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Ambica Empire

3.5 star property
your current months are December, 2024 and January, 2025.
December 2024
January 2025

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Lobby
Exterior
Standard Room, 1 Single Bed
Lift
Lounge

Reviews

5.8 out of 10

Popular amenities

  • Bar
    Bar
  • Gym
    Gym
  • Breakfast included
    Breakfast included
  • Spa
    Spa
  • Air conditioning
    Air conditioning
  • Room service
    Room service

Explore the area

Map
79,100ft. Road Vadapalani, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 600 026
  • SIMS Hospital
    6 min walk
  • Vadapalani Murugan Temple
    7 min walk
  • Ampa Skywalk Mall
    4 min drive
  • Chennai (MAA-Chennai Intl.)
    33 min drive

Room options

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Standard Room, 1 Single Bed

Standard Room, 1 Single Bed

  • 13 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Twin Bed

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About the area

Chennai

A stay at Ambica Empire places you in the heart of Chennai, within a 10-minute drive of Apollo Hospital and Consulate General of the United States, Chennai. .This spa hotel is 5 mi (8.1 km) from Sankara Nethralaya and 5.3 mi (8.5 km) from MIOT International Hospital.

What's nearby

  • Vadapalani Murugan Temple - 7 min walk - 0.6 km
  • Apollo Hospital - 8 min drive - 6.9 km
  • Consulate General of the United States, Chennai - 9 min drive - 7.8 km
  • Chennai Trade Centre - 9 min drive - 8.6 km
  • Sankara Nethralaya - 9 min drive - 8.1 km

Getting around

  • Vadapalani Station - 7 min walk
  • Saidapet Metro Station - 8 min drive
  • Chennai International Airport (MAA) - 33 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Banquet Hall Maple Tree Hotels - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Vasantha Bhavan - ‬5 min walk
  • ‪Café Coffee Day - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Million Dollars Pub - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Bhimaas - ‬8 min walk

About this property

Ambica Empire

Hotel with a full-service spa, in the vicinity of Apollo Hospital
Ambica Empire offers 86 accommodations with DVD players and minibars. Each accommodation is individually furnished and decorated. Beds feature down comforters. 50-inch LCD televisions come with premium digital channels. Bathrooms include shower/tub combinations, slippers, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers.

This Chennai hotel provides complimentary wired and wireless Internet access, with a WiFi speed of 25+ Mbps. Business-friendly amenities include desks, complimentary newspapers, and phones. Additionally, rooms include safes and complimentary bottled water. Irons/ironing boards, change of towels, and change of bedsheets can be requested. A nightly turndown service is provided and housekeeping is offered daily.

Recreational amenities at the hotel include a steam room and a fitness center.
Guests can pamper themselves with a trip to the onsite spa, which has 1 treatment room. Services include body treatments. A variety of treatment therapies are provided, including Ayurvedic. The spa is open daily.
Make yourself at home in one of the 86 individually decorated guestrooms, featuring minibars and DVD players. Wired and wireless internet access is complimentary, while 50-inch LCD televisions with digital programming provide entertainment. Private bathrooms with shower/tub combinations feature complimentary toiletries and hair dryers. Conveniences include phones, as well as safes and desks.
Relax at the full-service spa, where you can enjoy body treatments. If you're looking for recreational opportunities, you'll find a steam room and a fitness center. Additional features at this hotel include complimentary wireless internet access, concierge services, and shopping on site. Guests can get around on the shuttle (surcharge), which operates within 5 km.
Enjoy a meal at the restaurant or snacks in the coffee shop/cafe. The hotel also offers 24-hour room service. Quench your thirst with your favorite drink at the bar/lounge. A complimentary buffet breakfast is served daily from 7:00 AM to 10:00 AM.
Featured amenities include complimentary wired internet access, a 24-hour business center, and limo/town car service. Event facilities at this hotel consist of conference space and meeting rooms. A train station pick-up service is provided at no charge (available 24 hours), and free valet parking is available onsite.
A complimentary buffet breakfast is served each morning between 7:00 AM and 10:00 AM.
Ambica Empire has a restaurant serving breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
24-hour room service is available.

Languages

English, Hindi

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi and wired Internet
  • In-room WiFi speed: 25+ Mbps
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi and wired Internet

Parking and public transport

  • Free extended parking on site
  • Free valet parking on site
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking available
  • 24-hour return airport shuttle (surcharge)
  • Airport shuttle on request
  • Local area shuttle (surcharge) up to 5 km
  • Free train station pick-up shuttle
  • Limo/town car service
  • Shopping centre shuttle (surcharge)
  • Theme park shuttle (surcharge)

Food and drink

  • Free buffet breakfast available daily 7:00 AM–10:00 AM
  • 1 restaurant and 1 coffee shop/cafe
  • 1 bar
  • 24-hour room service
  • Coffee/tea in a common area

Things to do

  • Fitness centre
  • Full-service spa
  • Shopping
  • Steam room

Family friendly

  • DVD player
  • Laundry facilities

Conveniences

  • Ballroom
  • Banquet hall
  • Lift
  • Free newspapers in reception
  • Front-desk safe
  • Lockers available

Guest services

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Change of bedsheets (on request)
  • Change of towels (on request)
  • Concierge services
  • Daily housekeeping
  • Dry-cleaning service
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Multilingual staff
  • Porter/bellhop
  • Tour/ticket assistance
  • Turndown service

Business services

  • 24-hour business centre
  • Conference space
  • Meeting rooms

Spa

  • Ayurvedic treatments
  • Body treatments
  • Massage/treatment rooms
  • Spa open daily
  • Treatment room

Accessibility

  • If you have any requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Accessible airport shuttle
  • Lift
  • Lift door width (centimetres): 38
  • Wheelchair-accessible business centre
  • Wheelchair-accessible concierge desk
  • Wheelchair-accessible lounge
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • 18 on-site accessible parking spaces
  • Wheelchair-accessible restaurant
  • Wheelchair-accessible (may have limits)

More

  • 100% renewable energy
  • At least 80% of lighting from LEDs
  • Designated smoking areas
  • Double-glazed windows
  • Fireplace in reception
  • Renovated entire property – September 2023
  • TV in lobby
  • Vegetarian dining options

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Air conditioning (climate-controlled)
  • Bed sheets
  • Blackout drapes/curtains
  • Down duvet

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hairdryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shampoo
  • Shower/bath combination
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels
  • Toothbrush and toothpaste (on request)

Entertainment

  • 50-inch LCD TV
  • Digital channels
  • DVD player
  • Premium channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Free bottled water
  • Minibar

More

  • Desk
  • Energy-saving switches
  • Free newspapers
  • Individually decorated
  • Individually furnished
  • Iron/ironing board (on request)
  • Laptop-friendly workspace
  • LED light bulbs
  • Phone
  • Restaurant dining guide
  • Safe
  • Slippers
  • Turndown service
  • Water-efficient showers only
  • Water-efficient toilets only

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: noon; Check-in end time: midnight
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 21

Check-out

Check-out before noon

Special check-in instructions

This property offers transfers from the airport (surcharges may apply); guests must contact the property with arrival details before travel, using the contact information on the booking confirmation
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival
To register at this property, guests who are Indian citizens must provide a valid photo identity card issued by the Government of India; travelers who are not citizens of India must present a valid passport and visa.

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

No pets or service animals allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Airport shuttle fee: INR 1500 per vehicle (one-way, maximum occupancy 2)

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards, mobile payments, and cash
Mobile payment options include: Google Pay
This property uses wind and solar energy, plus a grey water recycling system
Please note that cultural norms and guest policies may differ by country and by property; the policies listed are provided by the property

We should mention

No pets and no service animals are allowed at this property

Property is also known as

Ambica Empire
Ambica Empire Chennai
Ambica Empire Hotel
Ambica Empire Hotel Chennai
Ambica Empire Hotel Chennai (Madras)
Ambica Empire Hotel
Ambica Empire Chennai
Ambica Empire Hotel Chennai

Ambica Empire Reviews

Reviews

5.8
Rating 10 - Excellent. 3 out of 23 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 4 out of 23 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 5 out of 23 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 8 out of 23 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 3 out of 23 reviews" "

6.0/10

Cleanliness

5.2/10

Staff & service

10/10

Amenities

5.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

10/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Deepali

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Robert

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very comfortable stay.
Delightful stay. Staff very friendly. Lobby was great and rooms clean and comfortable. The breakfast buffet featured Indian dishes but there were omlettes cooked to order too.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
stay was good
Check in experience is very disappointing as only one staff at the reception and customers are kept waiting for the check in / payment and check out

2/10 Terrible

vivek, Madurai

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very very bad room and stinking rooms
Horrible experience - I booked the club room - the room was stinking. Beds and linen was in horrible condition full of stains. The front desk staffs are lousy and non-responsive, they are not professionally managed. The cost is too high for the quality and standard maintained by the hotel. We are asked to wait for an hour in the corridor while the housekeeping crew was cleaning the room - entirely washing the room with water !!! the dampness in the room made me sick and I have to pay a hefty bill for the doctor.

2/10 Terrible

Zumrut Arol

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Please don't suggest to anybody.

6/10 Okay

ketharanathan, chennai

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
ambica empire review
it wasn't too bad. but they have annoying wifi daily pass. Hot water wasn't available after 12am till morning.

4/10 Poor

venu, hyderabad

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
wifi was not working. Food qlty is not so good. i have become sick after eating it.

4/10 Poor

Shareef Ahmad, Faridabad

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Not worth staying
Air Conditioner not working, inspite of complaining about it staff did nothing to ensure I had a comfortable sleep at night. Pathetic service.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Disliked: Staff & service
overall it was ok
Overall it was good. The reception staff could be more accomodating

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
Ambiga Empire Reception left a bad taste
The stay would have been much better if the hotel reception personell weren't in a hurry to get rid of us. we extended our stay and they showed no patience. Insted they kept calling us to see if we can come down and pay immedietely. Breakfast closed early. no wakeup call was given when asked. When Do not Disturb was on they still call you. Laundry and Car are too expensive here.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness
Poor choice for the price
Fresh paint stink on the floor and in the room. Poorly made bed. No exhaust in the toilet. Toilet door did not close well and had a big gap which let the stink come into the room.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
good comfort
satisfied

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Ok for short stay
Stayed 1 night at hotel as we were in transition. Would not stay longer. Breakfast staff could be a little friendlier and accommodating.

4/10 Poor

Gajan

Disliked: Staff & service
Location is good for airport but traffic area
well, room service staffs are really goods, management who was at front counter they r not care about customer. if you ask somethink they not lisn what u asking, they doing somethink else. its bad think for that hotel rest of all fine.say example i was ask to arrange taxi in the morning but they not arrange or even they not tel me anythink i am waiting nearly 3 hours at the counter.

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A.W.E.F.U.L
can i give less than 1..may be -1 . it was as horrible as it can get. my worst stay ever. there was some foul smell in the hotel which made it horrible even to brush. i bought a bottle of mineral water to brush. the bed was also bad. this is the least i can expect from expedia. i booked this hotel on the recommendation of the call center executivbe. he said that the hotel was awesome..but it was simply aweful. i would like that this hotel should be ticked out of the list of hotels in expedia

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Pathetic
Communication barrier Availability of TV channels (only Tamil channels available) Incorrect bill presentation Quality of food is way below basic standards.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

8/10 Good

John, Portland, OR

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
mostly as advertised
The breakfast is good Indian fare. Pretty much everything was good except two things: -- I couldn't get wireless to work on my Mac, and neither could their IT staff -- I had to book an airport cab and was told I could not do it on the phone even though while talking to them on the phone they confirmed my reservation. I had to do it over email.

10/10 Excellent

ivan

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
My stay is great. The hotel just had a renovation. Restaurants have new look. My bath room is new beds are new. Slightly under furniture but proofs no issue. My unit faces the road and a little noise but I'm used to it. Foreign traveller and the food is amazing and clean. Love to come back again.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

4/10 Poor

Andreas

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Noisy location
In front of hote is a very noisy road which is now under constraction (this is almost in all town the case). Web presentation locks impressiv but it is only cheap kitsch. Housekeeping staff always closes the curtains and switch on the light - simple reason for this: windows are increadible dirty!

8/10 Good

Inge H.H.

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Dejlig roligt hotel midt i det hektiske Chennai
Alt i alt var det et rart sted at opholde sig. Der var rent og pænt, og personalet var meget flinke og hjælpsomme, og var kun interesseret i at hjælpe os, så vi kunne have nogle perpekte dage, hvad vi også havde. Eneste minus var, at hotellet ikke havde helt styr på deres bogholderi. De påstod, at de ikke havde modtaget penge fra Hotel.com, og ville have os til at afregne med dem. Trådene blev udredet efter et opkald til Hotel.com, som dog kostede os 217 kr.

4/10 Poor

shinobu, 静岡県富士宮市

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
思ったほど満足できないホテル
バスルームにゴキブリがいた、換気がない。 アメニティーグッズはあまりない。　バスタオルしかない。ハンドタオルを頼んだら洗濯をしているから　ないと言われた。 場所は汚い、近くには買い物する所はない。 朝食はまあまあ、夜のルームサービスの食事はおいしかった。