Global hotel chain Hilton Worldwide has opened its fourth India property in Chennai. According to the company release, the five-star 204-room Hilton Chennai, positioned as a business hotel, is owned by Empee Group, which has diversified interests from alcoholic beverages to property development. The hotel has been built with an initial investment of Rs 400 crore.
M P Purushothaman, Chairman, Empee Group said, “The collaboration with Hilton Worldwide will add depth and breadth to our hospitality portfolio. We are confident that through Hilton’s international hotel management expertise and Empee Group’s strong local knowledge and network, Hilton Chennai will be the preferred hotel for local and international business as well as for leisure travellers in India.”
Empee Hotels, the hospitality division of Rs 20 billion Empee Group, plans to complete its proposed second phase of the hotel, stretching to the adjacent piece of land, in another three years. Nisha Purushothaman, Managing Director, Empee Hotels said, “We will be investing another Rs 150 crore in the second phase of development, which will see an addition of 150 rooms. As we own the land it will be much easier to carry out the expansion works.”
Giving details on Empee Hotels’ ongoing projects, she said the hospitality company was in the process of building a four-star hotel in the Chennai after demolishing its own property, at an investment of Rs 150 crore, for which it is scouting for hospitality majors for managing it. The hotel will have a total of 100 rooms.
