- Twin hotels, Lemon Tree Hotel, Sector 60 and Red
Fox Hotel, Sector 60 have been designed on the principles of universal design
offering specially designed rooms and suites for people of all abilities.
- This 3.2 acres property also houses a 20,000 sq.ft.
Convention Center, with commercial and office space, making it one of the
largest accessible MICE destination in Delhi NCR
- In a first, 70% of
the work force in Lemon Tree Hotel, Sector
60 will
be Opportunity Deprived Individuals (ODI) i.e. either differently-abled or those from economically and
socially marginalized segments of society
The Lemon Tree Hotel Company, the third largest Indian
hotel chain by asset ownership in the country, announced the formal opening of its twin
properties in Gurugram, thereby
becoming the largest owner of hotel rooms in the millennium city.
Adding
a collective inventory of just over 250 rooms, Lemon Tree Hotel, Sector 60 and Red
Fox Hotel, Sector 60, located just off Golf Course Extension Road and a
short distance from the key business hubs also houses a separate Convention
Center with commercial and office space making it the largest accessible MICE destination in Delhi
NCR.
In
line with the fresh, fun and spirited ambience of Lemon Tree, these properties promise
to delight its upbeat guests with their vibrant interiors, scrumptious food,
impeccable facilities and the distinctive warm and friendly services that Lemon
Tree is known for.
Speaking
on this occasion, Vikramjit Singh,
President, Lemon Tree Hotels said: “We
are delighted to reach a milestone of six hotels in the city. Gurugram
continues to attract business and leisure travelers throughout the year and the
launch of these twin properties along with a Convention Center, only brings to
fore the potential of this market and LTH’s successful run here.”
With
this launch, Lemon Tree group now commands a joint inventory of 530 rooms in
the city.
Designed
on the principles of universal design, these special hotels allow people of
varying abilities to access all areas of the hotel with ease and offer
specially designed room and multiple suites for differently-abled guests.
They are a part of a
unique initiative adopted by the company, wherein, Lemon Tree has taken its
initiatives on inclusion to a new benchmark. Not only are these hotels 100%
accessible for people of all abilities, but are also run by a special team.
As part
of the group’s HR strategy, we usually hire 12-15% employees with disability
and a similar percentage of persons from the economically and socially
marginalized disadvantaged segments (EcoSoc) of the society. In
a first-of-its-kind endeavor, 70% of the hotel staff in Lemon Tree Hotel,
Sector 60 is either from the Economically and Socially marginalized
segments of the society (EcoSoc) or differently abled (Employees with
Disability).
Aradhana Lal, Vice President, Sustainability
Initiatives, Lemon Tree Hotels explains:
“We truly believe in mainstreaming and including people with disabilities and
those from the marginalized segments in our employee base and provide them the same opportunities as others in order to
realize their full potential. This launch is special to us. We are proud to
introduce our new hotels in Sector 60,
Gurugram run by a truly special team”
Strategically
nestled between high-end residential societies, the twin hotels offer easy
access to HUDA Metro Station, Leisure Valley and Sector 29, the entertainment
district of the city, besides being 20 minutes away from Signature Towers,
IFFCO Chowk and the Mall mile on MG Road.
Lemon
Tree Hotel, Sector 60 has been designed with innovative interiors and inspiring
artwork that make for an ambience that is refreshing, contemporary and stylish.
It has an inventory of 104 stylish rooms and suites, a 24x7 multi-cuisine
coffee shop – Citrus Café and a hip
recreation bar – Slounge in addition
to a business center, a fitness Gym and open-air swimming pool.
Red Fox
Hotel, Sector 60 is an economy business hotel and offers 154 smart rooms and
suites, a multi-cuisine coffee shop – Clever Fox Café, a Cyber Kiosk, an
efficient meeting room, a well-equipped fitness centre and laundry service. The
hotel welcomes guests with its fresh bold interiors as well as crisp and clean
rooms and delights with its unbeatable value and reliable safety standards.
With
the opening of this new property, Lemon Tree Hotels now owns and operates 40 hotels in 23
cities with over 4100 rooms and over 4500 employees.
Fresh, fun
& spirited Lemon Tree Hotels are India’s fastest growing chain of upscale
business and leisure hotels – the perfect choice for today’s discerning
traveler looking for high quality accommodation.
Founded in
September 2002 by Patu Keswani, the New Delhi based company currently operates
4 brands Lemon Tree Premier (upscale), Lemon Tree Resorts (leisure), Lemon Tree
Hotels (midscale) & Red Fox Hotels (economy). The chain currently owns and
operates 40 hotels in 23 cities aggregating over 4100 rooms with 4500
employees. This speedy growth has currently made the group the 3rd
largest by owned rooms with venture capital participation from global private
equity firm Warburg Pincus, diversified Japanese financial institution Shinsei
Bank, and Dutch pension fund asset manager APG.
By 2021, Lemon
Tree will own and operate 7819 rooms in 74 hotels across 49 major cities of
India including Ahmedabad, Aurangabad, Aligarh, Alwar, Bandhavgarh, Bengaluru,
Bhiwadi, Bhubaneswar, Burdwan, Coorg, Chandigarh, Chennai, Coimbatore, Corbett,
Darjeeling, Dehradun, Dahej, Dooars, Gangtok, Ghaziabad, Gurugram, Goa,
Gwalior, Hyderabad, Indore, Jaipur, Jammu, Jhansi, Katra, Kalimpong, Kolkata,
Lucknow, Manesar, Muhamma (Kerala), Mumbai, New Delhi, Noida, Ooty, Port Blair,
Pune, Rishikesh, Shimla, Shirdi, Siliguri, Sonmarg, Tiruchirappalli(Trichy),
Thiruvananthapuram, Udaipur and Vadodara. To know more, visit lemontreehotels.com or call Central Reservations at +91-9911701701.