9 months ago
New Park Hotel approved for EM Bypass
The Park Hotels is building a new hotel in Kolkata on EM Bypass.
The city government has approved the plan.
The hotel will have 250 rooms, 70-100 serviced apartments, and many fun places like restaurants, nightclubs, and a rooftop pool.
It will also have a place for air taxis to land.
The hotel group thinks Kolkata needs more good hotels and this new one will be trendy and cool.
They will start building in 2026 and finish by 2029.
The hotel group already has other hotels in Kolkata and plans to open many more across India in the next five years.
The Park Hotels will build a new hotel in Kolkata on EM Bypass, approved by KMC.
The project will have 250 hotel rooms, 70-100 serviced apartments, and amenities like restaurants, nightclubs, and a rooftop pool.
Construction will start in January 2026 and is expected to be completed by March 2029.
The hotel group plans to invest over ₹500 crore in the project, which will create jobs.
The Park Hotels aims to more than double its national inventory in the next five years.
- Who
- The Park Hotels, Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC)
- What
- Approval of construction plan for a new Park Hotel
- Where
- EM Bypass, Kolkata
- When
- Construction to start in January 2026, completion expected in March 2029
- Why
- To meet the demand for high-quality accommodation and F&B in Kolkata
Key facts
- Project Size
- 7,00,000 sq-ft
- Hotel Rooms
- 250
- Serviced Apartments
- 70-100
- Investment
- Over ₹500 crore
- Construction Start
- January 2026
- Expected Completion
- March 2029
- Architect
- Gensler
- Current Branded Hotel Rooms in Kolkata
- 5,100
Quotes
Karan Paul
Non-executive director of Apeejay Surrendra Park Hotels
“As a city, Calcutta is still short of high-quality accommodation.”
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“It is a phenomenal location. We think that in the next few years, the location is going to get stronger. It is going to be the new central artery of the city.”
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Vijay Dewan
Managing director of Apeejay Surrendra Park Hotels
“The market in Calcutta is now strong enough for us to add to our inventory of rooms. We felt this to be the right time to increase our investment in Bengal.”
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“Across India, we operate 36 hotels with 2,436 keys at present. Over the next five years, we plan to expand to 74 hotels with 5,787 keys. Within this financial year, we will add 14 hotels with 588 keys.”
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