Sunday, August 15, 2010

Taj Mahal Palace Hotel reopens with restored heritage suites: Employees paid tribute to the dead

About 21 months after the vicious terrorist attack, the famous Taj Mahal Palace hotel reopened today. The heritage suites of the hotel, which had been badly damaged by gunfire, have been fully restored and reopened to guests on August 15, 2010, which is also the Independence Day of India. The hotel employees paid tribute to the people who died at the attack.

The 107-year old elegant sea facing adds many features. The renovation cost about $37 million and took 22 months. Famous designers like Lissoni Associati from Milan, BAMO from San Francisco, Design Wilkes from Malaysia and James Park Associates from Singapore worked on renovating the heritage suite. A newer wing of the hotel just opened up for business just three weeks after the terrorist attack.

Spreading over 5000 square feet on the sixth floor the renovated heritage wing has multimedia systems, emergency escape route. The rooms and suites have special levers that would allow guests to open window in case of emergency. The hotel also upgraded its security features with “special access control elevators” which can only be controlled by the guests with a special key provided to them.

The palace wing also opened up newly designed duplex suites. Guests staying at the palace wing will get “Palace Buttler Sevice.” The restaurants inside the hotel have been renovated including Sea Lounge and Golden Dragon. The Taj Ballroom, the Harbour Bar and Wasabi will offer great cuisines created by a team of acclaimed chefs.

4 comments:

  1. I am Feeling very glade that our Taj Mahal Palace Hotel's reopening.....

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  4. good post and goo to hear about Taj Mahal Hotel reopen again.

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