Grand Central Hotel
48 West Perumal Maistry Street, Madurai 625001 India
Full view
View all photos(7)7
View prices for your travel dates
Contact accommodation for availability.
There are similar hotels available.
View allDid you already book this hotel?
About
3.0
#71 of 95 hotels in MaduraiLocation
Cleanliness
Service
Value
Finding an ideal budget friendly hotel in Madurai does not have to be difficult. Welcome to Grand Central Hotel, a nice option for travellers like you.
Nearby landmarks such as Goripalayam Dargah (2.3 km) and Vandiyur Mariamman Teppakulam (3.1 km) make Grand Central Hotel a great place to stay when visiting Madurai.
Guest rooms offer air conditioning.
When you’re feeling hungry, be sure to check out Zaitoon Restaurant, Chopstix Multicuisine Restaurant, and Infinito Resto-Lounge, which are some Chinese restaurants that are popular with locals and out-of-towners alike.
If you’re looking for something to do, Sri Meenakshi Temple (1.0 km), Aayiram Kaal Mandapam (0.9 km), and Koodal Azhagar Temple (0.4 km) are a nice way to spend some time, and they are all within walking distance of Grand Central Hotel.
Grand Central Hotel looks forward to welcoming you on your visit to Madurai.
Read more
Suggest edits to improve what we show.Improve this listing
Property amenities
Free parking
Laundry service
Room features
Air conditioning
Good to know
HOTEL STYLE
Budget
Business
Location
48 West Perumal Maistry Street, Madurai 625001 India
Getting there
Somewhat walkable
Places to stay are graded on a 0-100 scale. The higher the grade, the easier it is for travellers to find restaurants and things to do within walking distance.
Grade: 70 out of 100
70
Madurai Airport
9.5 km•
See all flights
Rental Cars
74 Restaurants
within 1 kilometer
17Reviews0Q+A3Room tips
Reviews
Traveller rating
- 5
- 0
- 5
- 2
- 5
Time of year
Traveller type
Language
Selected filters
- Filter
- English
Sort by:
Detailed Reviews
To begin with the photos above (unless tripadvisor has removed them) are not of Grand Central Hotel.
I picked this hotel out of the L.P which lists a number of places in the area. With retrospect I probably should have checked some others but I was tired and couldn’t be bothered traipsing around.
My 420R room was not particularly clean. As is typical the double bed was two singles pushed together. Mattress' were in a bad way, pillow cases ripped. There was cable tv not that I watched it.
The bathroom was grim. Had obviously not been cleaned properly since... ever. The shower pressure was absolutely pathetic. I had to press myself against the wall to get under it.
Reception staff were ok but you're not gonna make any friends here.
One good thing about the hotel was the fact that checkout is 24 hour - you get the room for 24 hours.
I asked to keep it a couple of hours beyond the 24 (and offered to pay something extra) but was told I'd have to pay for another night.
There are plenty of other hotel options on this street as well as restaurants and internet cafés.
If you want to eat meat you could try Mahal Restaurant on Town Hall Rd (L.P listed.) The tandoori chicken was good. Though annoyingly the waiter stood over me waiting to see how much of a tip I was going to leave.
I picked this hotel out of the L.P which lists a number of places in the area. With retrospect I probably should have checked some others but I was tired and couldn’t be bothered traipsing around.
My 420R room was not particularly clean. As is typical the double bed was two singles pushed together. Mattress' were in a bad way, pillow cases ripped. There was cable tv not that I watched it.
The bathroom was grim. Had obviously not been cleaned properly since... ever. The shower pressure was absolutely pathetic. I had to press myself against the wall to get under it.
Reception staff were ok but you're not gonna make any friends here.
One good thing about the hotel was the fact that checkout is 24 hour - you get the room for 24 hours.
I asked to keep it a couple of hours beyond the 24 (and offered to pay something extra) but was told I'd have to pay for another night.
There are plenty of other hotel options on this street as well as restaurants and internet cafés.
If you want to eat meat you could try Mahal Restaurant on Town Hall Rd (L.P listed.) The tandoori chicken was good. Though annoyingly the waiter stood over me waiting to see how much of a tip I was going to leave.
Read more
Date of stay: March 2012Trip type: Travelled solo
Value
Rooms
Location
Cleanliness
Service
Sleep Quality
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.
Ideally situated near the railway station. Relatively clean, but could do with more careful dusting as fine dust was sticking to the headboard and TV. Bathrooms ware clean but without clothes hanger. Rates range from 600,800 and 1300 without tax.
Read more
Date of stay: December 2015Trip type: Travelled on business
Location
Cleanliness
Service
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.
The hotel is descend one with basic accommodation relatively cheap ,The hotel is about 800 meter from meenakshi temple .The staffs behaviour are good,they are willing to help .The owner is good person ,he was very hel[pfill for arranging cabs and travellers for our trips from Madurai to Rameshwaram & Payanai
Read more
Date of stay: August 2015Trip type: Travelled with family
Location
Service
Sleep Quality
Room Tip: Choose Deluxe room
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.
We arrived early in the morning, were told a double room was 660 INR for a double room with fan, so we thought, great, the sheets looked clean so might be ok, the bathroom wasn't that great and we had to have bucket washes, and it was a noisy hotel, but that was manageable.
Biggest problem was the beg bugs. Woke up with almost a hundred bites, when I told reception they did come and change the sheets about an hour later, but there was no apology.
We were not told that we had the room for 24 hours, so presumed it was a 10 o'clock check out at the earliest. When I went to reception to inquire about this on the day of leaving, the angry staff told me 'check in 6.30, check out 6.30, you leave now. You check out now.'. That is fine if that is a rule, but I have never encountered this before in my years of travelling so surely they would mention it at check in? No. Horrible. They then proceeded to tell one of the room porters to tell us to leave again. At least he did offer us a cup of tea or coffee. And I suppose it is lucky we did want to leave as soon as possible anyway.
Biggest problem was the beg bugs. Woke up with almost a hundred bites, when I told reception they did come and change the sheets about an hour later, but there was no apology.
We were not told that we had the room for 24 hours, so presumed it was a 10 o'clock check out at the earliest. When I went to reception to inquire about this on the day of leaving, the angry staff told me 'check in 6.30, check out 6.30, you leave now. You check out now.'. That is fine if that is a rule, but I have never encountered this before in my years of travelling so surely they would mention it at check in? No. Horrible. They then proceeded to tell one of the room porters to tell us to leave again. At least he did offer us a cup of tea or coffee. And I suppose it is lucky we did want to leave as soon as possible anyway.
Read more
Date of stay: February 2014Trip type: Travelled as a couple
Value
Rooms
Location
Cleanliness
Service
Sleep Quality
Room Tip: Go to one of the other million hotels on that road, there is plenty.
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.
On a South Indian tour, our families stayed here for 2 days. Rooms are neat. Owner is a good person. He arranged us a tempo traveller at a reasonable cost. He guided us to Alagar temple and other local places and arranged cottage stay at Kodaikanal as well. Thanks a lot and best wishes.
Read more
Date of stay: June 2017Trip type: Travelled with family
Value
Rooms
Service
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.
This hotel was by far the worst we stayed at in India. Dirty sheets, dirty room, bathroom had NEVER been cleaned, shower was a hose coming out of the wall. Reception staff were appalling. so unhelpful and rude. We asked for a towel and they bought us some that were so dirty we refused. The only good thing was that it was 24 hour check out so we were ok to leave our stuff there until our night train. The worst part about this hotel is that it was the most expensive! 1500 rupees for the 3 of us. We did shop around but alot of hotels were full and was late. had no choice but to take it. Do not stay here!
Read more
Date of stay: April 2012
Value
Rooms
Location
Cleanliness
Service
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.
We arranged a package for 4 families from kerala to Tamil Nadu which covers Madurai for 3 days. Hotel Manager helped us a lot through out the stay. Discount on room rates and food bills are so much appreciated. Rooms are maintained properly. Overall a good experience and we are looking for continued business with this property.
Read more
Date of stay: June 2017Trip type: Travelled with family
Rooms
Cleanliness
Service
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.
I stayed here with my family for 3 days last month. Bit old property from outside. But rooms are good and clean. Near the railway station. 5 min walkable to meenashi temple. Staffs are friendly.. 24 hours check out policy for online customers too. So added advantage.
Read more
Date of stay: June 2017Trip type: Travelled with family
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.
I use to visit Madurai for my business trip. Stayed here a few times. Good Budget property. Just asked them for a discount and got surprised when they gave me a deluxe room instead of a double room with the same budget. Happy with the staffs and level of service. Yes recommended..!
Read more
Date of stay: April 2017Trip type: Travelled on business
Value
Service
Sleep Quality
Room Tip: Ask them for a discount... Ha ha..!
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.
Gud hotel with all basic amenities. Gud location. Near amman temple and periyar bus stand. Rooms were clean. We stayed here for 3 days last month and everything went gud. Hotel falls under Budget category. Ac rooms are preferred.overall excellent stay.
Read more
Date of stay: March 2017Trip type: Travelled with family
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.
No results found. • Try changing or clearing your search to read questions and answers.
LOCATION
IndiaTamil NaduMadurai DistrictMadurai
NUMBER OF ROOMS
50
Prices are the average nightly price provided by our partners and may not include all taxes and fees. Taxes and fees that are shown are estimates only. Please see our partners for more details.
Is This Your Tripadvisor Listing?
Own or manage this property? Claim your listing for free to respond to reviews, update your profile and much more.
Claim Your ListingGrand Central Hotel - Reviews & Photos
Frequently Asked Questions about Grand Central Hotel
Which popular attractions are close to Grand Central Hotel?
Nearby attractions include Madurai Meenakshi Amman Temple (0.9 km), Koodal Azhagar Temple (0.5 km), and Thirumalai Nayakar Mahal (0.7 km).
What are some restaurants close to Grand Central Hotel?
Conveniently located restaurants include Royal Court, Murugan Idli Shop, and Sree Sabarees.
Are there any historical sites close to Grand Central Hotel?
Many travellers enjoy visiting Thirumalai Nayakar Mahal (0.7 km), Sri Ramana Mandiram (0.7 km), and Madurai Amma Mitto (1.8 km).