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{{short description|Luxury hotel in Chennai, India}}
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{{Infobox hotel
{{Infobox hotel
| hotel_name = Radisson Blu
| hotel_name = Radisson Blu Hotel GRT Chennai
| logo = Radisson Hotel Logo.svg
| logo =
| logo_width = 225px
| logo_width = 225px
| image =
| image =
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| caption =
| caption =
| location = [[Chennai]], [[India]]
| location = [[Chennai]], [[India]]
| address = 531, [[GST Road]], [[Saint Thomas Mount]]<br>[[Chennai]], [[Tamil Nadu]] 600 016
| address = 531, [[GST Road]], [[Saint Thomas Mount]]<br />[[Chennai]], [[Tamil Nadu]] 600 016
| chain = [[Radisson Hotels]]
| chain = [[Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group]]
| coordinates =
| coordinates = {{coord|12.99437|80.187551|display=inline,title}}
| opening_date = 1 March 1999
| opening_date = 1 March 1999
| developer =
| developer =
| architect =
| architect =
| operator = Radisson Hotels
| operator = Radisson BLU
| owner = GRT Hotels
| owner = GRT Hotels and Resorts Private Limited
| number_of_rooms = 101
| number_of_rooms = 101
| number_of_suites = 7
| number_of_suites = 7
| number_of_restaurants=
| number_of_restaurants= 3
| floor_area =
| floor_area = 2
| floors =
| floors =
| height =
| height =
| parking =
| parking = Yes
| website = [http://www.radissonblu.com/hotel-chennai Radisson Blu]
| footnotes =
| footnotes =
}}
}}


Radisson Blu is a [[star (classification)|five-star]] [[hotel]] in [[Chennai]], [[India]]. It is located at on [[GST Road]] at [[Meenambakkam]] near [[Chennai International Airport]].
'''Radisson Blu''' is a [[Hotel rating|five-star]] [[hotel]]<ref>{{cite web
| title = Category : 5 Star
| work = List of Approved Hotels as of : 06/01/2013
| publisher = Ministry of Tourism, Government of India
| year = 2013
| url = http://tourism.gov.in/TourismDivision/HotelList.aspx?Name=Hotels%20and%20Restaurants&HCID=47
| access-date = 6 Jan 2013}}</ref> in [[Chennai]], [[India]]. It is located on [[GST Road]] at [[Meenambakkam]].


==History==
==History==
The hotel was built by Macnur Hospitality Limited, 75 percent of whose equity is held by the M A Chidambaram group, in March 1999 at a cost of {{INR}} 340 million. In 2001, the hotel was renamed as Radisson GRT after it was bought by GR Thanga Maaligai.<ref>{{cite news
The hotel was built by Macnur Hospitality Limited, 75 percent of whose equity is held by the M A Chidambaram group, in March 1999 at a cost of {{INR}} 340 million. In 2001, the hotel was renamed as ''Radisson GRT'' after it was bought by the city-based GR Thanga Maaligai.<ref>{{cite news
| last = Ramesh
| last = Ramesh
| first = M.
| first = M.
| title = GRT Grand, T Nagar set to takeover Radisson Hotel
| coauthors =
| newspaper = Business Line
| title = GRT Grand Days set to takeover Radisson Hotel
| newspaper = ''Business Line''
| location = Chennai
| location = Chennai
| pages =
| language =
| publisher = The Hindu
| publisher = The Hindu
| date = 29 July 2001
| date = 29 July 2001
| url = http://www.hindu.com/businessline/2001/07/29/stories/14293606.htm
| url = http://www.hindu.com/businessline/2001/07/29/stories/14293606.htm
| accessdate = 30-Nov-2011}}</ref>
| access-date = 30 Nov 2011}}</ref>


==The hotel==
==The hotel==
The hotel has 101 rooms including 7 suites, 19 business-class rooms, 46 club rooms and 29 deluxe rooms. Restaurants in the hotel include Garden Café (an all-day poolside restaurant), The Great Kabab Factory (restaurant) and the Gallop bar. Meeting spaces include The Royal Court (with 3 optional partitions) and The Royal Summit (with 2 optional partitions), both located on the lobby level, and a boardroom.
The hotel has 101 rooms including 7 suites, 19 business-class rooms, 24 club rooms and 51 "deluxe rooms".


The hotel initially planned to add another 30 rooms by constructing on the land acquired adjacent to the existing hotel.<ref>{{cite news
The hotel initially planned to add another 30 rooms by constructing on the land acquired adjacent to the existing hotel.<ref>{{cite news
| last = Venkatraman
| last = Venkatraman
| first = Hemamalini
| first = Hemamalini
| coauthors = Nandini Sivakumar
|author2=Nandini Sivakumar
| title = Radisson to add new 162-room hotel in Chennai
| title = Radisson to add new 162-room hotel in Chennai
| newspaper = ''The Economic Times''
| newspaper = The Economic Times
| location = Chennai
| location = Chennai
| pages =
| language =
| publisher = The Times Group
| publisher = The Times Group
| date = 26 October 2009
| date = 26 October 2009
| url = http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2009-10-26/news/27655118_1_radisson-hotels-hotel-project-hotel-segment
| url = http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2009-10-26/news/27655118_1_radisson-hotels-hotel-project-hotel-segment
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130610005939/http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2009-10-26/news/27655118_1_radisson-hotels-hotel-project-hotel-segment
| accessdate = 30-Nov-2011}}</ref> However, in 2010, it planned to add 70 rooms, 150 persons restaurant and an urban day spa.
| url-status = dead
| archive-date = 10 June 2013
| access-date = 30 Nov 2011}}</ref>


==See also==
In 2010, the hotel was listed among the top ranked hotels by Expedia Insiders' Select 2010.<ref>{{cite news
{{Portal|India}}
| last =
* [[Hotels in Chennai]]
| first =
* [[Radisson Blu City Centre Chennai]]
| coauthors =
| title = Radisson GRT gets Expedia recognition
| newspaper = ''The Hindu''
| location = Chennai
| pages =
| language =
| publisher = The Hindu
| date = 11 June 2010
| url = http://www.thehindu.com/business/companies/article453166.ece
| accessdate = 30-Nov-2011}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{reflist}}


{{Hotels in Chennai}}
==External links==
*[http://www.grthotels.com/Home.aspx Official website]

{{Chennai Topics}}
{{Chennai Topics}}
{{coord missing|Tamil Nadu}}


[[Category:Hotels in Chennai]]
[[Category:Hotels in Chennai]]
[[Category:Hotels in India]]
[[Category:Radisson Blu]]
[[Category:1999 establishments in Tamil Nadu]]
[[Category:Hotels established in 1999]]

Latest revision as of 23:34, 21 October 2024

Radisson Blu Hotel GRT Chennai
Map
Hotel chainCarlson Rezidor Hotel Group
General information
LocationChennai, India
Address531, GST Road, Saint Thomas Mount
Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600 016
Coordinates12°59′40″N 80°11′15″E / 12.99437°N 80.187551°E / 12.99437; 80.187551
Opening1 March 1999
OwnerGRT Hotels and Resorts Private Limited
ManagementRadisson BLU
Technical details
Floor area2
Other information
Number of rooms101
Number of suites7
Number of restaurants3
ParkingYes

Radisson Blu is a five-star hotel[1] in Chennai, India. It is located on GST Road at Meenambakkam.

History

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The hotel was built by Macnur Hospitality Limited, 75 percent of whose equity is held by the M A Chidambaram group, in March 1999 at a cost of 340 million. In 2001, the hotel was renamed as Radisson GRT after it was bought by the city-based GR Thanga Maaligai.[2]

The hotel

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The hotel has 101 rooms including 7 suites, 19 business-class rooms, 24 club rooms and 51 "deluxe rooms".

The hotel initially planned to add another 30 rooms by constructing on the land acquired adjacent to the existing hotel.[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Category : 5 Star". List of Approved Hotels as of : 06/01/2013. Ministry of Tourism, Government of India. 2013. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
  2. ^ Ramesh, M. (29 July 2001). "GRT Grand, T Nagar set to takeover Radisson Hotel". Business Line. Chennai: The Hindu. Retrieved 30 November 2011.
  3. ^ Venkatraman, Hemamalini; Nandini Sivakumar (26 October 2009). "Radisson to add new 162-room hotel in Chennai". The Economic Times. Chennai: The Times Group. Archived from the original on 10 June 2013. Retrieved 30 November 2011.