Oberoi Group, one of the leading hospitality firms in India, is considering the idea of reopening its hotel in Darjeeling after 25 years after the recent Gorkha Territorial Administration (GTA) Accord. However, the group will not proceed for hotel projects in Rajarhat which was mentioned in the last annual general meeting (AGM) of East India Hotels Ltd, the flagship of the group.
The vice-chairman of EIH, S S Mukherji, told reporters here that it may look at reopening the hotel in the Queen of Hills. "We are keeping a close watch on the situation in Darjeeling. Our group has a property on five acres in the hill town. It was closed in the late Seventies. If we want to reuse the property, then we have to reconstruct the entire structure. It is not in a good shape," he added.
The popularly known Oberoi Mount Everest Hotel in Darjeeling was started in 1914 by Aratoon Stephen and named 'The Darjeeling Family Hotel'. In 1950, it was leased out to Oberoi group for a period of 100 years as per a report in TOI.
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