Ramada Hotel and Convention Centre

30 December 2009 08:30 am Views - 12506

Aitken Spence Hotels' latest foray into the Indian market, takes the company to New Delhi, where a brand new property is due to open February / March 2010.
The 130-roomed, Ramada Hotel & Convention Centre will be laid out on a spectacular property spanning twelve acres, just ten minutes from the international airport on the Gurgaon airport expressway, in the famous Celebration Gardens, one of the foremost outdoor wedding locations in New Delhi.

All rooms will be well-equipped with the latest amenities, like high-speed wireless internet access, multimedia hubs and laptop safes, as well as additional features such as flat screen televisions with satellite channels and bathrooms with bathtubs. Room types will include six suites and villas, all elegantly designed in a combination of timber and Italian marble.

The hotel's diversity of dining options will include a speciality restaurant, a coffee shop and a trendy bar. The entrance to the speciality restaurant will be via a bridge, suspended over an abundance of lush foliage, creating a luxurious ambience. For a more down-to-earth, yet splendid spread, the multi-cuisine coffee shop is open for all-day dining.

Additionally, the hotel will incorporate a fully-fledged business centre and a range of conference and banquet facilities. Situated next to the hotel, accessible by a hanging walkway, the ballroom will be able to accommodate up to two thousand guests. The hotel will also have at its disposal, two breathtaking garden locations ideal for functions with a guest-count up to another thousand.
Malin Hapugoda, Managing Director, Aitken Spence Hotels, was quoted as saying, "Aitken Spence has become renowned for our operational and strategic management strengths and it is for this reason that we were approached by the owners of the property. We are both excited and delighted to enter into this partnership to manage the Ramada Hotel & Convention Center, as we are aware that Northern India has immense potential and this will unquestionably gain us a stronger presence in the sub-continent."

The hotel will join a network of twenty seven hotels located in Sri Lanka, India, Oman and the Maldives. Located in some of the key tourist locations the Aitken Spence chain boasts of exotic properties such as Barefoot at Havelock located on the "The Best Beach in Asia" as rated by the Time Magazine, award winning eco-friendly properties, such as Heritance Kandalama, situated in close proximity to five UNESCO world heritage sites and Desert Nights Camp, Al Wasil, Oman, rated as one of the top ten desert retreats in the world. The chain's Heritance Tea Factory has been voted by the Independent, UK as one of the 'Top Five Factory Hotels' in the world and one of the best 100 places to stay in the world by the Sunday Times, UK.

The company's unique resorts are operated under the brand Heritance and plans are afoot to launch India's second Heritance property in 2011 with the opening of Heritance Cochin, a luxury resort with floating villas. The latest addition will join the Heritance Hotels & Resorts portfolio which already includes Heritance Kandalama, Heritance Ahungalla, Heritance Tea Factory and Heritance Madurai.  

Aitken Spence Hotels is part of Aitken Spence PLC, a diversified Sri Lankan conglomerate which was recognized by Forbes as one of the most successful publicly traded companies, outside of the US, for 3 consecutive years.