Crowne Plaza Chennai Adyar Park

[1] It was built by Adyar Gate Hotels Limited (AGHL), established in 1970 by T. T. Vasu (one of the owners of the T. T. Krishnamachari Group, aka TTK) and K. R. Veerappan.

Later renamed the Holiday Inn Madras, the hotel was taken over by Welcomgroup Hotels in February 1985, when the controlling stake in the company was acquired by the Goyal family for ₹ 30 million.

[4][5] The hotel closed on 20 December 2023 for demolition and replacement by two luxury apartment towers.

[7] Restaurants and bars include "The Residency" (International cuisine restaurant in an Edwardian era setting), "Cappuccino" (the 24-hr international coffee shop located at Lobby level overlooking the poolside), the "Westminster bar" (located at Lobby level and overlooking the poolside), "On the Rocks" (international cuisine restaurant), "Dakshin" (authentic south Indian cuisine restaurant), "Gatsby2000" (themed discotheque club that can accommodate about 600 people) and "Connexions" (a Hi-tea lounge).

There were 3 banquet halls with 9,000 sq ft of meeting space to accommodate up to 500 guests, mid-size halls to accommodate 20 to 30 guests and 3 board rooms with seating capacity ranging from 20 to 50 people.