The Raintree Hotel Anna Salai

{{short description|Luxury hotel in Chennai, India}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2018}}

{{Use Indian English|date=October 2018}}

{{Infobox hotel

| hotel_name = The Raintree Hotel
Anna Salai

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| location = Chennai, India

| address = 636, Anna Salai, Teynampet
Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600 035

| chain = Ceebros Hotels

| coordinates = {{coord|13.0339044|80.2418765|display=inline,title|format=dms}}

| opening_date = 27 July 2010

| developer = C. Subba Reddy

| architect = Uphasani Design Cells

| owner = Ceebros Hotels

| cost = {{INR}} 2,000 million

| number_of_rooms = 230

| number_of_suites = 13

| number_of_restaurants= 5

| floor_area =

| floors = 16

| height = {{convert|170|ft|m}}

| parking = 200 cars

| website = [http://www.raintreehotels.com/html/chennai-mount-road-hotel.asp raintreehotels.com]

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The Raintree Hotel Anna Salai is a five-star hotel located on Anna Salai in Chennai, India. It is the second hotel of The Raintree hotels opened in July 2010 at a cost of {{INR}} 2,000 million.{{cite news

| title = Ceebros launches second hotel in Chennai

| newspaper = The Hindu

| location = Chennai

| publisher = The Hindu

| date = 27 July 2010

| url = http://www.thehindu.com/business/companies/article536972.ece

| access-date = 25 May 2012}}

History

The hotel was opened in July 2010. In August 2013, the hotel joined Summit Hotels & Resorts, a brand of the Preferred Hotel Group, which included the hotel in its Asia Pacific portfolio.{{cite news

| title = The Raintree Hotel, Chennai joins Summit Hotels & Resorts

| newspaper = TravelBizMonitor.com

| location = Chennai

| publisher = TravelBizMonitor.com

| date = 6 August 2013

| url = http://www.travelbizmonitor.com/the-raintree-hotel-chennai-joins-summit-hotels--resorts-21252

| access-date = 15 Aug 2013}}

The hotel

The hotel has a total of 230 rooms. The rooms are divided into 154 deluxe rooms, 8 premium rooms, 51club rooms, 4 studio rooms, 12 executive suites and 1 presidential suite. The restaurants at the hotel include Kitchen, a multi-cuisine restaurant, Madras, a South Indian delicacies restaurant, Madera, a lounge bar, Up North, the roof-top Punjabi restaurant and High Bar. There are three banquet halls and three conference venues which totals to {{convert|12000|sqft|m2|lk=in|sigfig=2}} of banqueting space. The hotel also has a rooftop pool along with a health club and spa.

The hotel was designed by Uphasani Design Cells architects and the interiors were done by Zeiler & Lim, Malaysia.

Awards

  • Times Food Award for Best Seafood Cuisine; Presented by Times of India – 2012
  • NDTV Hindu Lifestyle Award for Best Eco Hotel; Presented by NDTV Hindu – 2011
  • Business Gaurav SME Award 2011- Hospitality; Presented by D & B – Axis Bank – 2011{{cite news

| last =Ramachandran

| first =Aravindh

| title = Interesting plot

| newspaper = The Hindu

| location = Chennai

| publisher = The Hindu

| date = 25 November 2011

| url = http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/article2657690.ece

| access-date = 25 May 2012}}{{cite news

| title = ...Interesting plot

| newspaper = The Hindu

| location = Chennai

| publisher = The Hindu

| date = 25 November 2011

| url = http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/article2657673.ece

| access-date = 25 May 2012}}

See also

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