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Hotels in Kolathur, Chennai
Kolathur is one of the 74 neighbourhoods of Chennai (Wikidata: "human settlement in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India"). Its centre is 7.9 km from the city centre. 3 places to stay in this guide are counted here, listed nearest the area centre first.
- Places to stay
- 3of 394 in Chennai's neighbourhoods
- From the city centre
- 7.9 km
- Nearest station
- Villivakkam0.8 km · OpenStreetMap
- Nearest main sight
- Government Museum, Chennai7.2 km
- Restaurants, cafes and bars
- 5OpenStreetMap, by nearest area centre
Where to stay
Places to stay in Kolathur
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 | Oyo Home 69085 BV Stayz | 0.6 km |
| 2 | OYO Flagship 74081 Blue Moon Residency | 1.2 km |
| 3 | OYO 6654 Neighbour Inn | 1.2 km |
Visiting
What to see, eat and drink in Kolathur
OpenStreetMap maps 3 restaurants, 2 cafes and no bars or pubs counted in Kolathur, and 1 named sight: 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 | 3 | 48 of 74 |
| Cafes | 2 | 27 of 74 |
| Bars, pubs and beer gardens | 0 | |
| Museums and galleries | 0 | |
| Named parks | 1 | 41 of 74 |
| Monuments, viewpoints and other sights | 0 |
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 best-known sight counted in Kolathur
Named sights OpenStreetMap maps for which the centre of Kolathur is the nearest area centre (there is no boundary for Kolathur 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ranga garden park | Park | 1.4 km |
Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0), map data of 21 September 2026.
Stations
Stations nearest the centre of Kolathur
The nearest stations OpenStreetMap maps within 3 km of the centre of Kolathur, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Villivakkam | rail | 0.8 km |
| Perambur Loco Works | rail | 1.8 km |
| Padi | rail | 2.3 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 Kolathur is from Chennai's main sights
| Sight | From Kolathur |
|---|---|
| Government Museum, Chennai | 7.2 km |
| Thousand Lights Mosque | 8.4 km |
| Armenian Church, Chennai | 8.8 km |
| Triplicane Big Mosque | 9.0 km |
| Fort St. George | 9.2 km |
| St. Mary's Church, Chennai | 9.2 km |
| Hafiz Ahmad Khan Mosque | 9.8 km |
| Parthasarathy Temple | 10.0 km |
| Kapaleeshwarar Temple | 11 km |
| ISKCON Temple Chennai | 24 km |
Around the area
Stations and sights in and near Kolathur
Other stations (Wikidata)
- Korattur railway station · railway station · 3.0 km
Nearby
Areas next to Kolathur
Thirumalai nagar
Villivakkam
Anna Nagar West
Venus
Korattur
Moolakadai
Questions
Kolathur: questions travellers ask
How many hotels are in Kolathur, Chennai?
3 places to stay in this guide are counted in Kolathur: those for which its centre is the nearest of the 74 neighbourhoods of Chennai. The nearest to the area centre is Oyo Home 69085 BV Stayz, 0.6 km away.
How far is Kolathur from the centre of Chennai?
7.9 km in a straight line from the area's centre to the city centre point Wikidata gives for Chennai.
How far is Kolathur from Fort St. George?
9.2 km in a straight line from the centre of Kolathur. The nearest of Chennai's main sights is Government Museum, Chennai, 7.2 km away.
Which stations are nearest the centre of Kolathur?
As mapped in OpenStreetMap: Villivakkam (rail, 0.8 km), Perambur Loco Works (rail, 1.8 km) and Padi (rail, 2.3 km), in a straight line from the area's centre point.
How many restaurants, cafes and bars are there in Kolathur?
OpenStreetMap maps 3 restaurants, 2 cafes and no bars or pubs counted in Kolathur (each place in the area whose centre is nearest). A zero means none is mapped in OpenStreetMap, not that there are none: coverage varies from place to place.
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); Kolathur on Wikipedia; places to stay from each operator's own public pages and from Wikidata. How this guide is made.