The Leela Palace Chennai
| The Leela Palace Chennai | |
|---|---|
| Hotel chain | The Leela Palaces, Hotels and Resorts |
| General information | |
| Location | Chennai, India |
| Address | MRC Nagar, Raja Annamalaipuram Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600 028 |
| Coordinates | 13°01′02″N 80°16′25″E / 13.017285°N 80.273575°E |
| Management | The Leela Palaces, Hotels and Resorts |
| Height | 64.8 m (213 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 16 |
| Floor area | 831,000-square-foot (77,200 m2) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | SRSS & Associates, Inc. (Eskay Design, Local Architects, DESIGNWILKES, Interior Designers) |
| Other information | |
| Number of rooms | 326 |
| Website | |
| The Leela Palace Chennai | |
The Leela Palace Chennai is a 326-room five star deluxe hotel in Chennai, India. It is located at MRC Nagar, Raja Annamalaipuram, in the Adyar Creek area in the southern end of the Marina Beach. The hotel is designed by Atlanta-based architects Smallwood, Reynolds, Stewart, Stewart and Associates, Inc. and is themed after the Chettinad architecture of Tamil Nadu. With the project cost exceeding ₹ 8,000 million, the hotel was expected to open in September 2012. However, delays in construction and operation preparation have pushed its inaugural date to January 2013.