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Heritance
Hotels & Resorts, Aitken Spence Hotel's unique collection of resorts launched
its first hotel in India with Heritance Madurai.
Hertitance Madurai is a “resort in the city” built on 17 acres of lush
green gardens, landscaped to make one forget their presence in the heart of
this bustling metropolis. The hotel will cater to the ardent pilgrims and the
demanding corporate clientele who visit Madurai to take part in the numerous
temple festivals and the many events that the city plays host to.
Heritance Madurai is the
former British Madurai Club where the Club House was designed by the world
renowned architect Geoffrey Bawa which has now been fully restored by a Sri
Lankan architect, Vinod Jayasinghe in keeping with the traditional
architecture of the locality. The key elements of the Geoffrey Bawa club house
such as the stone pillars, the roof and the stone flooring etc has been
preserved in the restoration process.. The pillars and floors have been
replaced with granite of the same colour. The main club house building
comprises of the main restaurant-'The Banyan', the coffee shop and the
Bar-The original library will be retained and this block will have 8 Guest
Rooms as well. The stone paved water body in front of the club enhances the
entrance to the Public areas.
The main building is a
continuation of the former club house and the main reception area is a new
structure and developed in line with the ambience of the old club house. The
entrance to the main reception will be through a porch which has decorative
18th century Chettinad Columns of Karaikudi, from where Mr. Bawa had acquired
the materials for the original structure.
There is a decorative
antique Chettinad door which focus the backdrop to the reception and is a very
imposing sight adding the character to the Lobby.The Lobby area is open and
provides a clear view of the main water body of the Hotel. The swimming pool
which has been designed to replicate a Temple tank and was inspired by the
Temple tank of the Thirumaya Temple.
This is a unique creation and will be one of the major attractions at
Heritance Madurai. The old Banyan Tree at the entrance to the pool provides
serenity and a breathtaking view.
Facilities
The hotel boasts of the
following facilities
Accommodation
Heritance Madurai comprises
of 81 rooms including 35 villas and the discerning traveler will be able to
enjoy in the comforts of a luxury hotel which combines old world charm with
modern comforts. The old colonial bungalows have been refurbished maintaining
the traditional South Indian flavour. Each bungalow has 5 Air Conditioned
rooms with individual plunge pools, large format LCD panel TVs with satellite
channels, Tea / Coffee making facility, Mini Bar, Piped Music, Electronic Safe
and 2 Telephones with IDD facility
...Room View...

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