Today two new Mercure hotels were officially opened in India commemorating the 100th and 101st hotels for the Mercure brand in Asia Pacific. Mercure demonstrates its growth ambitions in India with the opening of both Mercure Hyderabad Abids and Mercure Lavasa.
Jean-Michel Casse, Senior Vice-President Operations for Accor India remarks “We are delighted with the reception that the first Mercure hotel for India when the hotel opened in Bangalore and anticipate these two newly built Mercure hotels to establish themselves just as quickly. The opening of Mercure Hyderabad Abids as the 100th Mercure in Asia is a milestone achievement. Mercure Lavasa will provide a unique setting with the hotel being a part of the first hill city development in Lavasa. The Mercure brand has had a great start in India and we have ambitious development objectives that the brand will be well represented nationwide fulfilling demand for quality, international mid scale hotels.
Mercure Hyderabad
Mercure Hyderabad located in the heart of vibrant Abids in Hyderabad, is ideal for both business and leisure guests. The hotel is minutes from the business district and in the centre of the historic part of the city and close the great Charminar monument. The 82 spacious, well equipped rooms and suites offer comprehensive facilities including an electronic safe, flat-screen LCD televisions and 4mbps Wi-Fi broadband connectivity. The hotel also features a 24 hour fitness centre with an extensive selection of modern equipment.
The hotels food and beverage facilities include the modern, stylish and inviting, Abids Bistro that serves a delicious variety of Indian vegetarian cuisine that represents the Marwadi, Gujarati and Jain communities alongside a wide selection of International vegetarian cuisine. The lobby bar, “The Scotch Man”, is the ideal space in which to relax after a day of meetings or sightseeing and offers a large range of beverages and featuring fine imported spirits.
Facilities at the hotel also include five fully equipped meeting rooms and a large banquet hall that can accommodate up to 600 people.
Mercure Lavasa
The hotel is the first internationally branded hotel for Lavasa; situated amidst the majestic backdrop of the Sahyadhri mountains in the Western Ghats of India. Tastefully conceptualised with 130 contemporary guest rooms, augmented by all the essential facilities will see the hotel offer a pleasurable experience to visitors to Lavasa.
Lavasa is located on the backwaters of Warasgaon dam between Pune and Mumbai. The township is master planned with the objective of striking a balance between cosmopolitan architecture and environmentally friendly surroundings. With proximity of 90 minutes to Pune and 4 hours to Mumbai, Lavasa presents an attractive holiday location for urbanites. Lavasa will consist of diverse neighborhoods, focusing on upper middle class to affluent families.
With more than 670 hotels in nearly 50 countries, the Mercure banner has broadened its network on all continents and has recently entered new country markets including in India and Vietnam. During 2010, almost 40 Mercure hotels will be opened worldwide. This sustained expansion confirms the brand’s role as a key hotel industry player that is assertively expanding its network through Asset Right strategy.
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