Chidambara Vilas - A Luxury Heritage Resort

Pros: 1. Spacious room 2. Warm welcome 3. Hearty Breakfast 4. Scrumptious Lunch 5. Friend and attentive staffs Cons: 1. None Overall: I stayed at this property for 3 nights. I had zero expectations due to how rural the hotel was situated. But this gem of a hotel out performed itself. The food and hospitality was really great.

This is one of the best hotels we stayed in. The ambience was excellent. The resort manager Mr. Senthilkumar was great. He planned our entry stay and the visits to Srirangam, Thanjavur and other temples and sites. We enjoyed it thoroughly. The entire stay was memorable

Gracy is the best staff among there ...heritage cultural stay over there always whenever we visit ...will visit again food isntypical chettinad style and yummy ...manager may be little more courteous to indan guest also ...nothing else specific

We were a group of five school class mates who stayed at this wonderful palace hotel. It was a cultural treat to behold, be it the stately Chettiar home, the world renowned cuisine perfected here or the luxurious yet ethnic rooms. The cook demo was so memorable, the black rice sweet pudding made on spot is still etched on my tastebuds. The highlight was Mr Senthil, the dynamic resort manager !! His eye for detail, organising events/ tours, handling guests/staff with ease cant go unnoticed. The tour he gave us was mind boggling indeed, he knew every inch of the place. The story attached to that inch is even more awesome. The Chettiar lineage, their heritage discriptions, vibrant life styles and business accumen was narrated in a lucid yet gripping method. Visual imagery. I was convinced that he was a Chettiar himself living out incidents, looked like one too !!! Gr8 team work, recommend this place to all..... Venu Rao Peacock hospitality Bangalore

Chettinad has been on my bucket list forever, and there was no better way to experience the region than to stay at a luxury Chettiar Mansion, Chidambara Vilas. Chettinad is built on the history and heritage of the Chettiars. Chidambara Vilas is an example of it. The architectural style, with the steps leading up to a magnificent outer portico, the entrance of grand and intricately carved Burma teak doors inviting you into the courtyard with family rooms and then onto a magnificent dining hall and onwards to large and comfortable rooms replete with all amenities, in my opinion, immediately draws you in as a visitor into a slice of life exactly as it would have been for the Chettiars. An immersive experience you'll get no where else. It is tough to separate the building from the hospitality, and here I experienced the finest of hospitality under the capable hands of the GM, Senthil Kumar. The entire Chidambara Vilas (CV) team, led by him, are warm, welcoming and brimming with smiles and a readiness to help. So it is an ideal home away from home from which to go out and explore all of Chettinad and its delights and return to the care and hospitality of the CV team. They look out for your every need, from a refreshing drink to amenities in your room or a special dish for dinner/ breakfast according to your request. The tour de force of my stay was the 2 hour CV tour with the GM. Having travelled the world, it is seldom I come across people with a true passion and knowledge of the place they are taking you around. It is clear Senthil is one of the few who is not only passionate about CV and Chettinad, but that he has put in the painstaking research and time to understand their history and connect it to the tour of CV. He has met over 80 Chettiars and this depth and mastery of knowledge reflects in the stories he weaves as he introduces you both to the way of life and the immense value the Chettiars have brought to the country as well as the secrets of their ways of living as unveiled in the various rooms, corridors and nooks of CV. It was a thrilling experience for a history buff like me. So do make sure you sign up for this tour. Thank you to the CV team for the most memorable and magical holiday experience, one that I will always cherish. Senthil, Muthu, Hari, Glory, Shah Jahan, Vembarsi and the rest of the team, your warmth and care is a reference point for the hospitality industry. If ever I return, there is no where else I would choose to stay but with you in CV.

4 ratings is mainly for over priced food and accommodation.. the hospitality, the environment, the staff, the rooms all are perfect and very good. Friendly staffs, spacious rooms, tasty food. But the lunch and Dinner prices are overpriced for a regular plantain leaf meals (Rs1000 plus taxes-) the menu was not completely a rich food, all were local vegetables and regular South Indian cuisine.. the dinner a la carte was even more worst. A plate of idly (3 nos) priced at Rs.300 which we felt we were really ripped off. For 3 star rating hotel- the pricing is 5 star level.. if the accommodation cost and food pricing is kept at decent prices, a worth place to stay one night just for the experience of seeing Chettinad architecture and learn their life style.