Popular stretches of OMR for PGs
| Area | Suits |
|---|---|
| Thoraipakkam and Karapakkam | Offices at the city end of OMR |
| Sholinganallur | ELCOT SEZ and the Sholinganallur junction offices |
| Navalur | Lower rents, many managed co-living PGs |
| Siruseri and Kelambakkam side | SIPCOT IT Park, Siruseri |
Living close to your office matters more on OMR than almost anywhere in Chennai, because peak-hour traffic is heavy. Also see boys PGs in Sholinganallur and furnished flats in Perungudi.
Before you pay anything
- Visit the PG and meet the owner or manager in person. DreamAcco verifies the poster's mobile number by OTP but doesn't inspect properties.
- Check what the rent covers: meals, electricity, Wi-Fi, housekeeping, laundry and AC.
- Ask about the deposit, notice period, lock-in, gate timings and visitor rules, and get them in writing.
- Look at entry control, CCTV and the condition of rooms and bathrooms yourself, and ask whether tenant police verification is done.
- Never transfer a token amount before you have seen the place, and get a receipt for every payment.