The highway hotel

Speaking at the launch,Sajid Dhannani,managing director,Sayaji Hotels said,“With this hotel,we hope to bring in a concept woven around needs of business travelers,who travel not because they like to,but because they have to.” With services like check-in,check-out in the room,complimentary pick-up and drop in an Audi Q7,Dhannani said the hotel will cater to a market where the demand-supply shortfall is around 10 per cent.

“Though some may feel recession is not the best time to launch a business hotel,we think any time is a good time,if you have your long-term plans chalked out,” he added. The hotel,spread over nine floors,has plans to house nine specialty hotels in one building,one on every floor. “Currently,five specialty floors are operational – for single female travelers (where the entire staff is female),European travelers,health travelers,short-stay travelers (10-15 days) and long-stay travelers (more than 15 days),” informs Dhannani.

With two hotels already functional in Vadodara and Indore,this is the group’s third hotel in the country. Sayaji

Hotels also owns the Barbeque Nation chain of restaurants,which at present has 16 outlets across 11 cities in India.