The 10 best hotels in India
When it comes to Indian hotels, it's all about the palace.
That's the judgment, anyway, of the expert travelers who chose the best hotels in India for Forbes Traveler.
After all, who wouldn't want to stay in a palace hotel? It's like having your own personal Taj Mahal. Not all of India's grand hotels are in palaces, of course, but why not live like a maharaja, at least for a night?
Which one of the 10 is #1? Forbes Traveler didn't rank them; instead, we had our panel choose the overall best places, based on factors such as room quality, service, d�cor and location. We wanted to make our compilation much more than a list -- we wanted it to be a real resource, a place travelers could find the absolute best places to stay.
So we also had professional travel writers who have stayed in these hotels review them, offering an in-depth look at the rooms, service, and other highlights. And since these writers didn't accept a complimentary rate, they could provide an honest assessment.
India's 10 Best Hotels
Hotel
City
Amanbagh
Rajasthan
The Imperial
New Delhi
The Oberoi Amarvilas
Agra
The Oberoi Rajvilas
Jaipur
The Oberoi Mumbai
Mumbai
The Oberoi Udaivilas
Udaipur
Taj Lake Palace
Udaipur
The Taj Mahal Hotel
New Delhi
The Taj Mahal Palace & Tower
Mumbai
Wildflower Hall
Shimla
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ITC Welcomgroup was named the Best Premier Hotel Brand at the Galileo-Express TravelWorld Awards 2006. ITC WelcomHeritage won the Best Heritage Hotel Brand award.
The NCPEDP-Shell Helen Keller Award 2006 to ITC Windsor for the vision, policies and practices demonstrating the belief in equal rights and gainful employment for persons with disabilities.
The National Tourism Award 2004-05 to WelcomHotel, Delhi under the category - Best Eco-Friendly Hotel.
The PATA Gold Award 2005 in the Corporate Environmental category for the WelcomEnviron initiatives of ITC-Welcomgroup.
ITC Hotel Sonar Bangla Sheraton & Towers, Kolkata has been declared as one of the best hotels in the world by the Association of British Travel Agents (ABTA) in the April 2004 issue of its magazine 'Business & Travel'. ABTA also rated Dublin amongst the top 20 bars and Bukhara the best restaurant in Asia and the finest Indian restaurant in the world.
ITC Hotel Maurya Sheraton and Towers is the only hotel in India, to have won the British Safety Council's 'Sword of Honour' thrice.
ITC Hotel Maurya Sheraton and Towers, New Delhi is also India's first hotel to be accorded the ISO 14001 certification for its Environment Management Systems. Eight more ITC-Welcomgroup Hotels followed in quick succession: ITC Hotel Windsor Sheraton and Towers, Bangalore; ITC Hotel Kakatiya Sheraton and Towers, Hyderabad; WelcomHotel Mughal Sheraton, Agra; WelcomHotel Rajputana Palace Sheraton, Jaipur; Chola Sheraton, Chennai; ITC Hotel Park Sheraton & Towers, Chennai and ITC Hotel Grand Maratha Sheraton & Towers, Mumbai and ITC Hotel Sonar Bangla Sheraton & Towers, Kolkata.
ITC Hotel Maurya Sheraton and Towers is the first hotel in India to be awarded the Golden Peacock Environment Management Award for 2001 by the World Environment Foundation. It won this award again in 2004.
ITC Hotel Grand Maratha Sheraton & Towers at Mumbai was declared to be the Best Luxury Hotel of the Year 2002, by the Federation of Hotel andAga Khan Award for Architecture Restaurant Associations of India.
WelcomHotel Mughal Sheraton at Agra was Asia's first winner of the Aga Khan Award for Architecture.
The prestigious 'Golden Fork Award', was also bestowed, by the International Food and Wine Writers Guild, to Bukhara and Dum Pukht restaurants at the Maurya Sheraton.
Bukhara awarded as Best Indian Restaurant in the world Bukhara at ITC Hotel Maurya Sheraton and Towers in New Delhi has been declared the Best Indian Restaurant in the world (for the third consecutive year since 2002) by 'The Restaurant Magazine', UK. It has also been voted the Best Restaurant in Asia and is the only Indian restaurant to feature in the list of 50 Best Restaurants in the World.
Maurya Sheraton and Mughal Sheraton have both won the 'Green Hotelier Awards'.
Maurya Sheraton has also won the International Hotels & Restaurants Association (IH & RA) environmental award: twice.
Maurya Sheraton has won the Federation of Hotel & Restaurant Association of India 'Environment Champion Hotel of the Year' in 2002 and 1997. Mughal Sheraton, Agra, has won this award in 2003.
Bay Island at Port Blair, Andaman, was presented 'The Tourism For Tomorrow' award by British Airways in 1993.
ITC Limited entered the hotels business in 1975 with the acquisition of a hotel in Chennai, which was rechristened Welcomgroup Chola Sheraton. Since then the ITC-Welcomgroup brand has become synonymous with Indian hospitality. Today amongst India's finest and fastest growing hotel chains, it consists of over 65 hotels across more than 50 destinations in India. These include super deluxe and five star hotels, heritage palaces, havelis and resorts and full service budget hotels. Currently 10 of the ITC-Welcomgroup hotels are marketed world-wide by Starwood Hotels & Resorts, the well known global hospitality chain.
Bukhara Restaurant
Bukhara Restaurant Platter
The 440-room ITC Hotel Maurya Sheraton & Towers at New Delhi is not only amongst the leading business hotel in the country, but is in a class by itself. Complete with the 'ITC One', the hotel has played host to a galaxy of world dignitaries, including Bill Clinton and Bill Gates. In fact, even as he was leaving the White House, the former US President nostalgically recalled the memories of a fabulous Indian meal he and his family had at the Bukhara restaurant in the hotel. Bukhara has been declared the Best Indian Restaurant in the world for 2004, by 'The Restaurant Magazine', UK. It has also been voted the Best Restaurant in Asia and is the only Indian restaurant to feature in the list of 50 Best Restaurants in the World.
he 386-room ITC Hotel Grand Maratha Sheraton & Towers, opened in February 2001, is perceived as amongst the leading and the finest properties in Mumbai, designed in a grandiose classic style, the hotel pays tribute to Mumbai's colonial roots and the spirit of the Great Marathas. ITC Hotel Grand Maratha Sheraton & Towers
ITC Hotel Sonar Bangla Sheraton & Towers
In keeping with its plan to have a presence in every major business destination in India, ITC-Welcomgroup unveiled one of Asia's finest business resort, the 238-room ITC Hotel Sonar Bangla Sheraton & Towers in Kolkata on December 31, 2002.
Another landmark hotel - the ITC Hotel Grand Central Sheraton & Towers in Parel, Mumbai was formally inaugurated in January 2005. This five star deluxe property with 242 suites and rooms offers international standards of service, state of the art amenities and culinary excellence.
WelcomHotel Mughal Sheraton at Agra, a proud recipient of Asia's first Aga Khan Award for Architecture, is an outstanding resort hotel, lavishly spreading across 35 acres of beautifully landscaped Mughal gardens. WelcomHotel Mughal Sheraton
Executive Club in India
ITC-Welcomgroup also pioneered a holistic concept of "branded accommodation" in the hospitality industry. It was the first to launch the powerful idea of a 'Hotel within a Hotel' by segmenting and branding the hotel services. It created the exclusive 'ITC One', 'Sheraton Towers' and the 'Executive Club' each catering to the needs of the global business traveller with unmatched quality and a range of services.
Similarly, the WelcomHeritage brand brings together a chain of palaces, forts, havelies and resorts that offer a unique experience. WelcomHeritage endeavours to preserve ancient royal homes and the historical Indian grandeur, opulence of romance, valour and adventure for the future Indian generations. WelcomHeritage Hotels, provide a fine range of hotel services inside these architectural legacies present in Rajasthan, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Uttaranchal, Jammu & Kashmir, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Haryana and Karnataka.
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ITC Hotels Business in India
ITC Limited entered the hotels business in 1975 with the acquisition of a hotel in Chennai, which was rechristened Welcomgroup Chola Sheraton. Since then the ITC-Welcomgroup brand has become synonymous with Indian hospitality. Today amongst India's finest and fastest growing hotel chains, it consists of over 65 hotels across more than 50 destinations in India. These include super deluxe and five star hotels, heritage palaces, havelis and resorts and full service budget hotels. Currently 10 of the ITC-Welcomgroup hotels are marketed world-wide by Starwood Hotels & Resorts, the well known global hospitality chain.
Bukhara Restaurant
Bukhara Restaurant Platter
The 440-room ITC Hotel Maurya Sheraton & Towers at New Delhi is not only amongst the leading business hotel in the country, but is in a class by itself. Complete with the 'ITC One', the hotel has played host to a galaxy of world dignitaries, including Bill Clinton and Bill Gates. In fact, even as he was leaving the White House, the former US President nostalgically recalled the memories of a fabulous Indian meal he and his family had at the Bukhara restaurant in the hotel. Bukhara has been declared the Best Indian Restaurant in the world for 2004, by 'The Restaurant Magazine', UK. It has also been voted the Best Restaurant in Asia and is the only Indian restaurant to feature in the list of 50 Best Restaurants in the World.
The 386-room ITC Hotel Grand Maratha Sheraton & Towers, opened in February 2001, is perceived as amongst the leading and the finest properties in Mumbai, designed in a grandiose classic style, the hotel pays tribute to Mumbai's colonial roots and the spirit of the Great Marathas. ITC Hotel Grand Maratha Sheraton & Towers
ITC Hotel Sonar Bangla Sheraton & Towers
In keeping with its plan to have a presence in every major business destination in India, ITC-Welcomgroup unveiled one of Asia's finest business resort, the 238-room ITC Hotel Sonar Bangla Sheraton & Towers in Kolkata on December 31, 2002.
Another landmark hotel - the ITC Hotel Grand Central Sheraton & Towers in Parel, Mumbai was formally inaugurated in January 2005. This five star deluxe property with 242 suites and rooms offers international standards of service, state of the art amenities and culinary excellence.
WelcomHotel Mughal Sheraton at Agra, a proud recipient of Asia's first Aga Khan Award for Architecture, is an outstanding resort hotel, lavishly spreading across 35 acres of beautifully landscaped Mughal gardens. WelcomHotel Mughal Sheraton
Executive Club in India
ITC-Welcomgroup also pioneered a holistic concept of "branded accommodation" in the hospitality industry. It was the first to launch the powerful idea of a 'Hotel within a Hotel' by segmenting and branding the hotel services. It created the exclusive 'ITC One', 'Sheraton Towers' and the 'Executive Club' each catering to the needs of the global business traveller with unmatched quality and a range of services.
Similarly, the WelcomHeritage brand brings together a chain of palaces, forts, havelies and resorts that offer a unique experience. WelcomHeritage endeavours to preserve ancient royal homes and the historical Indian grandeur, opulence of romance, valour and adventure for the future Indian generations. WelcomHeritage Hotels, provide a fine range of hotel services inside these architectural legacies present in Rajasthan, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Uttaranchal, Jammu & Kashmir, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Haryana and Karnataka.
ITC-Welcomgroup was also the first to brand its cuisine. The Bukhara, the Dakshin and the Dum Pukht are today powerful cuisine brands, which delight connoisseurs in restaurants in several ITC-Welcomgroup hotels. Others included Dublin, West View and the Pan Asian.
Dumpukth Cuisine
Bukhara Cuisine
Fortune Hotels
Fortune hotels are a part of the well thought-out growth strategy that brings out the mid-level business and leisure traveler under the ITC-Welcomgroup umbrella, offering full service properties without compromising on quality. With a strong presence at Ahmedabad, Thiruvananthapuram, Calicut, Darjeeling, Jamshedpur, Vapi, Hyderabad, Gurgaon, Indore, Ootacamund, Madurai, Jodhpur, Tirupati and Port Blair, it will be shortly commissioning several more hotels across India.
2007-03-23 06:44:16
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