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{{Short description|Hotel in New Delhi, India}}
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{{Infobox hotel
| hotel_name = Hyatt Regency Delhi
| name = Hyatt Regency Delhi
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| image = Hyatt-delhi-pic2.jpg
| caption = Hyatt Regency Delhi
| caption = Hyatt Regency Delhi
| location = [[India]]
| location = [[India]]
| address = Bhikaji Cama Place, Ring Road, [[New Delhi]], [[India]]
| address = Bhikaji Cama Place, Ring Road, [[New Delhi]], [[India]]
| hotel_chain = [[Hyatt]]
| hotel_chain = [[Hyatt]]
| opening_date = 1983
| opening_date = 1983<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.prnewswire.com/in/news-releases/hyatt-celebrates-epic-30-year-milestone-in-india-227185491.html|title = Hyatt Celebrates Epic 30-Year Milestone in India}}</ref>
| owner = Asian Hotels North Limited
| owner = Asian Hotels North Limited<ref>{{Cite news|last=|first=|date=|title=ASIAN HOTELS (NORTH) LTD. (ASIANHOTNR) - COMPANY HISTORY|newspaper=Business Standard India|url=https://www.business-standard.com/company/asian-hotels-n-33/information/company-history|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=}}</ref>
| management = [[Hyatt Hotels Corporation]]
| operator =  
| floor_count = 7
| floor_count = 7
| number_of_rooms = 486
| number_of_rooms = 479
| number_of_suites = 51
| number_of_suites = 50
| website = {{URL|1=http://www.hyattregencydelhi.com}}
| website = https://www.hyatt.com/en-US/hotel/india/hyatt-regency-delhi/delrd
}}
The '''Hyatt Regency Delhi''' is a hotel in [[New Delhi]], [[India]], opened in 1983. It is the largest 5-star hotel in India, in terms of number of rooms, with 1024 rooms. It is located in Bhikaji Cama Place, near [[Chanakyapuri]], in South Delhi. It is managed by [[Hyatt]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://nidhi.nic.in/MOT/Catrpt.aspx|title = National Database for Accommodation Units
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Hyatt Regency Delhi has not been a part of Hyatt since October 2020. The India based hotel owners and all the OTA's (expedia, booking, Tripadvisor, etc) are still providing incorrect information on this issue as of August 2021, 10 months later. The hotel owners are in the Indian court system for various legal proceedings as they have not been paying their bills.
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The '''Hyatt Regency Delhi''' is a luxury hotel in [[New Delhi]], [[India]], built in 1983 with 486 rooms and 51 suites. It is a flagship luxury 5-star property of [[Hyatt]] in Bhikaji Cama Palace, near [[Chanakyapuri]], New Delhi.  Hyatt Regency Delhi is owned by Asian Hotels (North) Ltd which started full fledged commercial operation in 1983.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=ASIAN HOTELS (NORTH) LTD. (ASIANHOTNR) - COMPANY HISTORY|url=https://www.business-standard.com/company/asian-hotels-n-33/information/company-history|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=}}</ref>


==History==
==History==
[[File:Hyatt-delhi-pic6.jpg|left|thumb|277x277px|Hyatt Regency Delhi Design]]
[[File:Hyatt-delhi-pic6.jpg|left|thumb|277x277px|Hyatt Regency Delhi Design]]
[[File:Hyatt-delhi-pic7.jpg|thumb|278x278px|View of a room from outside]]
Asian Hotels (North) Ltd was incorporated in 1980 and was promoted by R S Saraf, R K Jatia, Chaman Lal Gupta, three [[Indian diaspora|Non-Resident Indians]] together with Sushil Gupta and Shiv Jatia, their Indian Associates. The builders entered into a 10-year franchise agreement with Hyatt International,<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Economic Times|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/asian-hotels-north-ltd/infocompanyhistory/companyid-14033.cms|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=}}</ref> and the new hotel was the chain's first hotel in India.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.prnewswire.com/in/news-releases/hyatt-celebrates-epic-30-year-milestone-in-india-227185491.html|title = Hyatt Celebrates Epic 30-Year Milestone in India}}</ref> The hotel's construction was spurred by the [[Asian Games (1982)|Asian Games]]<ref>{{Cite news|last=|first=|date=|title=Business Standard|newspaper=Business Standard India|url=https://www.business-standard.com/company/asian-hotels-n-33/information/company-history|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=}}</ref> in 1982.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Sarafhotels|url=https://www.sarafhotels.com/about.html|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=}}</ref> The Hyatt Regency Delhi opened in 1983.<ref>{{Cite news|last=|first=|date=|title=Business Standard|newspaper=Business Standard India|url=https://www.business-standard.com/company/asian-hotels-n-33/information/company-history|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=}}</ref>
The Hyatt Regency Delhi is a luxury hotel in [[New Delhi]], [[India]], completed in 1983. The five-star [[hotel]] has 486 rooms and 51 suites. It is situated in South Delhi.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Hyatt Regency Delhi - Delhi|url=http://wikimapia.org/191369/Hyatt-Regency-Delhi|access-date=2020-02-15|website=wikimapia.org|language=en}}</ref>


The hotel has 486 rooms and suites. Asian Hotels (North) Ltd was incorporated in 1980 and was promoted by R S Saraf, R K Jatia, Chaman Lal Gupta, three non-resident Indians together with Sushil Gupta and Shiv Jatia, their Indian Associates. The company set up their first-grade room facilities for guests during the Asian Games in 1982. The hotel started full-fledged commercial operation in the year 1983.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Business Standard|url=https://www.business-standard.com/company/asian-hotels-n-33/information/company-history|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=}}</ref>
The hotel briefly ceased to be associated with Hyatt Hotels on November 6, 2020<ref>{{cite tweet|number=1324857339636289537|user=HyattConcierge|title=@OntheRoadAJ Hyatt Regency Dehli is no longer affiliated with Hyatt.|date=6 November 2020}}</ref> before it entered bankruptcy in 2021.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/services/hotels-/-restaurants/hyatt-regency-delhi-dragged-to-bankruptcy/articleshow/80297754.cms?from=mdr|title = Hyatt Regency Delhi dragged to bankruptcy|newspaper = The Economic Times|last1 = Bhalla|first1 = Mohit}}</ref> It has since rejoined the chain.


The first of Hyatt Regency Delhi was established in the early 1980s when Radhe Shyam introduced the [[Hyatt]] brand to India with the construction of Hyatt Regency Delhi, in the run-up to the [[Asian Games|Asian Games (1982)]]. The [[Asian Games]] were held in New Delhi in 1982 for which there was a large construction of fly overs, stadiums and hotels.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Sarafhotels|url=https://www.sarafhotels.com/about.html|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=}}</ref> The Hyatt Regency Delhi hotel was built during this time, on a site of two hectares at the northwestern corner of a commercial development. The design of the hotel follows a form of staggered rooms which is like a step back in an ordered format set in landscaped garden courts. <ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Jasbir Sawhney|url=http://jasbirsawhney.com/pr-hyatt-delhi.php?links=jsPro|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=}}</ref>
==Design==
[[File:Hyatt-delhi-pic5.jpg|left|thumb|303x303px|Staggered Composition of the Hotel]]
[[File:Hyatt-delhi-pic5.jpg|left|thumb|303x303px|Staggered Composition of the Hotel]]
In 1980, Mr. Saraf, as the founder promoter of Asian Hotels Ltd., initiated the construction of Hyatt Regency in New Delhi. The 486-room hotel opened to receive guests for the Asian Games in 1982 with a record completion time of two years. In 1980, Mr. Saraf tied up with Hyatt International bringing the chain's first hotel to India as Hyatt Regency New Delhi. The Company undertook to set up a 5-star hotel comprising 537 rooms of international standards at Bhikaiji Cama Place Complex, New Delhi (South), to form part of the tourist package for the 1982 Asian Games and to cater to the increasing foreign tourist traffic thereafter.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Business Standard|url=https://www.business-standard.com/company/asian-hotels-n-33/information/company-history|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=}}</ref>
[[File:Hyatt-delhi-pic7.jpg|thumb|278x278px|View of a room from outside]]
 
The design of the hotel features a staggered facade, with stepped back rooms.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Jasbir Sawhney|url=http://jasbirsawhney.com/pr-hyatt-delhi.php?links=jsPro|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=}}</ref>
The company entered into a franchise agreement with M/s. [[Hyatt]] of Hong Kong Ltd., valid for a period of 10 years from the date of formal opening of the hotel. In terms of the agreement, the company was to pay Hyatt an amount equal to 3% of the gross room revenue of the hotel during the currency period of the agreement as franchise and marketing fee. Under the franchise agreement Hyatt, was to render services and assistance to the company in the fields of marketing and sales, international reservations and publicity, technical assistance relating to the planning, design and operational requirements of the hotel prior to its opening and technical assistance after its opening such as the use of trade name and logos, operational planning, financial control systems, etc. The hotel is a member of the Hyatt International Chain.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Economic Times|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/asian-hotels-north-ltd/infocompanyhistory/companyid-14033.cms|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=}}</ref>
[[File:Regency Suite King - Bedroom.jpg|thumb|A Regency Suite King room in Hyatt Regency Delhi]]


==Controversies==
==Controversies==
Hyatt Regency Delhi was thronged with [[Delhi Police]], when 31 year old socialite-photographer Natasha Singh, daughter-in-law of [[Natwar Singh]], of [[Indian National Congress]], supposedly jumped to her death from the roof of the hotel on Sunday, March 17, 2002.<ref>Natasha Singh found dead in hotel | Delhi News[https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/cover-story/story/20020401-socialite-photographer-natasha-singh-death-oscillate-between-suicide-and-murder-795396-2002-04-01][https://www.outlookindia.com/magazine/story/pushed-over-the-edge/215062][https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/Natasha-Singh-found-dead-in-hotel/articleshow/4046976.cms]</ref>
On Sunday, March 17, 2002, 31-year-old socialite-photographer Natasha Singh, daughter-in-law of [[Natwar Singh]], of the [[Indian National Congress]], was found dead at the hotel after allegedly jumping from the roof.<ref>[https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/cover-story/story/20020401-socialite-photographer-natasha-singh-death-oscillate-between-suicide-and-murder-795396-2002-04-01][https://www.outlookindia.com/magazine/story/pushed-over-the-edge/215062][https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/Natasha-Singh-found-dead-in-hotel/articleshow/4046976.cms Natasha Singh found dead in hotel | Delhi News]</ref>
[[File:Regency Suite King - Bedroom.jpg|thumb|A spacious and luxurious Regency Suite King room in Hyatt Regency Delhi]]
[[File:Hyatt-delhi-pic2.jpg|thumb|279x279px|Hotel Back View|alt=|right]]


==References==
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==External links==
*[https://www.hyatt.com/hyatt-regency/en-US/delrd-hyatt-regency-delhi Hyatt Regency Delhi official website]
*[https://twitter.com/HyattRegencyDel Hyatt Regency Delhi official Twitter]


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Hyatt Regency Delhi
Hyatt Regency Delhi
Hyatt Regency Delhi
Hotel chainHyatt
General information
LocationIndia
AddressBhikaji Cama Place, Ring Road, New Delhi, India
Opening1983[1]
OwnerAsian Hotels North Limited[2]
Technical details
Floor count7
Other information
Number of rooms479
Number of suites50
Website
https://www.hyatt.com/en-US/hotel/india/hyatt-regency-delhi/delrd

The Hyatt Regency Delhi is a hotel in New Delhi, India, opened in 1983. It is the largest 5-star hotel in India, in terms of number of rooms, with 1024 rooms. It is located in Bhikaji Cama Place, near Chanakyapuri, in South Delhi. It is managed by Hyatt.[3]


History[edit | edit source]

Hyatt Regency Delhi Design

Asian Hotels (North) Ltd was incorporated in 1980 and was promoted by R S Saraf, R K Jatia, Chaman Lal Gupta, three Non-Resident Indians together with Sushil Gupta and Shiv Jatia, their Indian Associates. The builders entered into a 10-year franchise agreement with Hyatt International,[4] and the new hotel was the chain's first hotel in India.[5] The hotel's construction was spurred by the Asian Games[6] in 1982.[7] The Hyatt Regency Delhi opened in 1983.[8]

The hotel briefly ceased to be associated with Hyatt Hotels on November 6, 2020[9] before it entered bankruptcy in 2021.[10] It has since rejoined the chain.

Design[edit | edit source]

Staggered Composition of the Hotel
View of a room from outside

The design of the hotel features a staggered facade, with stepped back rooms.[11]

A Regency Suite King room in Hyatt Regency Delhi

Controversies[edit | edit source]

On Sunday, March 17, 2002, 31-year-old socialite-photographer Natasha Singh, daughter-in-law of Natwar Singh, of the Indian National Congress, was found dead at the hotel after allegedly jumping from the roof.[12]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Hyatt Celebrates Epic 30-Year Milestone in India".
  2. ↑ "ASIAN HOTELS (NORTH) LTD. (ASIANHOTNR) - COMPANY HISTORY". Business Standard India.
  3. ↑ "National Database for Accommodation Units".
  4. ↑ "Economic Times".
  5. ↑ "Hyatt Celebrates Epic 30-Year Milestone in India".
  6. ↑ "Business Standard". Business Standard India.
  7. ↑ "Sarafhotels".
  8. ↑ "Business Standard". Business Standard India.
  9. ↑ @HyattConcierge (6 November 2020). "@OntheRoadAJ Hyatt Regency Dehli is no longer affiliated with Hyatt" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  10. ↑ Bhalla, Mohit. "Hyatt Regency Delhi dragged to bankruptcy". The Economic Times.
  11. ↑ "Jasbir Sawhney".
  12. ↑ [1][2]Natasha Singh found dead in hotel | Delhi News

External links[edit | edit source]

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