Park Sheraton gets a new name, Crowne Plaza Chennai Adyar Park

Considered as one of the popular landmarks in the city, Park Sheraton Hotels will be rebranded as Crowne Plaza Chennai Adyar Park following the signing of an agreement between InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) with Adyar Gate Hotels.
"InterContinental Hotels Group today announced the signing of the 286-room Crowne Plaza Chennai Adyar Park with Adyar Gate Hotels Ltd," a company statement said.
The hotel, which IHG is now managing, will be rechristened Crowne Plaza Chennai Adyar Park, marking the entry of Crowne Plaza brand into Chennai.
"It's with great pleasure that we are working together with Adyar Gate Hotels Ltd to launch our Crowne Plaza brand here to cater to the increasing number of business and leisure travellers," IHG Head of South West Asia, Shantha de Silva said.

Currently, there are eight Crowne Plaza Hotels and resorts across India. Five additional ones are due to open in the next 3-5 years, he said.
"IHG has a strong reputation as a hotel operator and we are pleased to be working with them to open Crowne Plaza Chennai Adyar Park in Chennai," Adyar Gate Hotels Joint Managing Director Manish Goyal said.

"The hotel has great potential to increase its share of business through a new and improved corporate and leisure focus, and we are confident we found the right partner to deliver these great experiences," he said.
Crowne Plaza Chennai Adyar Park joins Holiday Inn Express Chennai Mahindra World City, making it the second IHG Hotel in Chennai.

IHG currently has 21 hotels with 4,100 rooms in 13 cities in India across four brands -- InterContinental, Crowne Plaza, Holiday Inn, Holiday Inn Express.
It has 47 hotels in the pipeline, including Holiday Inn Express Chennai OMR and Holiday Inn Chennai OMR Tidel Park, to be unveiled in Chennai within the next 3-5 years, it said.