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44  OUTLOOK TRAVELLER • MARCH 2011 

SUITE SIX WAYS TO STAY IN CHENNAI  BY VAISHNA ROY 

THE PARK POD

Aptly located on Chennai’s ashion street, this40-room hotel has been designed by VikramPhadke and makes a statement o style every-where. From Philippe Starck chairs and AntonioLupi closets to Thomas Keller dinnerware. Therooms have murals o classic Chennai motis likeRajinikanth and the evergreen postman. AppleTVs in the rooms and an excellent Italian res-taurant add to the appeal. TARIFF rom `9,000CONTACT 044-42955555, theparkhotels.com 

FOOTPRINT

The two-year-old Footprint is perect or touristslooking or a low-cost yet classy stay in Chennai.Rucha Gupta has converted three ats in adjoin-ing oors to B&Bs. That’s nine double rooms withattached bath and tea/coee makers. The airyapartments are well appointed, with books andbalconies, music and Man Fridays, ree wi-f andTV. While breakast is served in a common diningarea, guests are ree to use the kitchens. TARIFF `3,000 CONTACT 9840037483, footprint.in

TAJ COROMANDEL

What makes this 35-year-old reign in thiscategory? It can’t just be the acilities because,really, money can buy that. So let’s not describePrego, Chennai’s most expensive restaurant witha wine cellar to die or or the ultra-luxury suites.Rather, it’s the book on Coorg gited to a guestwanting to travel there, or the hot tea sent up toyour room when you’re heard sneezing. Gesturesthat make you eel like royalty. TARIFF rom`17,000 CONTACT 66002827, tajhotels.com

RADISSON TEMPLE BAY

My frst glimpse o Mahabalipuram’s ShoreTemple silhouetted against a yellow moon hadme hooked to Temple Bay. Sprawling lawns dot-ted with cottages and hammocks, balconies withendless sea views and the sense o space andsolitude make it special. The waterront Wharwith its open kitchen and grill is a avouriteweekend haunt or most Chennaiites. But mostly,it’s just 42 acres o beachside bliss.TARIFF rom`10,000 CONTACT 27443636, grthotels.com

NEW WOODLANDS

I we were playing word games, I would say Ma-dras, Music Season, Masala Dosa; and you wouldimmediately say Woodlands. Set up in 1951,this is an intimate piece o the city. Posh it’s not.Endearing it is. Where else would Parle G biscuitsgrace your tea tray? The rooms are clean andunctional, and the sta knows the whimso its guests, most o whom have been returningor decades. TARIFF rom `1,500 (single)CONTACT 28113111, newwoodlands.com

ASIANA HOTEL

Asiana Hotel on Chennai’s IT corridor has oneo the city’s best-kept secrets—the Prana spa. Itis one big reason why you should book a roomhere. An oasis o hedonism, its gracious Thaimasseuses transport you to a world where every-thing is hushed and healing. I have been movedto speechless submission by their Royal Thaiand Reexology sessions too. Spend a weekendhere just or their beauty therapies. TARIFF rom`10,500 CONTACT 67411000, asianahotels.com

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