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Hotels in Royapettah, Chennai
Royapettah is one of the 74 neighbourhoods of Chennai (Wikidata: "Neighbourhood in India"). Its centre is 3.4 km from the city centre. 7 places to stay in this guide are counted here, listed nearest the area centre first.
- Places to stay
- 7of 394 in Chennai's neighbourhoods
- From the city centre
- 3.4 km
- Nearest station
- Thousand Lights0.8 km · OpenStreetMap
- Nearest main sight
- Triplicane Big Mosque0.9 km
- Restaurants, cafes and bars
- 5OpenStreetMap, by nearest area centre
Where to stay
Places to stay in Royapettah
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 | Townhouse 227 Royapettah | 0.4 km |
| 2 | Capital O 70712 Royal King Residency | 0.4 km |
| 3 | Capital O 72249 Saravana Boutique Inn | 0.5 km |
| 4 | E Hotel | 0.5 km |
| 5 | Collection O 479 Royapettah | 0.5 km |
| 6 | OYO 40850 Orchid Inn | 0.6 km |
| 7 | Regenta Central Deccan | 0.9 km |
Visiting
What to see, eat and drink in Royapettah
OpenStreetMap maps 3 restaurants, 2 cafes and no bars or pubs counted in Royapettah, and 2 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 | 3 | 48 of 74 |
| Cafes | 2 | 27 of 74 |
| Bars, pubs and beer gardens | 0 | |
| Museums and galleries | 0 | |
| Named parks | 0 | |
| 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 2 best-known sights counted in Royapettah
Named sights OpenStreetMap maps for which the centre of Royapettah is the nearest area centre (there is no boundary for Royapettah 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Triplican Lebbai Mosque | Place of worship | 0.9 km |
| Amir Mahal | Castle or palace | 0.6 km |
Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0), map data of 21 September 2026.
Stations
Stations nearest the centre of Royapettah
The nearest stations OpenStreetMap maps within 3 km of the centre of Royapettah, 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 | 0.8 km |
| LIC | metro | 1.2 km |
| Mundakakanni Amman Koil | rail | 1.6 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 Royapettah is from Chennai's main sights
| Sight | From Royapettah |
|---|---|
| Triplicane Big Mosque | 0.9 km |
| Thousand Lights Mosque | 1.0 km |
| Hafiz Ahmad Khan Mosque | 1.0 km |
| Parthasarathy Temple | 1.4 km |
| Government Museum, Chennai | 2.0 km |
| Kapaleeshwarar Temple | 2.3 km |
| St. Mary's Church, Chennai | 3.7 km |
| Fort St. George | 3.8 km |
| Armenian Church, Chennai | 4.7 km |
| ISKCON Temple Chennai | 17 km |
Around the area
Stations and sights in and near Royapettah
Other stations (Wikidata)
- Royapettah metro station · metro station · 0.1 km
Sights in Royapettah
- Triplicane Labbai Jamaath Masjid · mosque · 0.8 km
Nearby
Areas next to Royapettah
Questions
Royapettah: questions travellers ask
How many hotels are in Royapettah, Chennai?
7 places to stay in this guide are counted in Royapettah: those for which its centre is the nearest of the 74 neighbourhoods of Chennai. The nearest to the area centre is Townhouse 227 Royapettah, 0.4 km away.
How far is Royapettah from the centre of Chennai?
3.4 km in a straight line from the area's centre to the city centre point Wikidata gives for Chennai.
How far is Royapettah from Fort St. George?
3.8 km in a straight line from the centre of Royapettah. The nearest of Chennai's main sights is Triplicane Big Mosque, 0.9 km away.
Which stations are nearest the centre of Royapettah?
As mapped in OpenStreetMap: Thousand Lights (metro, 0.8 km), LIC (metro, 1.2 km) and Mundakakanni Amman Koil (rail, 1.6 km), in a straight line from the area's centre point.
How many restaurants, cafes and bars are there in Royapettah?
OpenStreetMap maps 3 restaurants, 2 cafes and no bars or pubs counted in Royapettah (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); Royapettah on Wikipedia; places to stay from each operator's own public pages and from Wikidata. How this guide is made.