CleanupBot II: Removed empty portal template using script

2023-08-15T08:04:35Z

Removed empty portal template using script

← Older revision		Revision as of 13:34, 15 August 2023
Line 94:		Line 94:

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

imported>Bhagya sri113: Adding Short description

2021-09-01T15:43:28Z

Adding Short description

New page

{{short description|Luxury hotel in Chennai, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=November 2018}}
{{Infobox hotel
| hotel_name = Trident, Chennai
| logo = Trident chennai.svg
| logo_width = 225px
| image = Trident Hotel Chennai.jpg
| caption = Trident hotel in chennai
| location = [[Chennai]], [[India]]
| address = 1/24, [[GST Road]]<br />[[Chennai]], [[Tamil Nadu]] 600 027, [[India]]
| chain = [[Oberoi Hotels & Resorts|Oberoi Group of Hotels]]
| coordinates = {{coord|12.9935|80.1860|display=inline,title}}
| opening_date = March 1988
| developer = EIH Associated Hotels Limited
| architect = Coromandel Engineering
| operator = Oberoi Associated Hotels Limited
| owner =
| number_of_rooms = 157
| number_of_suites = 10
| number_of_restaurants= 3
| floor_area =
| floors =
| height =
| parking =
| website = {{URL|http://www.tridenthotels.com/hotels-in-chennai}}
| footnotes =
}}

'''Trident, Chennai''' is a [[Hotel rating|five-star]] [[hotel]]<ref>{{cite web
| title = Category : 5 Star
| 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=47
| access-date = 6 Jan 2013}}</ref> located on [[GST Road]] at [[Meenambakkam]], [[Chennai]], [[India]], directly across GST Road from the [[Chennai International Airport]], about 20 minutes from the Chennai city centre. Managed by the [[Oberoi Hotels & Resorts|Oberoi Group of Hotels]], the hotel is built on {{Convert|5|acre|ha}} of land and is the first airport hotel of the city.<ref>{{cite web
| url = https://www.cntraveller.in/story/chennai-s-best-business-hotels/
| title = Chennai’s best business hotels
| last = CN Traveller
| first =
| date = 8 September 2011
| website = Condé Nast Traveller
| publisher = CNTraveller.in
| access-date = 17 July 2021
| quote = }}</ref> It is also the registered office of the EIH Associated Hotels Limited.

==History==
The hotel was built on a mango garden, known as ''Maanthoppu'', which was previously the garden of a commanding officer named Colonel John Noble.<ref>{{cite book | last = Muthiah| first = S. | author-link = S. Muthiah | title = Madras Rediscovered| publisher = EastWest | date = 2014 | location = Chennai | pages = 142 | isbn = 978-93-84030-28-5}}</ref> It was built under the EIH Associated Hotels Limited (EAHL), which was initially promoted by the [[Rane Group]] in Chennai, and was incorporated in India on 21 March 1983 as 'Pleasant Hotels Limited' under the Companies Act. Soon, the group sold the property to the Oberoi Group due to lack of expertise in hospitality management.<ref>{{cite web
| title = Hotel Industry
| work = Industrial Economist (p. 27)
| publisher = Industrial Economist
| date = December 2012
}}</ref> On October 25, 1989, the name was changed to Oberoi Associated Hotels Limited consequent upon issue of a fresh certificate of incorporation. On November 1, 1996, the name of the company was further changed to its present name 'EIH Associated Hotels Limited' consequent upon issue of a fresh certificate of incorporation. In 1987, the company made a public offer of its equity shares which were listed on the [[Bombay Stock Exchange]] and the [[Madras Stock Exchange]]. EIHL took over the management in the year 1988. EAHL started operations of its Chennai hotel under the brand 'Trident' in March 1988.<ref>{{cite web
| title = Milestones
| publisher = EIH Associated Hotels Limited
| date = n.d.
| url = http://www.eihassociatedhotels.in/about_eih/milestones.asp
| access-date = 2 May 2012}}</ref>

In April 2004, the hotel, which was originally the "Trident Hotel", was rebranded as "Trident Hilton".<ref>{{cite news
| title = Hilton Signs First Property In Chennai, India
| date = 18 October 2005
| url = http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=88577&p=irol-newsArticleOther&ID=841749&highlight=
| access-date = 29 November 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news
| title = EIH signs co-branding deal with Hilton
| location = Chennai
| date = 5 September 2003
| url = http://www.hindu.com/2003/09/05/stories/2003090501831800.htm
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20031023232228/http://www.hindu.com/2003/09/05/stories/2003090501831800.htm
| url-status = dead
| archive-date = 23 October 2003
| newspaper = [[The Hindu]]
| access-date = 5 August 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news
| title = EIH, Hilton International enter pact
| newspaper = Business Line
| location = Chennai
| publisher = The Hindu
| date = 3 April 2004
| url = http://www.thehindubusinessline.in/2004/04/03/stories/2004040301270200.htm
| access-date = 5 August 2012}}</ref> On 1 April 2008, the hotel was once again rebranded as "Trident".<ref>{{cite news
| title = New Brand Identity of Trident Hotels Announced
| newspaper = IndiaPRWire
| publisher = indiaprwire.com
| date = 1 April 2008
| url = http://www.indiaprwire.com/pressrelease/leisure-travel/200804018440.htm
| access-date = 29 November 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news
| title = EIH Associated Hotels Limited
| newspaper = ReportJunction.com
| url = http://www.reportjunction.com/CompanyProfile/EIH-Associated-Hotels-Ltd-E0035.htm
| access-date = 29 November 2011}}</ref>

==The hotel==
The hotel has 167 rooms, including 157 rooms and 10 suites, restaurants named "Cinnamon" and "Samudra", and a bar named "Arcot Bar". The "Alaap I" and "Alaap II" meeting rooms combined are {{Convert|4356|sqft|m2}} with capacity for 375 people. The "Chettinad" meeting room is {{Convert|880|sqft|m2}} with capacity for 45 people. The "Trident I" meeting room can accommodate 15 people and the "Trident II" and "Trident III" meeting rooms can accommodate 6 people each.<ref name="Fact Sheet">{{cite web|title=Trident, Chennai Fact Sheet|url=http://www.tridenthotels.com/images/downloads/pdf/trident_chennai_fact_sheet.pdf|publisher=Trident, Chennai|access-date=2013-03-07}}</ref>

==See also==
{{Portal|India}}
* [[Hotels in Chennai]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

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

[[Category:Hotels in Chennai]]
[[Category:The Oberoi Group]]
[[Category:1988 establishments in Tamil Nadu]]
[[Category:Hotels established in 1988]]

Trident, Chennai - Revision history

CleanupBot II: Removed empty portal template using script

imported>Bhagya sri113: Adding Short description