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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=October 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2018}}
{{Infobox hotel
| hotel_name = The Park Chennai
| logo_width = 150px
| image = The Park Hotels Logo.png 
| image_width =
| caption =
| location = [[Chennai]], [[India]]
| address = 601, [[Anna Salai]], Near [[Consulate General of the United States, Chennai|U.S. Consulate]]<br />[[Chennai]], [[Tamil Nadu]] 600 006
| chain = [[The Park Hotels]]
| coordinates = {{coord|13.052956|80.249923|display=inline,title}}
| opening_date = 15 May 2002
| developer =
| architect = Hirsch Bedner Associates, [[Los Angeles]]
| operator = [[The Park Hotels]]
| owner = [[The Park Hotels]]
| number_of_rooms = 214
| number_of_suites = 15
| number_of_restaurants = 5
| floor_area =
| floors = 12
| height =
| parking =
| website = http://www.theparkhotels.com/chennai-park/chennai-park.html
| footnotes =
}}

'''The Park Chennai''' is a [[Hotel rating|five-star]] deluxe [[hotel]]<ref>{{cite web| title =Category : 5 Star Delux| work =List of Approved Hotels as of : 06/01/2013| publisher =Ministry of Tourism, Government of India| year =2013| url =http://tourism.gov.in/TourismDivision/HotelList.aspx?Name=Hotels%20and%20Restaurants&HCID=48| access-date =6 Jan 2013| url-status =dead| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20130118102237/http://tourism.gov.in/TourismDivision/HotelList.aspx?Name=Hotels%20and%20Restaurants&HCID=48| archive-date =18 January 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news
| last = Farwaha
| first = Dinkar
| title = Apeejay Surrendra upbeat about future developments
| date = 1–15 September 2008
| url = http://www.expresshospitality.com/20080915/market05.shtml
| access-date = 4 Dec 2011}}</ref> located at the [[Anna Flyover]] junction on the erstwhile [[Gemini Studios]] premises on [[Anna Salai]], [[Chennai]], [[India]]. The hotel, part of the [[Apeejay Surrendra Group]], was opened on 15 May 2002 at an investment of around {{INR}} 1,000 million.<ref>{{cite news
| title = Premium boutique hotel in Chennai
| location = Chennai
| date = 16 May 2002
| url = http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/2002/05/16/stories/2002051601991800.htm
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140620083901/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/2002/05/16/stories/2002051601991800.htm
| url-status = dead
| archive-date = 20 June 2014
| newspaper = [[The Hindu]]
| access-date = 4 Dec 2011}}</ref>

==History==
The place where The Park hotel stands today was the location of the Gemini Studios, a historic film studio since the 1940s.<ref name="TH_WhatGeminiDid"/> Gemini Studios, established on [[Mount Road]] as "Movieland" by filmmaker K. Subrahmanyam, was the city's biggest studio.<ref name="Muthiah_2014">{{cite book | last = Muthiah| first = S. | author-link = S. Muthiah | title = Madras Rediscovered| publisher = EastWest | date = 2014 | location = Chennai | pages =450 | isbn = 978-93-84030-28-5}}</ref> In 1940, the studio was destroyed by a fire.<ref name="TH_WhatGeminiDid"/> [[S. S. Vasan]], a [[Tamil people|Tamil]] film maker and a friend of K. Subramaniam, bought the Motion Picture Producers' Combines studio in 1940 in a court auction for {{INR}} 86,427-11-9, the odd figure arrived at through including the interest on unpaid wages of the employees.<ref name="TH_WhatGeminiDid"/> The studio was rebuilt and opened under the name ''Gemini Studios'' in 1941, which went on to become one of the finest studio and a legendary film production centre in the [[Indian Subcontinent|Subcontinent]].<ref name="TH_WhatGeminiDid"/> Gemini Pictures declined in the 1970s though remaining successful as a studio and equipment rental business.<ref name="TH_WhatGeminiDid"/> In the 1990s, two buildings were built in the corner of the studio's premises only to be considered unfavourable among buyers.<ref name="TH_WhatGeminiDid"/> By the turn of the 21st century, the [[Kolkata]]-based Park Group of Hotels bought the three-star property in the premises and turned it into a five-star luxury hotel and opened it on 15 May 2002 at a cost of {{INR}} 1,100 million.<ref name="Rediff_PriyaPaul">{{cite news
| last = Singh
| first = Kishore Singh
| title = Priya Paul, the force behind Park Hotels
| newspaper = Rediff
| location = New Delhi
| publisher = Rediff.com
| date = 23 July 2005
| url = http://inhome.rediff.com/money/2005/jul/23spec3.htm
| access-date = 1 October 2020}}</ref> In the same year, the other block was scheduled for auction by [[Indian Bank]] with a reserve price of {{INR}} 930 million.<ref name="TH_WhatGeminiDid">{{cite news
| last = Muthiah
| first = S.
| title = Recalling what Gemini did
| newspaper = The Hindu
| location = Chennai
| date = 8 July 2002
| url = http://hindujobs.com/thehindu/mp/2002/07/08/stories/2002070800130300.htm
| access-date = 3 Feb 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite book
| last = Ashokamitran
| title = My Years With Boss At Gemini Studios
| publisher = Orient Longman
| series = Cinema Books of Orient Longman
| year = 2002
| isbn = 81-250-2087-X
}}</ref>

In 2010, the hotel had a legal fight with the Corporation of Chennai over the ownership of an open space reservation (OSR) land on which the hotel's perimeter compound wall with fountains was built.<ref>{{cite news
| title = Hotel's petition against Chennai Corporation dismissed
| newspaper = The Hindu
| location = Chennai
| date = 25 June 2010
| url = http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/article484169.ece
| access-date = 4 Aug 2012}}</ref>

==The hotel==
The art-concept [[boutique hotel]] has 214 rooms, including 120 Deluxe rooms, 79 Luxury rooms, 6 Studio suites, 5 Deluxe suites, 3 Premier suites and 1 Presidential suite. Dining facilities in the hotel include a Thai restaurant named Lotus, 601 (Six-O-One) All day dining restaurant, Pasha–Night club and the Aqua & A2 Restaurants situated on the eighth floor. The hotel also has a bar named the Leather Bar as a tribute to the city's leather industry.<ref>{{cite news
| title = Park Hotels launches Chennai property
| newspaper = Business Line
| location = Chennai
| publisher = The Hindu
| date = 16 May 2002
| url = http://www.thehindubusinessline.in/2002/05/16/stories/2002051601551200.htm
| access-date = 4 Aug 2012}}</ref> The hotel also has a shopping arcade.<ref>{{cite web
| title = The Park Hotel, Chennai - Deluxe Hotel in Chennai
| publisher = Chennai Hub
| url = http://www.chennaihub.com/hotels-in-india/the-park-hotel-chennai.html
| access-date = 3 Feb 2012}}</ref>

==Awards==
In 2006, ''Forbes'' listed "Atrium" in The Park hotel, Chennai, with its menu designed by Italian chef Antonio Carluccio, amongst India's top 10 most expensive restaurants.<ref>{{cite web |title=International Dining: India's Most Expensive Restaurants|author= Saabira Chaudhuri |url=https://www.forbes.com/2006/12/18/india-restaurants-wealth-forbeslife-food-cz_sc_1218indiaeatery.html |date=18 December 2006|work=[[Forbes]]}}</ref>

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

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.theparkhotels.com/chennai/the-park-chennai.html Official website]

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