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{{Short description|Indian Hotel Chain}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2018}}
{{Infobox company
| name = The Park Hotels
| logo = The Park Hotels.jpg
| type = [[Limited Company]]
| genre =
| fate =
| predecessor =
| successor =
| foundation = {{Start date and age|df=yes|1 November 1967}}
| founder = Surrendra Paul
| defunct =
| location_city = [[Kolkata]]
| location_country = [[India]]
| location =
| locations = [[Bangalore]], [[Chennai]], [[Hyderabad, India|Hyderabad]], [[Kolkata]], [[Mumbai]], [[New Delhi]], [[Visakhapatnam]] and [[Goa]]
| area_served = [[India]]
| key_people = {{ubl|[[Priya Paul]]{{wbr}} (chairperson)|Vijay Dewan{{wbr}} (managing{{wbr}} director)}}
|industry = [[Hospitality]]
|products = [[Hotels]] and [[resorts]]
| services =
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| parent = [[Apeejay Surrendra Group]]
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| homepage = {{url|theparkhotels.com}}
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}}
[[File:The Park Hotel.jpg|thumb|The Park Hotel in Delhi with [[Jantar Mantar, New Delhi|Jantar Mantar]] in front.]]
'''The Park Hotels''' is a collection of contemporary luxury five-star [[boutique hotel]]s in India belonging to the [[Apeejay Surrendra Group]], headquartered in [[Kolkata]], [[West Bengal]], [[India]]. These hotels are located in [[Bangalore]], [[Chennai]], [[Hyderabad, India|Hyderabad]], [[Kolkata]], [[Navi Mumbai]], [[New Delhi]], [[Visakhapatnam]] and [[Goa]]. New properties are under construction in [[Kochi]], [[Kolkata]] ([[E.M. Bypass]]), [[Pune]], [[Coimbatore]] and [[Jaipur]].<ref>{{cite news |title=The Park Hotels buys second hotel in Maharashtra|url=http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/the-park-hotels-buys-second-hotel-in-maharashtra/314279/ |publisher=[[Business Standard]] |date=19 February 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Business hotel chains use tech to cut costs, keep customers |url=http://www.livemint.com/2007/06/18000916/Business-hotel-chains-use-tech.html |publisher=[[Mint (newspaper)|Mint]] |date=18 June 2007}}</ref><ref name=pr>{{cite web |title=Priya Paul, the force behind Park Hotels|url=http://inhome.rediff.com/money/2005/jul/23spec3.htm |date=23 July 2005 |publisher=[[Rediff]] Money}}</ref>

Among these, 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]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Tourism award for The Park |url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2005/01/28/stories/2005012801251700.htm |publisher=[[Business Line]] |date=28 January 2005}}</ref> The Park Bangalore was designed by [[Terence Conran]].<ref name=pr/><ref>{{cite news |title=Aquazone at the Park Hotel, Bangalore, India |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/spaspy/6513216/Aquazone-at-the-Park-Hotel-Bangalore-India.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091112084540/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/spaspy/6513216/Aquazone-at-the-Park-Hotel-Bangalore-India.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=12 November 2009 |newspaper=[[The Daily Telegraph|The Telegraph]] |date=9 November 2009 | location=London | access-date=25 May 2010}}</ref> The Park Kolkata under the flagship of Park Hotels won The Best Business Hotel award at Travel+ leisure India south Asia's luxury travel event 'India's Best Awards 2018' in New Delhi<ref>https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/companies/the-park-kolkata-wins-best-business-hotel-award/article25577469.ece#</ref>

==List of The Park Hotels in India==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! City/location !! Hotel name !! Rooms !! Opening year
|-
| [[Bangalore]] || The Park, Bangalore || 109 || 1999
|-
| [[Chennai]]|| [[The Park, Chennai]] || 215 || 2002
|-
| [[Goa]] || The Park Calangute, Goa || 30 || 2011
|-
| [[Hyderabad, India|Hyderabad]] || The Park, Hyderabad || 268 || 2010
|-
| [[Jodhpur]]|| Zone - by The Park, Jodhpur || 90 || 2017
|-
| [[Kolkata]] || The Park, Kolkata || 149 || 1967
|-
| [[Navi Mumbai]] || The Park, Navi Mumbai || 80 || 2007
|-
| [[Mumbai]] || The Park, Mumbai || 60|| 2019
|-
| [[New Delhi]] || The Park, New Delhi || 220 || 1987
|-
| [[Raipur]] || Zone - by The Park, Raipur || 185 || 2018
|-
| [[Visakhapatnam]]|| The Park, Visakhapatnam || 166 || 1980
|-
|}

==History==
[[File:The Park Hotel Kolkata.jpg|thumb|250px|left|The Park Hotel Kolkata on [[Park Street, Kolkata|Park Street]]]]
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, Kolkata|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|The Park Chennai]] was commissioned in 2002.<ref name=pr/><ref>{{cite news |title=The First Lady of boutique |url=http://www.expresshospitality.com/20060331/hospitalitylife03.shtml |publisher=Express Hospitality ([[Indian Express Group]]) |date=16–31 March 2006}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Innovating constantly... |url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/canvas/2003/01/18/stories/2003011800160400.htm |publisher=[[Business Line]] |date=18 January 2003}}</ref>

The Park New Delhi, took up the restoration of the 1724 built astronomical observatory, [[Jantar Mantar (Delhi)|Jantar Mantar]], in 2000, after an [[MoU]] with the [[Archaeological Survey of India]] (ASI).<ref>{{cite news |title=Reviving the magic of Jantar Mantar |url=http://www.expressindia.com/news/fe/daily/20001022/fco22005.html |publisher=[[Indian Express]] |date=22 October 2000}}</ref>

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.<ref>{{cite web |title=International Dining: India's Most Expensive Restaurants |author=Saabira Chaudhuri |url=https://www.forbes.com/2006/12/18/india-restaurants-wealth-forbeslife-food-cz_sc_1218indiaeatery.html |date=2006-12-18 |work=[[Forbes]]}}</ref> In 2010, ''[[The Independent]]'', listed The Park Hyderabad amongst its list of "100 holiday ideas for 2010".<ref>{{cite news |title=100 holiday ideas for 2010: Hotels|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/hotels/100-holiday-ideas-for-2010-hotels-1855859.html |publisher=[[The Independent]] |date=3 January 2010 |location=London |first=Juliet |last=Kinsman |access-date=25 May 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Celebrity Fashion Diva and Icon 2019 {{!}} The Park Hotels {{!}} Hyderabad |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4T64AQOAh54&t=95s |agency=The Hans India |ref=11}}</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:Hotel chains in India]]
[[Category:Hotels in Bangalore]]
[[Category:Indian companies established in 1967]]
[[Category:1967 establishments in West Bengal]]

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Saurabh jain at 09:59, 28 March 2026

imported>Billjones94 at 09:47, 11 August 2021