UPAR Hotels Uthandi, ECR
A budget ECR stay near Uthandi
About this hotel
UPAR Hotels Uthandi keeps things simple along the East Coast Road, seven minutes' walk from Uthandi itself and eight minutes by taxi from DakshinaChitra Heritage Museum, a well-known cultural stop south of the city. Arabian Garden Seafood Restaurant, a minute away, gives guests a local dining option tied to the coastal setting. As a budget property, the hotel skips a pool or rooftop bar in favor of simple rooms and a breakfast buffet, suited to travelers exploring the ECR stretch rather than staying centrally in Chennai. At nearly two hours by public transport or 53 minutes by taxi from Chennai International Airport, this is one of the more distant properties in the city from the terminal.
- Budget-friendly
- Near Uthandi
- East Coast Road location
Our take
UPAR Hotels Uthandi suits budget travelers exploring the East Coast Road and DakshinaChitra Heritage Museum rather than staying centrally in Chennai. The seafood restaurant nearby is a genuine perk of the coastal location. Guests prioritizing a short airport transfer or a rooftop terrace should look toward the city's central or OMR-corridor hotels instead.
- ✓Visit DakshinaChitra Heritage Museum, eight minutes by taxi, in the morning before the coastal heat builds up.
- ✓Try Arabian Garden Seafood Restaurant, a minute's walk away, for a dinner tied to the ECR coastal setting.
- ✓Plan for close to an hour to the airport, longer than most central Chennai hotels in this guide.
Why we love it
- Near DakshinaChitra Heritage Museum
- Coastal ECR location
- Breakfast buffet included
Why guests love itWe used this as a base for visiting DakshinaChitra Heritage Museum, eight minutes away by taxi, and found the simple rooms and breakfast buffet perfectly fine for a short stay. Arabian Garden Seafood Restaurant, a minute away, gave us a genuinely good coastal dinner. The nearly hour-long ride back to the airport was the one downside of staying this far south.