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| Company type | Public |
|---|---|
| Industry | Hospitality |
| Founded | 1 November 1967; 58 years ago (1 November 1967) |
| Founder | Surrendra Paul |
| Headquarters | , India, |
Number of locations | 30 |
Area served | India, Taiwan, South Korea, Mongolia, Japan, Indonesia, Thailand, Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia, Uzbekistan, Saudi Arabia, Kazakhstan, UAE, Brazil, Bahrain, Israel, Kuwait, Fiji, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Qatar, Oman, South Africa, Nigeria, Kenya, Tanzania, Ghana, Egypt and Trinidad and Tobago |
Key people |
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| Products | Hotels andresorts |
| Parent | Apeejay Surrendra Group |
| Website | theparkhotels |
The Park Hotels is a chain of contemporary luxury five-starboutique hotels in India belonging to theApeejay Surrendra Group, headquartered inKolkata.[1][2][3] 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.[4]
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 fashionablePark Street inKolkata, on 1 November; the hotel at Visakhapatnam was added in 1968, while The Park New Delhi commenced operations in 1987.[5]
After the death of Surrendra Paul, his daughterPriya Paul succeeded him in 1990. Subsequently, The Park Bangalore was added in 2000, whileThe Park Chennai was commissioned in 2002.[3][6][7] The Park Bangalore was designed byTerence Conran.[3][8]
The Park New Delhi took up the restoration of the 1724 built astronomical observatory,Jantar Mantar, in 2000, after anMoU with theArchaeological Survey of India (ASI).[9]
| City/location | Hotel name | Rooms | Opening year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bangalore | The Park, Bangalore | 109 | 1999 |
| 2 | Chennai | The Park, Chennai | 215 | 2002 |
| 3 | Goa | The Park Calangute, Goa | 30 | 2011 |
| 4 | Goa | The Park Baga River, Goa | 30 | 2011 |
| 5 | Hyderabad | The Park, Hyderabad | 268 | 2010 |
| 6 | Jodhpur | Zone - by The Park, Jodhpur | 90 | 2017 |
| 7 | Kolkata | The Park, Kolkata | 200 | 1967 |
| 8 | Navi Mumbai | The Park, Navi Mumbai | 80 | 2007 |
| 9 | Mumbai | The Park, Mumbai | 60 | 2019 |
| 10 | New Delhi | The Park, New Delhi | 220 | 1987 |
| 11 | Raipur | Zone - by The Park, Raipur | 185 | 2018 |
| 12 | Visakhapatnam | The Park, Visakhapatnam | 66 | 1980 |
| 13 | Jaipur | Zone - by The Park, Jaipur | 48 | 2014 |
| 14 | Kolkata | Zone - by The Park, Kolkata | 116 | 2003 |
| 15 | Patiala | Ran Baas The Palace Hotel | 28[10] | 2022 |
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.[11] 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[12]
In 2006,Forbes, listed "Atrium" in The Park Chennai, with its menu designed by Italian chefAntonio Carluccio, amongst India's top 10 Most Expensive Restaurants.[13] In 2010,The Independent, listed The Park Hyderabad amongst its list of "100 holiday ideas for 2010".[14][15]