With Altius Boutique Hotel opening here today on the Chandigarh-Delhi highway, the city suddenly has become a hot spot for hospitality sector. The latest entrant in hospitality sector houses the highest rooftop restaurant ‘Air” with live kitchen. 

Ginny Chawla, the young entrepreneur said that the Altius has another first as it has brought “Ten Downing Street Club and Lounge’ to Chandigarh. He said that Ms Ravi Chawla had done the interiors to provide a matchless indulgence. The Ten Downing Street is part of country’s oldest and largest chain of up-market lounges, claimed GM-Franchise Operations, V.Surender.

Sundeep Madhok, General Manager, The Altius informed that the hotel offers 21 designer rooms, Bonquets and Conferencing, Altius Dining, TDS-Fine Dine Restaurant, TDS Club and Lounge and Air rooftop restaurant with open air theatre.

As per a report in FE, Altius comes on the heels of Sarovar Hotels opening their second property-Park Plaza adjoining The Taj recently. Besides these, Hotel Lalit Chandigarh from the Lalit Suri group which operates hotel chains under the banner Lalit group is under construction on a four acre land close to IT Park and it would have 200 rooms.

Hotel J.W.Marriott is already there besides Government owned The Hotel Mount View and Hotel Shiwalik View and The Taj, a flagship brand of hotel chains by Taj resorts and palaces. Many other hotel chains are having new plans to open their accommodation, it is learnt.