CARNATION HOTELS, the hotel management arm of Lemon Tree Hotels announced the formal opening of its new hotel, Lemon Tree Hotel, Siliguri, marking its entry into West Bengal. Owned by Unitech Mercantile, Lemon Tree Hotel, Siliguri is in close proximity to Bagdogra Airport which is just 13 kms, and a 25 minutes drive from the New Jalpaiguri railway station offering easy access to popular tourist places like Kalimpong (61 kms), Darjeeling (70 kms), Dooars (70 kms), Gangtok (108 kms) and more, besides being well connected with important cities like Asansol, Durgapur, Khadakpur and Kolkata.
The hotel offers 52 well-appointed rooms and suites to meet the specific needs of a business traveller with a full-sized working desk and an ergonomic executive chair, to make business-on-the-go productive. The hotel houses a multi-cuisine coffee shop- Citrus Café - that is further complemented by Amilo, its picturesque rooftop grill area, along with a hip recreation bar – Slounge, a fully equipped fitness centre and 3000 sq.ft. of banquet spaces with modern facilities to give business needs a fresh makeover.
Speaking on the occasion and overall expansion plans across India, Rattan Keswani, Deputy Managing Director, Lemon Tree Hotels and Whole Time Director, Carnation Hotels said, “We are delighted to add Lemon Tree Hotel, Siliguri, West Bengal to our mounting portfolio and look forward to welcoming our discerning guests here. This hotel opening brings us another step closer to our aim of becoming the fastest growing hotel chain in the country. This occasion marks a few firsts for Lemon Tree Hotels (through our management arm, Carnation Hotels) that will be operating in Siliguri.”
“This is the first hotel project undertaken by the company. With Lemon Tree Hotels as our partner, we are able to fill the gap for a good branded hotel in Siliguri,” said Parvez Gupta, Co-promoter of Unitech Mercantile.