Ideal beach resort

The best expat hangout place on the weekend is Ideal beach resort. Around three kilometers before the cultural heritage of Mahabalipuram is this hotel resort, which has a great beach, a nice swimming pool and an ok restaurant, but you will definitely find most of the Chennai expat families spending their Saturdays or Sundays there.

What makes this place unique is, that for 150 Rupies you can use the well maintained beach area as well as the swimming pool, which no other resort in the area would allow you. And the hygenic standards are acceptable so that it makes the only place on the coast strech between Chennai and Pondy, where you can hang out on the beach, enjoy a fresh coconut water under palm trees and have a nap in one of the hammocks.

The food at the beach itself is not really great, but in the restaurant in the resort it is definitely acceptable and they have a wide variety of Indian, continental and sea food.

At the pool you will soon make your friends in French, German, Danish, Italian or English language. Lots of mainly European expat families enjoy this place on the weekend, despite the fact, that it is a good hour drive on the East Coast Road (ECR) from Chennai.

On Sunday afternoons Brynjulf from Norway is organizing beach volleyball games and everybody fit enough to play for some hours in 45 degrees is welcome to join.

This place has the best recreational factor on the whole coast and worthwhile a visit!