Radha Regent Hotel, Chennai Explained

Hotel Name:Hotel Radha Regent
Jawaharlal Nehru Salai
Location:Chennai, India
Address:171, Jawaharlal Nehru Salai, Arumbakkam
Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600 106
Chain:Radha Hotels
Coordinates:13.0651°N 80.2106°W
Opening Date:1997
Developer:Radha Regent Hotels Private Ltd.
Architect:Ramanan J
Owner:R. Srinivasan, KB Govindarajalu & Family
Number Of Rooms:91
Number Of Suites:6
Number Of Restaurants:4
Floors:6
Height:50feet
Parking:150 4-Wheelers
Website:http://www.radhahotels.com/radha-regent-chennai/index.asphttp://www.sarovarhotels.com/chennai-radha-regent.shtml

Radha Regent Chennai, earlier called as Radha Park Inn, is a four-star hotel located at Arumbakkam in Chennai, India. The hotel is the second hotel of the Sarovar Hotels & Resorts in India and the first of star hotels to open on Inner Ring Road, Chennai. The hotel also opened Geoffrey's, the first Pub[1] [2] [3] of Chennai in 2001.

The hotel

Opened in 1997, the hotel has a total of 91 rooms, including 62 superior rooms, 23 executive rooms, and 6 suites. The restaurants at the hotel include The Lobby Cafe, a multi-cuisine restaurant (Originally as Cafe at the park in 1997), The Orient Blossom, an Oriental delicacies restaurant opened in 2004,[4] [5] Geoffrey's Pub,[6] [7] and Aura, the lounge bar which was added in 2004[8] replacing its earlier counterpart Pub at the park. There are six banquet halls with a total space of 6,500 sq ft. The hotel also has introduced in 2013 a Garden Banquet lawn of 20,000 sq ft, Bougainville, which can accommodate 3,000 guests.

The hotel interiors were designed by Ramanan J in 1997 & in 2004 The Orient Blossom was designed by Mumbai-based Prakash Mankar & Associates.

The hotel developer Radha Regent Hotels have also opened two three-star hotels in Bangalore; Radha Hometel in Whitefield, Bangalore in 2005 and Radha Regent Hotel, Bangalore in Electronic City in 2008, the former being the first Hometel[9] [10] brand hotel of Sarovar Hotels & Resorts.

Awards

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Chennai gets its first pub Geoffrey’s . India Today . 3 December 2001 . Shuchi . Sinha . 10 October 2018.
  2. News: Chennai gets its first pub in Geoffrey's . The Hindu . 16 November 2001 .
  3. News: A tale of two pubs . 19 November 2001 . https://archive.today/20130629110648/http://www.hindu.com/2001/11/19/stories/1319046g.htm. dead. . 29 June 2013.
  4. News: Oriental odyssey in Metro Plus . 12 July 2004 . https://web.archive.org/web/20050114000455/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2004/07/12/stories/2004071200140300.htm. dead. . 14 January 2005.
  5. News: Taste of teppanyaki in Metro Plus Chennai . 19 October 2006 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071102103445/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2006/10/19/stories/2006101900910700.htm. dead. . 2 November 2007.
  6. News: Just the place to chill out . 8 August 2002 . https://web.archive.org/web/20030908031210/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/mp/2002/08/08/stories/2002080800150300.htm. dead. . 8 September 2003.
  7. News: High spirits at Geoffrey's in Chennai . 5 June 2008 . https://archive.today/20130629122148/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2008-06-05/chennai/27750157_1_geoffrey-high-spirits-shakira. dead. . 29 June 2013.
  8. News: Lounge in style in Metro Plus . 3 February 2004 . https://web.archive.org/web/20040501120730/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2004/02/03/stories/2004020300220400.htm. dead. . 1 May 2004.
  9. News: Sarovar plans 50 Hometel budget hotels in 5 years . Economic Times . 26 February 2006 .
  10. News: Mid-2005 Bangalore Debut For Sarovar’s No-Frills Brand ‘Hometel’ . Financial Express . 23 August 2004 .