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Where to stay in Chennai: 74 neighbourhoods compared
394 places to stay in this guide fall in one of the 74 neighbourhoods of Chennai. The most are in Pallikaranai (32), Chintadripet (31), T. Nagar (23). The area whose centre is nearest the city centre is Sowcarpet, 0.9 km away. Nothing here is ranked: each area is described by the same facts, so you can choose by what matters for your stay.
- Neighbourhoods compared
- 74
- Places to stay counted
- 394in the 74 neighbourhoods
- Most places to stay
- Pallikaranai32 places
- Nearest the centre
- Sowcarpet0.9 km
Compare
The neighbourhoods of Chennai, side by side
Sorted by the number of places to stay. Distances are straight-line from each area's centre point.
| Area | Places to stay | From the centre | Nearest main sight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pallikaranai | 32 | 17 km | ISKCON Temple Chennai 4.5 km |
| Chintadripet | 31 | 2.0 km | Triplicane Big Mosque 0.8 km |
| T. Nagar | 23 | 7.3 km | Thousand Lights Mosque 3.6 km |
| Teynampet | 21 | 5.0 km | Thousand Lights Mosque 1.3 km |
| Kothawal Chavadi | 18 | 8.3 km | Thousand Lights Mosque 6.1 km |
| Mogappair | 18 | 10 km | Government Museum, Chennai 8.4 km |
| Injambakkam | 17 | 19 km | ISKCON Temple Chennai 1.4 km |
| Vadapalani | 16 | 7.7 km | Thousand Lights Mosque 4.6 km |
| Sowcarpet | 15 | 0.9 km | Armenian Church, Chennai 0.9 km |
| Ramapuram | 14 | 12 km | Thousand Lights Mosque 8.3 km |
| Gopalapuram | 11 | 4.1 km | Thousand Lights Mosque 0.5 km |
| Alwarthirunagar | 11 | 10 km | Thousand Lights Mosque 7.4 km |
| Chinnakudal | 10 | 3.4 km | Government Museum, Chennai 1.1 km |
| Mylapore | 9 | 5.1 km | Kapaleeshwarar Temple 0.4 km |
| Triplicane | 8 | 3.1 km | Parthasarathy Temple 0.5 km |
| Thiruvanmiyur | 8 | 11 km | Kapaleeshwarar Temple 5.4 km |
| Perungudi | 8 | 13 km | ISKCON Temple Chennai 6.6 km |
| Puzhuthivakkam | 8 | 14 km | ISKCON Temple Chennai 8.7 km |
| Iyyapanthangal | 8 | 16 km | Thousand Lights Mosque 13 km |
| Royapettah | 7 | 3.4 km | Triplicane Big Mosque 0.9 km |
| Periyakudal | 7 | 6.3 km | Government Museum, Chennai 4.6 km |
| Palavanthangal | 6 | 14 km | Kapaleeshwarar Temple 10 km |
| Kovilambakkam | 6 | 17 km | ISKCON Temple Chennai 6.2 km |
| George Town | 5 | 1.6 km | Armenian Church, Chennai 0.6 km |
| Kosapet | 5 | 2.6 km | Government Museum, Chennai 2.6 km |
| Ekkaduthangal | 5 | 10 km | Thousand Lights Mosque 6.9 km |
| St. Thomas Mount | 5 | 12 km | Thousand Lights Mosque 8.7 km |
| Thirumangalam | 4 | 8.3 km | Government Museum, Chennai 6.6 km |
| Nandambakkam | 4 | 12 km | Thousand Lights Mosque 8.2 km |
| Raghava nagar | 4 | 16 km | ISKCON Temple Chennai 9.2 km |
| Nungambakkam | 3 | 5.0 km | Thousand Lights Mosque 2.7 km |
| Greenways Road | 3 | 7.2 km | Kapaleeshwarar Temple 2.3 km |
| Kotturpuram | 3 | 7.7 km | Kapaleeshwarar Temple 3.0 km |
| Kolathur | 3 | 7.9 km | Government Museum, Chennai 7.2 km |
| Rangarajapuram | 3 | 8.6 km | Kapaleeshwarar Temple 4.4 km |
| K. K. Nagar | 3 | 9.5 km | Thousand Lights Mosque 6.3 km |
| Raja Nagar | 3 | 16 km | ISKCON Temple Chennai 4.2 km |
| Adyar | 2 | 8.7 km | Kapaleeshwarar Temple 3.3 km |
| Shasthri Nagar | 2 | 9.2 km | Kapaleeshwarar Temple 3.8 km |
| Amullaivoyal | 2 | 11 km | Armenian Church, Chennai 11 km |
| Palavakkam | 2 | 14 km | ISKCON Temple Chennai 5.5 km |
| Meenambakkam | 2 | 15 km | ISKCON Temple Chennai 11 km |
| Thirumullaivoyal | 2 | 17 km | Government Museum, Chennai 15 km |
| Selaiyur | 2 | 22 km | ISKCON Temple Chennai 11 km |
| East Tambaram | 2 | 23 km | ISKCON Temple Chennai 12 km |
| Semmencherry | 2 | 25 km | ISKCON Temple Chennai 5.5 km |
| Royapuram | 1 | 3.1 km | Armenian Church, Chennai 1.8 km |
| Beemannapettai | 1 | 5.8 km | Kapaleeshwarar Temple 0.9 km |
| Mandavelli | 1 | 6.4 km | Kapaleeshwarar Temple 1.3 km |
| Tolgate | 1 | 7.2 km | Armenian Church, Chennai 6.1 km |
| Villivakkam | 1 | 7.7 km | Government Museum, Chennai 6.8 km |
| Ashok Nagar | 1 | 8.8 km | Thousand Lights Mosque 5.4 km |
| Parameshwari Nagar | 1 | 9.1 km | Kapaleeshwarar Temple 3.8 km |
| Indira Nagar | 1 | 10 km | Kapaleeshwarar Temple 4.8 km |
| Neelankarai | 1 | 15 km | ISKCON Temple Chennai 5.2 km |
| Ayyappa Nagar | 1 | 15 km | ISKCON Temple Chennai 9.9 km |
| Cowl Bazaar | 1 | 17 km | ISKCON Temple Chennai 13 km |
| Peddanaickenpettah | 0 | 1.8 km | Armenian Church, Chennai 1.5 km |
| Basin bridge | 0 | 2.7 km | Armenian Church, Chennai 2.3 km |
| Sathiya Moorthy Nagar | 0 | 3.9 km | Armenian Church, Chennai 3.8 km |
| Venus | 0 | 5.4 km | Government Museum, Chennai 5.2 km |
| Moolakadai | 0 | 6.3 km | Armenian Church, Chennai 6.7 km |
| Thirumalai nagar | 0 | 7.4 km | Government Museum, Chennai 6.7 km |
| Anna Nagar West | 0 | 8.2 km | Government Museum, Chennai 6.8 km |
| Besant Nagar | 0 | 9.2 km | Kapaleeshwarar Temple 3.8 km |
| MGR Nagar | 0 | 9.5 km | Thousand Lights Mosque 6.2 km |
| Korattur | 0 | 10 km | Government Museum, Chennai 9.1 km |
| Ernavoor | 0 | 12 km | Armenian Church, Chennai 11 km |
| Adambakkam | 0 | 13 km | Kapaleeshwarar Temple 9.0 km |
| Manali Pudhunagar | 0 | 14 km | Armenian Church, Chennai 13 km |
| Nanganallur | 0 | 15 km | ISKCON Temple Chennai 9.4 km |
| Sholavaram | 0 | 19 km | Government Museum, Chennai 19 km |
| Mudichur | 0 | 29 km | ISKCON Temple Chennai 18 km |
| Varadharajapuram | 0 | 29 km | ISKCON Temple Chennai 19 km |
Areas: the 74 neighbourhoods of Chennai that Wikidata records as a neighborhood located in the city. Places to stay are not assigned by boundary: each is counted in the area whose centre is nearest, and only when it is within that area's reach (twice the radius of a circle the size of the area where Wikidata gives its size, otherwise 1.5 km) and no nearer the centre of a neighbouring town in this guide; 394 places to stay are counted this way. Sights are counted the same way. Main sights: the 10 sights in these areas covered by the most Wikipedia language editions. Stations: railway and metro stations in Wikidata. All distances are straight-line from the area's centre point; on foot or by road they are longer.
Restaurants, cafes and bars: as mapped in OpenStreetMap, counted in the area whose centre is nearest, the same way as the places to stay. A zero means none is mapped in OpenStreetMap, not that there are none: coverage varies from place to place.
Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0), map data of 21 September 2026.
Main sights
Chennai's main sights and the area each is counted in
The 10 sights in these areas covered by the most Wikipedia language editions, a measure of how widely documented they are.
| Sight | Area | From the centre |
|---|---|---|
| Fort St. George | Sowcarpet | 1.3 km |
| Kapaleeshwarar Temple | Mylapore | 5.4 km |
| Parthasarathy Temple | Triplicane | 3.2 km |
| Government Museum, Chennai | Chinnakudal | 2.3 km |
| Thousand Lights Mosque | Gopalapuram | 3.7 km |
| Triplicane Big Mosque | Chintadripet | 2.6 km |
| St. Mary's Church, Chennai | Sowcarpet | 1.3 km |
| Armenian Church, Chennai | George Town | 1.5 km |
| Hafiz Ahmad Khan Mosque | Triplicane | 3.3 km |
| ISKCON Temple Chennai | Injambakkam | 20 km |
Hotels by area
Hotels in each area of Chennai
Pallikaranai
Chintadripet
T. Nagar
Teynampet
Kothawal Chavadi
Mogappair
Injambakkam
Vadapalani
Sowcarpet
Ramapuram
Gopalapuram
Alwarthirunagar
Chinnakudal
Mylapore
Triplicane
Thiruvanmiyur
Perungudi
Puzhuthivakkam
Iyyapanthangal
Royapettah
Periyakudal
Palavanthangal
Kovilambakkam
George Town
Kosapet
Ekkaduthangal
St. Thomas Mount
Thirumangalam
Nandambakkam
Raghava nagar
Nungambakkam
Greenways Road
Kotturpuram
Kolathur
Rangarajapuram
K. K. Nagar
Raja Nagar
Questions
Where to stay in Chennai: questions travellers ask
What is the best area to stay in Chennai?
That depends on what the stay is for, so this guide does not rank them. The facts: the most places to stay in this guide are in Pallikaranai (32), Chintadripet (31), T. Nagar (23); the area whose centre is nearest the city centre is Sowcarpet (0.9 km); the most sights recorded in Wikidata are in Triplicane (7); the area centre closest to a station is Mylapore (Thirumayilai metro station, 0.0 km).
Which area of Chennai has the most hotels?
Pallikaranai, with 32 places to stay in this guide, of 394 counted across 74 neighbourhoods.
Which area of Chennai has the most restaurants?
Chinnakudal: 38 restaurants mapped in OpenStreetMap counted there by the nearest-centre rule (each restaurant goes to the area whose centre is nearest), the most of the 74 neighbourhoods; then George Town (36), Chintadripet (32).
Which area of Chennai is Fort St. George in?
Fort St. George is counted in Sowcarpet: its nearest area centre, 1.4 km away. Sowcarpet has 15 places to stay in this guide.
Which area of Chennai is Kapaleeshwarar Temple in?
Kapaleeshwarar Temple is counted in Mylapore: its nearest area centre, 0.4 km away. Mylapore has 9 places to stay in this guide.
Sources: areas, sights and stations from Wikidata (CC0); places to stay from each operator's own public pages and from Wikidata. Chennai travel guide · How this guide is made.