The promoters of Namma Veedu Vasanta Bhavan, a Chennai-based hotel chain, have launched a 50-room boutique hotel that marries, according to its promoters, two of Chennai favourite pastime movies and dining out.

According to Mr Anand Krishnan, Director and promoter of the hotel The Spring, it has a pub named Star Rock, a restaurant, a 24-hour coffee shop and banquet halls that will cater to the business segment during the day and to the club goers in the evening. The restaurant offers a la carte menu and a buffet option priced around Rs 400. The rack rate for the rooms is around Rs 6,000.

This is to be the first of a chain of hotels the promoters are planning in Chennai and international locations through franchisees.

Krishnan said their next project is to come up on 100-ft road on a one-acre property. This would be launched in 2011 with 150 rooms at a budget of about Rs 40-50 crore. The promoters are also looking at Australia and Germany where properties would be developed through franchisees.

In The Spring, the movie theme can be seen in the restaurant which has two screens that will feature three movies a day, and the coffee shop has the Rajini theme, highlighting the superstar movies. The banquet hall sports the art works of the popular Thotta Tharani, a leading art director and an artist of significant repute.

Namma Veedu Vasant a Bhavan is a leading hotel chain in Chennai with franchises in China, Sri Lanka and the US.