Date:02/10/2008 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2008/10/02/stories/2008100259700200.htm

Andhra Pradesh - Hyderabad

Novotel Hyderabad Airport opens

Special Correspondent

Hotel offers ‘FlexiStay’ package for passengers
Special inaugural offer of Rs. 5,500 for limited period

HYDERABAD: Novotel Hyderabad Airport was thrown open to public near Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA) on Wednesday.

The hotel, which is owned by GMR Hyderabad International Airport Limited, is the second Novotel in the city and also in India. For passengers making brief (eight hour) stopovers, the hotel is offering ‘FlexiStay’ package, said Novotel Hyderabad Airport General Manager, Simon Jinks, in a press release.

The hotel is built over five acres with 305 rooms -- 11 luxury suites, 53 premier rooms and 241 superior rooms. An all-day dining multicuisine restaurant, The Square and Haldi with Indian dishes are the restaurants, while Splashes, the sunken pool bar and The Bar offer cocktails.

The hotel has a premier lounge and a crew lounge for the aircrew members to unwind.

It launched a special inaugural offer for a limited period for Rs. 5,500.