• Spacious guest rooms and villas
• Sample Indian and international cuisine
• See the temples and soak up the culture of Madurai
• Relax with a spa treatment
• Large outdoor swimming pool 

Heritage Madurai started as the Madurai Club, a staff club, and has been successfully converted into a hotel. It is set back from the road in extensive grounds, making it a peaceful place to relax in between trips to see local temples and exploring the old city on foot. Rooms are divided into 3 categories, all offering ample space, TV, phone, hot drinks maker and minibar plus en-suite bathrooms with hot and cold running water. They are kept cool by fans or air conditioning. Villas provide the most space and feature a private deck with plunge pool.

The Banyan Tree Restaurant serves tasty South Indian cuisine plus a choice of international dishes, so all tastes are catered for. It is supplemented by a coffee shop, open round the clock, where you can enjoy not only drinks but savoury snacks and sweet treats as you take in views of the gardens. The hotel's bar, Swig and Tee, embodies the essence of a colonial club, with part of it formed by the old clubhouse, and is a comfy place to unwind and socialise.

After a busy day exploring you will appreciate the skills of the therapists at the spa who can administer soothing and reviving massages and aromatherapy. They are also versed in Ayurvedic treatments entrenched in Indian culture, designed to improve health and well-being. The hotel's large pool is set into a sunken deck in the style of a temple tank and offers respite from the heat.