Midrange
Abu Palace
Habitable, but not enjoyable bathroom smells strongly of mold. everything including fridge and a/c turn off when room keys are removed. double room for 2925 means two single beds.
Harrisons
315, valluvarkottam high road, nungambakkam, ph - +91 44 5222 2777
Imperial Serviced Apartment
11 harrington road, chetpet, chennai- 600031. highly recommended and suitable for both long term as well as short term stays +91 98417 42520 (http://imperial.canpack.in).
Westin Park
Montieth road, egmore
Residency Towers
Boag road, t.nagar
Aspni Inn
Aspni Inn the Luxury & Business class hotel is situated nearby Chennai Metropolitan Bus Terminus and Vadapalani Lord Murugan Temple. Aspni Inn has 51 Luxurious Rooms.
Peninsula
Gn chetty road, t. nagar
Ranjit
Nungambakkam high road,
Comfort Inn Marina Towers
2a ponniamman koiil street egmore, phone: +91 44 2858 5454, fax: +91 44 2858 5454, (http://www.choicehotels.c...)
Oriental Inn
044 28114941, 71 cathedral road, gopalapuram, (http://www.orientalgroup.in). 32 rooms in central chennai. 1500-2800 plus taxes.
Residency
Gn chetty road, t.nagar
Dee-Cee Manor
Gn chetty road, t. nagar
President
Radhakrishna salai, mylapore
Aloft
By starwood hotels - (http://www.starwoodhotels...) - 102 rajiv gandhi salai, sholinganallur, chennai, tamil nadu 600 119 - opened 1 july 2010 - from 4000/night
Liberty Park
1st main road, kodambakkam, ph - +91 44 2472 5950. (http://www.liberty-park.com)
Best Guest House
Double and triple ac and non-ac rooms with bathrooms and cable TV.
New Victoria
Kenneth lane, egmore
New Woodlands
Radhakrishna salai, mylapore
Mowbrays Inn
Ttk road, alwarpet
Opposite the Raj Bhavan.
Grand Orient
Anna salai near anand theatre
Dakshin
Venkatnarayana road, near nandanam signal, t.nagar
Top end
Le Royal Meridian
Business district, 1 gst road, st. thomas mount near kathipara junction, tel: +91 44 2231 4343, fax: +91 44 2231 4344, (http://chennai.lemeridien.com).
ITC Hotel Park Sheraton & Towers
T.t.k. road, alwarpet, tel: +91 44 2499 4101, fax:+91 44 2499 7101, (http://www.itcwelcomgroup...).
Courtyard Chennai
Known by locals simply as the Marriott, this is a gorgeous, recently renovated business hotel located on the western edge of the city core, near the airport. Two restaurants, gym, no pool.
My Fortune
Cathedral road, tel: +91 44 2811 0101, fax: +91 44 2811 0202, (http://www.itcwelcomgroup...).
The Accord Metropolitan
35, g n chetty road, t nagar, tel: +91 44 2816 1000/4391 1000, fax: +91 44 2816 1001, mailto:[email protected], (http://www.theaccordmetro...). chennai's premier five star hotel.
The Park
601 anna salai next to the anna flyover, tel: +91 44 5214 4000, fax: +91 44 5214 4100, (http://chennai.theparkhot...). modern style with a film theme.
Radisson GRT Hotel
Radisson grt hotel, #531, gst road, st. thomas mount near kathipara junction, tel: +91 44 2231 0101.
Taj Coromandel
37, mahatma gandhi road, nungambakkam, tel: +91 44 5500 2827, (http://www.tajhotels.com/...).
Ambassador Pallava
30, montieth road, egmore, tel: +91 44 2855 4476, fax: +91 44 2855 4492, [email protected], (http://www.ambassadorindi...). reasonable value and friendly staff.
The closest hotels to the airport are The Trident, Le Royal Meridian, Hilton and Radisson GRT Hotel all five star properties.
Trident Chennai
1/24, g.s.t. road, tel: +91 44 2234 4747, fax: +91 44 2234 4555, [email protected], (http://www.trident-hilton...).
New Woodlands Hotel
(http://www.newwoodlands.com) it is sometimes crowded and a tad busy. there is a nice quiet art gallery and cafe nearby, the ashvitha cafe. recommended for those wanting to slow down, and soak in the pace of life in chennai. theaters and shopping arcades are close by.
Kanchi
C-in-c road, egmore
Hotel Chennai Gate
Gandhi irwin road. phone: +91 44 2819 4377. deluxe room is rp1500 with a/c with internet socket available for rp100 for 24hours.
Hotel Karpagam International, Ph: 24613701, South mada street, Mylapore.
Sri Krishna Residency
Ph: 044 24643617 south mada street , mylapore.
Old Woodlands
a.k.a royapettah woodlands/woodlands hotel that is next to woodlands theatre in royapettah. phone: +91 44 2848 2150, +91 44 2848 2152. little known, but an excellent place to stay. the hotel building is at least one hundred years old and stands in the middle of sprawling grounds and surrounded by massive trees. the main building was once the palace of raja of ramnad. the auto-rickshaws / taxis will not tell you about the place as the hotel does not pay a commission to middlemen. pay no more than 40 rupees to get there from the railway station.
Hotel Regent
11 kennet lane. phone: +91 44 2825 3347.
Zam Zam Guest House
41 subathral street, triplicane. phone: +91 44 42664508. newly built with clean spotless rooms and nice staff. it is located about 100m behind thaj regency hotel on the small street. look for the black marble entrance and sign. all rooms have bath, fan, sat tv and intercom. squat toilets only. no mosquito nets on the windows though. prices are 200 for a single person, 250 for two persons and 300 for 3 persons per 24 hours. predominantly an indian scene at the time of writing. close to broadlands lodge, comfort hotel, and the great gee gee internet and surya restaurant old name maharaj. the whole spot is about 300m from the t-junction of triplicane high rd and walaja rd where there is a bus stop of 27b bus to cmbt under the big tree every 5 minutes. feb 2010
Hotel Impala Continental
12 gandhi irwin road. phone: +91 44 2819 1423.
Alcove Service Apartments Chennai
Single room, ,Independent 3 or 4 BHK Apartments, Air-conditioned rooms, Lounge and dining area and independent bathrooms, TV,Fully Furnished Kitchen with refrigerator, microwave, toaster,mixer grinder and gas stove,complimentary Breakfast,free Wi Fi internet
Cristal Guest House
34, cnk road, triplicane. phone: +91 44 285 13011. double room is rp300 with 10 hot water bucket. very clean and friendly place with western toilets. no towels provided, bring your own. near good/inexpensive eateries. from the central train station, get out and take a pre-paid auto rickshaw for a total of 50 2 fee + 48 to triplicane. this place is walking distance from the beach and a bus stops to reach various sites.