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TripAdvisor
honours Top Heritage hotels in India
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Rajasthan
becomes official heritage state with 18 out of 25 best heritage properties from
the state.
TripAdvisor ®, the world’s largest travel site, today announced the
winners of its 2012 Travellers' Choice® Awards for Heritage Hotels. The list includes the top 25 heritage properties in India, based on
millions of valuable reviews and opinions of travellers from India and across
the world.
Commenting on the significance of these awards, Nikhil Ganju, Country Manager, TripAdvisor India said, “The TripAdvisor Travellers’ Choice
awards for heritage hotels are special as they honour hotels which represent
India’s rich past and heritage. These properties preserve a part of our history
and recreate the magic to be shared with all. He further added, “Not
just from across the country, but travellers from halfway across the world come
to enjoy Indian hospitality in these hotels where they can also experience the
charm and grandeur of our rich history.”
Rajasthan, which has 18 of the winning 25 properties,
emerges as the undisputed destination for heritage properties while unique
hotels from Madhya Pradesh to Maharashtra, Gujarat to Kerala have made their
way to the winners list as well.
While Rajasthan gives you the chance to peek into the
lives of onetime royalty, you can’t miss the colonial influences including the
British and those of early of Dutch & Portuguese traders, which mark the
design of some of these buildings. From erstwhile palaces/residences, home to
royal families and maharajas, to colonial style cottages and Victorian
shipbuilding yards, these hotels flaunt myriad architectural influences,
tracing our history along the way.
Six hotels from the Taj Group bagged an award while
two Samode Hotels properties also made it to the list. Commenting on this win, Deepa Harris – Senior Vice
President, Sales & Marketing, Taj Hotels Resorts & Palaces said “We
are honoured that six of our properties have found pride of place amongst the
top 25 TripAdvisor Traveller’s Choice Heritage Hotels in the country. Our
iconic properties are special and unique and these awards are a wonderful
reaffirmation from travellers of our commitment to maintaining the best in
world hospitality always.”
And it's not just the chain hotels that have made it
to the list; smaller, standalone and boutique properties have also wowed guests
and made their mark among the best.
Vijo Job, Managing Partner, Emerald Isle - The
Heritage Villa (ranked 7th
in the list) said “This is a matter of great pride and honour for our hotel.
This award is special as it places our hotel amongst the best and most renowned
hospitality brands/ chains in the country today.”
Top 10 of the
Travellers’ Choice© Heritage Hotels Award winners:
For the complete 2012 Travellers’ Choice Awards for Heritage Hotels winners
and more reviews, opinions and candid holiday photographs, go to http://www.tripadvisor.in/TravelersChoice-Hotels-cHeritage. Check out some amazing photographs of these places taken by TripAdvisor
travellers at Top Heritage
hotels
