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Taj Connemara, Chennai

★★★★★
📍 No 2 Binny Road, Chennai, India
A Heritage City Retreat Shaped by Colonial Origins, Geoffrey Bawa Design and Chettinad Dining
Price range27,133 – 60,475 INR
Room size range32 sqm – 180 sqm
8.71538 Reviews
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Taj Connemara, Chennai offers 11 room types, ranging from 32 sqm to 180 sqm. Nightly room prices range from 27,133 to 60,475 INR. Book your stay directly through H5star.

What Defines Taj Connemara, Chennai

Chennai’s oldest luxury hotel

The property traces its origins to 1854 and is identified as Chennai’s oldest luxury hotel and a heritage landmark.

A layered architectural history

Its identity combines 19th-century hotel origins, a 1974 Geoffrey Bawa intervention and a major renovation completed in 2018.

Chettinad fine dining

Raintree is a Southern Chettinad fine-dining restaurant retaining the property’s connection with heritage dining.

A dedicated heritage bar

The Lady Connemara Bar & Lounge provides a named bar-and-lounge setting within the historic hotel.

All-day dining beside the pool

The Verandah is an all-day café serving a global menu, with views towards the outdoor pool.

J Wellness Circle Spa

The hotel’s spa offers Indian and international therapies alongside salon services.

Three distinct water spaces

The outdoor pool area includes a main pool, a children’s pool and a pool bar.

A 450-person ballroom

The Ballroom accommodates up to 450 people, making the property a substantial central Chennai events venue.

Four named event rooms

Arcot Room, Wallajah Room, Binny Room and Ballroom provide adaptable banquet, cocktail, theatre, classroom and boardroom configurations.

Central Chennai setting

The hotel is located on Binny Road near Express Avenue Mall and within reach of Fort St. George, Kapaleeshwarar Temple, Semmozhi Poonga and the Royal Enfield Factory.

Which Type of Stay Is It Best For?

Couples Score
9.2/10
Heritage evenings and unhurried spa time

Couples can combine the hotel’s historic atmosphere with treatments at J Wellness Circle Spa, time in the sauna or hot tub, poolside views at The Verandah, and drinks at The Lady Connemara Bar & Lounge.

  • ✓Private check-in/check-out
  • ✓Room service
  • ✓Wine/champagne
  • ✓Garden
  • ✓Sun terrace
  • ✓Concierge service
  • ✓Happy hour
  • ✓Outdoor furniture
  • ✓Sun loungers or beach chairs
  • ✓Tour/class on local culture
  • ✓Walking tours
  • ✓Bar
  • ✓Food delivered to guest room
  • ✓Sun umbrellas
  • ✓Tour desk
Wellness Score
9.5/10
A compact urban wellness circuit

Wellness stays can centre on Indian and international spa therapies, massage and body treatments, then continue through the Turkish steam room, sauna, foot bath, hot tub, fitness classes and personal-trainer support.

  • ✓Spa/wellness center services
  • ✓Fitness facilities
  • ✓Hammam
  • ✓Steam room
  • ✓Fitness/spa locker rooms
  • ✓Access to health care professionals
  • ✓Barber/beauty shop
  • ✓Beauty Services
  • ✓Fruits
  • ✓Hair Salon Services
  • ✓Lockers
  • ✓Manicure
  • ✓Pedicure
  • ✓Special diet menus - on request
Families Score
8.6/10
Practical support for family stays

Families have access to babysitting services and a kid-friendly buffet, giving adults practical support around meals and childcare while they explore central Chennai’s cultural, retail and recreational destinations.

  • ✓Family rooms
  • ✓Babysitting/child services
  • ✓Kid meals
  • ✓Kids' pool
  • ✓BBQ facilities
Business Score
9.7/10
Central Chennai meetings in historic surroundings

Business groups can use four named meeting spaces, from Arcot Room for up to 40 people to the 450-person Ballroom, with banquet, cocktail, theatre, classroom and boardroom configurations available.

  • ✓Business center
  • ✓Meeting/banquet facilities
  • ✓Express check-in/check-out
  • ✓Luggage storage
  • ✓Shuttle service
  • ✓Breakfast takeaway containers
  • ✓Car hire
  • ✓Coffee Shop on site
  • ✓Contactless check-in/check-out
  • ✓Currency exchange
  • ✓Dry cleaning
  • ✓Free WiFi
  • ✓Ironing service
  • ✓Laundry
  • ✓Mobile app for room service
  • ✓Packed lunches
  • ✓Public transport tickets
  • ✓Safety deposit box
  • ✓Valet parking
  • ✓Vending machine - drinks

Rooms & Rates at Taj Connemara, Chennai

Check rates and availability for all rooms at Taj Connemara, Chennai, then book securely with H5star.

Heritage Room King Bed4 photos
Price range 33 228 – 61 192 INRAverage price 48 107 INRPrice per sqm 1 503.35 INR / m²
□32 sqm
♙Adults: 2 · Children: 1 · Max occupancy: 3
▱Extra-large double bed (Super-king size), 181-210 cm wide
Concierge servicesFree gym access
Heritage Room Twin Bed5 photos
□32 sqm
♙Adults: 2 · Children: 2 · Max occupancy: 3
▱Twin bed, 90-130 cm wide
Concierge servicesFree gym access
Luxury Room twin Bed5 photos
Price range 13 623 – 37 577 INRAverage price 27 133 INRPrice per sqm 775.24 INR / m²
□35 sqm
♙Adults: 2 · Children: 2 · Max occupancy: 3
▱Twin bed, 90-130 cm wide
Concierge servicesFree gym access
Luxury Room King Bed5 photos
Price range 13 623 – 37 577 INRAverage price 27 133 INRPrice per sqm 775.24 INR / m²
□35 sqm
♙Adults: 2 · Children: 2 · Max occupancy: 3
▱Extra-large double bed (Super-king size), 181-210 cm wide
Concierge servicesFree gym accessPrivate entrance
Triple Room4 photos
□35 sqm
♙Adults: 2 · Children: 1 · Max occupancy: 3
▱Extra-large double bed (Super-king size), 181-210 cm wide
Concierge servicesFree gym access
Luxury Grande King Bed5 photos
Price range 27 113 – 57 029 INRAverage price 41 469 INRPrice per sqm 987.35 INR / m²
□42 sqm
♙Adults: 3 · Children: 2 · Max occupancy: 4
▱Extra-large double bed (Super-king size), 181-210 cm wide
Concierge servicesFree gym access
Suite5 photos
Price range 48 938 – 73 679 INRAverage price 60 475 INRPrice per sqm 335.97 INR / m²
□180 sqm
♙Adults: 3 · Children: 2 · Max occupancy: 4
▱Extra-large double bed (Super-king size), Sofa bed, 181-210 cm wide, Variable Size
Concierge servicesFree gym access

From Imperial Hotel Origins to Geoffrey Bawa Modernism

A 19th-century hotel with a layered identity

The property opened as the Imperial Hotel in 1854, became Albany in 1886 and took the name The Connemara in 1890. Its current identity combines colonial-era origins, restored heritage character and contemporary Taj hospitality after a major renovation completed in 2018.

Geoffrey Bawa’s tower and pool connection

Sri Lankan modernist architect Geoffrey Bawa added his design influence to the tower block and linking pool in 1974. Later renovation work retained The Verandah and Raintree, preserving architectural and culinary links with the hotel’s heritage past.

A compact urban resort arrangement

The property is organised around a library, garden, dining venues, outdoor pool area, spa and function spaces rather than a sprawling resort layout. Its common areas bring heritage character together with leisure, wellness and city-hotel event facilities.

Contemporary Rooms within a Heritage Hotel

147 rooms in a historic city setting

The accommodation comprises 147 rooms within a heritage urban hotel rather than a villa resort. Rooms and suites combine contemporary accommodation with the property’s historic identity and full-service city-hotel positioning.

Around-the-clock in-room dining

The hotel provides 24-hour in-room dining, including breakfast in the room and broader room-service formats. This supports private dining within the accommodation as well as the hotel’s named restaurants and bar.

Chettinad Heritage, Global Café Dining and Connemara Cocktails

Raintree and The Verandah

Raintree focuses on Southern Chettinad fine dining. The Verandah is an all-day café serving a global menu across breakfast, brunch, lunch and dinner, with views towards the outdoor pool.

The Lady Connemara Bar & Lounge

The Lady Connemara Bar & Lounge is the hotel’s dedicated bar-and-lounge venue, adding a separate social setting to the Chettinad restaurant and all-day café.

Dining beyond the public venues

Twenty-four-hour in-room dining extends the hotel’s food and beverage offering beyond its restaurants and bar, with breakfast in-room and room-service dining available throughout the day and night.

A Bawa-Linked Pool Garden in Central Chennai

Main pool, children’s pool and pool bar

The outdoor pool area includes a main swimming pool, a separate children’s pool and a pool bar. Sun loungers surround the pool, creating the hotel’s principal outdoor leisure zone.

The linking pool and garden setting

The linking pool forms part of the property’s Geoffrey Bawa design history. The outdoor setting also includes a garden, while The Verandah looks towards the pool area.

J Wellness Circle, Thermal Rooms and Flexible Events

Indian and international spa therapies

J Wellness Circle Spa provides Indian and international spa and salon therapies, with massage, body scrubs, body treatments and access to a hair salon.

A Turkish steam and sauna circuit

The wellness facilities include a Turkish steam room, sauna, foot bath, hot tub and fitness and spa locker rooms. The hotel also provides a gym or workout room, fitness classes and personal-trainer services.

Named rooms for city-centre events

Arcot Room accommodates up to 40 people, Wallajah Room up to 80, Binny Room up to 120 and Ballroom up to 450. Published spaces measure 1,076.4, 1,399.3, 2,615.6 and 3,293.8 square feet respectively, with ceiling heights from 9.8 to 16.4 feet.

Binny Road Access to Chennai’s Cultural and Commercial Core

A central Chennai base

On Binny Road, the hotel sits in a central Chennai zone combining commercial activity, retail, recreation and access to downtown destinations.

Temples, forts, gardens and motoring heritage

Nearby points of interest include Kapaleeshwarar Temple, Fort St. George, Semmozhi Poonga and the Royal Enfield Factory, giving the setting a mix of religious, colonial, botanical and industrial-cultural attractions.

Close to Express Avenue Mall

Express Avenue Mall is identified as a neighbouring landmark, adding a major retail destination to the hotel’s access to central Chennai sightseeing and city activity.

What's near Taj Connemara, Chennai?

Taj Connemara, Chennai has 5 restaurants and 1 cafés and 1 bars within 1000 metres. Nearby restaurants include Veg Food Factory, Wild Garden Café – Améthyste, The Star Club, iD and Cafe green, while cafés include Lamcy Cafe, while bars include The Lady Connemara.

Nearby transport options around Taj Connemara, Chennai include Bus Stop Quaid e Millath just 37 metres from the hotel, with Bus Stop thousand lights 1.3 km away, Subway Station LIC 453 metres away, Bus Station Central Station Bus Terminus 2.6 km away and Station Mundakakanni Amman Koil 2.6 km away.

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Food & drinks
Restaurants nearby
  • Veg Food Factory214 m
  • Wild Garden Café – Améthyste696 m
  • The Star Club697 m
  • iD940 m
  • Cafe green965 m
  • Jummah Biryani1.2 km
  • Good Earth LATITUDE1.2 km
  • Mamagoto1.2 km
  • Hotel Sree Bhavan1.3 km
  • Al Jumera1.3 km
  • Firdouse1.3 km
  • A2B1.3 km
  • AJWA Arabian Dinner1.3 km
  • Abbirami restaurant1.4 km
  • Delhi Highway1.4 km
  • Sealord1.4 km
  • Amirunnisa Biriyani1.4 km
  • Apple Residency Multicusine Restaurant1.5 km
  • Thamiraparani1.5 km
  • Chennai Woodlands1.5 km
  • Vasanta bhavan1.6 km
  • Sangeetha1.6 km
  • Kasi Vinayaga Mess1.7 km
  • Ganesh Mess1.7 km
  • Bharathi Mess1.7 km
  • Nair Mess1.7 km
  • Nair Mess1.7 km
  • Ajn Ppar1.8 km
  • Sera The Tapas2.0 km
  • Velu Military Hotel2.0 km
  • Crescent Hotel2.0 km
  • Tovo2.0 km
  • Seenas Andhra Tiffin2.1 km
  • Sigree2.1 km
  • Royal Sandwich2.6 km
  • Sakthi Restaurant2.8 km
Cafes nearby
  • Lamcy Cafe638 m
  • Babylon Cafe1.3 km
  • LU LU Snacks1.5 km
  • Cafe coffee day1.6 km
  • Minnu Snacks1.6 km
  • Sabari Tea Stall1.6 km
  • Majestic1.7 km
  • Lassi House1.8 km
  • Brew Room2.0 km
  • Liba cafeteriya2.8 km
  • Liba cafe2.8 km
Bars nearby
  • The Lady Connemara49 m
  • Dosai in 301.5 km
  • Sera The Tapas Bar2.0 km
  • TASMAC2.0 km
Transport
Aerodrome nearby
    Subway Station nearby
    • LIC453 m
    • LIC454 m
    • LIC454 m
    • Thousand Lights597 m
    • Thousand Lights599 m
    • Thousand Lights605 m
    • Government Estate1.4 km
    • Government Estate1.4 km
    • Government Estate1.4 km
    • AG-DMS2.4 km
    • AG-DMS2.4 km
    • AG-DMS2.4 km
    • Central Metro2.5 km
    • Central Metro2.5 km
    • Central Metro2.5 km
    Bus Stop nearby
    • Quaid e Millath37 m
    • thousand lights1.3 km
    • College Road / WCC1.5 km
    • College Road1.6 km
    • Gemini1.6 km
    • Kasturibai Hospital1.8 km
    • Kasturibai Hospital1.9 km
    • Ripon Building2.4 km
    • Valluvar Statue2.5 km
    • Valluvar Statue2.5 km
    • Valluvar Statue2.5 km
    • Chennai Central Railway Station2.7 km
    • Alwarpet2.7 km
    • Alwarpet2.7 km
    • Alwarpet2.7 km
    • Alwarpet2.7 km
    • Alwarpet2.8 km
    • Luz Corner2.9 km
    • Luz Corner2.9 km
    • Alwarpet2.9 km
    • Loyola College2.9 km
    • Luz Corner2.9 km
    • Luz Corner2.9 km
    • Loyola College3.0 km
    • Luz Corner3.0 km
    Station nearby
    • Mundakakanni Amman Koil2.6 km
    Ferry Terminal nearby
      Culture & Attractions
      Attraction nearby
      • Victoria Technical Institute317 m
      • British Council569 m
      • KUSHI TURST2.6 km
      Museum nearby
      • India Post Philatelic Bureau963 m
      • Chennai Government Museum1.1 km
      • Kamaraj Memorial House3.0 km

      Sentiment analysis

      CategoryScoreGuest Sentiment
      Cleanliness7.8Significant concerns regarding cleanliness with mould and dust cited in multiple reviews.
      Service9.3Staff are friendly and accommodating, providing good service despite occasional lapses.
      Location9.3Good location in the city, providing easy access to local attractions.
      Room Quality7.8Rooms reported to be in need of renovation with issues like dampness and old fittings.
      Amenities8.8Facilities are generally good, though some areas noted for being outdated.
      Value for Money8.3Some positive experiences balance out concerns regarding room quality and cleanliness.
      Food and Beverage9.3Breakfast and dining experiences were highlighted positively with good variety and taste.
      Overall Experience9Overall enjoyable stay with notable positives and a few areas for improvement.

      Taj Connemara, Chennai Compared With Other 5-Star Hotels in Chennai

      See how Taj Connemara, Chennai compares with other 5-star hotels in Chennai across room size, price and stay scores.

      MetricTaj Connemara, Chennai5-Star Chennai AveragePosition
      Lowest nightly room price27 133 INR16 406 INRAbove average
      Price for 50 sqm rooms33 675 INR33 675 INRAbove average
      Price for 100 sqm rooms50 911 INR50 911 INRAbove average
      Price for 150 sqm rooms314 363 INR314 363 INRAbove average
      Price for 200 sqm rooms60 475 INR——
      Guest Rating8.78.8—
      Reviews1,5381,529—
      Couples Score9.2——
      Wellness Score9.5——
      Families Score8.6——
      Business Score9.7——

      Frequently Asked Questions

      How many room types does Taj Connemara, Chennai offer?

      Taj Connemara, Chennai offers 11 room types.

      What is the price range for rooms at Taj Connemara, Chennai?

      Room prices range from 27,133 – 60,475 INR per night.

      What is the average nightly price at Taj Connemara, Chennai?

      The average nightly room price is 40,863 INR.

      What are the room sizes at Taj Connemara, Chennai?

      Room sizes range from 32 sqm to 180 sqm.

      What is the most affordable room at Taj Connemara, Chennai?

      The most affordable room at Taj Connemara, Chennai is Luxury Room twin Bed, with prices from 13 623 INR per night.

      What type of stay is Taj Connemara, Chennai best suited for?

      What facilities does Taj Connemara, Chennai offer?

      Taj Connemara, Chennai offers a selection of facilities and services for a comfortable stay.

      Can I book Taj Connemara, Chennai through H5star?

      Yes. You can check live room rates and availability and book your stay directly through H5star.

      Which room at Taj Connemara, Chennai has Private entrance?

      The room with Private entrance is Luxury Room King Bed.

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