Welcomhotel Chennai


WelcomHotel Chennai is a five-star luxury hotel located at Cathedral Road in Chennai, India. Formerly known as 'Hotel Chola Sheraton', and later 'My Fortune Chennai', the hotel is the first hotel to be launched under ITC's brand "My Fortune". WelcomHotel Chennai is an ISO 14001–certified hotel for its environment management systems. It is one of the hotels licensed by ITC Hotels Limited.

History

WelcomHotel Chola Sheraton, as it was known then, was opened on 18 October 1975, marking the entry of ITC Limited into the hotel business. 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, which was set up in 1995 to cater to the first-class market segment in business and leisure destinations. This Hotel was again rebranded to WelcomHotel Chennai on 15 October 2017. Despite the change, the hotel remains a I-Class full-service hotel.

The hotel

The hotel is 10 stories high and has 90 rooms, including 48 Fortune Club exclusive rooms, 26 Fortune Club rooms, and 16 standard rooms. Food and beverages include Earthen Oven, a North Indian specialty restaurant,WelcomCafe Marina, 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.