Chettinadu Mansion is a heritage home located at Chettinadu (Tamilnadu, India). Chettinadu is equidistant from Madurai, Thanjavur and Trichy. Chettinadu is famous for its fortress like heritage homes and temples made by Chettiars of Tamilnadu.

Chettinadu mansion was built in 1902 and it is now one among the spectacular mansions in Chettinadu. It is now a heritage home offering cool and comfortable accommodation (11 Guest Rooms) and cuisine that is straight out of a real chettinadu kitchen.

Facilities:

  • Swimming pool

  • Library

  • Museum within the Mansion

  • Cycles for rural tour

  • Authentic Chettinad cuisine

  • Cooking demos can be pre booked

  • Bullock cart rides

  • Audio visual on Chettinad Culture is shown to the guests every evening

  • Ayurveda Centre - providing Healing health solutions, Ayurveda doctor consultation, Separate treatment rooms for women and men, Slimming therapies, Body purification therapies, Facial therapies etc.

Interesting things to do at Chettinadu Mansion:

  • Guided tours of the Mansion.

  • Visits to near by temples like Kunakudi, Nemam, and Pillayarpetti.

  • Visits to the Chettinadu Palace which is located just behind Chettinadu Mansion.

  • Visits to the weekly local Chettinadu shandies, where one can get an idea about local marketing skills of the village folk and view the colourful arrangement of vegetables, fruits, snacks, chettinadu baskets, and other rural produce.

  • Visits to the Athangudi Tiles factory, basket making cooperative, and brass smiths.

  • Shopping trip to Karaikudi where Antiques, C hettinadu sarees, and silver wear are available.

  • Visit to the saree weaving center at Karaikudi.
    Bullock cart ride through the village roads of Kanadukathan.

  • Visit to Tirumayam fort, about 10 km away from Chettinadu Mansion.

  • Day trips to Madurai, Tanjore and Trichy (All three places are situated 80 kms).

Access: Trichy to Karaikudi is 90 kms on the Rameshwaram (120 kms) Road (NH 210) and Chettinadu Mansion is 5 kms before Karaikudi just 1 km off the highway.

Karaikudi is visited as a part of Heritage Tamilnadu Itinerary.