The Oberoi, Gurgaon Explained

Hotel Name:The Oberoi, Gurgaon
Location:Gurgaon
Address:443 Udyog Vihar, Phase V,Gurgaon, Haryana 122,016
Coordinates:28.5022°N 77.0882°W [1]
Chain:Oberoi Hotels & Resorts
Opening Date:12 April 2011
Architect:RSP Architects Planners & Engineers
Operator:Oberoi Hotels & Resorts
Owner:Orbit Resorts
Number Of Rooms:202
Number Of Suites:15
Number Of Restaurants:2
Floor Area:60,000m2
Floors:6
Height:21m
Website:The Oberoi, Gurgaon's official website

The Oberoi, Gurgaon is a luxury hotel in Gurgaon, the business hub on the outskirts of capital New Delhi. Owned by Gurgaon-based developers Orbit Resorts the owner is Parkash Singh Badal and managed by The Oberoi Hotels & Resorts chain, it was built at a cost of and opened on 13 April 2011 catering mainly to business travellers. The hotel is situated right next to the Trident Hotel property close to NH-8, also under a management contract with Orbit Resorts.[2] [3]

In January 2012, it became the first Indian luxury hotel to be named, "the World's Leading Luxury Hotel for 2011", at the annual 'World Travel Awards'.[4] Previously in December 2011, CNNGo named it amongst, "11 Indian hotels to visit in 2012".[5]

The hotel restaurants include the 24-hour multi-cuisine Threesixtyone and Amaranta which serves speciality coastal Indian cuisine. The property also has a bar termed as 'The Piano Bar', a cigar lounge and a spa.[6]

Design and construction

The Oberoi Gurgaon was designed by Singapore-based architects, RSP Architects Planners & Engineers (Pte) Ltd., and was built in the period of four years by New Delhi–based civil contractors, B.L. Kashyap & Sons in association with glazing contractors URE-Quattro. Other designers for the hotel included PLA of Bangkok (Landscape), Lim Teo Wilkes of Kuala Lumpur (Interiors) and Aurecon Facades of Singapore (Glazing Design). The design for the hotel was shortlisted for the Best Hotel Design in the built projects category at the 2012 edition of the World Architecture Festival held in Singapore.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Google Maps.
  2. News: Oberoi opens 5-star hotel in Gurgaon. . 13 April 2011 .
  3. News: Oberoi group opens property in Gurgaon . . 12 April 2011 .
  4. News: The Oberoi, Gurgaon is World's Leading Luxury Hotel. Business Standard . 12 January 2012.
  5. News: 11 Indian hotels to visit in 2012 . . 13 December 2011 .
  6. Web site: Is this Delhi's best Presidential Suite?. 7 February 2011. Conde Nast Traveller.