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	==See also==		==See also==
	~~{{Portal\|India}}~~
	* [[Hotels in Chennai]]		* [[Hotels in Chennai]]
	* [[List of tallest buildings in Chennai]]		* [[List of tallest buildings in Chennai]]

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{{short description|Luxury hotel in Chennai, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2018}}
{{Infobox hotel
| hotel_name = The Leela Palace Chennai
| logo =
| logo_width = 225px
| image = The Leela Palace Chennai.jpg
| caption =
| location = [[Chennai]], [[India]]
| address = MRC Nagar, [[Raja Annamalaipuram]]<br />[[Chennai]], [[Tamil Nadu]] 600 028
| chain = [[The Leela Palaces, Hotels and Resorts]]
| coordinates = {{coord|13.017285|80.273575|display=inline,title}}
| opening_date =
| developer =
| architect = SRSS & Associates, Inc. (Eskay Design, Local Architects, DESIGNWILKES, Interior Designers)
| operator = [[The Leela Palaces, Hotels and Resorts]]
| owner =
| number_of_rooms = 326 
| number_of_suites =
| number_of_restaurants=
| floor_area = {{convert|831000|sqft|m2|adj=on}}
| floors = 16<ref>{{Cite web | title = The Leela Palace Kempinski Chennai | publisher = Emporis.com | url = http://www.emporis.com/building/the-leela-palace-kempinski-chennai-chennai-india | access-date = 7 Jan 2012}}</ref>
| height = {{convert|64.8|m|abbr=on}}<ref name="ProjectsHitRoadblock">{{cite news
| last = Ravikumar
| first = R.
| title = Leelaventure, Viceroy hotel Chennai projects hit roadblock
| newspaper = The Hindu Business Line
| location = Chennai
| publisher = The Hindu
| date = 6 November 2011
| url = http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/companies/article2604052.ece
| access-date = 30 Dec 2011}}</ref>
| parking =
| website = [https://www.theleela.com/en_us/hotels-in-chennai/the-leela-palace-hotel-chennai/ The Leela Palace Chennai]
| footnotes = <ref>{{emporis|262615}}</ref><ref>{{cite web
| title = The Leela Palace Kempinski Chennai
| publisher = SkyscraperPage.com
| url = http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=94223
| access-date = 7 Jan 2012}}</ref>
}}

'''The Leela Palace Chennai''' is a 326-room [[Hotel rating|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.<ref>{{cite news
| title = Leela Palace to open sea-facing palace hotel in Chennai
| newspaper = The Economic Times
| location = Chennai
| publisher = The Times Group
| date = 18 August 2012
| url = http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2012-08-18/news/33261695_1_hotel-leelaventure-leela-palace-room-hotel
| access-date = 21 Aug 2012}}</ref> and is themed after the [[Chettinad]] architecture of [[Tamil Nadu]].<ref>{{cite web
| title = Kempinski Hotels under development in India
| publisher = Kempinski.com
| url = http://www.kempinski.com/en/About%20Kempinski/New%20Hotels/Pages/India.aspx
| access-date = 7 Jan 2012}}</ref> With the project cost exceeding {{INR}} 8,000 million,<ref>{{cite news
| last = Philip
| first = Lijee
| title = Leela patriarch charts plan to protect empire
| newspaper = The Economic Times
| location = Mumbai
| publisher = The Times Group
| date = 8 September 2010
| url = http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2010-09-08/news/28487827_1_captain-nair-leela-brand-itc
| access-date = 7 Jan 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news
| last = Kaushik
| first = Nidhi
| title = Indian Essence
| newspaper = Asian Enterprise
| url = http://www.asianenterprise.biz/leela-group-the-essences-of-india/full.html
| access-date = 9 Jan 2012}}</ref> the hotel was expected to open in September 2012. However, delays in construction and operation preparation have pushed its inaugural date to January 2013.<ref>{{cite news
| last = Jain
| first = Shweta
| title = Leela Group plans Middle East investment
| newspaper = Gulf News
| publisher = GulfNews.com
| date = 4 January 2012
| url = http://gulfnews.com/business/tourism/leela-group-plans-middle-east-investment-1.960876
| access-date = 5 Jan 2012}}</ref>

==History==
The land for the hotel was acquired from industrialist M. A. M. Ramaswamy for about {{INR}} 700 million.<ref>{{cite news
| last = Ramesh
| first = M.
| title = The Leela opened in January 2013 in Chennai
| newspaper = Business Line
| location = Chennai
| publisher = The Hindu
| date = 7 September 2010
| url = http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/todays-paper/tp-corporate/article1003424.ece
| access-date = 7 Jan 2012}}</ref>

In September 2014, ESPA, a 16,000-square feet spa, was opened at the hotel.<ref name="ITCM_ESPASpaOpens">{{cite news
| title = ESPA opens at The Leela Palace Chennai—The Leela expands unparalleled spa and wellness experiences to fifth city in India
| newspaper = Incentive Travel & Corporate Meetings
| publisher = ITCM
| date = 9 September 2014
| url = http://www.incentivetravel.co.uk/news/hotel/22172-espa-opens-at-the-leela-palace-chennai
| access-date = 2 October 2014}}</ref>

In September 2017, the hotel was purchased from the Leela Group by the American private equity fund Marigold Capital for {{INR}} 7,000 million.<ref name="ET_Marigold">{{cite news
| last = Chaturvedi
| first = Anumeha
| title = Marigold Capital to check into Leela Palace Chennai
| newspaper = The Economic Times
| location = New Delhi
| publisher = Economic Times
| date = 5 September 2017
| url = https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/60369382.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst
| access-date = 6 September 2020}}</ref>

==The hotel==
Located on 6.25 acres near Adyar Creek facing the [[Bay of Bengal]], the 16-story hotel with a built-up area of 831,000 sq ft has 326 rooms, including 295 deluxe or premiere room and 31 suites.<ref>{{cite news
| title = Hotel Leela's new launch in Chennai
| newspaper = Money Control
| location = Chennai
| publisher = MoneyControl.com
| date = 29 November 2012
| url = http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/hotel-leela%E2%80%99s-new-launchchennai_788783.html
| access-date = 30 Nov 2012}}</ref> It features 2,601 sq m of banquet and meeting facilities, including a 1,390 sq m ballroom and a traditional landscaped courtyard, restaurants and bars, a 1,394 sq m health club/spa and a 1,060 sq m boutique retail plaza.<ref>{{cite news
| last = Anand
| first = Swati
| title = Chennai to double five star hotel room by year end
| location = Chennai
| date = 27 January 2011
| url = http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-01-27/chennai/28372764_1_star-hotel-new-properties-leela
| archive-url = https://archive.today/20130103150552/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-01-27/chennai/28372764_1_star-hotel-new-properties-leela
| url-status = dead
| archive-date = 3 January 2013
| newspaper = [[The Times of India]]
| access-date = 5 Jan 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web
| title = The Leela Palace Chennai, Chennai, India
| publisher = Smallwood, Reynolds, Stewart, Stewart
| url = http://www.srssa.com/project.php?catID=6&subCatID=18&subSubCatID=30&projID=236
| access-date = 30 Dec 2011}}</ref> There are a total of 6 meeting rooms in the hotel.<ref>{{cite web
| title = The Leela Palace Chennai
| publisher = Preferred Hotel Group
| url = http://www.preferredhotelgroupmeetings.com/hotel.aspx?id=79326
| access-date = 7 Jan 2012}}</ref> The project will use LED lights for all its external lighting and all
major internal areas and will also collect water on a major scale from rain water harvesting.<ref>{{cite news
| title = Director Report
| newspaper = The Economic Times
| publisher = The Times Group
| date = 23 May 2011
| url = http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/hotel-leela-venture-ltd/directorsreport/companyid-13611.cms
| access-date = 7 Jan 2012}}</ref>

The 12-room ESPA spa was designed by Jeffrey Wilkes of DesignWilkes and Madhu Nair of The Leela Hotel. It covers an area of 16,000 sq. ft.<ref name="ITCM_ESPASpaOpens"/>

==Software park==
The hotel also has a 250,000 sq ft commercial property, the Leela Business Park, located next to the hotel property.<ref>{{cite news
| last = Baggonkar
| first = Swaraj
| title = Leela Palace Chennai readying for November opening
| newspaper = Business Standard
| location = Mumbai
| date = 27 August 2012
| url = http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/leela-palace-chennai-readying-for-november-opening/484569/
| access-date = 10 Sep 2012}}</ref> However, the group is planning to sell the commercial property to raise funds for its hotel venture.<ref>{{cite news
| title = Hotel Leela sees Rs 620 cr from sale of non-core assets
| newspaper = Money Control
| publisher = MoneyControl.com
| date = 3 October 2012
| url = http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/hotel-leela-sees-rs-620-crsalenon-core-assets_764399.html
| access-date = 3 Oct 2012}}</ref> Talks were on with the Reliance Industries, which was planning to buy the IT Park for {{INR}} 1,720 million. Reliance Industries signed the deal in late February for the said amount.<ref>{{cite news
| last = Chandramouli
| first = Rajesh
|author2=Anshul Dhamija
| title = Reliance Industries in talks to buy Leela's IT park
| newspaper = The Economic Times
| location = Chennai
| publisher = The Times Group
| date = 7 November 2012
| url = http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/ites/reliance-industries-in-talks-to-buy-leelas-it-park/articleshow/17123783.cms
| access-date = 7 Nov 2012}}</ref>

==See also==
{{Portal|India}}
* [[Hotels in Chennai]]
* [[List of tallest buildings in Chennai]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://www.theleela.com/en_us/hotels-in-chennai/the-leela-palace-hotel-chennai/ The Leela Palace Chennai]

{{Hotels in Chennai}}
{{Chennai Topics}}

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