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Description
Broadlands is a beautiful but crumbling place, and peeling paint and flaking plaster are its hallmarks. There is a fine line between “old world charm†and “crumbling derelictionâ€, but as far as Broadlands is concerned, the former definitely applies. It is an oasis of serenity in what must be one of the most hectic cities in the world. Someone once wrote that it looks like a heritage hotel that is having a bad day. I might further add that it is a lawsuit waiting to happen, given its rickety banisters and falling plaster. Its tree-shaded courtyards, decaying wooden blue-painted balconies and sunlit verandas hark back to more genteel times. Walk through the door and you no longer feel as though you are in Chennai. The squawking crows, squealing chipmunks and serene bats contrive to give the impression that you could be in a remote country retreat, rather than in a city-based lodge. Outside, above the entrance, a sign says “Welcome, Namaste, pray stay at this worthy lodge…†but only if you are in possession of a foreign passport. Indians are not so welcome at Broadlands Lodge. An apparent ‘‘No Indian’’ policy seems to be quite strictly enforced, whereby only Indians in possession of a foreign passport may stay. Many rickshaw drivers in the city know it as the “firang placeâ€. The Lonely Planet guidebook omitted it from its main edition a few years ago, partly in response to this.
Category | Places NearBy | Kms |
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Places Of Workship | Walajah Mosque | 0.21 |
Sports / Recreation | Chepauk Stadium | 0.61 |
Hospital | Govt. Multi Speciality Hospital | 0.72 |
Metro Rail | Government Estate | 0.78 |
Metro Rail | LIC | 0.88 |
Educational Institution | Madras University | 1.05 |
Tourist Attractions | Amir Mahal | 1.09 |
Consulates | Australian Consulate-General | 1.11 |
Shopping | Express Avenue | 1.16 |
Railway Station | Chindripet Railway Station | 1.23 |
Beach | Marina Beach | 1.26 |
Shopping | Spencers Plaza Mall | 1.40 |
Tourist Attractions | Vivekananda House | 1.65 |
Metro Rail | Thousand Lights | 1.74 |
Metro Rail | Chennai Central | 2.07 |
Hospital | Dr. Mohans Diabetes Specialities Centre | 2.07 |
Educational Institution | Madras Medical College | 2.10 |
Shopping | Citi Centre Mall | 2.13 |
Tourist Attractions | Govt. Museum | 2.14 |
Railway Station | Central Railway Stn | 2.19 |
Offices | Ripon Building | 2.20 |
Places Of Workship | 1000 Lights Mosque | 2.21 |
Metro Rail | Egmore | 2.28 |
Tourist Attractions | Fort St.George | 2.33 |
Railway Station | Egmore Railway Stn | 2.34 |
Hospital | Apollo Hospitals | 2.44 |
Tourist Attractions | The Music Academy | 2.44 |
Places Of Workship | Periamet Mosque | 2.47 |
Consulates | US Consulate | 2.49 |
Sports / Recreation | Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium | 2.51 |
Hospital | Sankara Nethralaya | 2.59 |
Beach | Gandhi Beach | 2.74 |
Others | Gemini Fly Over | 2.76 |
Educational Institution | Stella Marys College | 2.82 |
Harbour | Chennai Harbour | 2.85 |
Offices | Reserve Bank of India | 2.88 |
Hospital | St. Isabels Hospital | 2.96 |
Metro Rail | High Court | 2.96 |
Metro Rail | Nehru Park | 3.05 |
Consulates | Russian Consulate | 3.09 |
Hospital | Chennai Meenakshi Multispeciality Hospital | 3.10 |
Places Of Workship | Kapaleeshwar Temple | 3.25 |
Hotels | Courtyard by Marriott Chennai | 3.41 |
Hospital | Dr. Rai Memorial Medical Centre | 3.45 |
Metro Rail | AG-DMS | 3.46 |
Hotels | Hyatt Regency Chennai | 3.49 |
Consulates | Royal Thai Consulate - General | 3.50 |
Consulates | Honorary Consulate of Ireland | 3.52 |
Shopping | Ramee Mall | 3.56 |
Tourist Attractions | Valluvar Kottam | 3.57 |
Sports / Recreation | AGs Cinemas | 3.59 |
Offices | Kalaignar TV | 3.63 |
Consulates | Consulate of Singapore | 3.64 |
Educational Institution | NIST Institute | 3.72 |
Shopping | Abirami Mega Mal | 3.82 |
Metro Rail | Mannadi | 3.83 |
Metro Rail | Teynampet | 4.12 |
Consulates | Consulate General of Japan | 4.25 |
Consulates | Consulate General of Malaysia | 4.33 |
Consulates | Consulate of Korean | 4.43 |
Hospital | Apollo Speciality Hospital | 4.51 |
Consulates | Switzerland Consulate | 4.65 |
Metro Rail | Pachaiyappas College | 4.74 |
Consulates | German Consulate General | 4.89 |
Metro Rail | Washermanpet | 4.97 |
Metro Rail | Nandanam | 4.97 |
Places Of Workship | Thirumalai Thirupathi Devasthanam | 5.05 |
Shopping | Nalli Silks | 5.10 |
Hospital | Billroth Hospitals | 5.26 |
Sports / Recreation | YMCA, Nandanam | 5.37 |
Sports / Recreation | Y M C A, Nandanam | 5.41 |
Metro Rail | Shenoy Nagar | 5.59 |
Hospital | Huma Specialist Hospital & Research Centre (P) Ltd | 5.69 |
Hospital | Oxymed Hospital Research Institute | 5.88 |
Metro Rail | Anna Nagar East | 6.37 |
Metro Rail | Saidapet | 6.59 |
Metro Rail | Arumbakkam | 6.73 |
Educational Institution | Anna University | 6.84 |
Metro Rail | Vadapalani | 6.84 |
Hospital | SIMS Hospital | 6.86 |
Shopping | The Forum Vijaya Mall | 7.15 |
Educational Institution | I I T, Chennai | 7.15 |
Beach | Elliots Beach | 7.23 |
Hospital | Vijaya Hospital | 7.25 |
Metro Rail | Ashok Nagar | 7.45 |
Tourist Attractions | Guindy Childrens Park | 7.48 |
Metro Rail | Anna Nagar Tower | 7.50 |
Sports / Recreation | Udhayam Cinemas | 7.57 |
Metro Rail | Little Mount | 7.61 |
Metro Rail | CMBT | 7.62 |
Metro Rail | Thirumangalam | 8.30 |
Bus Stand | Koyambedu Bus Stand | 8.50 |
IT Park | TIDEL Park | 8.51 |
Metro Rail | Koyambedu | 8.66 |
Metro Rail | Guindy | 8.88 |
Metro Rail | Ekkattuthangal | 9.03 |
Metro Rail | Kilpauk | 9.57 |
Shopping | Phoenix Maketcity | 10.10 |
Metro Rail | Alandur | 10.20 |
Hospital | MIOT International | 10.55 |
Metro Rail | Nanganallur Road | 11.13 |
Metro Rail | St. Thomas Mount | 11.13 |
Metro Rail | Meenambakkam | 13.47 |
Hospital | Sri Ramachandra Medical Center | 14.43 |
Metro Rail | Chennai International Airport | 14.96 |
Tourist Attractions | VGP Golden Beach | 16.53 |
Tourist Attractions | MGM Dizzee World | 26.48 |
Tourist Attractions | Madras Crocodile Bank | 35.58 |
Tourist Attractions | The Madras Crocodile Bank Trust and Centre for Herpetology | 35.77 |
Railway Station | Tiruvallur Railway Junction | 39.87 |
Bus Stand | Tiruvallur Bus Stand | 40.76 |
Tourist Attractions | The Shore Temple | 50.28 |
Bus Stand | Mahabalipuram Bus Station | 50.29 |
Beach | Mahabalipuram Beach | 50.37 |
Metro Rail | Kms |
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Government Estate | 0.78 |
LIC | 0.88 |
Thousand Lights | 1.74 |
Chennai Central | 2.07 |
Egmore | 2.28 |
High Court | 2.96 |
Nehru Park | 3.05 |
AG-DMS | 3.46 |
Mannadi | 3.83 |
Teynampet | 4.12 |
Pachaiyappas College | 4.74 |
Washermanpet | 4.97 |
Nandanam | 4.97 |
Shenoy Nagar | 5.59 |
Anna Nagar East | 6.37 |
Saidapet | 6.59 |
Arumbakkam | 6.73 |
Vadapalani | 6.84 |
Ashok Nagar | 7.45 |
Anna Nagar Tower | 7.50 |
Little Mount | 7.61 |
CMBT | 7.62 |
Thirumangalam | 8.30 |
Koyambedu | 8.66 |
Guindy | 8.88 |
Ekkattuthangal | 9.03 |
Kilpauk | 9.57 |
Alandur | 10.20 |
Nanganallur Road | 11.13 |
St. Thomas Mount | 11.13 |
Meenambakkam | 13.47 |
Chennai International Airport | 14.96 |
Railway Station | |
Chindripet Railway Station | 1.23 |
Central Railway Stn | 2.19 |
Egmore Railway Stn | 2.34 |
Tiruvallur Railway Junction | 39.87 |
Harbour | |
Chennai Harbour | 2.85 |
Bus Stand | |
Koyambedu Bus Stand | 8.50 |
Tiruvallur Bus Stand | 40.76 |
Mahabalipuram Bus Station | 50.29 |
Agents NearBy |
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Metro Rail | Kms |
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Government Estate | 0.78 |
LIC | 0.88 |
Thousand Lights | 1.74 |
Chennai Central | 2.07 |
Egmore | 2.28 |
High Court | 2.96 |
Nehru Park | 3.05 |
AG-DMS | 3.46 |
Mannadi | 3.83 |
Teynampet | 4.12 |
Pachaiyappas College | 4.74 |
Washermanpet | 4.97 |
Nandanam | 4.97 |
Shenoy Nagar | 5.59 |
Anna Nagar East | 6.37 |
Saidapet | 6.59 |
Arumbakkam | 6.73 |
Vadapalani | 6.84 |
Ashok Nagar | 7.45 |
Anna Nagar Tower | 7.50 |
Little Mount | 7.61 |
CMBT | 7.62 |
Thirumangalam | 8.30 |
Koyambedu | 8.66 |
Guindy | 8.88 |
Ekkattuthangal | 9.03 |
Kilpauk | 9.57 |
Alandur | 10.20 |
Nanganallur Road | 11.13 |
St. Thomas Mount | 11.13 |
Meenambakkam | 13.47 |
Chennai International Airport | 14.96 |
Railway Station | |
Chindripet Railway Station | 1.23 |
Central Railway Stn | 2.19 |
Egmore Railway Stn | 2.34 |
Tiruvallur Railway Junction | 39.87 |
Harbour | |
Chennai Harbour | 2.85 |
Bus Stand | |
Koyambedu Bus Stand | 8.50 |
Tiruvallur Bus Stand | 40.76 |
Mahabalipuram Bus Station | 50.29 |
Agents NearBy |
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Chennai Vision |