UK-based Premier Inn announced their plans to establish their footprint in the financial capital of India, Mumbai. This edition will mark the debut of Premier Inn hotels in Mumbai, catering to the vibrant city’s mid-scale market segment. Premier Inn Mumbai Worli, which will feature 350 rooms, is strategically located in the Lower Parel district, between the Central Business District, Santacruz Airport and the North Mumbai Business Districts.
Commenting on the development,Mr. Aly Shariff, Senior Vice President, Operations (Asia), said “We are extremely proud to be a setting up a property in Mumbai. This property is essential to Premier Inn’s growth strategy and fulfils our objective of entering the mid-scale hotel market of Mumbai. We are offering a unique product, which is perfectly designed to host business travellers as well as families. The property is scheduled to open in 2018 and we look forward to welcoming guests to the Premier Inn experience.”
Premier Inn Mumbai Worli is slated to be one of the largest mid-market hotels in the country. It will feature an all-day dining restaurant and a trendy bar, as well as a fully equipped gymnasium.The property will also boast amenities which include flexible meetings and conferencing facilities, free Wi-Fi access, flat screen TVs and the famous Hypnos branded bed in all rooms.
Premier Inn Mumbai Worli joins Premier Inn’s growing portfolio of properties worldwide as it plans to have around 50 hotels in India, Southeast Asia and Middle East by 2018. Premier Inn currently operates over 670 hotels globally including five hotels in the Middle East and three in India.
Designed to meet the needs of a rapidly growing economy travel segment in the region, the Mumbai property aims to bring Premier Inn’s value-for-money experience to travellers here.
“Premier Inn is UK’s favourite hotel company, which guarantees guests a great night’s sleep. Opening new hotels in these three key regions is now part of our long-term strategy to further enhance and develop the Premier Inn brand globally and we are confident it will be well received in new markets by value conscious travellers” said Mr. David Vely, Senior Vice President Development, Premier Inn Middle East, Africa & India.
Premier Inn currently operates the following hotels in India; Premier Inn Bangalore Whitefield; Premier Inn New Delhi Shalimar Bagh; and Premier Inn Pune Kharadi. Premier Inn Goa Anjuna and 2 properties in Chennai are under various stages of development.
The expansion plans will see the group managing around 10,000 new rooms by 2018 in the GCC countries, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand and the Middle East across key cities including Mumbai, Chennai, Goa (India), Bali, Bogor, Jakarta, Makassar, Surabaya and Yogjakarta (Indonesia), Bangkok (Thailand), Dubai and Sharjah (UAE) , Muscat (Oman), Doha (Qatar) and Jeddah (Saudi Arabia).
