# ITC Grand Chola

Chennai, India · Mapped: on the map. It has not cleared the selection standard yet, so read it as coverage, not a recommendation.

- Page: https://mindreachgetaways.com/in/chennai/wellness-retreat/itc-grand-chola
- Book direct: https://www.itchotels.com/in/en/itcgrandchola-chennai
- Map pin: https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=13.0103318,80.2160328

## Our read

Chennai hotels get introduced as if the city were one beach. ITC Grand Chola is in Guindy, at 63 Mount Road, with 522 rooms and 78 apartments, a short hop from the airport. The reason to stay, if you are not in a conference, is the range of kitchens in one building: Avartana, Peshawri, Royal Vega, Pan Asian, Ottimo, Madras Pavilion. Kaya Kalp is the spa, not the point of the address. The hotel's own line is LEED Platinum, Zero Carbon, and Zero Water. Come if you want that dining list without crossing the city twice a day. Skip it if you wanted the East Coast Road, a temple tank, or a small hotel.

## Come here for

- Avartana, Peshawri, Royal Vega, Pan Asian, and Ottimo in one Guindy building
- 522 rooms and 78 apartments when the trip is the airport and the halls
- Kaya Kalp, if the spa is the afternoon and the kitchen is the evening

## Skip it if

- You wanted the East Coast Road or a beach hotel. Guindy is inland.
- You wanted a small hotel in Mylapore. This is 522 rooms.

## The place

ITC Grand Chola is at No. 63, Mount Road, Guindy, Chennai 600032, with the phone +91 44 2220 0000. The factsheet counts 522 rooms and 78 service apartments, in categories that include Executive Club, The Towers, ITC One, the Karikalan suite, the Raja Raja Chola presidential suite, and one, two, and three bedroom apartments. The hotel states that it is LEED Platinum, LEED Zero Carbon, and LEED Zero Water. Guindy is the business district, close to the airport, not the beach and not Mylapore. The factsheet's dining list is the useful part: Madras Pavilion, Avartana, Peshawri, Pan Asian, Royal Vega, Ottimo, Cafe Mercara Express, the Cheroot Malt Bar, and Fabelle. Kaya Kalp is the spa. The hotel also describes one of the larger meeting combinations in the country, which is a claim about scale, not a reason to sleep here unless you are in the halls. A traveller comes for those kitchens, or they are in the wrong Chennai. Reserve with the hotel. MindReach does not take the booking.

## What it is like

- The address: 63 Mount Road, Guindy. Not the beach.
- The count: 522 rooms and 78 service apartments.
- The kitchens: Madras Pavilion, Avartana, Peshawri, Pan Asian, Royal Vega, Ottimo, and others on the factsheet.
- The spa: Kaya Kalp, with Ayurveda among the treatments they name.
- The certificate: The hotel states LEED Platinum, Zero Carbon, and Zero Water.

## Ways to stay

- Book the kitchen, not the skyline · Price on their site · https://www.itchotels.com/in/en/itcgrandchola-chennai

## Getting there

No. 63, Mount Road, Guindy, Chennai 600032. Phone +91 44 2220 0000. The factsheet places it near both airports. It does not print a single drive time.

## Questions

**Where is it?**
No. 63, Mount Road, Guindy, Chennai 600032.

**How many rooms?**
522 rooms and 78 service apartments, as the factsheet counts them.

**Where do you eat?**
In the building: Avartana, Peshawri, Royal Vega, Pan Asian, Ottimo, Madras Pavilion, and the rooms they list beside those.

**Is it on the beach?**
No. The East Coast Road lawns they mention for events are about 20 kilometres away.

**Where do I book?**
With ITC. MindReach does not take the reservation. Phone +91 44 2220 0000.

## How far to trust this

Written from what the property publishes. Not yet checked by hand. Confirm on their site before you book.
MindReach Getaways does not take the booking. You book with the property.
