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Hotels in Palavanthangal, Chennai
Palavanthangal is one of the 74 neighbourhoods of Chennai (Wikidata: "human settlement in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India"). Its centre is 14 km from the city centre. 6 places to stay in this guide are counted here, listed nearest the area centre first.
- Places to stay
- 6of 394 in Chennai's neighbourhoods
- From the city centre
- 14 km
- Nearest station
- Palavanthangal0.2 km · OpenStreetMap
- Nearest main sight
- Kapaleeshwarar Temple10 km
- Restaurants, cafes and bars
- 5OpenStreetMap, by nearest area centre
Where to stay
Places to stay in Palavanthangal
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 4189 Rose Flower Service Apartment | 0.3 km |
| 2 | OYO Home 44946 Cozy Stay Chennai Airport | 0.3 km |
| 3 | Trident, Chennai | 0.4 km |
| 4 | SilverKey Executive Stays 76371 Nanganallur | 0.5 km |
| 5 | Silverkey Executive Stays 43874 Street Nanganallur | 0.5 km |
| 6 | Radisson Blu Hotel Chennai | 0.6 km |
Visiting
What to see, eat and drink in Palavanthangal
OpenStreetMap maps 4 restaurants, no cafes and 1 bar or pub counted in Palavanthangal, 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 | 4 | 40 of 74 |
| Cafes | 0 | |
| Bars, pubs and beer gardens | 1 | 9 of 74 |
| 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 Palavanthangal
Named sights OpenStreetMap maps for which the centre of Palavanthangal is the nearest area centre (there is no boundary for Palavanthangal 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Rotary Park | Park | 0.8 km |
Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0), map data of 21 September 2026.
Stations
Stations nearest the centre of Palavanthangal
The nearest stations OpenStreetMap maps within 3 km of the centre of Palavanthangal, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Palavanthangal | rail | 0.2 km |
| Meenambakkam Blue Line | metro | 1.1 km |
| Meenambakkam Chennai Egmore-Thanjavur line | rail | 1.3 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 Palavanthangal is from Chennai's main sights
| Sight | From Palavanthangal |
|---|---|
| Kapaleeshwarar Temple | 10 km |
| Thousand Lights Mosque | 10 km |
| ISKCON Temple Chennai | 11 km |
| Hafiz Ahmad Khan Mosque | 12 km |
| Government Museum, Chennai | 12 km |
| Triplicane Big Mosque | 12 km |
| Parthasarathy Temple | 12 km |
| St. Mary's Church, Chennai | 15 km |
| Fort St. George | 15 km |
| Armenian Church, Chennai | 16 km |
Around the area
Stations and sights in and near Palavanthangal
Nearby
Areas next to Palavanthangal
Questions
Palavanthangal: questions travellers ask
How many hotels are in Palavanthangal, Chennai?
6 places to stay in this guide are counted in Palavanthangal: those for which its centre is the nearest of the 74 neighbourhoods of Chennai. The nearest to the area centre is OYO 4189 Rose Flower Service Apartment, 0.3 km away.
How far is Palavanthangal from the centre of Chennai?
14 km in a straight line from the area's centre to the city centre point Wikidata gives for Chennai.
How far is Palavanthangal from Fort St. George?
15 km in a straight line from the centre of Palavanthangal. The nearest of Chennai's main sights is Kapaleeshwarar Temple, 10 km away.
Which stations are nearest the centre of Palavanthangal?
As mapped in OpenStreetMap: Palavanthangal (rail, 0.2 km), Meenambakkam (metro, 1.1 km) and Meenambakkam (rail, 1.3 km), in a straight line from the area's centre point.
How many restaurants, cafes and bars are there in Palavanthangal?
OpenStreetMap maps 4 restaurants, no cafes and 1 bar or pub counted in Palavanthangal (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); Palavanthangal on Wikipedia; places to stay from each operator's own public pages and from Wikidata. How this guide is made.