By Rashmi Pradhan
REAL ESTATE company, Arun Muchhala Group forayed into hospitality with the launch of their vegetarian 4 star property, The Byke Suraj Plaza in Thane, Maharashtra. The property owned by Arun Muchhala Group will be managed by Byke Hospitality (which manages properties in Goa, Matheran, Jaipur and Manali). Speaking exclusively to BW Hotelier, Suraj Muchhala, MD, Arun Muchhala Group, said, ’We already had a strong presence in education, real estate and entertainment (Suraj Water Park). This was the next stage--providing accommodation for guests at Suraj Water Park. That is how the idea of The Byke Suraj Plaza was born. There are hardly any big branded hotel in this area. With huge banqueting facilities, we aim to cater to weddings, social functions, corporate events and the IT sector. The investment here is approximately Rs 85 crores.’
’We were approached by many domestic and international brands, but we wanted to adhere to our philosophy of serving only vegetarian food to our guests in the hotel. The Byke Hospitality operates complete vegetarian hotel and that’s how the marriage between the two companies happened,’ he added explaining the choice of hotel operator.
Mihir Sarkar, Vice President, The Byke Hotels & Resorts, told this reporter, ’We have been operating hotels in leisure destinations, The Byke Suraj Plaza will be the first business hotel for the group. We have over 100 sales and marketing offices across India that take care of marketing. With banqueting space for between 200 and 1000, we are aggressively looking for corporate and social events. We have only two categories of room, single and double occupancy. The initial tariff is Rs 6,000 for single occupancy and 6,500 for double occupancy with 25 per cent discount.’
The 122-room property, located on Godhbunder Road, has a 24-hour multi-cuisine restaurant, banquet facilities and a sports bar (see photo). The swimming pool and spa is in the pipeline. Spread over 150,000 sq ft, the versatile indoor and outdoor space features state-of-the-art banquet space with separate double height ceiling banquet dining area.
’Our group has an old connection with Thane, right from Maharashtra’s first theme water park (Suraj Water Park) to educational institute (Muchhala Polytechnic College,, Thane has always supported all our initiatives. Thane is fast emerging as a cultural and business hub with a budding IT establishment, companies experience the influx of international visitors and there is a disparity between the demand and supply of hotels here. We aim to cater to this disparity and create an iconic landmark,’ Akshita Gandhi Muchhala, MD (Hospitality), Arun Muchhala Group explained why the group decided to set up the property in Thane.
The author is Assistant Editor of BW Hotelier.
REAL ESTATE company, Arun Muchhala Group forayed into hospitality with the launch of their vegetarian 4 star property, The Byke Suraj Plaza in Thane, Maharashtra. The property owned by Arun Muchhala Group will be managed by Byke Hospitality (which manages properties in Goa, Matheran, Jaipur and Manali). Speaking exclusively to BW Hotelier, Suraj Muchhala, MD, Arun Muchhala Group, said, ’We already had a strong presence in education, real estate and entertainment (Suraj Water Park). This was the next stage--providing accommodation for guests at Suraj Water Park. That is how the idea of The Byke Suraj Plaza was born. There are hardly any big branded hotel in this area. With huge banqueting facilities, we aim to cater to weddings, social functions, corporate events and the IT sector. The investment here is approximately Rs 85 crores.’
’We were approached by many domestic and international brands, but we wanted to adhere to our philosophy of serving only vegetarian food to our guests in the hotel. The Byke Hospitality operates complete vegetarian hotel and that’s how the marriage between the two companies happened,’ he added explaining the choice of hotel operator.
Mihir Sarkar, Vice President, The Byke Hotels & Resorts, told this reporter, ’We have been operating hotels in leisure destinations, The Byke Suraj Plaza will be the first business hotel for the group. We have over 100 sales and marketing offices across India that take care of marketing. With banqueting space for between 200 and 1000, we are aggressively looking for corporate and social events. We have only two categories of room, single and double occupancy. The initial tariff is Rs 6,000 for single occupancy and 6,500 for double occupancy with 25 per cent discount.’
The 122-room property, located on Godhbunder Road, has a 24-hour multi-cuisine restaurant, banquet facilities and a sports bar (see photo). The swimming pool and spa is in the pipeline. Spread over 150,000 sq ft, the versatile indoor and outdoor space features state-of-the-art banquet space with separate double height ceiling banquet dining area.
’Our group has an old connection with Thane, right from Maharashtra’s first theme water park (Suraj Water Park) to educational institute (Muchhala Polytechnic College,, Thane has always supported all our initiatives. Thane is fast emerging as a cultural and business hub with a budding IT establishment, companies experience the influx of international visitors and there is a disparity between the demand and supply of hotels here. We aim to cater to this disparity and create an iconic landmark,’ Akshita Gandhi Muchhala, MD (Hospitality), Arun Muchhala Group explained why the group decided to set up the property in Thane.
The author is Assistant Editor of BW Hotelier.
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