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India, a new leisure destination opened for Swissotel

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Published on 09/01/13 - Updated on 17/03/22

With the opening of a resort hotel in the Indian coastal State of Goa, Swissôtel Hotels & Resorts will complement its global portfolio with an additional deluxe hotel. First guests are anticipated in the first quarter 2013.

The Swissôtel Goa is located in the town of Calangute which is one of the most popular tourist destinations in North Goa, only 16 km from the capital city Panaji and within an hour’s drive from Goa’s international airport.The 135 guestrooms and suites are designed and proportioned among eight three level buildings, which are set within a tropical garden. An all-day dining restaurant, pool bar, cafe, fitness centre, adult and children’s pools, children’s club, as well as conference and banquet facilities will serve the guests. The hotel will also have an exclusive beach club for its guests on Calangute beach.Designed by Malaysian Architects Chong Chee Ching and Greg Dall, the elements in the lobby and throughout the resort are accented by numerous works by the Indian artist Krishna Mehta are distributed throughout the resort which present modern and colourful design highlights.“With the Swissôtel Goa, we are complementing our growing Indian hotel portfolio with an attractive holiday resort. With the already-opened Swissôtel Kolkata and the three Swissôtels under development in Mumbai, Noida and Bangalore, our portfolio on the Indian Subcontinent is growing continuously,” says Meinhard Huck, President of Swissôtel Hotels & Resorts.The hotel is developped by Convention Hotels India Private Ltd. The company is extending its hotel ownership presence with contemporary luxury hotels in key leisure destinations and cities across the country.

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