[4] The hotel was built by entrepreneur Vijay Mahtaney, owner of textile business Ambattur Clothing, upon diversifying into the business of building hotels, IT parks and residential projects through Ambattur Developers.

[5] Owned by Mahtaney and managed by Hyatt, the hotel was inaugurated on 1 October 2012.

The 11-story hotel has 201 rooms (ranging from 43 to 180 sq m), including 20 suites, spread across seven floors,[6] and a large central courtyard with a lily pond.

[2] The signature restaurant, 'The Flying Elephant', is set on three levels, with six open show kitchens.

According to the city's Historian S. Muthiah, the hotel's interiors are "a vision in modern design and minimalism.