Radha Regent Hotel, Chennai

Hotel Radha Regent
Jawaharlal Nehru Salai
Hotel chain Radha Hotels
General information
Location Chennai, India
Address 171, Jawaharlal Nehru Salai, Arumbakkam
Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600 106
Coordinates 13°03′54.3528″N 80°12′38.1672″E / 13.065098000°N 80.210602000°E / 13.065098000; 80.210602000Coordinates: 13°03′54.3528″N 80°12′38.1672″E / 13.065098000°N 80.210602000°E / 13.065098000; 80.210602000
Opening 1997
Owner R. Srinivasan
Height 50 feet (15 m)
Technical details
Floor count 6
Design and construction
Architect Ramanan J
Developer Radha Regent Hotels Private Ltd.
Other information
Number of rooms 91
Number of suites 6
Number of restaurants 4
Parking 150 4-Wheelers
Website

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

References

  1. Pubbing in Chennai, Chennai gets its first pub Geoffrey’s, India Today on Dec 3, 2001.http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/chennai-gets-its-first-pub-geoffreys/1/233922.html
  2. Chennai gets its first pub in Geoffrey's, The Hindu on Nov 16, 2001.http://www.hindu.com/businessline/catalyst/2001/11/17/stories/1917l051.htm
  3. A tale of two pubs, The Hindu on monday, November 19, 2001. http://www.hindu.com/2001/11/19/stories/1319046g.htm
  4. Oriental odyssey in Metro Plus, the Hindu on monday, Jul 12, 2004. http://www.hindu.com/mp/2004/07/12/stories/2004071200140300.htm
  5. Taste of teppanyaki in Metro Plus Chennai, The Hindu on thursday, Oct 19, 2006. http://www.hindu.com/mp/2006/10/19/stories/2006101900910700.htm
  6. Just the place to chill out, The Hindu on Aug 08, 2002. http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/mp/2002/08/08/stories/2002080800150300.htm
  7. High spirits at Geoffrey's in Chennai, Times of India on Jun 5, 2008, 12.39am IST. http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2008-06-05/chennai/27750157_1_geoffrey-high-spirits-shakira
  8. Lounge in style in Metro Plus, The Hindu on tuesday, Feb 03, 2004. http://www.hindu.com/mp/2004/02/03/stories/2004020300220400.htm
  9. Sarovar plans 50 Hometel budget hotels in 5 years, Economic Times on Feb 26, 2006. http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2006-02-26/news/27464253_1_sarovar-hotels-investment
  10. Mid-2005 Bangalore Debut For Sarovar’s No-Frills Brand ‘Hometel’, Financial Express on Aug 23, 2004. http://hospitality.financialexpress.com/20040823/newstrack01.shtml
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