Radisson Blu Hotel Chennai Explained

Hotel Name:Radisson Blu Hotel GRT Chennai
Location:Chennai, India
Address:531, GST Road, Saint Thomas Mount
Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600 016
Chain:Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group
Coordinates:12.9944°N 80.1876°W
Opening Date:1 March 1999
Operator:Radisson BLU
Owner:GRT Hotels and Resorts Private Limited
Number Of Rooms:101
Number Of Suites:7
Number Of Restaurants:3
Floor Area:2
Parking:Yes

Radisson Blu is a five-star hotel[1] in Chennai, India. It is located on GST Road at Meenambakkam.

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".

The hotel initially planned to add another 30 rooms by constructing on the land acquired adjacent to the existing hotel.[3]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Category : 5 Star . List of Approved Hotels as of : 06/01/2013 . Ministry of Tourism, Government of India . 2013 . 6 Jan 2013.
  2. News: Ramesh . M. . GRT Grand, T Nagar set to takeover Radisson Hotel . Business Line . Chennai . The Hindu . 29 July 2001 . 30 Nov 2011.
  3. News: Venkatraman . Hemamalini . Nandini Sivakumar . Radisson to add new 162-room hotel in Chennai . The Economic Times . Chennai . The Times Group . 26 October 2009 . 30 Nov 2011.