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Delhi's Oberoi
hotel to take 2
years off for
facelift |
The iconic
Oberoi hotel - a
landmark in the
heart of Delhi
for the last 50
years — will be
shut down for
major renovation
from April 1.
East India
Hotels (EIH),
the parent
company of
Oberoi Hotels,
has informed the
Bombay Stock
Exchange that
the property is
expected to
reopen by April
1, 2018.
"The existing
building will
undergo thorough
renovation. Its
guest rooms,
public areas and
'back of the
house' will be
completely
renovated," said
an EIH official.
The group
clarified that
the existing
structure
wouldn't be
razed to make
way for a brand
new building in
its place.
The Oberoi's
planned two year
shutdown is one
of the longest
renovation
period for a
marquee hotel in
the country. The
Taj Mahal Palace
in Mumbai, which
was attacked on
November 26,
2008, reopened
on October 15,
2010, after
being restored
at a cost of Rs
180 crore.
The capital's
Oberoi was the
first hotel to
be built by the
late M S Oberoi,
who founded the
group in 1934.
The first two
hotels that he
had acquired,
one each in
Shimla and
Kolkata, were
existing
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Mumbai’s GVK
Lounge crowned
world’s best |
The lavish GVK
Lounge at
Terminal 2 of
Mumbai’s
Chhatrapati
Shivaji
International
Airport has been
named the
World’s Leading
Airport Lounge –
First Class 2015
at the recently
held World
Travel Awards in
Morocco. The
airport has been
getting a lot of
love in the
recent past,
including the
runner-up honour
at the Condé
Nast Traveller
Readers’ Travel
Awards 2015.
Designed by
celebrated
fashion designer
Sandeep Khosla
and acclaimed
architect Alfaz
Miller, the GVK
Lounge opened a
little over a
year ago. It has
three tiers:
First, Business
and Premium
Class. Located
on level 4, the
exclusive First
Class section
offers
personalised
services, à la
carte dining,
individual spa
treatments,
relaxation
rooms, shower
facilities and
concierge
services, among
other comforts.
Among the other
nominees were
Etihad Airways’
First Class
Lounge in Abu
Dhabi, Lufthansa
First Class
Lounges in
Frankfurt, and
Emirates First
Class Lounge at
Dubai T3—winner
for two years in
a row. |
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First look:
Vivanta by Taj –
Guwahati |
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Guwahati,
the hub of
the
northeast,
has a new
Taj
property,
aimed at
business and
leisure
travellers.
Its location
on the
Guwahati–Shillong
highway,
right at the
centre of
the city’s
administrative
and
corporate
areas, makes
it ideal for
guests on
business,
while
holidayers
will
appreciate
the easy
access to
the
Brahmaputra
dinner
cruise.
Here’s a
sneak peek
at the
property:
The Vivanta
by Taj –
Guwahati is
spread over
five acres
of land and
has lawns
and ponds
and vast
expanses of
bucolic
green. The
150 rooms
decked in
contemporary
style
overlook the
surrounding
hills.
The décor
blends
modern
design with
the
traditional
architectural
styles of
Assam. So
while the
main
pavilion
building is
themed on
Guwahati’s
Kamakhya
temple, the
lobby has
been adorned
with 1,008
sacred
bells. As
for dining
options,
Umami does
Japanese and
Chinese
cuisine
centred on
the ‘fifth
taste’ of
umami, while
Seven, the
coffee shop
(pictured),
serves
Indian
(including
north-eastern),
pan-Asian
and
Mediterranean.
You can get
the state’s
signature
Assam chai
at The Tea
Lounge and
live music
at the bar,
Octave.
“The opening
of Hyatt
Place Goa/Candolim
is a
significant
milestone
for the
Hyatt Place
brand as it
continues to
expand in
India and
across the
globe,” said
Kurt Straub,
Hyatt’s vice
president of
operations,
India.
“Goa’s first
Hyatt Place
hotel will
be a vibrant
and dynamic
hotel that
combines
comfort and
style that
fits right
into the
region’s
holiday
capital.”
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Sri Lanka |
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Chena Huts, Yala
- Sri Lanka, The
Deep South |
Chena Huts is
the first luxury
safari lodge to
open near Yala
National Park in
December 2015.
It’s the latest
venture by Uga
Escapes who have
launched some of
Sri Lankas most
luxurious and
unique
properties over
the last few
years (Ullagalla,
Jungle Beach and
Uga Bay). With
the national
park on one side
of the resort
and the Indian
Ocean on the
other, Chena
Huts will offer
a superb
experience in a
terrific
location.
Here you’ll
enjoy a
marvellous
safari
adventure; daily
game drives will
get you close up
and personal
with elephants,
exotic birdlife
and most likely
leopards. You’re
also within
walking distance
of the beach and
a lake (where
you might be
lucky enough to
see elephants
bathing). When
not out and
about on a
wildlife quest
you can relax in
your plush
accommodation in
one of the 14
elegant cabins,
each designed
with earthy
interiors and
sumptuous soft
furnishings.
Each cabin has
its own private
deck and plunge
pool a great
spot from which
to feel immersed
in the fantastic
location.
On the beach
side of the
resort there is
a restaurant
where you can
take in
panoramic sea
views whilst
traditional Sri
Lankan cuisine
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New York Post
lists Ananthara
Peace Haven
Tangalle Resort
in Sri Lanka one
of the top
hotels to visit
in 2016 |
Sri Lanka's soon
to be opened
Ananthara Peace
Haven Tangalle
Resort is listed
by The New York
Post as one of
the top 19
hotels to visit
in 2016.
This
January-opening
Indian Ocean
retreat sits on
a 42-acre
coconut
plantation on
Sri Lanka's
southern coast,
its 152 locally
inflected but
largely
contemporary
rooms and pool
villas giving
onto a secluded
stretch of
beach.
This grand
resort Tangalle
is the doorway
to the open
beaches of
southeast Sri
Lanka. It's the
last town of any
size before
Hambantota and
has some old
world charm.
The resort
consists of 120
rooms and 32
stand-alone pool
villas, six
restaurant and
bar venues, an
exclusive
Ananatara spa, a
35-meter
swimming pool,
fully equipped
cardio-gym,
tennis and
badminton
courts.
Beyond the
Ayurvedic spa
and six
restaurants and
bars, the hotel
offers easy
access to the
area's nature
preserves,
whale-watching
sites and a
Buddhist temple
built into a
rocky cliff.
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