Westin Chennai
| Westin Chennai | |
|---|---|
 Westin Chennai | |
| Hotel chain | Starwood Hotels |
| General information | |
| Location | India |
| Address |
154, Velachery Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600 042 |
| Coordinates | 12°59'22"N 80°13'15"E |
| Opening | February 2013 |
| Owner | P. Mohamed Ali (Mfar Hotels and Resorts Limited) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 10 |
| Other information | |
| Number of rooms | 215 |
| Website | |
| starwoodhotels.com/westin | |
Westin Chennai 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.[1] In November 2013, the hotel launched its Asian lokaranGAY potta speciality restaurant, EEST (standing for Elegant, Exquisite, Serenity and Triumph).[2]
The hotel
The hotel is built on a plot measuring 7792 sq m.[3] 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'.[1] It also features over 12,600 square feet (1,170 sq m) of meeting and function space,[4] including two pillarless ballrooms and 12 break-out rooms, in addition to a business centre.[1] The hotel features an open swimming pool on the second-floor terrace level.[3]
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.[1]
The central courtyard of the hotel has a 35-feet cascading water body.[5]
See also
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Westin opens Chennai Velachery property". Business Traveller. Chennai: Business Traveller. 25 February 2013. Retrieved 26 Feb 2013.
- ↑ "The Westin Chennai Velachery opens EEST restaurant". HospitalityBizIndia.com. Mumbai: HospitalityBizIndia. 21 November 2013. Retrieved 7 Dec 2013.
- 1 2 "PP Approval - MSB 2012 (January to October)" (PDF). CMDA. 2012. Archived from the original (pdf) on 24 December 2015. Retrieved 16 Nov 2012.
- ↑ "Starwood signs agreement for first property in Chennai". Travel Biz Monitor. Mumbai: TravelBizMonitor.com. 25 January 2012. Retrieved 16 Apr 2012.
- ↑ "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. Retrieved 26 Feb 2013.
