Fifty-five years of gracious hospitality, at the same address.
Savera opened in 1969 as one of South India’s first five-star hotels — a three-generation family enterprise that chose, from the beginning, hospitality over scale. We are still family-run. The architect of the original Savera, the families that grew up behind the reception desk, the chefs whose grandchildren work our kitchens today — they are the Savera.
A house, not a chain
We operate a single hotel. No sister properties in Goa, no branded resort in the mountains. Every decision — the flowers in the lobby, the oil for the massage, the stock for the Piano’s buffet — is made in the building where the guests arrive. That is deliberate. It is why something works differently here.
The families who stay
Three generations of Chennai’s families now remember Savera — the engagement in Pine Hall, the honeymoon in the Presidential Suite, the golden-jubilee lunch at Malgudi. Our guest register is a family album we keep by the window.
What “Our Business Is You” means
It is the promise at the top of our letterhead, yes — but also the operating instruction. When a reservation is made, we do not ask for a confirmation number. We ask where you’d like the fruit basket. When a wedding is booked, the floral designer remembers your mother’s favourite flower. When a guest arrives, every member of staff knows to smile first — and only then ask for the registration card.
Small, unhurried, ordinary kindnesses. That is hospitality. That is us.