아루드라 레지던시

They do not accept credit cards, neither Indian nor foreign. They demand cash or want us to use GPay system.

Har Har Mahadev Temple dershanam went well Lodging facility - Decent above average experience,Male staff's are good but not trained & they expect tip to be given for doing one's own duties! The female staff is better ✅. Even in the hotel's around the chidambaram temple,its the same. Giving tip is like the basic necessity. There is a swamp of begging racket(especially healthy looking females) around the city( too notorious and too demanding) not just money or food; they demand monthly groceries aswell The bathwater is hard!

Next to East Nadai of Nataraja Temple. Very nice place and we'll maintained. Everything available and Ananda Bhavan nearby for excellent food. Everything walkable.

The property is very old, poor cleanliness, bad odour in the room and bathroom and no car parking. Only advantage is its very close to the temple.

One probably can't stay closer to any major temple than this. The lodge is right next to the doorstep of the East Tower. Great way to visit the temple for multiple darshans - day and night. I took the opportunity to attend the Ardha Jamam (late night/ last) poojai - around 9.40 - 9.45 pm for Govindaraja Perumal and 10.00 - 10.30 pm for Nataraja. I even got to join a swami porapaddu (procession), accompanied by an elephant, out of the East Gate as late as 11 pm! My top lookout of a clean toilet was well met. My only issue was that the cupboard wasn't completely cleaned before my check in. Given that I checked in only at 9 pm, there was plenty of time to do a thorough job! I also had to request for a towel. The lodge offers to have Food & Beverages fetched from the neighborhood. Since there are plenty of restaurants within walking distance, this was not a major issue for me - especially since I was travelling alone. Understandably, this close to the temple, there is no car parking available immediately near the lodge. Again, this was not an issue for me since I had taken the (Thiruchendur bound) afternoon train from Chennai. Overall, quite happy I chose to stay at Arudhra Residency this trip.

Select carefully Very bad experience from checkin with an unfriendly manager at the reception, uncomfortable beds, stinking smell in and around the rooms allotted with drainage outlet surprisingly right next to the rooms. While these are some not so positive items about the hotel, one very positive aspect is its location if your visit to Chidambaram is for Nataraja Eshwar Darshan.