My Fortune, Chennai
| My Fortune, Chennai Formerly Chola Sheraton | |
|---|---|
| Hotel chain | ITC Welcomgroup Hotels, Palaces and Resorts |
| General information | |
| Location | India |
| Address | 10, Cathedral Road, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600 086, India |
| Opening | 18 October 1975 |
| Management | ITC Welcomgroup |
| Height | 39.75 m (130.4 ft)[1] |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 10 |
| Other information | |
| Number of rooms | 90 |
| Website | |
| Fortunehotels.in | |
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My Fortune, Chennai is a five-star luxury hotel located at Cathedral Road in Chennai, India. Formerly known as Hotel Chola Sheraton, My Fortune Chennai is the first hotel to be launched under ITC's brand "My Fortune". My Fortune, Chennai is an ISO 14001–certified hotel for its environment management systems. It is one of the hotels licensed by ITC Hotels Limited.[3]
History
Hotel Chola Sheraton (Tamil: சோழா ஷெரட்டன்), as it was known then, was opened on 18 October 1975, marking the entry of ITC Limited into the hotel business.[4] On 15 October 2011, the hotel was re-branded as "My Fortune, Chennai" under the Fortune Park Hotels Ltd, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of ITC Ltd, and was set up in 1995 to cater to the first-class market segment in business and leisure destinations.[5] Despite the change, the hotel remains a I-Class full-service hotel.[6]
The hotel
The hotel is 10 stories high and has 90 rooms, including 48 Fortune Club exclusive rooms (with an area of 650 sq ft), 26 Fortune Club rooms (with an area of 440 sq ft), and 16 standard rooms (220 sq ft). Food and beverages include Earthen Oven, a North Indian specialty restaurant, My Café, 24-hour multi-cuisine restaurant, My Deli, serving light snacks and confectioneries, and Durrant’s Bar.
There are three meeting halls in the hotel—Mandapam banquet hall, with an area of 1,880 sq. ft to accommodate 200 persons, Sagari with an area of 1,400 sq. ft to accommodate 60 persons, and Mandapam board room with an area of 480 sq. ft. accommodating 18 persons. There are also Business Center Board Room with an area of 238 sq ft accommodating 8 persons and Business Centre Office with an area of 156 sq ft accommodating 4 persons. The poolside can accommodate about 50 persons.[7]
See also
- Hotels in Chennai
- List of tallest buildings in Chennai
References
- ↑ "Chola Sheraton". Emporis.com. Retrieved 20 Nov 2011.
- ↑ My Fortune, Chennai at Emporis
- ↑ "Guide to Subsidiaries" (PDF). ITC Limited. Retrieved 4 Dec 2011.
- ↑ "About us". ITC Hotels. nd. Retrieved 4 Dec 2011.
- ↑ Chandramouly, Anjana (11 January 2012). "ITC Hotels to focus on premium luxury segment". Business Line (Chennai: The Hindu). Retrieved 12 Jan 2012.
- ↑ Ravikumar, R. (20 October 2011). "WelcomeHotel Sheraton Chola in Chennai gets Fortune tag". The Hindu Business Line (Chennai: The Hindu). Retrieved 20 Nov 2011.
- ↑ "My Fortune, Chennai—Factsheet" (PDF). Fortune Hotels. Retrieved 20 Nov 2011.
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Coordinates: 13°02′45″N 80°15′24″E / 13.045752°N 80.25679°E