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Leisure and fitness: The best way to pass your free time at the Park, Chennai is by shopping around in its shopping arcade, the Box. The Box is the most haunted shopping joint for home accessories, fashion and beauty products, gift items and stationery. The store in pale cream limestone is located at the Lobby level of the hotel. A wide range of "Sculpted Steel" office and home accessories architecturally designed by Priya Paul is available here along with the brass items exquisitely crafted by Anupam Poddar. Fashion is the designer store of Malini Ramani. You can also purchase from an exclusive range of hand woven shawls. There is a section for kids also where games using Indian craft are at display and sale. The Oxford bookstore has a wide collection of books for the book lovers. Kama Ayurveda has displayed a range of 100% pure Ayurvedic beauty and health products. There is a section for gift items, which changes from time to time and displays Indian art and craft items. You can purchase zardosi trays, jewellery boxes, photo frames etc. You can also buy stationery from here. Around the City: You can visit several tourist places in Chennai located near the Park. Fort St. George is one of the first forts built by British East India Company. It marks the beginning of the modern city of Madras. Vallur Kottum is a memorial of the poet-saint Thiruvalluvar. It is shaped like a chariot temple with a life-size statue of the saint Thiruvalluvar. There is an auditorium here, which is said to be the largest in Asia with capacity of 4000 people. The Marina Beach is the longest beach in the world and a perfect place to enjoy your mornings and evenings. The entire stretch of the beach is adorned with statues highlighting Tamil culture. The Portuguese built San Thome Basilica in the 16th century. The story of the St. Thomas is depicted on the stained glasses of the windows while the central hall depicts the scene from the last days of Jesus. The Kapaleshwar temple, the biggest temple in Chennai, is dedicated to Lord Shiva. It has a 37 m gourmand with depictions of scenes from Hindu mythological stories. The temple is near the Park. You can also visit the city of temples Mahabalipuram or Mamallapuram at a distance of 55 km from Chennai.
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