# The Leela Palace Chennai

Chennai, India · Selected: clears the published selection standard.

- Page: https://mindreachgetaways.com/in/chennai/wellness-retreat/leela-palace-chennai
- Book direct: https://www.theleela.com/the-leela-palace-chennai
- Map pin: https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=13.014,80.278

## Our read

Chennai has a long sea face, and this hotel is built on 4.8 acres of it, in the manner of a Chettinad palace. The booking that matters is whether the room says sea or pool. The ritual that is actually scheduled is the theepantham lamp at dusk, with Carnatic music on the property's own account of the day. Jamavar and China XO are two different dinners. Come if the Bay of Bengal is the reason for the city. Skip it if you wanted a palace on a lake in Udaipur. That is a different Leela.

## Come here for

- A Grand Palace Sea View room, only if the sea is in the name
- The theepantham lamp at dusk
- Jamavar for the Indian table, or China XO for Cantonese

## Skip it if

- You booked a pool-view room and expected the Bay. The sea is its own category.
- You wanted The Leela Palace Udaipur. That hotel is on the lake, not this shore.

## The place

The Leela Palace Chennai is at Adyar Seaface, 175 Sathya Dev Avenue Extension, MRC Nagar, Chennai 600028. The hotel phone is +91 44 6665 1234. The hotel describes 4.8 acres on the Bay of Bengal, with the architecture taken from Chettinad palaces. A Grand Palace Sea View room and a Grand Palace Pool View room are different categories, and the same split appears in the Royal Club rooms. The sea is not included unless the room says so. At dusk the hotel lights the theepantham lamp. Jamavar is the Indian room, with Raan-e-Jamavar and Dal Jamavar. China XO is the Cantonese room, including Peking duck. Spectra is the global restaurant. The Library Bar faces the water. The hotel describes the drive from Chennai airport as about 35 minutes. Reserve with the hotel. MindReach does not take the booking.

## What it is like

- The shore: 4.8 acres on the Adyar sea face, Bay of Bengal.
- The key: Sea view and pool view are different room names.
- The lamp: Theepantham at dusk, as the hotel describes the evening.
- The tables: Jamavar, China XO, and Spectra are separate rooms.
- The bar: The Library Bar, toward the water.

## Ways to stay

- Grand Palace Sea View · Price on their site · https://www.theleela.com/the-leela-palace-chennai
- Grand Palace Pool View · Price on their site · https://www.theleela.com/the-leela-palace-chennai

## Getting there

Adyar Seaface, MRC Nagar. About 35 minutes from Chennai International Airport, as the hotel describes it. Phone +91 44 6665 1234.

## Questions

**Does every room face the sea?**
No. A sea-view room and a pool-view room are different categories.

**What is the theepantham?**
The lamp the hotel lights at dusk.

**Where do I eat?**
Jamavar for Indian cooking, China XO for Cantonese, Spectra for the global menu.

**How far is the airport?**
The hotel says about 35 minutes.

## 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.