The Park Hotels is a chain of contemporary luxury five-star boutique hotels in India belonging to the Apeejay Surrendra Group, headquartered in Kolkata. It comprises 30 hotels, including owned and leased, in 20 cities across four brands—The Park, The Park Collection, Zone by the Park and Zone Connect by the Park.
History
The hotel business was started by Surrendra Paul in 1967, with the opening of the group's first hotel, The Park, a 150-room hotel on the fashionable Park Street in Kolkata, on 1 November; the hotel at Visakhapatnam was added in 1968, while The Park New Delhi commenced operations in 1987.
After the death of Surrendra Paul, his daughter Priya Paul succeeded him in 1990. Subsequently, The Park Bangalore was added in 2000, while The Park Chennai was commissioned in 2002. The Park Bangalore was designed by Terence Conran.
The Park New Delhi took up the restoration of the 1724 built astronomical observatory, Jantar Mantar, in 2000, after an MoU with the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI).
List of hotels City/location Hotel name Rooms Opening year1 Bangalore The Park, Bangalore 109 19992 Chennai The Park, Chennai 215 20023 Goa The Park Calangute, Goa 30 20114 Goa The Park Baga River, Goa 30 20115 Hyderabad The Park, Hyderabad 268 20106 Jodhpur Zone - by The Park, Jodhpur 90 20177 Kolkata The Park, Kolkata 200 19678 Navi Mumbai The Park, Navi Mumbai 80 20079 Mumbai The Park, Mumbai 60 201910 New Delhi The Park, New Delhi 220 198711 Raipur Zone - by The Park, Raipur 185 201812 Visakhapatnam The Park, Visakhapatnam 66 198013Jaipur Zone - by The Park, Jaipur 48 201414Kolkata Zone - by The Park, Kolkata 116 200315Patiala Ran Baas The Palace Hotel352022
Recognition The Park Kolkata was awarded the "National Tourism Award" (2003–04) for outstanding performance as the Best Boutique Hotel in the country by the Department of Tourism, Government of India. The Park Kolkata won The Best Business Hotel award at Travel+ leisure India south Asia's luxury travel event 'India's Best Awards 2018' in New Delhi
In 2006, Forbes, listed "Atrium" in The Park Chennai, with its menu designed by Italian chef Antonio Carluccio, amongst India's top 10 Most Expensive Restaurants. In 2010, The Independent, listed The Park Hyderabad amongst its list of "100 holiday ideas for 2010".
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