Citadines OMR Chennai
Apartment living around a rooftop pool on OMR
About this hotel
Citadines OMR Chennai runs its rooftop pool inside an apartment-hotel format, two minutes' walk from Sholinganallur and deep in the OMR IT corridor. Delhi Highway Restaurant, a minute away, gives guests a quick dining option alongside the kitchens found in some of the studio-to-two-bedroom units. The rooftop pool here suits a daily routine better than a one-off resort visit, closer to how a longer-term resident would use a building amenity than how a short hotel stay typically goes. At roughly 42 minutes by taxi from Chennai International Airport, the property sits well south of the city's older core, reflecting how far OMR stretches from the coast and the airport corridor beyond it.
- Rooftop pool
- Apartment-hotel format
- OMR corridor location
Our take
Citadines OMR suits IT-corridor travelers on a longer posting who want a rooftop pool and kitchen rather than a traditional hotel room. It's less practical for sightseeing outside OMR. Guests wanting a shorter airport transfer or a central old-city base should look toward Trident or Radisson Blu City Centre instead of this apartment-hotel format.
- ✓Use the kitchen for at least a few meals if you're staying more than a week along the OMR corridor.
- ✓Book rooftop pool time in the early evening, before Sholinganallur's dinner rush picks up nearby.
- ✓Plan for a 42-minute-plus airport transfer, longer than most hotels closer to Chennai's older core.
Why we love it
- Rooftop pool
- Kitchens in some rooms
- Gym on-site
- Free breakfast
Why guests love itWe were here for a two-week work posting along OMR and used the rooftop pool most evenings after long days at the office. The kitchen in our unit meant we cooked more than we expected, with Delhi Highway Restaurant a minute away covering the rest. The 42-minute airport transfer on our way out ran closer to an hour with evening OMR traffic building up.