The Westin Chennai Velachery
| The Westin Chennai Velachery | |
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 The Westin Chennai Velachery | |
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| Hotel chain | Westin Hotels & Resorts |
| General information | |
| Location | India |
| Address | 154 Velachery Main Road, Velachery Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600 042 |
| Coordinates | 12°59′22″N 80°13′07″E / 12.9893838°N 80.2186913°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 | |
| www | |
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][2]
History
The hotel was opened in February 2013.[1] 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'.[1] 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.[1] 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.[1]
The central courtyard of the hotel has a 35-feet cascading water body.[6]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e "Westin opens Chennai Velachery property". Business Traveller. Chennai. 25 February 2013. Retrieved 26 February 2013.
- ^ Westin Chennai, Velachery. "One of the Top Hotel in Chennai for Unmarried Couples". Inchennais.
- ^ "The Westin Chennai Velachery opens EEST restaurant". HospitalityBizIndia.com. Mumbai: HospitalityBizIndia. 21 November 2013. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
- ^ a b "PP Approval - MSB 2012 (January to October)" (PDF). CMDA. 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 December 2015. Retrieved 16 November 2012.
- ^ "Starwood signs agreement for first property in Chennai". Travel Biz Monitor. Mumbai: TravelBizMonitor.com. 25 January 2012. Retrieved 16 April 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 February 2013.[dead link]
