Thyagaraya Nagar, commonly known as T. Nagar, and historically known as East Mambalam, is a very affluent commercial and residential neighbourhood in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. The stretch between Duraiswamy Road and T. Nagar Bus Stand has some of the costliest real estates in Chennai. It was constructed between 1923-1925 by the Madras Presidency government of the Raja of Panagal as a part of town planning activities initiated according to the Madras Town Planning Act of 1920. The town was named after P. Thyagaraya Chetty. The streets, parks and localities in the new neighbourhood were named after important officials in the provincial government. T. Nagar is now considered the largest shopping district in India by revenue. It is known for its plethora of saree and jewellery retailers, including Pothys, Nalli Silks and Saravana Stores. The neighbourhood is served by Mambalam railway station of the Chennai Suburban Railway Network. T. Nagar is considered one of the city's major central business districts, the other being Parry's Corner, the centre of the city. Pondy Bazaar serves as a satellite commercial hub for T. Nagar, located around the Thyagaraya Road.

Even window shopping and observing this vibrant area of Chennai is fascinating. First it feels a little bit like "chaos" albeit not as much as most of New Delhi. From this chaos - filled with people and energy - interesting image of the busy commercial street emerges. For anyone shopping for saris or other traditional Indian garb - this is the ultimate destination.

I travelled to Chennai with my mum to get my wedding outfit. And the service at this hotel is amazing , the staff are soo nice and helpful . We had to stay an extra and they were so helpful to accommodate us. We enjoyed the food there , and also the rooms smells soo nice they have humidifier on each floor. I wouldn’t definitely go there and recommend it to anyone travelling to Chennai for shopping . You can easily catch a tuktuk the staff will help you with that. You can get the tradional South Indian dishes from the hotel. They also have a pool on the upper floor we didn’t get a chance to go there as it was a quick trip but it’s definitely the best hotel and service I have ever received .