The Westin Chennai Velachery Explained

Hotel Name:The Westin Chennai Velachery
Location:India
Address:154 Velachery Main Road, Velachery
Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600 042
Chain:Westin Hotels & Resorts
Coordinates:12.9894°N 80.2187°W
Opening Date:February 2013
Owner:P. Mohamed Ali (Mfar Hotels and Resorts Limited)
Number Of Rooms:215
Floors:10

The Westin Chennai Velachery is a 10-storied five-star hotel in Chennai, India. Located on Velachery Main Road in Velachery, a southern suburb of Chennai, it is the sixth Westin hotel in India.[1]

History

The hotel was opened in February 2013.[2] In November 2013, the hotel launched its Asian speciality restaurant, EEST (standing for Elegant, Exquisite, Serenity and Triumph).[3]

The hotel

The hotel is built on a plot measuring 7792 sq m.[4] The hotel has four food and beverage venues, including an all-day dining, a specialty restaurant, a bar and a poolside restaurant. Leisure facilities in the hotel include a gym named Westin Workout, an outdoor pool, a spa named 'Heavenly Spa', and a group running programme called 'Run Westin'.[2] It also features over 12,600 square feet (1,170 sq m) of meeting and function space,[5] including two pillarless ballrooms and 12 break-out rooms, in addition to a business centre.[2] The hotel features an open swimming pool on the second-floor terrace level.[4]

The hotel has three restaurants, namely, the all-day dining Seasonal Tastes, Pan Asia EEST and the Poolside Grill and Barbeque, in addition to the cricket-themed lounge bar Willows. There is a Westin Executive Club located on the top floor of the hotel.[2]

The central courtyard of the hotel has a 35-feet cascading water body.[6]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Westin Chennai. Velachery. One of the Top Hotel in Chennai for Unmarried Couples. Inchennais.
  2. News: Westin opens Chennai Velachery property . Business Traveller . Chennai . 25 February 2013 . 26 Feb 2013.
  3. News: The Westin Chennai Velachery opens EEST restaurant . HospitalityBizIndia.com . Mumbai . HospitalityBizIndia . 21 November 2013 . 7 Dec 2013.
  4. Web site: PP Approval - MSB 2012 (January to October) . CMDA . 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151224004216/http://www.cmdachennai.gov.in/pdfs/msb/english/2012.pdf# . dead . 24 December 2015 . 16 Nov 2012 . dmy-all.
  5. News: Starwood signs agreement for first property in Chennai . Travel Biz Monitor . Mumbai . TravelBizMonitor.com . 25 January 2012 . 16 Apr 2012.
  6. News: Westin® Hotels & Resorts Brings Inspired Well Being to Chennai, India with the Opening of the Westin Chennai Velachery . Fort Mill Times . Chennai . Fortmillstimes.com . 25 February 2013 . 26 Feb 2013.