NCR Hotels thread

[Suncity]

Wasn't it the media in the first place which created hype about shortage of hotel rooms? Now they are crying that there are excess rooms. Also the constant negative coverage by the media may have helped scare away a lot of people.

Hotel rooms that could not be had for love or money may be available at slashed rates this winter. Delhi hotels, which ordinarily hike room rents by 10%-15% with the onset of the peak season, may be forced into distress sales this October with the estimates of 1 lakh tourists arriving to see the Commonwealth Games turning out to be nothing but hype.


Read more: Delhi hotels may slash rates to attract tourists - http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/c...#ixzz0wasnjCZd

[IU]

Vivanta by Taj, Dwarka - 400 rooms - designed by HK based RAD architects

Renders:







August Update - Copyright Metrofreak


close-ups :




the cranes:




view from the Dwarka Sector 8 Delhi Metro Blue Line station side:

[IU]

Taj Noida, Noida - Also designed by RAD architects

[Cov Boy]

Excellent!

Taj always surprises me with their hotels.

These are hotels are very trendy & will attract a different segment of travellers who want something more hip.

[Suncity]

Crowne Plaza Okhla

photo copyright Sushant Gupta

[metrofreak]

Guys, I have no idea which one of the three structures is named what, but the sign board on the Hari Nagar Sports Complex road said the above mentioned. The images might look a bit funny coz i have removed the fugly poles and wires to an extent :P

I am shocked though, as to how they came up with these in about an year. The District Park land adjacent to DDU Hospital and MTNL office had been lying vacant for years. There is still considerable filth around and I have no idea why they came up with this over here, but who cares, the structures are beautiful, at least in the eye-sore ridden West Delhi. lol! Hope you like 'em...

[Suncity]

The buildings look nice.

[Cov Boy]

They look unique, very nice.

[ellibettyy]

Last year I had the opportunity to stay at the Oberoi hotel in Delihi and believe me their hospitality has really stolen my heart.

[Cov Boy]

Thats great!

You should do a review of your experience at Trip Advisor?

[anidel]

Rs 1600cr hotel to open in city

NEW DELHI: The capital is all set to get India's most expensive five-star deluxe hotel when the Leela opens here on October 1. The records started to get set about two years back when the group acquired a three-acre plot in the prime diplomatic area of Chanakyapuri for about Rs 700 crore.

Now, the hotel with 260 rooms and suites has been constructed at an approximate cost of Rs 900 crore, taking the per unit cost to Rs 6 crore (with land cost) or Rs 3.5 crore (without land).

This is way above the average per unit cost range of Rs 75 lakh to Rs 1.8 crore for a five-star deluxe property, according to the Federation of Hotel and Restaurant Association of India (FHRAI).

The Leela Delhi's per unit cost is also higher than the federation's average of Rs 2.25 crore per unit for a five-star villa in India. 'The cost of Rs 1,600 crore for 260 rooms and suites is the highest for a five-star deluxe property in India and possibly in the world as well at close to Rs 6 crore per unit. We could have gone in for 450 to 475 units in this property with an average room size of 28-32sqm that would have taken the per unit cost down. But we opted for larger rooms starting at 52sqm," said Vivek Nair, Leela Group V-P and MD.

In terms of sheer expense, according to the FHRAI, the upcoming property has jumped to the top of the list that reads like Oberoi, Taj, Maurya, Imperial and the Hyatt. Financial experts question the viability of such an expensive project as they point out that the hotel would require to be full almost at all times at very high tariff of over Rs 22,000 per night to get a 12% return on the investment of Rs 1,600 crore. But Nair is confident of the property getting cash break even in three years.

'Our tariff would be 10-15% higher than the competition. The peak travel season (November-March) saw the top two hotels in Delhi having average room rates of Rs 24,000 in 2006-2008, a figure that went down to Rs 22,000 the in last two years due to the slowdown. Our Gurgaon property has seen over 90% occupancy in the lean season at healthy rates. The Delhi property would be supported by the robust cash flows of other properties like Mumbai and Bangalore for three years after which it will realize its potential once operations stabilize," Nair said.

Among the services being planned are a personalized butler for each room who will be at the beck and call of guests and would even do unpacking and packing for them. The hotel will have video on demand. While the management is yet to decide if they will go in for a pay TV concept, there will be no adult movies like the ones guests pay to watch abroad.

Read more: Rs 1600cr hotel to open in city - The Times of India http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/c...#ixzz10Gsfma5X

[Suncity]

Sarovar Portico, Faridabad

photo copyright Sarovar hotels

[jas29]

any pictures of the new leela??

[Cov Boy]

The Leela is fantastic news.

[Suncity]

Originally Posted by jas29

any pictures of the new leela??

As of July 2010

photo copyright Marc Petiteau

[european]

it looks good.

[Cov Boy]

Impressive it will be once it opens on the 1st October.

[SSCaddict]

radisson paschim vihar

[SSCaddict]

crown plaza rohini

[Jim856796]

I was wondering...how many hotel rooms can Delhi (and other cities in India) even support?