Hotel Name: | Taj Club House |
Location: | Chennai, India |
Address: | 2 Club House Road, Anna Salai Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600 002 |
Chain: | Taj Hotels |
Coordinates: | 13.0615°N 80.264°W |
Opening Date: | December 2008 |
Architect: | Thom Catallo (Mackenzie Designphase Hospitality) |
Owner: | Taj-GVK Hotels |
Number Of Rooms: | 220 |
Number Of Suites: | 16 |
Floors: | 7 |
Website: | tajhotels.com |
Taj Club House is the fourth hotel of the Taj Group of Hotels in Chennai, India. Formerly known as the Taj Mount Road, it is a five-star luxury hotel[1] located on Clubhouse Road, Anna Salai,[2] across from the Taj Connemara Hotel, which is another property of the Taj Group. Owned by Taj-GVK Hotels, managed by Taj Hotels, and built at a cost of $1,600 million,[3] it opened in December 2008. The hotel was designed by Thom Catallo of Mackenzie Designphase Hospitality.[4]
The hotel is seven stories high with a 45,000 sq ft blue glass facade and has 220 rooms including 16 suites.[5] [6] These include 38 superior rooms, 107 deluxe rooms, 59 premium rooms, nine executive suites (500 sq ft), six deluxe suites (662 sq ft) and a presidential suite (3,500 sq ft). The 3,300-sq ft banqueting hall on the ground floor, The Summit, can hold up to 400 guests. There are two meetings rooms with a maximum capacity of 30 and a boardroom for up to 12 people on the sixth floor.[7]
Restaurants include Club House, the all-day dining restaurant that serves European cuisine; Beyond Indus, serving cuisine from Punjab, Rawalpindi and Sindh, including wines; Kefi, serving Mediterranean cuisine; Blend bar; Brew coffee and tea shop; and Deli, serving delicacies ranging from sandwiches to exotic chocolates. The rooftop facilities include a lap pool, a gymnasium and a yoga room.[5]
In 2023, the hotel was recognized with "Top Hospitality Honors" at the 8th International Hospitality Day organised by the International Hospitality Council (IHC) London and the International Institute of Hotel Management (IIHM).[8] The Beyond Indus restaurant at the hotel bagged honours in the Restaurants Category.[8]