Kochi Hotels & Resorts

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Abad Metro Hotel, another business hotel near KSRTC Bus station in Rajaji road, 300 meters away from MG Road, near Abad Plaza

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Berggruen Hotels Pvt Ltd, which currently operates ten properties in India with around 886 rooms, plans to have 40 properties under its portfolio by FY 2015 -16. These would be a mix of owned and managed hotels, resorts and serviced-apartments. The projects in the pipeline are in Pune, Kochi, Visakhapatnam and Gurgaon. Of these, Pune, Kochi and Visakhapatnam will be owned and managed by Berggruen Hotels Pvt Ltd. The investment for these upcoming projects is approximately Rs 108 crore. The two properties in Gurgaon, which is currently under construction, will be operational in the next two years.

Sanjay Sethi, Managing Director and CEO, Bergguen Hotels said, “We would like to have a combination of owned and managed properties. However, the owned properties would have a room inventory between 100 and 200 whereas managed properties would have room inventory between 80 and 100. The cost per key for owned properties would be Rs 30 lakh. Our resorts come under the upscale category whereas the business hotels are mid-segment.”

The upcoming property in Pune with 101 rooms will be operational by October 2011. Kochi with 151 rooms will open by March 2012 and the 110-room hotel in Visakhapatnam will open by October 2012. The serviced-apartments in Gurgaon will have 100 units whereas the hotels will have 125 rooms. Sethi further added, “The second phase of the Keys Hotel Nestor, Mumbai will witness an addition of 85 rooms. Simultaneously, the second phase of The Evershine, A Keys Resort in Mahabaleshwar will witness an addition of 27 rooms. The additional room inventory at both these properties will be operational by October 2011.”

Berggruen Hotels has taken over the management of 50-room Cama Hotels in Ahmedabad. The hotel will undergo product and service improvements over the next few months. Last month, Berggruen opened its largest property in Whitefield, Bengaluru with 147-room Keys Hotel and a 75 unit Keys Serviced Apartment. The serviced-apartment has a mix of studio and one bedroom units for extended stay guests.

Currently, Berggruen Hotels operates Keys Hotel Trivandrum; The Dukes Retreat - A Keys Resort, Lonavala; Keys Hotel Ludhiana; Keys Hotel Nestor, Mumbai; The Evershine, A Keys Resort – Mahabaleshwar; Keys Hotel Kattima, Chennai; Keys Cama, Ahmedabad; Keys Hosur Road, Bangalore and Keys Hotels and Serviced Apartments in Whitefield, Bengaluru

http://www.travelbizmonitor.com/berg...2015--16-13915

Berggruen Keys is coming up in Thevera, facing backwaters!!! Another big shot in Kochi!!! Kochi is really gearing up with several hospitality players

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Avenue Regent

Avenue Regent is a premium 4 star business hotel, located in heart of Kochi city at MG Road in South. The property is 60 room hotel with 5 suites and 12 premium rooms. The hotel has a multi-cuisine restaurant- The Springs, a 24 hour lounge cafe- Mezzo, a premium lounge bar with discoquette - Longevity

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DREAM Hotel Cochin

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Bolghatty Palace & Resort - Kochi

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InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG), the world's largest hotel group by number of rooms, today officially launched Holiday Inn Cochin here.

This is the third new look Holiday Inn property in India, following the successful competition of the USD 1 billion Holiday Inn global re-launch, IHG Regional General Manager Shaun Langdon told reporters here.

The other two are in Pune and Mumbai.

The hotel spread across 250,000 square feet area has 212 rooms and is located in close proximity to the National High bypass, making it easily accessible to both business and leisure travelers. Initially, the hotel will open 94 rooms for its guests, he added.

The Holiday Inn brand represents a great opportunity for the company in the mid market segment and will address the increasing demand for right opportunities to expand the band's presence in India's key business sand leisure hubs, he added.

IHG has aggressive expansion plans for its Holiday Inn brand in India with 32 new looks Holiday Inn hotels which account for over 70% of its current India development pipeline, Langdon said.

In India, IHG currently has 15 hotels and is looking to increase the number to 150 hotels by 2020. 46 hotels have been signed and many are under construction, he said.

In India, IHG is opening 4 key brands- Inter Continental, Crowne Plaza, Holiday Inn and Holiday Inn Express. The company has planed to come with another hotel under 'Crowne Plaza' in Kochi. Holiday Inn Cochin General Manager Garth Solly said the new hotel was destined for business and family oriented leisure travellers in need of a full service lodging experience.

Kerala is an extremely strong tourist destination for overseas visitors from Middle East and US, he said, adding that during the off season Infopark, Smart City projects, Cochin Port would offer great opportunities.
Indroyal Group, mainly into manufacturing of furnitures, in partnership with IHG launched the Rs 350 crore value hotel.

Its Chairman J Suguthan said this was their first diversification project the Hotel industry in India. The group has service apartments in Middle East and factories in China with worldwide turnover of USD 200 million.

http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/cur...in_566021.html

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Another IHG property is coming up in Kochi as Holiday Inn Express in Aluva. With this, Kochi will have 3 out 4 brands of IHG India!!! Now lets hope we get Kerala's first Intercontinental Hotel brand soon!!! Good news anyway

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Mermaid Hotel-Kochi

Mermaid Hotel is a premium 4 star business hotel cum serviced apartments located near Vytilla Junction, now just 100 meters from Vytilla Mobility Hub, as a waterfront property. One of the famous hotels of Kochi, Mermaid has 102 room facility, with 62 Executive/Superior rooms and 40 three bed room apartment facilities. The hotel has an excellent waterfront views and its infinity pool is one of the famous as it merges with river at same height. The hotel has 2 restaurant, Chimes, a multicuisine restaurant, Angler's Grill, a open riverside BBQ and live grill restaurant, in addition to a 24 hour coffee shop.

The hotel has an inhouse lounge bar and a dance floor and 24 hour business center.

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Yuvarani Residency- MG Road, Kochi

Yuvarani Residency is one of the oldest property located in exact geo-center of Kochi city at Jos Junction of MG Road in Ernakulam, just 300 meters from Ernakulam South Railway station. This 3 star business hotel has 40 well appointed rooms. The hotel's Chennavala restaurant is one of the city's finest restaurant famous for its sea-food and elobrate buffets. The Hotel has a Coffee shop-Tharavadu open till midnight. It has an exclusive coffee lounge for its in-house guests. The Lounge bar- Junction, is also one of the famous reasonable upscale pub of the city.

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The Middle East Hotels company is engaged in the business of hotels & restaurants. Middle East Hotels Company, which owns and manages 130-room Royal Palace Hotel in Cochin, is in the business of constructing, acquiring, and promoting hotels, motels, restaurants, etc.

http://www.travelbizmonitor.com/cent...proposal-14017

Anyone has any idea abt this hotel? I haven't any such hotel here in Kochi/ Does anyone knows about it?

The parent company is a Gulf Based group called VKL group, owned by a Malayalee.

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No idea! Haven't heard about it either!

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Crowne Plaza

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OMG!! Thanx Sun.

This photo must be brand new, because cladding was not done couple of weeks ago

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Royal Residency, Kakkanad

Royal residency Cochin is a luxury hotel located at Kakkanad, the major IT Hub of Kerala. Its convenient location ensures that while being away from the crowd you are still close to the city. Royal residency Cochin features lavishly appointed 41 rooms, suitable for budget conscious travelers and tourists. It has two speciality restaurants, coffee shop and conference hall, and is just 7 km from Ernakulam Town Railway Station,20 km from the Cochin International airport and 9 Km from Bus stand.

Kakkanad is the superhighway of Information Technology with the rise of Infopark, Kinfra, CSEZ, up coming Smart City project etc. It is also the administrative headquarters of the district of Ernakulam.

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Waiting for the complete Crown Plaza sketch out

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Both the Crowne plaza and Holiday Inn are amazing structures. Well planned for business people.

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Crowne Plaza

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Originally Posted by vinodnnhere

Both the Crowne plaza and Holiday Inn are amazing structures. Well planned for business people.

To be honest, I feel Holiday Inn looks more upscale than Crown Plaza in Kochi, though it should be vice-versa. Crown Plaza is supposed to be higher in league catering premier business class guests than Holiday Inn. But structure wise, I feel Holiday Inn looks more upscale.....

But view-wise I am sure Crown Plaza is going to make a good score, being a water front property.

Surely Kochi is really rocking to have more such premium facilities..... Now looking forward the super premium league hotels like Ritz, JW Marriot, Hyatt, Sheraton in the city.....

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Well, lets wait for the complete pop-out!

I hope you might have seen Crown Plaza beside Busniess Bay in Dubai! These structures look similar!

The lighting and facade is important

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Originally Posted by Malayaali

Well, lets wait for the complete pop-out!

I hope you might have seen Crown Plaza beside Busniess Bay in Dubai! These structures look similar!

The lighting and facade is important

True

There is some similarities. I was comparing between Holiday Inn Cochin and Crowne Plaza Cochin.... Ofcourse lighting and facade, along with landscape will surely make it another icon... But surely it will have compete with Le Meridien Kochi which is lying opposite to it, in terms of aesthetics.....

Surely, this is getting into different league!!! Cheers

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Ambady Palmgrove Club, by Ambady Resorts

Ambady Palmgrove Club is a premium luxury waterfront Apartment hotel offered by Kochi's famous builder group Ambady constructions.

The property comprises a 10 storied Apartment tower with 44 apartment studios & Family rooms and a traditional Kerala Nalukettu offering 4 premium suites.

The hotel has a multi-cuisine waterfront restaurant designed in traditional Kerala Nalukettu style, a 24 hour cafe cum lounge room- Bits & Bites, a billiards room, a reading room, a swimming pool. Sandram Ayurvedic center is run by Kochi's famous ayurvedic group- Sree Vigneswara Ayurvedic clinic and CNV Kalari, offers a holistic ayurvedic treatments and leisure spas.

The club offers facilities for fishing, including an experience in its own Chinese nets, boating in the lake, cycling and village tours along with evening cultural programs in its open air lawns.

The hotel faces Chilavanoor Lake, is located within the city, in one of the most idyllic places near Chilavanoor road.

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The Park Kochi to open in 1st quarter of 2012

The Park brand of hotel will foray into Kochi in early 2012. This is the 10th hotel brand to come up in Kochi after Gateway, Vivanta, Le Meridien, Trident, Marriott, Holiday Inn, Crown Plaza, Dream & Sarovar!

India’s first design hotel group, The Park Hotels expands its presence in South India, bringing the group’s innovative fun-loving and contemporary design experience to the beach in North Goa and downtown Kochi.
The Park opens a 33-room boutique property on Candolim Beach, Winter 2011 and a 178-room urban design hotel in Kochi, Spring 2012.

Both properties will offer a unique insight into the energy and lifestyle of modern India, with innovative design and contemporary artwork referencing the local culture and providing a backdrop for chic living spaces, relaxing spa experiences and dynamic dining and nightlife – all tailored to the needs of the international leisure and corporate traveller.

The Park Kochi – The Essence of Modern Kerala
Located in the city’s new business, The Park’s signature culinary and nightlife experience will be the talk of the town. A rooftop restaurant will serve freshly sourced seafood with panoramic views of the Arabian sea, topped by a Helipad. Guests will enjoy 24 hour all-day dining, a delicatessen, Lounge bar, night club and 'Aqua' signature poolside bar.
 


Chairperson, Priya Paul has commissioned traditional Keralan and contemporary Indian artists to collaborate on new pieces to be exhibited in and around the property. The traditional boat making skills and seafaring traditions of Kerala will be referenced in sculptural forms.
 


Guests will enjoy a selection of luxuriously appointed suites and rooms furnished in the rich hues evocative of the destination’s historic spice trade. The Residence floor will offer enhanced in-suite technology, amenities and service tailored to the corporate traveller. Multiple conference and meeting rooms will be available. 


The Park’s own award winning Aura Spa will offer a selection of Indian and western therapies and treatments with healing ayurvedic packages available long stay guests.

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