Taj Hotels Resorts and Palaces

MUMBAI-BASED TAJ HOTELS RESORTS AND PALACES (www.tajhotels.com) is recognized as India’s largest and fi nest hospital- ity chain. Founded in 1903 and owned by the Tata Group, it consists of more than 100 properties located throughout the subcontinent, as well as in southern Asia, the Indian Ocean, the Middle East, Africa, Australia, New York, Boston, San Francisco, and London. In addition to its luxury hotels in India – several of which are members of The Leading Hotels of the World – the group operates business hotels, palace hotels, exotic beachfront resorts, safaris, and garden retreats. The Pierre New York, a Taj Hotel, boasts one of the fi nest spaces available to the most selective of travelers with The Tata Suite. Situated on the hotel’s 39th fl oor, the 1,980-square-foot suite offers stunning views of Central Park and features an expansive living room with beautifully upholstered chairs, two bedrooms with Turkish marble baths, a dining room with a custom silver leaf table that seats eight, and a pantry kitchen. Guests will appreciate a wide range of indulgent amenities including a wall-mounted 40” fl at-screen high-

defi nition TV, Bose 321 Home Theater system featuring surround sound, iPod docking station, high-speed Internet access (wireless and wired), spacious desk with built-in power and data ports, and multi-functional laser color printer with scan, fax, and network capabilities. The Tata Suite may be combined with other rooms and suites to provide up to six bedrooms and a private fl oor. The Taj West End in Bangalore, India also offers a luxurious Tata Suite, which is a duplex block, drive-in suite with a plush, provincial cottage estate design with its own private plunge pool and massage facil- ity ensconced in a private courtyard. It is housed in a 4,000-square-foot bungalow and has a gracious apartment on the ground fl oor, an elegant suite on the fi rst fl oor, and a club room. Guests will revel in the available

amenities including an exclusive plunge pool with dual access from the bathroom as well the bedroom; lighting with automatic touch pad dim- mer control; 10-person dining room with pantry facilities; Frette linens; Plasma TV with high-tech home theater system and DVD players; six fi xture bathrooms with Jacuzzi; toiletries by Bulgari; and a treadmill. Additionally, the Taj Palace New Delhi boasts their own elegant Tata Suite, which is uniquely crafted for the cosmopolitan global trav- eler, royalty, and Heads of State. At 6,500 square feet, the suite provides guests with lavishly appointed interiors, which are a union of rich Mughal ornament and pattern with elegant, modern silhouettes and details. Fine craftsmanship of furniture and fi ttings, striking color scheme, and care- fully selected objets d’art refl ect a meticulous attention to detail.• Tata Suite at The Pierre, New York (top left); the Taj West End, Bangalore, India (center right); and the Taj Palace New Delhi (bottom left)