Is InterContinental Chennai Mahabalipuram Resort by IHG pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

Self parking and valet parking are free at this property.

What time is check-in at InterContinental Chennai Mahabalipuram Resort by IHG?

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: midnight. Late check-in is available during limited hours.

Does InterContinental Chennai Mahabalipuram Resort by IHG provide a shuttle to the airport?

Yes, there's an airport shuttle. A fee of INR 5500 per vehicle applies.

InterContinental Chennai Mahabalipuram Resort by IHG Reviews, Deals & Photos 2025

Q: Does InterContinental Chennai Mahabalipuram Resort by IHG have a pool?

Yes, this property has an outdoor pool and a children's pool. Pool access is from 7:00 AM–7:00 PM.

Q: Where is InterContinental Chennai Mahabalipuram Resort by IHG located?

Located in Semencheri, this beachfront hotel is in the historical district, 0.6 mi (0.9 km) from Madras Crocodile Bank Trust, and within 9 mi (15 km) of Descent Of The Ganges and Shore Temple. New Lighthouse is 9.1 mi (14.6 km) away.

10/10 Excellent

Isabel

Aug 6, 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Relaxing experience

Hotel is beautiful and service was great. It is a great place to relax by the pool and beach

Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Shreeniwas Venkatesan

Apr 14, 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Fantastic staycation option enar Chennai!!

We chose this location for a staycation with our family. My father has had recent health issues and hence his ability to move has been limited. Going to this resort was a way for us to enjoy some down time as well as letting my father move about and enjoy. From that perspective it proved to be a great choice. The hotel is very nicely structured with a wide corridor that's great to walk around - which my father enjoyed. The rest of the family enjoyed the private beach, the shack, the swimming pool and the recreation room. I even enjoyed some street cricket by the beach with a few other guests (the equipment was brought by the guests, not provided by the hotel). The rooms are nice & spacious and the hospitality top class. Couple of things to improve on - (a) the Melting pot is the only functioning restaurant during week days. If you are planning to stay purely at the resort, that can be a bit boring. The shack by the beach has drinks and snacks but isn't a full dining place and Tao of Peng was entirely closed during our weekday-trip. (b) The resort does not enforce dress code in the swimming pool. You will see people swimming with all sorts of attires. It is a well kept pool and the experience is great, but you might put off by people showing up in the pool in their normal clothes. (This is kind of normal in India, but I would've expect IHG to have international norms). Overall great!

Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Meghana

Nov 25, 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

The stay was great and excellent customer service

Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Oct 11, 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Great Stay

Amazing Stay

Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Ruben

Oct 1, 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Genial

Servicio excelente y buenas habitaciones

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

WILLIAM

Sep 24, 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

True 5 star. staff in reception extremely helpful and the staff in the restaurant was beyond excellent. I would give them a 20 out of 10

Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

Pankaj

Jul 8, 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Clean and comfortable for a short stay

A nice clean hotel. rather unnecessarily large building with a small beach which is difficult to get to as it falls of a cliff and has rocks. Three small restaurants - one of which was closed and they did not warn us in advance or at check-in. Limited options for vegans - and the duty manager told us to call the other restaurants to see what was on offer rather than trying to help us. Not the service expected of a 5 star resort. Otherwise very nice and friendly staff. Would probably not revisit as limited things to do in the hotel - they charge for bicycle use even.

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Shreeniwas Venkatesan

Apr 14, 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Fantastic staycation option enar Chennai!!

We chose this location for a staycation with our family. My father has had recent health issues and hence his ability to move has been limited. Going to this resort was a way for us to enjoy some down time as well as letting my father move about and enjoy. From that perspective it proved to be a great choice. The hotel is very nicely structured with a wide corridor that's great to walk around - which my father enjoyed. The rest of the family enjoyed the private beach, the shack, the swimming pool and the recreation room. I even enjoyed some street cricket by the beach with a few other guests (the equipment was brought by the guests, not provided by the hotel). The rooms are nice & spacious and the hospitality top class. I paid top of the line, but I can happily say the experience was worth it. Couple of things to improve on - (a) the Melting pot is the only functioning restaurant during week days. If you are planning to stay purely at the resort, that can be a bit boring. The shack by the beach has drinks and snacks but isn't a full dining place and Tao of Peng was entirely closed during our weekday-trip. (b) The resort does not enforce dress code in the swimming pool. You will see people swimming with all sorts of attires. It is a well kept pool and the experience is great, but you might put off by people showing up in the pool in their normal clothes. (This is kind of normal in India, but I would've expect IHG to have international norms). Overall great!

Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

David

Feb 9, 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

The staff were magnificent, all very helpful especially amen in the breakfast area. Food was great high quality with a good selection of European and Indian dishes. The facilities in the room were good with access to English language films and sport. It was a bit away from everywhere else and there could have been better facilities on the beach as the sea did look inviting. On the whole thumbs up all round. It is what I expect from a 5 star hotel.

Stayed 8 nights in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jonathan Yu Jin

Nov 18, 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Amazing service and comfortable room

Business travel. Room: Spacious and clean room, with fantastic service. Service: Staff were extremely attentive, friendly, and accommodation. Could not fault the service at all. Breakfast spread: good variety, food taste was probably ok-ok at best. Gave the breakfast a 6/10 rating and the chef came knocking at my door to offer a note of apology with a cake and fruit platter. I didn’t feel this was necessary, but appreciated the gesture very much. Again a testament to the staff’s commitment in providing top notch service. Hotel compound: the resort felt a bit ‘sterile’ to be honest, and the garden between the main building and the beach felt redundant. Overall a very comfortable stay, and once again can not commend the staff more for their attentiveness and warm hospitality.

Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Anton

Oct 18, 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Fantastic property with unique atmosphere

Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Vidhyasagar

Oct 17, 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

8/10 Good

Vijaiam

Sep 28, 2023

Liked: Property conditions & facilities

Saw a small roach in room. Cleanliness needs to be improved but property is extremely beautiful and serene.

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Gopal

Aug 24, 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Amazing property. Rooms are big and very nice.

Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Maryada

Feb 26, 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

We liked everything including being on the beach.

Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2023

4/10 Poor

Kshitij

Jan 22, 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Disliked: Staff & service

It is a relatively new property with great amenities inside the room and in the hotel generally. The food is great in all restaurants. They also direct access to the beach and a beach shak operated by the hotel as well. The shak is right on the beach and in the evening they put tables very close to the water. The vibe, food, and setting in the shak is amazing. The food in the main restaurant for breakfast and lunch is fantastic as well. The hotel has a well equipped gym as well. The spa is amazing too. The pool is also nice 11M/25m which is really good if one wants to train. There is a nice crocodile bank close to the hotel. The hotel staff was gracious enough to get us a free drop and pick up to the crocodile bank. The hotel is 15kms ( about 20 min drive) from Shore temple and other unesco world heritage monuments in Mahabalipuram. Super convenient and the hotel has paid cab service. What I did not like was the service. Our rooms were not cleaned despite us putting a note for cleaning. We had to call the service many times to get our room cleaned. The hotel was also fully booked so guess that explains. The service during lunch and breakfast was also nothing special. It was still far better than what we see outside of India but having travelled extensively in India, I think the service can get better to match Indian standards. Overall a great experience at this property. I would stay here again and also recommend this to people looking to stay in this property.

Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2022

6/10 Okay

Ravichandra

Dec 10, 2022

Disliked: Cleanliness

Irresponsible behaviour from other in house guests

Bad experience with the breakfast ,people are pushing each other like a fish market ,,,no proper management there to take care of the situation.

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2022

10/10 Excellent

ABHAI

Jul 15, 2022

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Overall stay, the open area, beach and the beach shack

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

ABHAI

Apr 18, 2022

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Hospitality, staff behaviour, amenities, choice, variety and taste of food and well maintained rooms, good service

Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2022

10/10 Excellent

Yumei

Apr 16, 2022

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Attentive staff and relaxing atmosphere

We had a great time staying here. All staff are friendly and willing to help. Feeling totally relaxed.

Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2022

2/10 Terrible

Shamsudeen

Dec 16, 2021

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

My suite was not ready for 2.5 hours past check-in time and I was made to wait. They finally gave me the room at 5:30pm. When I went into the room there was an almost empty roll of toilet paper. When they cleaned the room the next day, they did not replace the toilet paper. When I went to the lounge for the complimentary happy hour, I waited for over 30 minutes after I placed an order and nothing arrived. The lounge was almost empty. I had a reservation for two night, but I was so frustrated by the terrible service that I decided to leave in one night even though I had already paid for the suite. It was an incredibly disappointing experience I would urge anyone looking at this property to go to alternatives like Taj Fisherman’s Cove or Grand Sheraton.

Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2021

8/10 Good

PUNEET

Oct 14, 2021

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

Very comfortable stay

The huge water body was a treat to watch at. I was very happy to see a man wearing traditional vesti and greeting “Vanakkam”. The food was very tasty. Special thanks to Swaroop Maity, the chef who took special care of us. I used the flashlights lit tennis court also which was an awesome experience. Beach and it’s access has been maintained beautifully. Points to work upon are cleanliness of the main water body. There are hardly any activity to do; no karaoke, no disco; no live music/piano. No activity to engage specially considering that hotel is far away.

Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2021

4/10 Poor

P.

Sep 24, 2021

Liked: Cleanliness

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Below average

The place needs a lot of maintenance and upkeep. Citing Covid as a reason, they are slacking off on providing several services and amenities - which does not make much sense. For example - for over a 100 guests staying at their premises, they've only provided 4 beach beds. Their on-site restaurant which they claim operates for 24h, opens for breakfast and then only for lunch, and then for dinner. While travelling with kids, this is definitely a problem. They have only one restaurant on the beach which is closed until 5pm. Service is really not great compared to the other 5-star hotels along ECR - which is in the same price range or lower. We left feedback at the front desk and they paid little or no attention to it.

Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2021

10/10 Excellent

Ganesh

Sep 6, 2021

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

very calm and serene environment

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2021

8/10 Good

P

Apr 29, 2021

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

A great leisure property

Was a very comfortable hotel. One of the best

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2021

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