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HOSPITALITY/HOTELS

Mumbai gets its first Ginger Hotel

by Prashant Kapadia

Launches on a grand scale the first ‘Smart Basics’ hotel 

in Mumbai 

Mumbai, 22 October 2012:  Ginger Hotel, the chain of Smart Basics hotels from Roots Corporation Limited, today launched its very first hotel in Mumbai, located on Mahakali Caves Road, Andheri. Mr. Raymond Bickson, MD and CEO, Indian Hotels Company Limited inaugurated the 116-room hotel that will cater predominantly to business travellers in the country’s financial hub.

L-R Mr. Raymond Bickson inaugurating Ginger Hotels with Mr. Prabhat Pan

Commenting on the Ginger Hotels’s foray in Mumbai, Mr Raymond Bickson, MD and CEO, Indian Hotels Company Limited said, “The Indian hospitality sector offers an immense growth potential for comfortable and hygienic accommodation at affordable pricing. The company, working in association with Prof. C.K. Prahalad, identified this opportunity in India much in advance of the industry, and thus conceived India’s first chain of no-frills, “Smart Basics” hotels. We are proud that Ginger Hotels has successfully set a high benchmark in the limited service hotel segment in India.”

The 116-room hotel in Mumbai has individually air-conditioned rooms equipped with electronic locks, a work area, and a 26-inch LCD television with satellite channels, direct-dial telephone including STD facility, mini-fridge and tea/coffee maker. Located within close proximity of the domestic and international airports, the export zone SEEPZ and the industrial hub MIDC, the Ginger Hotel in Andheri is well connected to the Western and Central suburbs of Mumbai.

Mr. Prabhat Pani, Chief Executive Officer & Director, Roots Corporation Limited said, “The launch of Ginger Hotel in Mumbai is a significant milestone in the hotels’ expansion plans. Ginger’s first hotel at Andheri is a small step in strengthening our presence in commercial capital of Mumbai, thus catering to the evolving needs of the business travellers in this large metro.”

Ginger Hotels, with a presence of twenty six hotels across the country with Mumbai being the most recent one, has business travellers as their main focus. Ginger Hotels is built around the unique concept of Smart Basics that provides intelligent, thought-out facilities to meet the key needs of travellers, at affordable prices. Smart Basics signifies simplicity, convenience, informality, style, warmth, modernity and affordability, along with warmth and modernity in its approach to product design. 

Indigenously designed and developed by Indian Hotels Company Limited, Ginger Hotels are designed to create a unique ‘space’ that is conducive not only for guest comfort and relaxation but also for their work requirements.  Ginger Hotels characterise freshness and are modern, modular and scalable, providing guests with a consistent experience. The hotels have 100 / 150 well-appointed air-conditioned rooms equipped with a 22-inch LCD television with satellite channels, mini-fridge and tea/coffee maker.

Other guest facilities at the hotel include a meeting and conference room, net zone, gymnasium, vending machines, digital safe deposit boxes, as well as Wi-Fi connectivity in the public areas and individual rooms.