Premier Inn, a UK-headquartered chain of budget hotels, has revealed its ambitious plans concerning the expansion in India. The hotelier wants to open as many as 90 hotels throughout the country. It is also reported that the hotels will be purchased by Premier Inn, or will be partially owned and managed.
The first property that was announced in accordance with this project is a hotel in Pune. This 109 guestroom accommodation will start operating in April 2013. The property will also become the first one equipped with brand new pre-engineered and pre-fabricated bathrooms. The bathrooms are produced by Dubai firm Unipods that specializes in making customized kitchens and bathrooms. Other distinctive features include the typical English breakfast and the Hypnos mattresses that are used by the British Royal family.
As a spokesman of Premiere Inn mentions, their primary target is to have 90 hotels in India with over 11,000 guestrooms in total by 2022. Other future projects announced are four hotels in Goa Chennai, and Pune. They will be launched by the end of 2014.
Currently, all the properties, which are to be opened in India, are owned by Premier Inn. However, the company plans to use an asset light strategy and attract owners of hotels to collaborate with them.