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Hotels in Gopalapuram, Chennai
Gopalapuram is one of the 74 neighbourhoods of Chennai (Wikidata: "human settlement in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India"). Its centre is 4.1 km from the city centre. 11 places to stay in this guide are counted here, listed nearest the area centre first.
- Places to stay
- 11of 394 in Chennai's neighbourhoods
- From the city centre
- 4.1 km
- Nearest station
- Thousand Lights1.0 km · OpenStreetMap
- Nearest main sight
- Thousand Lights Mosque0.5 km
- Restaurants, cafes and bars
- 31OpenStreetMap, by nearest area centre
Where to stay
Places to stay in Gopalapuram
Nearest the area's centre point first, by straight-line distance. Chain properties link to their own websites; hotels recorded in Wikidata link to their encyclopedia article where there is one.
| # | Place to stay | From the area centre |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Welcomhotel Chennai, Chennai | 0.5 km |
| 2 | Collection O 79149 Grace Residency RK Salai | 0.5 km |
| 3 | Collection O 28825 Oriental Inn Gopalapuram | 0.5 km |
| 4 | OYO Flagship 82963 Century Residency | 0.5 km |
| 5 | OYO 7810 Keshiv Galaxy Inn | 0.6 km |
| 6 | Collection O 85873 ORGO Guest House Near APOLLO Hospital | 0.7 km |
| 7 | Savera Hotel | 0.7 km |
| 8 | The Park, Chennai | 0.7 km |
| 9 | Collection O 22588 Gulnar Guest House Near Apollo Hospital | 0.8 km |
| 10 | OYO 75927 Pride Hospitality | 1.1 km |
| 11 | SilverKey Executive Stays 41183 Nungambakkam | 1.2 km |
Visiting
What to see, eat and drink in Gopalapuram
OpenStreetMap maps 19 restaurants, 8 cafes and 4 bars and pubs counted in Gopalapuram, and 4 named sights: museums and galleries, parks, monuments, viewpoints and other attractions. They are counted the same way as the places to stay: each place goes to the area whose centre is nearest, within that area's reach. This rule has no boundaries, so places near the edge can fall in a neighbouring area's count.
| What | Mapped | Rank in Chennai |
|---|---|---|
| Restaurants | 19 | 10 of 74 |
| Cafes | 8 | 6 of 74 |
| Bars, pubs and beer gardens | 4 | 1 of 74 |
| Museums and galleries | 0 | |
| Named parks | 2 | 27 of 74 |
| Monuments, viewpoints and other sights | 2 | 13 of 74 |
Rank 1 has the most among the 74 neighbourhoods of Chennai; areas with equal counts share a rank. A zero means none is mapped in OpenStreetMap, not that there are none: coverage varies from place to place.
The 4 best-known sights counted in Gopalapuram
Named sights OpenStreetMap maps for which the centre of Gopalapuram is the nearest area centre (there is no boundary for Gopalapuram in this data, so a few may lie in a neighbouring area): those linked to Wikidata or Wikipedia first, then by the number of Wikipedia language editions covering them. Distances are in a straight line from the area's centre point.
| Sight | Type | From the area centre |
|---|---|---|
| Thousand Lights Mosque | Place of worship | 0.5 km |
| Semmozhi Poonga | Park | 0.5 km |
| Kalaignar Centenary Park | Park | 0.2 km |
| The Nation Remembers | Monument | 0.5 km |
Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0), map data of 21 September 2026.
Stations
Stations nearest the centre of Gopalapuram
The nearest stations OpenStreetMap maps within 3 km of the centre of Gopalapuram, and the nearest of each kind (rail, metro, light rail, monorail, funicular) within the same distance. Tram and bus stops are not included.
| Station | Serves | From the area centre |
|---|---|---|
| Thousand Lights | metro | 1.0 km |
| AG-DMS | metro | 1.0 km |
| Mundakakanni Amman Koil | rail | 1.8 km |
| Teynampet | metro | 1.8 km |
Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0), map data of 21 September 2026. Distances are in a straight line, not walking distance.
Distances
How far Gopalapuram is from Chennai's main sights
| Sight | From Gopalapuram |
|---|---|
| Thousand Lights Mosque | 0.5 km |
| Triplicane Big Mosque | 1.8 km |
| Hafiz Ahmad Khan Mosque | 1.9 km |
| Government Museum, Chennai | 2.3 km |
| Parthasarathy Temple | 2.3 km |
| Kapaleeshwarar Temple | 2.3 km |
| St. Mary's Church, Chennai | 4.6 km |
| Fort St. George | 4.7 km |
| Armenian Church, Chennai | 5.5 km |
| ISKCON Temple Chennai | 16 km |
Around the area
Stations and sights in and near Gopalapuram
Other stations (Wikidata)
- Royapettah metro station · metro station · 1.0 km
Sights in Gopalapuram
- Thousand Lights Mosque · mosque · 0.5 km
- Semmozhi Poonga · park · 0.6 km
Nearby
Areas next to Gopalapuram
Questions
Gopalapuram: questions travellers ask
How many hotels are in Gopalapuram, Chennai?
11 places to stay in this guide are counted in Gopalapuram: those for which its centre is the nearest of the 74 neighbourhoods of Chennai. The nearest to the area centre is Welcomhotel Chennai, Chennai, 0.5 km away.
How far is Gopalapuram from the centre of Chennai?
4.1 km in a straight line from the area's centre to the city centre point Wikidata gives for Chennai.
How far is Gopalapuram from Fort St. George?
4.7 km in a straight line from the centre of Gopalapuram. The nearest of Chennai's main sights is Thousand Lights Mosque, 0.5 km away.
Which stations are nearest the centre of Gopalapuram?
As mapped in OpenStreetMap: Thousand Lights (metro, 1.0 km), AG-DMS (metro, 1.0 km), Mundakakanni Amman Koil (rail, 1.8 km) and Teynampet (metro, 1.8 km), in a straight line from the area's centre point.
How many restaurants, cafes and bars are there in Gopalapuram?
OpenStreetMap maps 19 restaurants, 8 cafes and 4 bars and pubs counted in Gopalapuram (each place in the area whose centre is nearest).
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.
Sources: the area, sights and stations from Wikidata (CC0); Gopalapuram on Wikipedia; places to stay from each operator's own public pages and from Wikidata. How this guide is made.