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The NYSE-listed Hyatt Hotels Corporation will be adding approximately 950 guest rooms across six new hotels in the country in 2012. The global hospitality chain currently owns hotels under the Hyatt Regency, Grand Hyatt and Park Hyatt banner and the new launches will be under Park Hyatt, Hyatt and Hyatt Place brands. The new hotels will be operated under Park Hyatt Hyderabad (209-room with 42 serviced apartments), Read more on DNA

The hospitality sector in Bangalore is expected to be tested in the short term as the capacity is being doubled. However, in the long term, the new supply is expected to be absorbed into the marketplace as more development and growth occurs, according to a latest report by realty consultancy firm Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL). The rapid development in the city’s commercial sector has also triggered growth of the local lodging industry. Bangalore presently has 7,734 rooms spread across 48 hotels

Our stay was very pleasant and comfortable. Mr Prashant and Mrs Suraiyya, along with the staff do an excellent job in catering to the clients needs

Certainly not bad Every rooms have a sitting room plus a attached kitchen, they quoted a very affordable rate. The rooms were clean and tidy and fully booked. The guest house is meant for people who usually stay there for months if not weeks.

The Ascott Limited (Ascott) has secured a 96-unit serviced residence in Bangalore – its first property in India. Serviced Apartments near Richmond Road Opening on 1 August 2011, the property, to be rebranded as Citadines Richmond Bangalore, is located along the well-known Richmond Road, in the Central Business District, close to prominent retail destinations such as Mahatma Gandhi (MG) Road and Brigade Road. Many Grade-A office developments and other

For instance, Tata Housing's premium luxury project in Lonavala, where the likes of cricket maestro Sachin Tendulkar has reportedly booked one of the 72 villas being developed, will be fitted out with Miele appliances. In Gurgaon, M3M Golf Estates, which is developing 1,800 luxury apartments, will have five Miele appliances in each apartment. Luxury serviced apartments Similarly, luxury service apartments such as Four Seasons and West Court Realty in Bangalore and “a few in NCR with whom we are in discussions,” all

Apartments in Rome offer a wide range of luxury chic to budget-beating convenience. Erica Firpo picks out her 10 best. Serviced Apartments in Rome Residence di Ripetta With 69 chic rooms, this former convent and girls' residence shows no signs of its 19th century austerity. Lightly hued, high ceilings and brilliantly illuminated, guests bask in a quaintness that is only augmented by the ever-so-cute retractable kitchens in the junior suites. Short or long-term guests share the residence's internal courtyard and rooftop terrace –

The Centaur Hotels' website, centaurhotels.com, appears to have compromised personal information of its hotel guests, in what seems to be a case of poor internet security protocols implemented by the site. This allowed website visitors on Saturday to obtain and view details of passports, driving licences, pan numbers, credit cards, and other forms of personal identification provided by its guests. Centaur Hotels, a unit of the Hotel Corporation of India (HCI), is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the National Aviation Company of

The 200-odd serviced apartments in the city may have to cough up more tax in the coming days. Luxury Serviced Apartments in Bangalore BBMP, in its ensuing budget, will propose that these apartments be considered as hotels. Hitherto, serviced apartments were paying taxes like any residential property. "If the proposal comes through, we will tax them on par with any commercial venture. These apartments function like five-star hotels. They must be considered as hotels and not just residential units," G

The BBMP will soon start collecting property tax from service apartments as per the slabs recommended for commercial operations. The decision comes after two years of deliberations at the Palike council. Service Apartments Bangalore Located mostly in Bommanahalli, Mahadevapura and Yelahanka zones of the BBMP, the service apartments will now be identified by the Palike to bring them in the commercial bracket. The Standing Committee on Taxation and Finance passed the resolution, given that over 10,000 service apartments, which have been