The Ambassador Pallava, Chennai

The Ambassador Pallava Hotel Description

Location
Located in the heart of the city, the hotel lies just half a kilometre from one of Chennai's most prominent landmarks - the Spencer Plaza. While the railway station and city centre lie just a kilometre away, the Secretariat and Marina Beach are within 5 kilometres. The airport is a 25 minute drive away.

An elegant 4-Star luxury hotel, The Ambassador Pallava is one of Chennai's best hotels. As soon as you enter the hotel, high ceilings, marble floors, and regal decor capture your attention, transporting you into a more sophisticated era. Guests enjoy a variety of services and facilities, along with Ambassador's legendary warm hospitality.

Room Amenities
The 100 air-conditioned rooms have resplendent decor and furnishings. Ambassador Pallava comprises 1 President Suite, 1 Duplex Suite, 6 Executive Suites, 23 Heritage rooms and 69 Executive rooms. All rooms are tastefully appointed with a cable television, telephone, tea/coffee maker, channel music, mini refrigerator, study table and equipped with modern amenities in the attached bathrooms.

Of these, the Suites enjoy luxuries like separate living rooms with additional television sets and are provided with complimentary fruit baskets and cookies. The Presidential Suite and the Duplex Suites are furnished with a dining table besides all other regular amenities. Executive Rooms and Suites differ only in room area, and come with an Executive kit.

Although all rooms and suites are well decorated, the Heritage Rooms enjoy a distinct touch that is difficult to find elsewhere in Chennai. Appointed with antique furniture, each one of the rooms has a decor different from the other, gaining a characteristic all its own. A huge wooden dressing table with full-length mirrors dominates one room while another might have an intricately carved desk. The beauty of these rooms is that no two rooms look the same and each one is a discovery in itself...

Dining
Another treat offered by the hotel is the range of dining options, which include The Society Restaurant, a multi-cuisine restaurant serving North Indian, Chinese, Continental, South Indian and Mexican besides Salt 'N' Pepper, a 24 hour coffee shop that serves Indian, Continental and a variety of seafood. While guests are entertained by a live piano performance during buffet lunch (12:30 pm-3:30 pm) and a live band performance during the a la carte dinner (7:30 pm-11:30 pm) served at the restaurant, buffet breakfast and dinner are served at the coffee shop every day. Besides this, guests can also enjoy themselves at The Society Bar, which is open from 11 am to 11 pm on all days. Room service is available round the clock and offers a variety of tasty delicacies.

Hotel Facilities
Conference/banquet facilities include three well-equipped halls of varying sizes. While the largest of them all, the Dynasty can accommodate up to 650 persons in theatre style and 100-120 in a U-shape arrangement, the Regency and Senator can accommodate 40 and 25 guests respectively, in a theatre style seating arrangement. While the Dynasty with its high ceilings is perfect for launch parties and conferences, the hotel also has a Board Room that serves well for private meetings of up to 10 to 15 guests. An ideal spot for holding casual parties is the Poolside Paradise, an open space besides the swimming pool. With a beautifully lit pool and the open sky offering the perfect decor, any event organized for up to a 100 guests, would find favour with all.

The Business Centre adjoining the lobby offers free wireless internet access (Wi-Fi) within the Business Centre, lobby area and banquet hall besides providing facilities like photocopy and fax.

Recreational facilities include a swimming pool, beauty parlour and health club. The health club comprises a fully equipped gymnasium besides steam and sauna facilities. There is also massage centre. While the use of swimming pool and gymnasium is complimentary for guests, all other services are chargeable. The hotel also has facilities for squash and billiards, and other sports.

Other facilities and services available at the hotel include a travel desk, car rental service, beauty parlour, shopping arcade, in-house florist, babysitting service, housekeeping, and laundry and dry cleaning service.

Don't miss
The decor and theme of the hotel, especially the lobby and the Heritage rooms. A specimen of the horse drawn chariot in the lobby and the antique furniture lining the Heritage rooms and the Heritage Wing transports you into a different world altogether. But wait, there's more. This hotel is one of those unique establishments that stretch a helping hand to those less privileged in our society. For the duration of a fortnight every month, the hotel allows physically challenged artists and performers to showcase their talent in a gallery called - La Galerie D'Expression, free of cost of course.

Area Attractions

Chennai International Airport (15 Km)

This airport basically comprises the Anna International Airport and the Kamaraj Domestic Airport. It is the third busiest airport in India and serves as the premier international gateway in South India.

Central Railway Station (2.5 Km)

One of the two main railway terminals in Chennai apart from the Egmore Railway Station, it is the city’s largest railway station with trains to all major cities like Mumbai, Delhi and Hyderabad and to other towns in India.

Egmore Railway Station (1 Km)

One of the two main railway terminals in Chennai apart from the Chennai Central Station, Egmore Railway Station has trains primarily for destinations within Tamil Nadu apart from a few interstate trains.

Guindy Race Course (12 Km)

The Guindy Race Course is a horse racing course set up in 1777 in Chennai. It usually hosts events in the winter season.

Anna University (5 Km)

One of India’s premier engineering universities, it was established in 1978 and is situated in the south of Chennai. It spans 100 acres of land and offers higher education in Engineering, Technology and Allied Sciences.

Marina Beach (4 Km)

Marina Beach is situated along a 12 kilometre shoreline in the city of Chennai. It is primarily sandy without short rocky formations. It is also one of the longest beaches in the world and the longest in India - a beach always buzzing with activity.

High Court Complex (5 Km)

The Madras High Court is located in the city. Its jurisdiction extends across Tamil Nadu and Puducherry and is the highest judicial authority in the state.

Madras University (5 Km)

One of the three oldest universities in India, Madras University was organised on the model of London University and incorporated on September 5, 1857. It is situated in the south of Chennai and has four campuses, which have more than 50 departments.

U S Consulate (2 Km)

Situated in Anna Salai, the US Consulate at Chennai offers US Citizen services as well as information on US Policies and issues, besides, of course, proffering visas to the US.

Spencer Plaza (1 Km)

Spencer Plaza in Chennai is one of the largest malls in India, with over a million square feet of shopping space. Its scale is overwhelming to someone new. There are exclusive car parks on the 2nd and 3rd floors. It is located on Mount road in Anna Salai