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The Fern
opens its new
hotel in Mumbai |
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The Fern Hotels
& Resorts
announced the
opening of The
Fern Goregaon,
an upscale
business hotel
which will be
the closest
hotel to the
Bombay
Exhibition &
Convention
Centre (Nesco).
Located 800 mtrs
away just off
western express
highway, the
hotel is
designed to
reflect the
theme of Mumbai
and its culture.
The hotel’s
proximity to
Western Express
highway,
important
business and
entertainment
hubs, exhibition
centre makes it
an ideal
location for
business
travellers.
The hotel offers
89 well
appointed rooms
ranging from 28
sqmt – 32 sqmts,
an all day
dining
restaurant,
three banquets
halls which can
accommodate from
25-200 people, a
range of
facilities such
as roof top
swimming pool,
fitness centre
and many more.
The Fern Hotel
Goregaon, Mumbai
opened its doors
to guests on
November 1, with
this hotel The
Fern Hotels &
Resorts now
manage 380 rooms
in the City of
Mumbai.
The unit is
owned and
promoted by IJB
hotels Pvt Ltd
and the hotel is
managed by
Concept
Hospitality Pvt
Ltd. |
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The Oberoi’s
first
destination spa
& resort comes
to Chandigarh |
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Love those
luxurious tented
safari camps in
Ranthambore?
Adore that vast,
creamy
architecture in
Udaipur that
just oozes
romance? The
Oberoi Group has
transported the
best elements of
its uber-luxe
‘Vilas’
properties to
the very tip of
the 8,000-acre,
protected Siswan
Forest Range
near Chandigarh,
creating
Sukhvilas, its
first
destination spa
and resort. (It
is opening two
more resorts in
2017—in
Marrakech and
Ajman, UAE.)
When the first
Vilas property
opened in Jaipur,
back in 1997, it
charted a new
course for the
Indian hotel
chain,
propelling it
towards global
stardom with its
unparalleled
level of
personalised
service for
affluent
international
travellers. The
newest Vilas
property,
Udaivilas, is
already 14 years
old and a hot
favourite with
Indian
travellers.
And now with the
60-key Sukhvilas,
The Oberoi is
hoping to
replicate and
build on these
successes with a
truly unique new
offering. It
just might pull
it off. The
12,000ft spa
(opening early
2017) is a
unique
combination of
ayurvedic,
Eastern and
Western
therapies and
includes
hydrotherapy, an
infrared sauna,
a Turkish hammam
and a Roman
tepidarium as
well as
programmes for
stress/weight
management,
detox and
rejuvenation,
that will be
fully customised
on-site.
But you needn’t
visit Sukhvilas
only for
wellness; this
is equally a
getaway for
nature-lovers.
Go trekking or
birdwatching in
the lush Siswan
forest, situated
in the last fold
of the outer
Himalayas, and
full of
beautiful Indian
mahogany trees
(and the
occasional
leopard). Return
to a feast of
authentic
Punjabi cuisine,
replete with
homemade butter
and mango
pickle. The
architecture is
signature Vilas,
with landscaped
courtyards,
cusped arches,
gorgeous
fountains and an
outdoor pool
that overlooks
the forest.
Perfect for a
family getaway,
the 22-acre
resort is also
set to become
another
destination
wedding
favourite:
easily
accessible, with
a scenic
backdrop,
beautiful rooms
and a ballroom
that can fit up
to 600 people. |
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Nepal |
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Silver
Heritage Nepal
soft opening in
February 2017 |
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Silver
Heritage
Group, which
operates
casinos in
Vietnam and
Nepal, has
announced
that it is
planning a
soft opening
of its new
hotel in
Nepal in
February
2017,
according to
a filing on
the
Australian
Securities
Exchange.
The
foundations
for the
casino,
hotel
function
rooms and
F&B areas
are 100 per
cent
complete,
notes the
filing, and
the first
phase of the
property –
with a
100-room
5-star
hotel, 52
gaming
tables, and
200
electronic
gaming
machines -
is set to
cost the
group about
US$40
million
(MOP320
million).
The
property,
with a gross
gaming floor
area of
nearly 2,500
square
meters,
constitutes
the third
phase of the
group’s
‘India-facing
strategy’,
encompassing
three hotel
and casino
properties
in Nepal
near the
Indian
border.
The first
phase, the
41-room
Hotel
Devotee with
3 tables and
20 gaming
machines,
opened in
Dhangadhi in
2013, while
the second
phase –
opened in
2015 – added
the 120-room
Shangri-la
Hotel, with
22 tables
and 38
gaming
machines.
The newest
addition
intends to
further
cement the
group’s
position and
take
advantage of
neighbouring
India’s
legislation
that only
allows
casino
gaming in
two states. |
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Soaltee to
open 4-Star
Hotel in
Nepalgunj |
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The Soaltee
Crowne Plaza is
expanding its
portfolio with a
four-star
property in
Nepalgunj, its
first hotel
outside
Kathmandu where
it has completed
a half-century
of operations.
The four-star
property located
in western
Nepal’s
commercial and
travel hub is
scheduled for a
soft launch by
the first
quarter of 2017,
the hotel said
on Thursday.
It has spent
Rs550 million on
the new property
with the brand
name Soaltee
which will
feature 81 guest
rooms. The new
property
incorporates a
separate unit
for vocational
training related
to the
hospitality
business, spa
facility,
swimming pool
and banquet
service for 250
people.
“The luxury
hotel in
Nepalgunj will
cater to the
expanding
tourism business
in the area,”
said Prabhakar
SJB Rana,
chairman
emeritus of the
Soaltee Crowne
Plaza.
“Nepal can
benefit from the
tourism business
due to its
competitive
advantage
through proper
management and
marketing in the
source market,”
he added.
After the new
facility in
Nepalgunj comes
online, the
Soaltee Crowne
Plaza plans to
open a luxury
resort in
Pokhara and has
procured land at
Khapaundi.
“The proposed
resort will
offer facilities
similar to a
four-star
hotel,” said
Dinesh Bahadur
Bista, executive
chairman of the
Soaltee. “We
have already
procured land in
Pokhara.”
The Soaltee
Hotel was
founded in 1966
by the late
prince Himalaya
Bikram Shah and
the late
princess Princep
Rajya Laxmi. The
104-room posh
property was
inaugurated by
the late king
Mahendra.
In 1969, the
hotel was
converted into a
private limited
company and
India’s Oberoi
Hotels, with a
capital share
investment, was
entrusted with
its operational
management under
the brand name
Hotel Soaltee
Oberoi. |
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