PALACES, RESORTS, ICONS: INDIA’S LUXURY HOTEL PIPELINE EXPANDS RAPIDLY THROUGH 2025 AND BEYOND

Accor Group

• The Fairmont Udaipur Palace (Udaipur, Rajasthan), a 327-key hotel, that opened at the start of July 2025.
• The Pullman Amritsar, slated to open in 2027 with 200 rooms.
• The Raffles Goa Shiroda, set to open by 2030, will comprise 120 luxury villas.
• The Raffles will share a beachfront club with the 400-room Fairmont Goa Shiroda, which is also slated to open in 2030.
• The Raffles Ranthambore will be a 63-villa ultra-luxury resort and is set to open mid-2027
• The Sofitel Legend Sukh Bagh Jaipur, a 300+ key urban oasis, will open late 2028
• The Pullman Dehradun Airport
• The Fairmont Mumbai
• The Fairmont Agra

Indian Hotels Company Limited (IHCL)

• Taj Palitana Palace, a 65-key property.
• Taj Bandstand Mumbai will have 330 rooms and 85 apartments and construction is slated to start in 2025.
• Taj Pushpabanta Palace in Agartala will feature 100 rooms; its renovations and expansion are expected to be done within the next three years.
• amã Stays & Trails will feature a nine-cottage villa retreat in Kuteeram in Bengaluru.
• The 100-key Gateway Dehradun
• The 186-key Gateway Gwalior
• The 110-key Gateway Ludhiana
• The 65-key Gateway McLeodganj, Himachal Pradesh
• The 101-key Gateway Nathdwara, Rajasthan
• The 105-key Gateway Pench
• The 125-key Gateway Rishikesh
• The 125-key Ginger Bommasandra, Bengaluru
• The 100-key Ginger Calicut City Center, Kerala.
• The 100-key Ginger Kanpurwill, in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh
• The 100-key Ginger Ludhiana
• The 100-key IHCL SeleQtions Amritsar
• The 51-key IHCL SeleQtions Anjuna
• The 170-key IHCL SeleQtions Mandvi
• The 300-key Taj Ayodhya will feature 29 luxury villas.
• The 110-key Vivanta Anjuna, Goa
• The 160-key Vivanta Jaipur
• The 115-key Vivanta, Mysuru
• The 125-key Vivanta Surat

Dusit International

• The wellness-focused Devarana Sakleshpur, Karnataka – A Dusit Retreat is set to open in March 2028 and will feature 75 luxurious villas and suites.
• Dusit Princess Bhiwadi (Bhiwadi, Rajasthan) will have 165 keys
• Dusit Princess Lonavala (Lonavala, Maharashtra) will have 120 keys
• The Dusit Princess brand will also debut in Raipur with a 200-key hotel.
• Dusit Princess Resort Bagepalli will have 100 keys.
• Dusit Princess Residences Bagepalli will have 150 residential villas.
• Dusit Princess Serviced Suites Kolkata will have 220 rooms.
• Dusit Princess Coorg Hotel will comprise of 100 guest rooms.
• Dusit Princess Residences Coorg will feature 50 villas with 100 guest rooms.
• Two properties under the new Dusit Collection brand will open in Kasol and Manali, each with 40 rooms.

Radisson Hotel Group

• Radisson Hotel Raipur will be opening Q2 2026 with 120 rooms
• The 300-room Radisson Collection Hotel Hyderabad Financial District is set for Q2 2026
• Radisson Blu Resort Hyderabad Chevella and its 160 rooms will open in Q2 2026
• Radisson Hotel Ujjain will open its 150 keys in Q1 2026
• Radisson Hotel Visakhapatnam MedTech Zone will have 120 keys

Minor Hotels

• Avani+ Sunray Beach Visakhapatnam Resort will be the brand’s first hotel in the country and is slated for a 2028 opening.

Hilton Group

• Slohh by Roach, Curio Collection by Hilton will open in Bengaluru, Karnataka this year. It will be Hilton’s first lifestyle hotel in India.
• The Den Bengaluru, LXR Hotels & Resorts is slated to open in 2026, it will be the first LXR property in India.
• Signia by Hilton Jaipur is slated for a 2028 opening and will be the first Signia by Hilton in India.
• Conrad Hotels & Resorts is also set to debut in Jaipur.

Marriott Group

• The Courtyard By Marriott Ghaziabad India
• The Courtyard by Marriott Vitthalapur
• The Fairfield by Marriott Jaipur Tonk Road
• The Fairfield Inn By Marriott Mumbai India
• The Four Points by Sheraton Amritsar, Mall Road
• Le Meridien Dehradun
• Le Meridien Surat
• The Marriott Executive Apartments Amritsar
• The Marriott Executive Apartments Bengaluru
• The Marriott Executive Apartments Bengaluru UB City
• The Renaissance Goa Hotel
• The Ritz-Carlton New Delhi
• The Westin Jaipur Kant Kalwar Resort and Spa
• The Westin Residences Gurugram, is set to be the largest branded residences in the country. It is slated to be completed by 2031.

The Postcard Hotel Group

• The Postcard Chicalim, South Goa
• The Postcard on the Mandovi River, North Goa
• The Postcard Jawai Leopard Reserve, Rajasthan
• The Postcard Kanha Tiger Reserve
• The Postcard Nainital, Uttrakhand
• The Postcard Pench Tiger Reserve, Madhya Pradesh
• The Postcard, Tirupati

Ascott

• The 150-key Oakwood Sensation Dona Paula Goa.
• Oakwood Thanjavur, set to open in 2028, will be a 100-unit property.
• Opening at the end of 2029, Oakwood Ekana Sportz City Lucknow will be a 350-unit property.
• Ascott Ireo City Gurugram will also be the inaugural property under the company’s namesake Ascott brand in India.

The Oberoi Group

• The Oberoi Rajgarh Palace, Khajuraho is set to open this year
• The 80-key Luxury Oberoi Resort will carry the brand’s name “vilas”
• They will also open a 120-key five-star hotel with the Trident branding.

Other notable openings

• The Leela Palaces, which is currently made up of 13 properties, is aiming to bring its portfolio to 20 locations.
• Hyatt Place Bhopal Rani Kamalapati Station is expected to open Q2 2025