Accord Metropolitan Hotel, Chennai Explained

Hotel Name:The Accord Metropolitan
Location:Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Address:35-37, GN Chetty Road, T. Nagar 600 017
Coordinates:13.0461°N 80.2426°W
Opening Date:23 April 2007
Operator:Venkatesh Bhat
Owner:J Hotels
Number Of Rooms:162
Floors:13
Height:50.21m (164.73feet)[1]
Footnotes:[2]

Accord Metropolitan is a five-star hotel in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.

History

Located on G. N. Chetty Road in T. Nagar, the hotel was initially opened as Trader's Hotel.[3] The hotel was built at a cost of 1000 million.[4] [5]

The hotel

The hotel is 13 stories high and has 162 rooms, including a presidential suite, three studio apartments, six deluxe suites and nine Accord club rooms. The rooms have a minimum size of . The four dining and entertainment facilities at the hotel include Sorajima (Japanese restaurant), Royal Indiana, a contemporary Indian restaurant (opened in November 2011[6]); Zodiac, the hotel bar; and Pergola, a rooftop restaurant at the 15th level.[7] The hotel has three banquet halls, named Crystal, Emerald and Sapphire, to accommodate up to 1,000 guests. The hotel has a grand ballroom which can be divided into two rooms, as well as other banquet halls with a total space of .[8] Design elements include grand stairways, Italian marble, and intricate gold leaf work.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Accord Metropolitan . Emporis.com . https://archive.today/20130215222433/http://www.emporis.com/building/accordmetropolitan-chennai-india . dead . 15 February 2013 . 20 Jul 2012.
  2. Web site: Emporis building ID 263190 . Emporis.
  3. News: Name change for Traders Hotel . Business Line . Chennai . The Hindu . 1 November 2005 . https://archive.today/20130218022734/http://www.thehindubusinessline.in/2005/11/01/stories/2005110101301900.htm . dead . 18 February 2013 . 14 January 2012.
  4. News: Shangri La opens its Rs 100cr Traders Hotel in Chennai . Business Standard . Chennai . Business Standard . 27 April 2005 . 14 Jan 2012.
  5. News: Shangri-La group enters India with Traders Hotel in Chennai . Business Line . Chennai . The Hindu . 23 April 2005 . 14 Jan 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120126153759/http://www.thehindubusinessline.in/2005/04/23/stories/2005042301980400.htm . 26 January 2012 . dead . dmy-all.
  6. News: A Specialty Southern Cuisine Restaurant at Accord Metropolitan Accord Metropolitan announces the grand opening of Royal Indiana, its new southern-cuisine restaurant . India PR Wire . IndiaPRWire.com . 22 November 2011 . 14 Jan 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120125231249/http://www.indiaprwire.com/pressrelease/restaurants/20111122104259.htm . 25 January 2012 . dead . dmy-all.
  7. News: Raghavan . Nikhil . The best of both worlds . The Hindu . Chennai . Kasturi & Sons . 6 August 2012 . 13 June 2020.
  8. News: Shangri-La Opens its First Traders Hotel In India . Asia Travel Tips . AsiaTravelTips.com . 28 April 2005 . 14 Jan 2012.