Tips for Chennai?
Mar 27, 2008, 9:06 am
#17
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Most of India generally has three seasons. Hot, hotter, and inferno. Hire an air conditioned car for the day. The drivers will often try to save a bit of money by turning the a/c on and off repeatedly but a mild rebuke will set them straight. Have fun.
Mar 28, 2008, 10:30 pm
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I personally think an autorisckshaw is the way to go. Even locals get ripped off but sitting in the thing in the heat and humidity is an experience on its own and you get to see, feel and smell the city firsthand (though the latter two certainly are not for everyone).
Hiring a car for the day, while expensive is easy but you just don't get the authenticity...
Hiring a car for the day, while expensive is easy but you just don't get the authenticity...
Mar 28, 2008, 11:05 pm
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Lots of Hindu sights too, not to mention mosques. I think a great thing to do (if you can brave the heat humidity pollution and occassional smell of sewage is to hite an auto rickshaw for a day and go site to site for the entire city. That's how you'll get a feel for Chennai.
Or get up early in the morning (6-ish when the town is just waking up) and walk out from your hotel (it's in a good area), discover you are lost and take a 3-wheeler back to the Sheraton for breakfast and back to work.
I was there in August. Does anyone want to compare heat and humidity notes?
Mar 29, 2008, 12:04 am
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I live there all the year round. You want heat and humidity notes? I got pages and pages of them .. Kingfisher beer. And more Kingfisher beer. And coconut water straight from the coconut, and sugarcane juice, and iced, spiced (with chili peppers, cilantro leaves etc) buttermilk.
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Or get up early in the morning (6-ish when the town is just waking up) and walk out from your hotel (it's in a good area), discover you are lost and take a 3-wheeler back to the Sheraton for breakfast and back to work.
I was there in August. Does anyone want to compare heat and humidity notes?
Or get up early in the morning (6-ish when the town is just waking up) and walk out from your hotel (it's in a good area), discover you are lost and take a 3-wheeler back to the Sheraton for breakfast and back to work.
I was there in August. Does anyone want to compare heat and humidity notes?
Aug 23, 2008, 6:10 pm
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chennai
we will be in chennai in december for a few days (26-29 dec)
can you let me know which hotel to stay in at the seaside? I ve heard that the sea there is fantastic. My budget s around 100-150 usd per night for a double bed.
which restaurants to eat in? i love indian food but it has to be in a nice indian decent place
i m also happy to get from the chennai airport directly outside the city and leave it but not too far though
thanks for your help
can you let me know which hotel to stay in at the seaside? I ve heard that the sea there is fantastic. My budget s around 100-150 usd per night for a double bed.
which restaurants to eat in? i love indian food but it has to be in a nice indian decent place
i m also happy to get from the chennai airport directly outside the city and leave it but not too far though
thanks for your help
Aug 23, 2008, 8:13 pm
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1. Fishermans Cove or a bunch of others along the kovalam beach / east coast road. Fish Cove would go to $50..75 over your budget.
2. http://chennai.burrp.com/ is decent wrt restaurant reviews - but all those are in madras city, and the seaside / beach view hotels are about an hour and a half at least away.
2. http://chennai.burrp.com/ is decent wrt restaurant reviews - but all those are in madras city, and the seaside / beach view hotels are about an hour and a half at least away.
Aug 24, 2008, 4:31 pm
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sold out
the only problem is that they are sold out
are the rooms in DEC 2008 are not made available yet or are they really sold out
it sounds strange to me unless there are some conferences 27-30 dec 2008
what do you think of the
Grt Temple Bay Beach Resort?
are the rooms in DEC 2008 are not made available yet or are they really sold out
it sounds strange to me unless there are some conferences 27-30 dec 2008
what do you think of the
Grt Temple Bay Beach Resort?
Dec 30, 2015, 1:17 pm
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Madras Hotel Question
For a trip to Madras next month, I am debating between the Hilton and the Crowne Plaza; they are both similarly priced and I hold status at both chains.
Which one is better? Which one is easier for public transport and which one has more shops / restaurants within easy walking distance?
Which one is better? Which one is easier for public transport and which one has more shops / restaurants within easy walking distance?
Last edited by shonamac; Dec 30, 2015 at 3:32 pm
Dec 31, 2015, 3:01 am
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For a trip to Madras next month, I am debating between the Hilton and the Crowne Plaza; they are both similarly priced and I hold status at both chains.
Which one is better? Which one is easier for public transport and which one has more shops / restaurants within easy walking distance?
Which one is better? Which one is easier for public transport and which one has more shops / restaurants within easy walking distance?