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JW Marriott Chennai

Building in India

Field	Value
hotel_name	JW Marriott Hotel Chennai
logo_width	200px
caption	JW Marriott Hotel Chennai
location	India
address	Premises No. 4288/12 & 4288/107, Block 94, MRC Nagar, Raja Annamalai Puram
Chennai, Tamil Nadu
chain	JW Marriott
coordinates
opening_date	Never opened
architect	CRN
operator	Marriott International
owner	Viceroy Hotels Ltd
number_of_rooms	357
floor_area	400,000 sq ft
floors	16
website	www.marriott.com

Chennai, Tamil Nadu

JW Marriott Chennai was a five-star luxury hotel under construction in Chennai, India. The 357-room hotel, being built at MRC Nagar on the seafront of Chennai facing the Bay of Bengal near the Adyar estuary, is being developed at a cost of 6,200 million and forms part of Marriott International Inc.{{cite news | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20091208121630/http://www.hindu.com/2009/12/05/stories/2009120556421300.htm | url-status = dead | archive-date = 8 December 2009 | access-date = 8 Apr 2012}} Initially planned to open in 2005, the project was delayed due to lack of funds and regulatory issues.

History

The hotel was planned in 1998.{{cite web | access-date = 8 Apr 2012 | archive-date = 8 December 2024 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20241208032653/http://www.crn.co.in/test.asp?pid=4&id=207 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://archive.today/20130103103218/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2002-08-10/india-business/27316267_1_marriott-international-marriott-executive-apartments-asia-pacific-region | url-status = dead | archive-date = 3 January 2013 | access-date = 8 Apr 2012}} However, construction work started in 2005 at an initial cost of 4,900 million. The project was then delayed for several reasons including obtaining permissions from the local administrative bodies.{{cite news | access-date = 8 Apr 2012}}{{cite news | access-date = 30 Dec 2011}}

By March 2011, however, the Viceroy Hotels Limited was planning to spin off the 5.6 billion (US$125 million) Chennai property, still under construction, to raise cash in order to clear its accrued debts.{{cite news | access-date = 8 Apr 2012 | archive-date = 4 March 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160304225928/http://www.hospemag.com/2011/03/indias-viceroy-hotels-puts-jw-marriott.html | url-status = dead | access-date = 20 Apr 2012}} In May 2013, Viceroy Hotels decided to sell the property to Ceebros Hotels Private Limited for 4,800 million.{{cite news | access-date = 15 May 2013}}

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