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Location rating score
"The breakfast buffet had a wide variety of food from traditional and western food with fresh juices and dosa and eggs made on site to order."
shibani - January 11, 2020
Cleaning staff was very friendly and nice too.
Arththy | September 4, 2019
Staff at reception were exceptional.
Arththy | September 4, 2019
Airport transfer
Free Wi-Fi in all rooms!
Currency exchange
Hot tub
Sauna
Value for money | 8.5 |
Distance to city center | 1.5 Km |
Location rating | 8.5 |
Nearest airport | Chennai International Airport (MAA) |
Distance to airport | 9.1 km |
Check-in is from 12:00 PM, and check-out is until 12:00 PM. You may request early check-in or late check-out during booking, subject to availability. Guests checking in or out before or after the designated periods may be charged an additional fee. The hotel offers luggage storage to guests for before check-in and after check-out. The front desk is always open, day or night.
The Raintree Hotel - Annasalai is easy to access from the airport. In fact, you can even book your airport transfer in advance for greater peace of mind with the additional charge of 1486 INR. Just use the "Let us know what you need" section of the booking page to let the hotel know you want a ride, and they will contact you via the Agoda messaging service. A stay at The Raintree Hotel - Annasalai also comes with easy access to the neighborhoods around the hotel through the convenient shuttle service offered at the hotel. For those who wish to drive their own cars, The Raintree Hotel - Annasalai has a car park right on site for maximum convenience. Parking is free for guests. Parking options include a full-service valet for total ease. If you're looking for an easy way to get around Chennai with private transportation, the hotel can arrange both taxis or car rental.
The Raintree Hotel - Annasalai does permit smoking in some areas and is not 100% smoke-free.
monesh | December 31, 2019
sally | December 29, 2019
Arun | March 9, 2020
Nestled in the heart of Chennai City Center, The Raintree Hotel - Annasalai is an ideal spot from which to discover Chennai. The hotel lies 1.5 Km from the city center and provides accessibility to important town facilities. No less exceptional is the hotel's easy access to the city's myriad attractions and landmarks, such as Dakshin Barath Hindi Prachar Sabha, Consulate of German, Natesan Park.
The facilities and services provided by The Raintree Hotel - Annasalai ensure a pleasant stay for guests. This hotel offers numerous on-site facilities to satisfy even the most discerning guest.
230 rooms spread over 14 floors provide a warm and pleasant home away from home. Modern comforts such as television LCD/plasma screen, clothes rack, free welcome drink, linens, mirror can be found in selected rooms. The hotel offers many unique recreational opportunities such as fitness center, sauna, outdoor pool, spa, massage. The Raintree Hotel - Annasalai is an ideal place of stay for travelers seeking charm, comfort and convenience in Chennai.
Shankar | January 28, 2020
Children and extra beds
Extra beds are dependent on the room you choose. Please check the individual room capacity for more details.
All children are welcome.
Guest's age | Extra bed |
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Infant 0-1 year(s) | Stay for free if using existing bedding. Baby cot/crib may be requested directly from the property. |
Children 2-6 year(s) | Must use an extra bed If you need an extra bed, it will incur an additional charge. |
Guests 7 years and older are considered as adults | Must use an extra bed which will incur an additional charge. |
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Dining | Breakfast available | Breakfast available | Breakfast available | Breakfast available |
Guest rating | Excellent 992 reviews 8.7 Location 8.5 | Excellent 1683 reviews 8.9 Location 9.0 | Excellent 331 reviews 8.7 Location 8.9 | Excellent 376 reviews 8.2 Location 8.6 |
Neighborhood | Chennai City Center | Chennai City Center | Chennai City Center | Airport Area |
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new clean modern hotel, best breakfast in India”
This hotel was superb with the best international buffet breakfast in India although the buffet dinner is not as good and not really worth the money. The design of the rooms is modern but using the best materials with surfaces of marble, stainless steel and glass. Unfortunately, much of Chennai is being torn up to build a metro system and walking out of the front of the hotel is almost impossible as the wide road in front, Anna Sellai, is partially blocked off and becomes one-way as the metro system is being built. This is not the fault of the Raintree Hotel, but the only way in or out is by car, taxi or three wheeler.
Great stay in Chennai! ”
We have been staying at Raintree, Annasalai every time we are in chennai in the last 5 years. It's just fabulous. Super comfy and modern rooms, great selection at breakfast and friendly staff. Highly recommended. A++
Pleasant Stay”
I don't usually submit hotel reviews, but the service at Raintree Annasalai was too good that I am obliged to compliment their services. Well managed hotel, all staffs speak good English, provide excellent service and brought smile on our face throughout our stay. The rooftop bar was good, breakfast buffet spread was nice with both indian and international spreads. Definitely a pleasant stay :)
Simply suprising and fantastic!”
My wife and I enjoyed every moment staying at this hotel. Firstly, I need to congratulate the staff for excellent service. Always genuinely friendly and helpful. They all know what they are doing and you can tell there is great team work and common sense. The food at the newly opened Madras restaurant and the room service menu, is excellent. We ended up just ordering food from both. We have been to Chennai many times, and the food from this hotel is far tastier then any local restaurants. Staying at this hotel, just added to our fantastic experience in Chennai. Their gymnasium, has great equipment. Most importantly, they have enough equipment, so you're not waiting around for the treadmill. They have a dedicated staff member in the Gym room, to assist with weights, towels, drinks etc. I have already recommended this hotel to my parents, as I know they will enjoy the excellent breakfast buffet as we did.
Convenient location and clean room”
I stayed there from Feb 1 through Feb 6. The location is conveniently located in the very center of Channai. You can get to almost all places of Chennai city in about than 20 mins, unless you need to move during rush hours. The rooms and all common places are very clean. The staff are well spoken in English , and are helpful. Like all decent hotels in India, the inside and outside of the hotel are like two different worlds. You see well dressed international and local travelers inside the hotel, and poor and seedy people in dusty streets outside.
Very confortable in the center of Chennai”
Raintree Hotel is one of the best hotel in the center of Chennai. The staff is very kind. The swimming pool, the gym on the roof are well equiped and very nice. Food is also very good (especially the breakfast buffet) If you have noisy neighbours, noise can be a problem because rooms are not so well isolated.
Wonderful place to stay in Chennai”
I would highly recommend Raintree Hotel Anna Salai. It is one of the best hotels in Chennai. This will be my first choice always. A very special thanks to all the Staff and Management especially Mr. Dhinesh Babu - Director of Rooms.
Excellent Location and friendly staff”
We stayed at Raintree at Annasalai this September (we had stayed at the other location before; but I like this location better). As expected, nice, friendly staff, great breakfast and close to many attractions in the city and many suburbs. We enjoyed the stay very much and would be back
A 5-star Boutique hotel”
It was a refreshing experience in Chennai though a short one. The hotel staff were helpful and flexible especially, Mr Harish, I believe. He presented a lunch and dinner buffet package which was value for money and my family took it. The rooms were very clean and the amenities such as the pool side and the SPA were welcoming. I would definitely recommend this hotel to anyone who is looking for an affordable yet enriching stay in Chennai.
Clean hotel with all of the amenities!”
The Raintree Annasalai has all of the amenities, and room quality is good. Bed was very comfortable. Buffet as expensive but lot of choices. Breakfast was good. Wifi was excellent. Don't stay on 2nd floor on weekend if the hotel is hosting a function as it can be noisy. My room smelled very musty at first but the smell dissipated during my 2-day stay. Laundry was excellent and staffs very attentive.
Design Boutique experience in the heart of Chennai”
Just lovely. I felt really comfortable from the start to the finish. Chennai is not the easiest pill to swallow but Raintree Hotel is just the glass of water to make it work.
A very pleasant & relaxing stay!”
Even though the hotel is located in the midst of the hustle and bustle of T-nagar & Annasalai, once you enter the hotel it is very relaxing and quite. Although its well suited for the business traveler, the relaxing ambiance & comforts makes it equally good for leisure travelers too. The hotel overall is clean & hygienic. The rooms are very clean & nice and have all the amenities expected in a star class hotel room. The highlight of the hotel is their excellent & delicious breakfast buffet!! The spread is wide ranging with a menu to suite every palate. We especially thoroughly enjoyed the excellent patisseries. With their friendly, polite & professional staff and excellent food, there's no hesitation in recommending this hotel to anyone and would certainly love to come back.
Dear Guest, Greetings ! Thank you very much for such a amazing review and feedback with regards your recent visit. Feedback such as your's always motivates us to enhance our services and continue with our best practices. We highly value your relationship with The Raintree hotels. We as a team look forward in welcoming you soon to the The Raintree, Anna Salai. Best Regards, Dhinesh Babu Associate Director Rooms
Very good and comfortable hotel”
The hotel is very good hotel with a very comfortable room. The staff service is very very good as they will give you the best service they can. The hotel have fitness and sky lounges at the top floor which have spectacular view of Chennai city. The breakfast of this hotel have a wide variety of food to choose from and all food feels good quality.
Great stay”
We enjoyed our short stay at The Raintree Hotel. We had previously spent a night in The Raintree Hotel (in Alwarpet Branch) over a year ago, yet they seemed to have our details stored with them, which made checking in quick and easy. The service was great. The check in staff was very friendly and helpful. They gave a late check out at 4.Not to forget the breakfast buffet- they had a great variety to suit everyone. All in all a great experience. Would definitely recommend this hotel.
Best moments ”
We were there in Chennai last week. Booked this hotel via agoda. Check-in was smooth. Staffs at reception were professional and knowledgeable. I was awed by the elegance of the room. Washroom was maintained well. Shower was super good. They have 3 restaurants, Madras a south Indian cuisine ...fine dining, The Kitchen and the other Up North which we didn't go. Staffs were exceptionally well mannered and professional. Food was delicious. Bars like Madera for more relax time and The High is on the roof terrace. Excellent hotel. Totally no regret. Housekeeping was super fast. I can't think of any negativities. T Nagar is just 5mins drive away. Doormen were polite and friendly!
Dear Guest, Greetings ! Thank you very much for such a amazing review and feedback with regards your recent visit. Feedback such as your's always motivates us to enhance our services and continue with our best practices. We highly value your relationship with The Raintree hotels. We as a team look forward in welcoming you soon to the The Raintree, Anna Salai. Best Regards, Dhinesh Babu Associate Director Rooms
Quick but Memorable”
I had 18hrs in Chennai and while I only spent a few of them at the hotel, it left a great impression. While I wasn’t able to use all of the facilities, I was impressed by the reception, my room and definitely the staff. I would go back again without hesitation and would definitely recommend to my friends and family (and already have done so). + Staff was great (friendly, helpful, attentive, took initiative) + Room was very nice (spacious, clean, comfortable) + Feel of the hotel was superb (inviting, service oriented, clean, updates) + Great value (bfast included —> was even packed to go since I had an early flight!)
Dear Guest, Greetings ! Thank you very much for such a amazing review and feedback with regards your recent visit. Feedback such as your's always motivates us to enhance our services and continue with our best practices. We highly value your relationship with The Raintree hotels. We as a team look forward in welcoming you soon to the The Raintree, Anna Salai. Best Regards, Dhinesh Babu Associate Director Rooms
The Raintree Hotel is your other home in Cheenai ”
At the beginning when I was arranging for the hotel I was bit hasitating to go for it thinking that will not be a good option considering the price of 5* hotel with other hotel in the city. But every thing changed to be.....The Raintree Hotel Cheenai is one of the best hotel. Highly recommend I wish to go again soon....
A sour taste to the experience”
I booked two rooms for stay from 1st - 4th December, 2018. Although we found the facilities and food very good and the staff polite and very helpful, the experience soured at the end of our stay. I extended the stay of one of the rooms up to 9:00 pm on 4th December as our flight out was at midnight. I had confirmed this with the hotel in advance before arriving in Chennai, at reception upon checking in and on the day itself. We were charged one day's rate for this to which we agreed. Despite this, I received a number of repeated calls to our room asking when we would check out. It felt like we were being chased out despite being charged a day's rate for the room! Whether we would choose Raintree again when we next visit is questionable for this reason alone.
Dear Guest, Greetings! Thank you for taking time and sharing your review about the stay and services. Your feedback is important for us and acknowledge in receipt of same. We act contrite for any inadvertently caused inconvenience and be rest assure to improvise the shortfall notified. In mean time your positive delight on to the culinary, all applicable staffs and hotel facilities were shared with team members. We hope you will give us other opportunity to showcase The Raintree experience. Once again thank you for recommending our Hotel to our guests. My entire team look forward to welcome you back soon at The Raintree, Anna Salai. Best Regards, Dhinesh Associate Director Rooms
The hotel , rooms and furnishings were up to point. Food was amazing, and staffs were super friendly”
The food was really good, especially the buffet breakfast and the dinner. The hotel had a lemongrass fragrance which just gave a perfect sense of relaxation . And when I was down with a fever, resting in the room, the housekeeping staff was really sweet to help. And not forgetting all the lobby staffs which helped is book our Uber, and the boys at the entrance which were very friendly and helpful. When I come next to Chennai, I'm definitely staying at this hotel.
Dear Guest, Greetings ! Thank you very much for such a amazing review and feedback with regards your recent visit. Feedback such as your's always motivates us to enhance our services and continue with our best practices. We highly value your relationship with The Raintree hotels. We as a team look forward in welcoming you soon to the The Raintree, Anna Salai. Best Regards, Dhinesh Babu Associate Director Rooms
Fantastic Hotel”
This hotel provided great service standards and customer response from the moment I checked in. The room was truly of a deluxe standard as was the food. I was very impressed by this hotel which surpassed many standards of the more expensive chain hotels such as Lalit. I travel to India and Chennai quite often. This hotel will, without doubt, be my pick. Well done to everyone there !