Radha Regent - Chennai - 钦奈

Sadly, the saga continues: finding that I still needed more cash for the taxi, I changed a further £50 cheque (no problems this time; it was a different person on the desk.

However as I was checking out two different couples came to reception to say they were checking out early because of the noise - there is a construction site right beside the hotel and the ground floor rooms suffer from noise from the machinery.

The quality of food was good, the staff were very welcoming and helpful, the rooms were equipped.

The hot water worked great and the house keeping was prompt in getting us what we wanted.

Hair dryers are available upon request but while alarm clocks are a feature in US hotels, wake up calls are the norm in Indian hotels and alarm clocks are not provided.

One thing I did notice is that they give summary charges upon check-out and do not break down the long distance phone charge by every call you made.

The breakfast is inside Cafe In The Park, which is one of 2 restaurants inside the hotel.

It's an impressive hotel, with large comfortable rooms and a good selection of restaurants and a bar with entertainment.

They have a really good Chinese restaurant and the breakfast buffet is good.

It had cereal, french toast, someone available to make omelettes for you with veggies and cheese, boiled eggs, plain toast, muffins and then of course a barrage of Indian breakfast food too.

Yes, you do get tired with the choices in the breakfast after a while.

The staff at hotel were courteous and helpful, service was good not great, the room was very comfortable.

The hotel whilst not an international chain had good facilities for short visits and service were excellent.

I would definitely give this hotel a 4-star for class, and a 5-star for service.

The air-conditioning worked great, the service was prompt and courteous.

I couldn't have expected this kind of service in Delhi which we visited for 3 days prior to going to Chennai.

Good English themed pub with pool tables and TV.

Guests get five hours of free wireless internet, with more available for purchase at reasonable rates.

The rooms are OK and clean and have free internet access.