Thailand’s Minor Hotels has confirmed that it
will expand its luxury Anantara brand to India later this year.
Scheduled to open in Q4 2023, the new-build
Anantara Jaipur Hotel will feature 150 guest rooms and suites,
including four Terrace Suites with private plunge pools and a
160-sqm Royal Suite with a large terrace and private pool.
Dining options will include a specialty Indian fine dining
restaurant and terrace, a rooftop bar and restaurant with views
of the surrounding landscape, all-day dining with a show
kitchen, and a hotel bar lounge and terrace.
Other facilities will range from a spa
with five treatment rooms and a beauty salon, a gym with a
semi-outdoor pool and garden area, an executive lounge, a kids’
club, and a choice of three meeting rooms with an adjacent lounge
and reception area.
Able to
cater to weddings of up to 2,500 guests, the hotel has been
designed to meet the demands of the rapidly growing demand for
destination weddings.
For both intimate and large scale
celebrations, the property will offer a collection of indoor and
outdoor venues: an 860-sqm ballroom will accommodate
410 guests for a dinner, with the adjoining 110-sqm mandap
pavilion seating 50; a large pre-function space serving the main
ballroom and a smaller heritage banquet dining room will seat
150; a spacious banquet lawn of 3,800 sqm with its own stage
area and commercial kitchen facilities will be able to accommodate
weddings for up to 1,900 guests.
The property will have a
separate dedicated porte-cochere area for the ballroom and
event space providing a seamless arrival experience, in addition
to a secondary arrival entry and porte-cochere serving the
pre-function area and outdoor event space.
“We are really excited to expand our
footprint in India with this important new project that will marry Anantara’s trademark take on authentic, indigenous luxury with
outstanding wedding and event facilities,” said Dillip Rajakarier,
Group CEO of Minor International and CEO of Minor Hotels. “Jaipur is one of
India’s most vibrant destinations, with a huge destination wedding
potential, and I look forward to working with the property’s
owner, Mr. Ajay Gangwal, and his team to launch our first Anantara in India, which is a
significant strategic step for Minor Hotels.”
The capital and largest city of
the Indian state of Rajasthan, Jaipur is a popular tourist
destination that forms a part of the Golden Triangle tourist circuit along with Delhi and Agra.
Home to a number of UNESCO
World Heritage sites, Jaipur also serves as a gateway to other
tourist destinations in Rajasthan such as Udaipur, Kota and
Mount Abu.
Jaipur’s star attraction, Amber Fort is one of
India’s most well-known and most-visited forts, with other
architectural landmarks being the City Palace housing the
former royal family and the Hawa Mahal palace.
