BOULEVARD by Design Hotel Chennai

Stayed here twice in the last 2 years and the quality has degraded significantly over time. The rooms are okay but the are washrooms aren't clean and maintained anymore. Most of the taps and faucets hardly have any water coming through. One major problem with this hotel is the parking. If you are not diligent about collecting the parking coupon and handing it at the mall parking exit, money will be automatically debited from your Fastag and the hotel takes no responsibility for it. We were unaware of this the first time, nor did the hotel inform us. So more than 800 got deducted from our Fastag and the hotel refused to provide any sort of compensation. Too disappointing. Another thing to be mindful of is your ID proofs after check-in. The staff tends to forget to return them, and we noticed they had a huge stack of unclaimed IDs. So, be sure to collect yours before heading to your room. Coming to the good part, the breakfast at Annam Cafe is great. Rooms have all the amenities. The hotel is designed in a unique and interesting fashion - truly a "Design Hotel", lol. Overall, not recommended for a stay anymore as the tariff is quite high for the current quality and maintenance.

The rooms are not as expected. The Purple Chameleon, downstairs, has the music on until late, so if you're an early bird, you don't stand a chance. Definitely not value for money, but the staff are incredibly helpful and polite. 10/10 dor the reception team and the breakfast staff. Location was perfect for what I needed

This hotel is right on top of Phoenix mall. I liked the design here but it lacks function in many places and as the forgotten saying in architecture - form follows function. The standard room has a highly inaccessible area for the A/C controller and the tea/ coffee, milk sachets. The rooms could have been a little bit more tidier, the air conditioners had dust in them. The third floor is where the cafe is and due to lack of ventilation in the passageway, there was a strong stench from the kitchen in the passageway (I dont think this is a cause of concern and it is just particular to my stay) The reason I am giving 3.5/5 stars is because of the location with direct lift to the mall through Purple Chameleon restaurant, the discount you can get at this restaurant if you stay at the hotel and the courteous staff who prepared us breakfast before 7 AM (breakfast buffet starts at 7:30 AM ). Its 25 minutes from the airport with moderate traffic and is a pleasant stay. Not bad value for money given how much other hotels but places like Southern comfort and Mount manor are cheaper but I have read that traffic noises are a bother in both of those places.

The stay was good however you could smell the fumes from the kitchen in the room. Stinky room however the stay was quite comfortable and value for money. My suggestion to the management is to fix the wifi so that it doesnt keep getting dropped out, install some sort of automatic room freshener

Do not book this hotel, if you don't own your own car. The mall staff do not allow public transportation to enter the hotel. You have to walk quite a lot, and enter thru the mall. It's a hassle with luggage. Breakfast and room service is good. But the curtains do not cover the outside light and because of the mall, the lighting is powerful

The rooms are very good except for the bathrooms. The bathrooms are some type of glass through with you can see shadows of anyone inside. I guess it's a new fashion these days to have these kind of glass bathrooms

I'm a frequent business traveler, and this is one of the worst hotels I have stayed in during my 20 years of experience. The staff is highly unprofessional. I would not recommend this hotel for business travelers, and especially not for families.

Its the worst place to stay. The window was broken and mosquitoes entered. Badly maintained place. Worse is breakfast place has cockroach. Yet has the guts to charge 5 star price.