Trident, Chennai is a
five-star hotel
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located on
GST Road Grand Southern Trunk Road (or) National Highways 45 is an arterial road in Tamil Nadu. It is also known as Chennai–Trichy Highway. The Road starts from Kathipara Junction in St Thomas Mount, Chennai towards Tiruchirappalli. It branches out from A ...
at
Meenambakkam,
Chennai
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,
India
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, directly across GST Road from the
Chennai International Airport
Chennai International Airport is an international airport serving the city of Chennai, Tamil Nadu and its metropolitan area. It is located in Tirusulam, southwest of the city centre. Chennai International Airport is the sixth busiest airpo ...
, about 20 minutes from the Chennai city centre. Managed by the
Oberoi Group of Hotels, the hotel is built on of land and is the first airport hotel of the city. It is also the registered office of the EIH Associated Hotels Limited.
History
The hotel was built on a mango garden, known as ''Maanthoppu'', which was previously the garden of a commanding officer named Colonel John Noble. It was built under the EIH Associated Hotels Limited (EAHL), which was initially promoted by the
Rane Group
The Rane Group is an Indian industrial conglomerate, headquartered in Chennai. Beginning as a dealer for automobile, trucks and auto-parts in Madras in the 1920s, Rane has grown to encompass ten different companies as of 2013.
Scope
Accordi ...
in Chennai, and was incorporated in India on 21 March 1983 as 'Pleasant Hotels Limited' under the Companies Act. Soon, the group sold the property to the Oberoi Group due to lack of expertise in hospitality management. On October 25, 1989, the name was changed to Oberoi Associated Hotels Limited consequent upon issue of a fresh certificate of incorporation. On November 1, 1996, the name of the company was further changed to its present name 'EIH Associated Hotels Limited' consequent upon issue of a fresh certificate of incorporation. In 1987, the company made a public offer of its equity shares which were listed on the
Bombay Stock Exchange
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and the
Madras Stock Exchange
The Madras Stock Exchange (MSE) was a stock exchange in Chennai, India. The now defunct MSE was the fourth stock exchange to be established in the country and the first in South India. It had a turnover (2001) of 3,090 crore ($440 million), ...
. EIHL took over the management in the year 1988. EAHL started operations of its Chennai hotel under the brand 'Trident' in March 1988.
In April 2004, the hotel, which was originally the "Trident Hotel", was rebranded as "Trident Hilton". On 1 April 2008, the hotel was once again rebranded as "Trident".
The hotel
The hotel has 167 rooms, including 157 rooms and 10 suites, restaurants named "Cinnamon" and "Samudra", and a bar named "Arcot Bar". The "Alaap I" and "Alaap II" meeting rooms combined are with capacity for 375 people. The "Chettinad" meeting room is with capacity for 45 people. The "Trident I" meeting room can accommodate 15 people and the "Trident II" and "Trident III" meeting rooms can accommodate 6 people each.
See also
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Hotels in Chennai
The article below lists top hotels in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Background
Chennai is the third most visited city in India by foreigners, after New Delhi and Mumbai. In 2013, Chennai attracted 3,581,200 foreign tourists. The city was visited by ...
References
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Hotels in Chennai
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1988 establishments in Tamil Nadu
Hotels established in 1988