Hong Kong-based hotel chain, Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts has signed an agreement with Pallazzio Hotel and Leisure Limited to run the Shangri-La Hotel, Mumbai which will be launched in September 2010. The hotel designed by Mumbai-based Shekhar Patki, will have 230 guest rooms initially, but once fully operational, it will have 483 guestrooms and 23 serviced apartments. There will be world-class amenities like a chain of specialty restaurants, an all-day café and a bar, a health club, spa, swimming pool, business centre, ballroom, conference and meeting room facilities.
Madhu Rao, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts said, “We are delighted to work with Pallazzio Hotel and Leisure Limited to introduce Shangri-La’s distinctive hospitality to Mumbai, which we are certain will position this hotel as a market leader. India offers tremendous potential and the opening of Shangri-La Hotel, Mumbai is a key strategic move in expanding our presence in the subcontinent.”
The company has its hotels in Delhi known as Shangri-La’s - Eros Hotel, New Delhi and the Shangri-La Hotel, Bangalore. Besides, Palm Retreat Shangri-La, Bangalore will debut in 2011.
