Radisson Blu Hotel Chennai
| Radisson Blu | |
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| File:Radisson Hotel Logo.svg | |
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| Hotel chain | Radisson Hotels |
| General information | |
| Location | Chennai, India |
| Address | 531, GST Road, Saint Thomas Mount Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600 016 |
| Coordinates | 12°59′40″N 80°11′15″E / 12.99437°N 80.187551°E |
| Opening | 1 March 1999 |
| Owner | GRT Hotels |
| Management | Radisson Hotels |
| Other information | |
| Number of rooms | 101 |
| Number of suites | 7 |
| Website | |
| Radisson Blu | |
Radisson Blu is a five-star hotel in Chennai, India. It is located at on GST Road at Meenambakkam near Chennai International Airport.
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 ₹ 340 million. In 2001, the hotel was renamed as Radisson GRT after it was bought by the city-based GR Thanga Maaligai.[1]
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 initially planned to add another 30 rooms by constructing on the land acquired adjacent to the existing hotel.[2] However, in 2010, it planned to add 70 rooms, 150 persons restaurant and an urban day spa.
In 2010, the hotel was listed among the top ranked hotels by Expedia Insiders' Select 2010.[3]
See also
Radisson Blu City Centre Chennai
References
- ^ Ramesh, M. (29 July 2001). "GRT Grand Days set to takeover Radisson Hotel". Business Line. Chennai: The Hindu. Retrieved 30-Nov-2011.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help); Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|newspaper=(help) - ^ Venkatraman, Hemamalini (26 October 2009). "Radisson to add new 162-room hotel in Chennai". The Economic Times. Chennai: The Times Group. Retrieved 30-Nov-2011.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|newspaper=(help); Unknown parameter|coauthors=ignored (|author=suggested) (help) - ^ "Radisson GRT gets Expedia recognition". The Hindu. Chennai: The Hindu. 11 June 2010. Retrieved 30-Nov-2011.
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