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[1] in Chennai, India. It is located at on GST Road at Meenambakkam, 2 km from 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.[2]
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.[3] 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.[4]
See also
References
- ^ "Category : 5 Star". List of Approved Hotels as of : 06/01/2013. Ministry of Tourism, Government of India. 2013. Retrieved 6-Jan-2013.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help); Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ 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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