Taj Connemara

Great Hotel

Excellent location, great restaurants. Outstanding service

Best accessible room & wonderful service

We had just the best experience at the Taj during our recent stay in Dec 2008. The British raj era hotel has been wonderfully refurbished. The rooms are very spacious with high ceiling. They have the best accessible accomodation in Chennai and probably India. Unfortunately, they have just one such room. The staff is extremely attentive and very service oriented. When my daughter was in trouble with too much shopping stuff that won’t fit in her suitcase, and it was the middle of the night with an early morning flight, the staff gave her all the packing supplies and actually packed her things for her in the middle of the night. Dinner at the rain Tree is a must. Great ambience on a cool December evening as we sat outside. Travelling with disability is very hard in India and Taj Connemora made the experience for my wife who is in a wheel chair, me and our family a delightful experience.

Traveler's tip

Dsabled travellers take note and book their accessible room.

Among the finest - and one with a heritage/history attached

You will thank yourself you picked this one...

Traveler's tip on local attractions

Vivekananda’s Exhibition in Ice House

Overpriced

The staff were really helpful and nice but the hotel was overpriced, dirty and the food dreadful. I wouldnt go back.

Oasis in a harsh city

Chennai is a sensory overload city... lots of noise, traffic and pollution. Not an ideal place to look for cheap accommodation. The Taj is ridiculously expensive for India, but I was nothing but pleased with my experience there. The pool is exceptionally comfortable and clean. The staff - in the lobby, restaurants and business center as well as the drivers - really gave the impression that they felt responsible for us having a good time. For example: when we went to the Raintree Restaurant only to find it completely booked, the manager added a table so that we could eat there. We stayed in a Heritage Room - it was enormous and very comfortable and there were a lot of little touches that made it special. The breakfast buffet is superb. There are several options for dinner. The Raintree, with South Indian cuisine and live music , was excellent. Hip Asia had some of the best Thai food I’ve ever eaten. Some parts felt over the top. I felt odd having a tub, shower, toilet and bidet in a city with a water shortage. Also,if you use the car service, you will find leather seats and your choice of music. Odd for India. But the drivers are very pleasant and speak English well. Note that the cost of using their car service, restaurants, etc. is very, very expensive for India. The costs are comparable to the same services in the US. I feel certain we could have had a good Chennai experience much cheaper. But we very much enjoyed this indulgence after several weeks on the road.