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Park Inn by Radisson’s 1st hotel opens in Bilaspur, Gurgaon
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his is the first property of the next generation Park inn by Radisson hotel in India. The hotel is bright, bold, fresh and energetic and offers affordable luxury to its guests. Their service goes by the tagline ‘adding colour to life’ and are designed to make stays fun, comfortable and uncomplicated. Going off the clichéd mindset, Park Inn by Raddisson Gurgaon Bilaspur turns budget hotels from dull to lively. “We had signed a joint venture with Bestech Hospitality last year to build 49 Park Inn hotels in India over the next set of years, of which eight have been signed and are in different stages of construction. The next one will be opening in Indraprastha in New Delhi within a couple of months. Across the world we have around 209 Park Inn by Radisson operating and in different stages of construction. This type of hotel will always be a new-built hotel,”
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said Raj Rana, Chief Executive Officer, South Asia, Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group. L ocation is a delight for business travellers as the hotel is conveniently placed in the Nationa l Capita l Region of New Delhi. Right on National Highway 8. Guests can move around the business and manufacturing hubs of Manesar and Gurgaon with ease. It is less than an hour’s drive away from the airport and nearby tourist attractions including Sheetala
Mata Temple, Sultanpur Bird Sanctuary and Damdama Lake. It is surrounded by a multitude of leisure options for guests who opt for extended stays to relax at the end of the day. “This new generation hotel is based on a much defined set of standards and a defined colour palette. We have four different colours in this hotel forming the whole design concept, which are Red, Blue Green and Yellow. The technology and service that goes into each hotel of this brand is
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much defined. They are going to be consistent across India. The colours are intentionally kept bold. The reason behind this is that Park Inn by definition is an aspiring brand. It provides great value for money, it charges you three star rates but the experience that it provides is at par with the four-star level in terms of food and beverage offerings, cleanliness, room layout, the wooden flooring and the overall look and feel. The colours have been brought in to create identification, and a change from other hotels,” Rana adds. He says that generally in locations like this around India, the mid- segment hotels are operating at a cost ranging from ` 2,800 to `3,000 and in their first few months of trial business, they have already achieved this rate. HS by NIKITA CHOPRA