Location. The Chariot Beach Resort is located on the beach at the Bay of Bengal one kilometer from a World Heritage monument site and five kilometers from the city center of Mahabalipuram, India, and more of the area s ancient rock sculptures and temples.
Hotel Features. A business and leisure destination, the Chariot Beach Resort offers an outdoor pool in a landscaped garden. The resort also offers a fitness center, billiards and pool tables. Bicycle rentals also are available. The restaurant, Zodiac, offers international cuisine 24 hours a day and includes breakfast, lunch and dinner buffets and a separate all-day menu. The restaurant includes a bar, and complimentary breakfasts are served daily. The business center is open 24 hours a day, and wireless Internet access is available in public areas for a fee. The resort also offers function rooms with seating for from 40 to 400 people, laundry facilities and limousine service. Pets are not permitted.

Guestrooms. The 70 guestrooms and cottages in the two-story resort (no elevator) provide ocean, garden or pool views. Rooms include large windows, wood and rattan furniture and tile floors. Also included are satellite television, wireless Internet access for a fee, direct-dial phones, safes, desks, refrigerators, coffee and tea makers and minibars. All rooms and cottages are air-conditioned.

Expert Tip. The Mahabalipuram area is classified as a UNESCO World He ritage Site because of its concentration of sixth- through ninth-century mon uments. Most are sculpted rock and many are located along the shoreline. The y include a variety of temples, including cave temples, open-air bas relief, columns, rathas (chariots), animal sculptures and pagoda-like structures.

Distances are calculated in a straight line from the property’s location to the point of interest or attraction, and may not reflect actual travel distance.

Distances are displayed to the nearest 0. 1 mile and kilometre.

Pancha Pandava Rathas 0.2 km / 0.1 mi
New Lighthouse 1 km / 0.6 mi
Arjuna's Penance 1.3 km / 0.8 mi
Ganesha Ratha 1.3 km / 0.8 mi
Krishna's Butterball 1.4 km / 0.9 mi
Shore Temple 1.5 km / 1 mi
Mamallapuram Beach 1.9 km / 1.2 mi
Tiger Cave 6.3 km / 3.9 mi
Madras Crocodile Bank Trust 16.1 km / 10 mi
Dakshina Chitra 24.7 km / 15.3 mi
Arignar Anna Zoological Park 32.3 km / 20.1 mi

The preferred airport for Chariot Beach Resort is Chennai (MAA Chennai Intl.) 42 km / 26.1 mi.