| Apeejay Surrendra Park Hotels Ltd. | |
| Type: | Public |
| Founder: | Surrendra Paul |
| Location City: | Kolkata, West Bengal |
| Location Country: | India |
| Locations: | 30 |
| Area Served: | India |
| Industry: | Hospitality |
| Products: | Hotels and resorts |
| Parent: | Apeejay Surrendra Group |
The Park Hotels is a chain of contemporary luxury five-star boutique hotels in India belonging to the Apeejay Surrendra Group, headquartered in Kolkata.[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 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.[5]
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.[3] [6] [7] The Park Bangalore was designed by Terence Conran.[3] [8]
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).[9]
| City/location | Hotel name | Rooms | Opening year | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Park, Bangalore | 109 | 1999 | ||
| 2 | Chennai | 215 | 2002 | ||
| 3 | The Park Calangute, Goa | 30 | 2011 | ||
| 4 | The Park Baga River, Goa | 30 | 2011 | ||
| 5 | The Park, Hyderabad | 268 | 2010 | ||
| 6 | Jodhpur | Zone - by The Park, Jodhpur | 90 | 2017 | |
| 7 | The Park, Kolkata | 200 | 1967 | ||
| 8 | The Park, Navi Mumbai | 80 | 2007 | ||
| 9 | The Park, Mumbai | 60 | 2019 | ||
| 10 | The Park, New Delhi | 220 | 1987 | ||
| 11 | 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 |
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.[10] 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[11]
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.[12] In 2010, The Independent, listed The Park Hyderabad amongst its list of "100 holiday ideas for 2010".[13] [14]