Taj Fisherman's Cove Resort & Spa
| Taj Fisherman's Cove Resort & Spa, Chennai | |
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| Hotel chain | Taj Hotels |
| General information | |
| Location | Chennai, India |
| Address | Covelong Beach, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 603 112 |
| Opening | 1974 |
| Owner | Taj Hotels |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Number of rooms | 152 guest rooms |
| Number of restaurants | 3 |
| Parking | Available |
| Website | |
| Official website | |
Taj Fisherman's Cove Resort & Spa, commonly called Fisherman's Cove, is a luxury beach resort[1] near the coast of the Bay of Bengal in Chennai, India. Categorized as a 5-star deluxe resort by Ministry of Tourism, Government of India,[2] it is a part of the chain of Taj Hotels, Resorts and Palaces and is classified under the group's leisure/resort hotels section. Owned by the Covelong Beach Hotels Limited, an associate of the Taj Group, the hotel is built on the ramparts of a ruined 18th-century Belgian castle.[3]
History
[edit]The Belgian of the Ostend Company, upon arriving at the coast led by Sir Godefroid Gollet de La Merveille (a Frenchman), built in the 1720s a magnificent fort in Covelong (Kovalam), a place provided by the Nawab of Arcot as a trading port. After the closing down of the Imperial Company in 1731, the fort was taken over by the French in 1746. The British vanquished the French in 1752, and with them the fort remained until independence. The Fisherman's Cove hotel is built on the ramparts of this ruined fortress.[4] The hotel was opened in 1974.[5] In 1996, the Indian Hotels Company entered a technical assistance agreement with Covelong Beach Hotel (India) Ltd to run the hotel.[6]
In September 2010, the hotel was rebranded and renamed as Vivanta by Taj—Fisherman's Cove, Chennai.[7]
Location
[edit]Taj Fisherman's Cove Resort & Spa is situated 32 km away from the city of Chennai.[8] It is near the Covelong Beach[9] and the temple towns of Mahabalipuram and Kanchipuram.[10]
The hotel
[edit]Taj Fisherman's Cove Resort & Spa is set on a 48-acre land with Casuarina trees. Other facilities at the hotel include the following:[11]
- A 10,000 sq ft (9 sq m) swimming pool, including a sunken bar and a children's pool.
- A fitness centre, with facilities for aromatic oil massages and chill showers.
- A 4,000 sq ft pillar-less hall named 'Casuarina',[12] with a capacity of 300.[5]
- A business center.
- A 3,000 sq ft main banquet hall.
- Facilities for recreation, including aquatics, tennis, etc.
- A Shopping arcade.
Awards and honors
[edit]In 2023, the hotel was recognized with "Top Hospitality Honors" at the 8th International Hospitality Day organised by the International Hospitality Council (IHC) London and the International Institute of Hotel Management (IIHM).[13]
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ "Fisherman's Cove is a beach resort". Retrieved 19 April 2009.
- ^ "Category : 5 Star Delux". List of Approved Hotels as of : 06/01/2013. Ministry of Tourism, Government of India. 2013. Archived from the original on 18 January 2013. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
- ^ "Fisherman's Cove built on what??!!". Archived from the original on 22 April 2009. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
- ^ "Fun in the sun". The Hindu. Hyderabad. 21 May 2003. Archived from the original on 2 July 2003. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
- ^ a b George, Susan (2003). "The Potporurri Highway". Business Traveller India.com. Indian Express Group. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
- ^ "Indian Hotels Company Ltd.—Company History". The Economic Times. Chennai: The Times Group. n.d. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
- ^ "19 Taj Hotels migrate to a new brand" (PDF). Introducing a brand new signature in hospitality: Vivanta Hotels & Resorts by Taj. Taj Hotels. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 September 2010. Retrieved 6 October 2012.
- ^ "Fisherman's Cove's distance from Chennai". Archived from the original on 19 June 2009. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
- ^ "Fisherman's Cove and Covelong Beach". Archived from the original on 19 June 2009. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
- ^ "Fisherman's Cove nearby Kanchipuram and Mahabalipuram". Archived from the original on 19 June 2009. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
- ^ "Facilities at the Fisherman's Cove". Archived from the original on 19 June 2009. Retrieved 21 April 2009.
- ^ "Brochure of Fisherman's Cove" (PDF). Retrieved 13 May 2012.
- ^ "Six top IHCL Hotels in Chennai win honours at the IIHM-IHC London International Hospitality Day Awards 2023". Hotelier India. Chennai. 28 June 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
