Radisson Blu Hotel Chennai
| Radisson Blu Hotel GRT Chennai | |
|---|---|
| File:Radisson Hotel Logo.svg | |
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| Hotel chain | Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group |
| 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 and Resorts Private Limited |
| Management | Radisson BLU |
| Technical details | |
| Floor area | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Number of rooms | 101 |
| Number of suites | 7 |
| Number of restaurants | 3 |
| Parking | Yes |
| 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, 24 club rooms and 51 deluxe rooms. Restaurants in the hotel include salt & co 531 (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]
Awards
In September 2008, the hotel won the Best Participating Hotel award at the Culinary Challenge and Exhibition 2008 held in Chennai by the Indian Federation of Culinary Association (IFCA).[5]
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.
- ^ Ramesh, M. (29 July 2001). "GRT Grand, T Nagar set to takeover Radisson Hotel". Business Line. Chennai: The Hindu. Retrieved 30 Nov 2011.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|newspaper=(help) - ^ Venkatraman, Hemamalini; Nandini Sivakumar (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}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|newspaper=(help) - ^ "Radisson GRT gets Expedia recognition". The Hindu. Chennai: The Hindu. 11 June 2010. Retrieved 30 Nov 2011.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|newspaper=(help) - ^ "Asiana Hotel bags culinary award". Business Line. Chennai: The Hindu. 27 September 2008. Retrieved 14 Apr 2013.
