| Originally a mid-segment hotel named TheFortune Select Grand, it was upgraded to a 5-star property in January 2020.<ref>{{cite news
| title = ITC Hotels opens Welcomhotel on Chennai’s GST Road
| newspaper = The Hindu
| location = Chennai
| publisher = Kasturi & Sons
| date = 11 January 2020
| url = https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/itc-hotels-opens-welcomehotel-on-chennais-gst-road/article30541869.ece
| access-date = 4 September 2020}}</ref>
|
|-
| [[Crowne Plaza Chennai Adyar Park]]
| [[Intercontinental Hotel Group]]
| [[Alwarpet]]
| 287
| 8
| 1981
| 5-star
| Originally built as 'Adyar Gate Hotel' in 1981<ref>{{Cite web|last=T|first=Rajarajan|title=Crowne Plaza Chennai Adyar Park -Best 5 Star Hotel in Chennai|url=https://inchennais.com/hotels-for-unmarried-couples-in-chennai/|website=InChennaiS}}</ref>
| [[File:Crowne plaza chennai.webp|150px]]
|-
| [[The Leela Palace Chennai|The Leela Palace]]
| [[The Leela Palaces, Hotels and Resorts]]
| [[Raja Annamalaipuram]]
| 326
| 16
| 2013
| 5-star deluxe
| First hotel on the [[Marina Beach]]; built on a 6.25-acre land; themed after the [[Chettinad]] architecture of Tamil Nadu
| [[File:The Leela Palace Chennai.jpg|150px]]
|-
| [[Trident, Chennai|Trident]]
| [[The Oberoi Group]]
| [[Meenambakkam]]
| 167
| 3
| 1988
| 5-star
| The first airport hotel in Chennai; built on {{Convert|5|acre|ha}} of land
| [[File:Trident Hotel Chennai.jpg|150px]]
|-
| [[Ramada Plaza by Wyndham Chennai]]
| [[Wyndham Hotels and Resorts]]
| [[Sardar Patel Road, Chennai]]
| 135
|
|
| 5-star
|
|
|-
| [[The Park, Chennai|The Park]]
| [[The Park Hotels]]
| [[Anna Salai]]
| 214
| 12
| 2002
| 5-star deluxe
| Built on the erstwhile 'Gemini Studios'<ref>{{cite news
| last = Muthiah
| first = S.
| title = Recalling what Gemini did
| newspaper = The Hindu
| location = Chennai
| publisher = The Hindu
| date = 8 July 2002
| url = http://hindujobs.com/thehindu/mp/2002/07/08/stories/2002070800130300.htm
| access-date = 3 Feb 2012}}</ref>
|
|-
| [[Le Royal Meridien, Chennai|Le Royal Meridien]]
| [[Marriott International]]
| [[St. Thomas Mount]]
| 240
| 3
| 2000
| 5-star deluxe
| Built on a 3.44-acre land
|
|-
| [[Westin Chennai]]
| [[Marriott International]]
| [[Velachery]]
| 215
| 10
| 2013
| 5-star
| Built on a plot measuring 7,792 sq.m.<ref name="BT_WestinOpensChennaiProperty">{{cite news
| title = Westin opens Chennai Velachery property
| newspaper = Business Traveller
| location = Chennai
| publisher = Business Traveller
| date = 25 February 2013
| url = http://www.businesstraveller.com/news/westin-opens-chennai-velachery-property
| access-date = 26 Feb 2013}}</ref>
|
|-
| [[Sheraton Grand Chennai Resort & Spa]]
| [[Marriott International]]
| [[East Coast Road]], near [[Mamallapuram]]
| 125
|
| 2018
| 5-star deluxe
| Built on a 10-acre land.<ref name="BT_Marriott International Unveils the Sheraton Grand Chennai Resort & Spa">{{cite news
| title = Marriott International Unveils the Sheraton Grand Chennai Resort & Spa
| newspaper = Business Traveller
| location = Chennai
| publisher = Business Wire India
| date = 1 Aug 2018
| url = https://www.businesswireindia.com/marriott-international-unveils-the-sheraton-grand-chennai-resort-and-spa-59292.html
| access-date = 1 Oct 2020}}</ref>
|
|-
| [[Radisson Blu Hotel Chennai|Radisson Blu Hotel]]
| [[Radisson Hotels]]
| St. Thomas Mount
| 101
| 3
| 1999
| 5-star
| The second 5-star airport hotel in the city
|
|-
| [[Radisson Blu City Centre]]
| [[Radisson Hotels]]
| [[Egmore]]
| 162
| 12
| 2012
| 5-star
|
|
|-
| [[Radisson Blu Resort Temple Bay]]
| [[Radisson Hotels]]
| [[East Coast Road]], [[Mamallapuram]]
| 157
|
|
| 5-star
| Built on a 45-acre land with 27,000 square feet meandering pool being the second largest in the world.<ref name="BT_Radisson Blu Resort Mamallapuram: Where Nature Meets Luxury">{{cite news
| title = Radisson Blu Resort Mamallapuram: Where Nature Meets Luxury
| newspaper = Outlook india
| location = Chennai
| publisher = Outlook india
| date = 17 Sep 2018
| url = https://www.outlookindia.com/outlooktraveller/stay/story/68834/radisson-blu-mamallapuram
| access-date = 1 Oct 2020}}</ref>
|
|-
| [[Hilton Chennai]]
| [[Hilton Worldwide]]
| [[Ekkaduthangal]]
| 253
| 11
| 2011
| 5-star deluxe
| Built on a 42-ground land
|
|-
| [[Residency Towers Chennai|Residency Towers]]
| [[The Residency Group of Hotels]]
| [[T. Nagar]]
| 176
| 16
| 2003
| 4-star
| Built on a 26-ground land
|
|-
| [[The Raintree Hotel Anna Salai]]
| Ceebros Hotels
| [[Anna Salai]]
| 230
| 16
| 2010
| 5-star
|
|
|-
| [[Raintree Hotel, St Mary's Road]]
| Ceebros Hotels
| [[Alwarpet]]
| 105
| 14
| 2005
| 5-star
| First hotel in [[South India]] to get the Eco hotel certificate<ref>{{cite news
| title = The Rain Tree Hotel gets Ecotel certification
| newspaper = Business Line
| location = Chennai
| publisher = The Hindu
| date = 20 April 2006
| url = http://www.thehindubusinessline.in/2006/04/20/stories/2006042003050800.htm
| access-date = 23 May 2012}}</ref>
|
|-
| [[Savera Hotel]]
|
| Dr. Radhakrishnan Salai
| 230
| 11
| 1969
| 4-star
| One of the oldest high-rise hotels in the city.
|
|-
| [[Accord Metropolitan]]
| Accord Group
| [[T. Nagar]]
| 162
| 13
| 2005
| 5-star
| Originally opened as the "Trader's Hotel"
| [[File:Accord Metropolitan.JPG|150px]]
|-
| [[Elite Grand Hotel]]
|
| [[Old Mahabalipuram Road]], [[Semmencherry]]
| 178
| 6
| 2007
| 5-star
| Built on a 2.25 acres of land; originally built as the Kohinoor Asiana Hotel.
| [[File:Kohinoorasiana.jpg|150px]]
|}

==See also==
* [[List of hotels in India]]
* [[Tourism in Chennai]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{Hotels in Chennai}}
{{Chennai Topics}}

[[Category:Hotels in Chennai| ]]
[[Category:Chennai-related lists|Hotels]]
[[Category:Lists of hotels in India|Chennai]]
[[Category:Lists of hotels by city|Chennai, Hotels]]
[[Category:Lists of buildings and structures in Tamil Nadu|Hotels in Chennai]]

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