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My Fortune, Chennai
Formerly Chola SheratonLocation India Address 10, Cathedral Road, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600 086, India Hotel chain ITC Welcomgroup Hotels, Palaces and Resorts Opening date 18 October 1975 Management ITC Welcomgroup Rooms 90 Floors 10 Total height 39.75 m (130.4 ft)[1] Website Fortunehotels.in References: [2] My Fortune, Chennai is a five-star luxury hotel located at Cathedral Road in Chennai, India. Formerly known as WelcomHotel Sheraton Chola, 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.
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History
Hotel 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, and was set up in 1995 to cater to the first-class market segment in business and leisure destinations. Despite the change, the hotel remains a I-Class full-service hotel.[3]
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.[4]
References
- ^ "Chola Sheraton". Emporis.com. http://www.emporis.com/building/cholasheraton-chennai-india. Retrieved 20-Nov-2011.
- ^ My Fortune, Chennai at Emporis
- ^ Ravikumar, R. (20 October 2011). "WelcomeHotel Sheraton Chola in Chennai gets Fortune tag". The Hindu Business Line (Chennai: The Hindu). http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/todays-paper/tp-corporate/article2552912.ece. Retrieved 20-Nov-2011.
- ^ "My Fortune, Chennai—Factsheet" (pdf). Fortune Hotels. http://www.fortunehotels.in/FactSheet/My_Fortune_Chennai_Fact_Sheet20111111649.pdf. Retrieved 20-Nov-2011.
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