Premier Hotels & Resorts - Winter/Spring 2009 - (Page 314) New Delhi INDIA The Grand Hotels, Palaces and Resorts Promoted by Bharat Hotels Limited, The Grand Group’s portfolio of five-star hotels includes the InterContinental The Grand New Delhi, InterContinental The Grand Mumbai, InterContinental The Grand Goa Resort and InterContinental The Grand Palace Srinagar, as well as The Grand Ashok Bangalore, The Grand Laxmi Vilas Palace Udaipur and The Grand Temple View Khajuraho. The company’s first venture, InterContinental The Grand New Delhi, a 460-room five-star deluxe hotel, strategically located in Connaught Place, in the heart of India’s capital city, opened its doors in October 1988. The looming, 25-story structure features a triple-tower façade and offers INTERCONTINENTAL THE GRAND PALACE SRINAGAR (top left), InterContinental The Grand Mumbai (top right) and InterContinental The Grand Goa Resort sport bold, stylish and eyecatching façades that reflect the flavor of their respective locations. spacious deluxe rooms, suites and Club InterContinental rooms. Four specialty restaurants serve up everything from Indian cuisine and Asianinspired fare to contemporary European food. Whether it’s business or pleasure that brings travelers to New Delhi, guests of the hotel can take advantage of its extensive banquet and meeting facilities, business center, swimming pool, health club, salon and shopping arcade. Riding the coattails of its New Delhi success, The Grand Group opened a heritage resort in Srinagar in 1998, which became the InterContinental The Grand Palace Srinagar in 2001. Once the palace residence of the Maharajas, the hotel has been fully restored to its original grandeur, which complements its position overlooking Dal Lake. When guests aren’t lounging in one of the hotel’s 45 Palace Suites, 57 Palace Rooms or 10 cottages, they’re likely to be found sampling its dining or entertainment venues, or partaking in leisure facilities that include an indoor heated swimming pool, a well-equipped health club (it features a gym, sauna, steam room, whirlpool and massage services), a beauty parlor/barber shop and a shopping area. Athletically inclined guests can sharpen their skills on the tennis courts or the putting green, or simply enjoy the scenery while strolling the hotel’s spacious walking lawns. Golf, cycling, trekking, fishing and photography are only a few other outdoor adventures offered here. The 368-room InterContinental The Grand Mumbai, which counts among its inventory 21 serviced apartments, is conveniently located near Sahar International Airport, making it an easily accessible destination for well-heeled travelers. The hotel’s 30 suites, 106 Club InterContinental rooms and 232 deluxe rooms are outfitted with the latest technologies to keep guests well connected throughout their stay, while six dining 314 PREMIER HOTELS & RESORTS | Winter/Spring 2009
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