Safe hotel or guesthouse in Chennai

deej · Oct 28th, 2009, 02:37

Hi all, I've been visiting this forum for a while but this is my first post.

I'm travelling to Chennai in January to attend a month long Tamil language course at the Institute of Asian Studies out in Sholinganallur, then I'll be staying on for an additional week to do some sightseeing and attend to other business.

During my course I'll be staying on/near the campus, but for my final week I was planning to move into the city itself so it's easier to get around to different places. Can anyone recommend a nice, clean (very important!) guest house / hotel that's reasonably central for transport links etc? My priority is somewhere that feels safe for a lone, young female without much solo travel experience (I have been to South Asia before, but only with my husband), with places to eat nearby or its own restuarant so I don't have to trek miles in the evening to get a bite, and somewhere that's friendly so I don't feel awkward being there by myself in the evenings. I would be willing to pay up to 1000rps a night (but less if possible!). WIFI or an internet cafe would be a great bonus, but I realise this wish list is getting long and perhaps out of my price range!

Thanks so much for any help and advice you can offer.

ISN · Oct 28th, 2009, 07:00

Welcome to Chennai, Checkout New Woodlands hotel http://www.newwoodlands.com/ they are not super clean but clean, and they don’t have Wi-Fi but there are a couple of Internet Café near the facility.

steering · Oct 28th, 2009, 09:13

welcome to IM chennai.

hotel royal ... (forgot correct name ) on periamet besides ribbon building near central railway station . around 1000 rs . wifi enabled . very neat and comfortable . good service . I will check and post it here , if you need details .

Raghu.Kumar · Oct 28th, 2009, 15:41

Hi Deej.

I agree with ISN. New Woodland can be one of the options. However it is priced at 1400 Per day and is centrally located. You can also try Hotel Parthan which is just about 1045 located in T>Nagar close to shopping and also in the centre of the city.

You can take the City tour and also the hop on hop off tour depending on your interests.

With no offence to Steering's suggestion, I would not recommend any place near the Egmore or Central Stations as its not safe for single women.

You may write to us closer to the date of travel and we can give you more useful info and also I can give you some contacts of lady IMers who are currently in Chennai and you can check out their first hand experiences. Would also let you know if any Chennai Meetup is happening around that time. Prasad or Nick would let us know.

Raghu

Quote:

Originally Posted by deej

Hi all, I've been visiting this forum for a while but this is my first post.

I'm travelling to Chennai in January to attend a month long Tamil language course at the Institute of Asian Studies out in Sholinganallur, then I'll be staying on for an additional week to do some sightseeing and attend to other business.

During my course I'll be staying on/near the campus, but for my final week I was planning to move into the city itself so it's easier to get around to different places. Can anyone recommend a nice, clean (very important!) guest house / hotel that's reasonably central for transport links etc? My priority is somewhere that feels safe for a lone, young female without much solo travel experience (I have been to South Asia before, but only with my husband), with places to eat nearby or its own restuarant so I don't have to trek miles in the evening to get a bite, and somewhere that's friendly so I don't feel awkward being there by myself in the evenings. I would be willing to pay up to 1000rps a night (but less if possible!). WIFI or an internet cafe would be a great bonus, but I realise this wish list is getting long and perhaps out of my price range!

Thanks so much for any help and advice you can offer.

deej · Oct 28th, 2009, 16:38

Hi all,

Thanks so much for your replies - this site is amazing!

Will look into the options suggested, and would love to meet up with some other IMers when I'm in Chennai.

bsprasad · Oct 28th, 2009, 16:47

Deej,

Welcome to India.

We will definitely have a meetup in chennai when you are here so that you can meet other IM'ers.

Just keep us posted on your arrival date in chennai and the plan of action(Actuals).

Regards

B.S.Prasad

theyyamdancer · Oct 28th, 2009, 16:47

Hello deej and welcome to IndiaMike!

The Chennai Meet-Up thread is this one:

Chennai Meetups

deej · Oct 28th, 2009, 17:05

Hi,

After some great advice on another thread and from the Institutue of Asian Studies, I have decided to stay at Mamallapuram during my time at the Institutue, then move into Chennai for my final week (provisionally 7th - 13th February).

Hopefully if there's a meet up when I'm around I'll come along.

Thanks for the words of welcome

Nick-H · Oct 28th, 2009, 18:19

Ram Guest House on Lloyds Road, Royapettah, is a lower budget alternative to New Woodlands

deej · Oct 28th, 2009, 21:13

Thanks Nick

rsk11584 · Oct 28th, 2009, 22:00

Dont worry deej dont take tension.

vikramkyy · Oct 28th, 2009, 22:05

hi how are you..
dont worry about anything ...you will get so much nice people here.. you will love this place...

deej · Oct 30th, 2009, 23:36

I've been doing some research about transport to the Institute if I was to stay in Chennai for the whole of my visit, and have found that several buses heading out to Chemancherri, depart from Adyar Bus Stand. As other threads have said that this is quite a nice area I would consider staying here for convenience (as it's on the right side of Chennai so would presumably avoid some congestion of travelling fron the city centre itself).

Am I right in my presumption that Adyar is a nice, safe area? Are there plentiful places to eat, buy bottled water, internet cafes etc? Is it fairly easy to get into central Chennai itself for sight seeing etc.

Does anyone know of a good guesthouse / hotel matching my OP requirements within walking distance (up to 20 minutes) of the Adyar Bus Stand? Or if anyone knows of any homestays in the area that would be brilliant (to practice the Tamil I will hopefully be learning!)

Thanks

gaurav1441 · Oct 30th, 2009, 23:51

You can check the Saturday edition of times of India Chennai option to look for accomadation options in or near Adyar. You would find housing mostly in Classifieds and the Property supplemet here: http://epaper.timesofindia.com//?

You can also check sulekha.com for guest houses and PG accomadation if you like.

Quote:

Originally Posted by deej

I've been doing some research about transport to the Institute if I was to stay in Chennai for the whole of my visit, and have found that several buses heading out to Chemancherri, depart from Adyar Bus Stand. As other threads have said that this is quite a nice area I would consider staying here for convenience (as it's on the right side of Chennai so would presumably avoid some congestion of travelling fron the city centre itself).

Am I right in my presumption that Adyar is a nice, safe area? Are there plentiful places to eat, buy bottled water, internet cafes etc? Is it fairly easy to get into central Chennai itself for sight seeing etc.

Does anyone know of a good guesthouse / hotel matching my OP requirements within walking distance (up to 20 minutes) of the Adyar Bus Stand? Or if anyone knows of any homestays in the area that would be brilliant (to practice the Tamil I will hopefully be learning!)

Thanks

Nick-H · Oct 30th, 2009, 23:59

Adyar is fine, yes, in fact, quite posh to very posh!

Plenty of shops and eating places. Places to stay, I don't know, but one of our members will. Budget?

Oct 28th, 2009, 02:37	#1
deej Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: UK Posts: 31	Safe hotel or guesthouse in Chennai Hi all, I've been visiting this forum for a while but this is my first post. I'm travelling to Chennai in January to attend a month long Tamil language course at the Institute of Asian Studies out in Sholinganallur, then I'll be staying on for an additional week to do some sightseeing and attend to other business. During my course I'll be staying on/near the campus, but for my final week I was planning to move into the city itself so it's easier to get around to different places. Can anyone recommend a nice, clean (very important!) guest house / hotel that's reasonably central for transport links etc? My priority is somewhere that feels safe for a lone, young female without much solo travel experience (I have been to South Asia before, but only with my husband), with places to eat nearby or its own restuarant so I don't have to trek miles in the evening to get a bite, and somewhere that's friendly so I don't feel awkward being there by myself in the evenings. I would be willing to pay up to 1000rps a night (but less if possible!). WIFI or an internet cafe would be a great bonus, but I realise this wish list is getting long and perhaps out of my price range! Thanks so much for any help and advice you can offer.

Oct 28th, 2009, 07:00	#2
ISN Maha Guru Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Minnesota, USA / Chennai, India Posts: 627	Welcome to Chennai, Checkout New Woodlands hotel http://www.newwoodlands.com/ they are not super clean but clean, and they don’t have Wi-Fi but there are a couple of Internet Café near the facility. __________________ Indian Students Network http://www.IndianStudentsNetwork.com

Oct 28th, 2009, 09:13	#3
steering Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: RLT, south india , chennai Posts: 153	welcome to IM chennai. hotel royal ... (forgot correct name ) on periamet besides ribbon building near central railway station . around 1000 rs . wifi enabled . very neat and comfortable . good service . I will check and post it here , if you need details . __________________ Always Expect the Unexpected !!

Oct 28th, 2009, 16:38	#5
deej Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: UK Posts: 31	Thanks Hi all, Thanks so much for your replies - this site is amazing! Will look into the options suggested, and would love to meet up with some other IMers when I'm in Chennai.

Oct 28th, 2009, 16:47	#7
theyyamdancer lost in Mechuka member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Crete Posts: 4,423	Hello deej and welcome to IndiaMike! The Chennai Meet-Up thread is this one: Chennai Meetups __________________ "Wandering seemed no more than the happiness of an anxious man." - Albert Camus

Oct 28th, 2009, 16:47	#6
bsprasad Account Closed Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Chennai Posts: 468	Deej, Welcome to India. We will definitely have a meetup in chennai when you are here so that you can meet other IM'ers. Just keep us posted on your arrival date in chennai and the plan of action(Actuals). Regards B.S.Prasad

Oct 28th, 2009, 17:05	#8
deej Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: UK Posts: 31	Hi, After some great advice on another thread and from the Institutue of Asian Studies, I have decided to stay at Mamallapuram during my time at the Institutue, then move into Chennai for my final week (provisionally 7th - 13th February). Hopefully if there's a meet up when I'm around I'll come along. Thanks for the words of welcome

Oct 28th, 2009, 18:19	#9
Nick-H This is just a cameo appearance Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Chennai, India Posts: 36,197	Ram Guest House on Lloyds Road, Royapettah, is a lower budget alternative to New Woodlands

Oct 28th, 2009, 21:13	#10
deej Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: UK Posts: 31	Thanks Nick

Oct 28th, 2009, 22:00	#11
rsk11584 CBCID ;-) Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: then Aurangabad / now Chennai Posts: 263	Dont worry deej dont take tension.

Oct 28th, 2009, 22:05	#12
vikramkyy Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: dehradun Posts: 210	hi how are you.. dont worry about anything ...you will get so much nice people here.. you will love this place...

Oct 30th, 2009, 23:36	#13
deej Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: UK Posts: 31	I've been doing some research about transport to the Institute if I was to stay in Chennai for the whole of my visit, and have found that several buses heading out to Chemancherri, depart from Adyar Bus Stand. As other threads have said that this is quite a nice area I would consider staying here for convenience (as it's on the right side of Chennai so would presumably avoid some congestion of travelling fron the city centre itself). Am I right in my presumption that Adyar is a nice, safe area? Are there plentiful places to eat, buy bottled water, internet cafes etc? Is it fairly easy to get into central Chennai itself for sight seeing etc. Does anyone know of a good guesthouse / hotel matching my OP requirements within walking distance (up to 20 minutes) of the Adyar Bus Stand? Or if anyone knows of any homestays in the area that would be brilliant (to practice the Tamil I will hopefully be learning!) Thanks

Oct 30th, 2009, 23:59	#15
Nick-H This is just a cameo appearance Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Chennai, India Posts: 36,197	Adyar is fine, yes, in fact, quite posh to very posh! Plenty of shops and eating places. Places to stay, I don't know, but one of our members will. Budget?

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