This was India's first five star hotel, you will be surprised!!!
This was India's first five star hotel, you will be surprised!!!
Today there are many luxurious hotels in India. The rent of all these hotels starts from thousands and goes up to lakhs. But do you know which was the first 5 star hotel in india, which is still very much liked by the people. Today we will tell you about the world's first 5 star hotel.
Hotel
Today there is no dearth of luxurious hotels in India. There are many good hotels in India. But the first 5 star hotel is always the first. Let us tell you that even today the rent for a night's stay in this hotel is in thousands. When this hotel was built, at that time only this hotel had electricity connection. Even today this hotel remains the first choice of the people.
India's first five star
India's first five star hotel is the Taj Hotel located in Mumbai. 'Taj Mahal Palace', which opened for 17 guests on december 16, 1903, was the dream of Tata Group founder, Jamshedji Tata. Jamshedji Tata had many dreams for modern india, out of which 'Taj Mahal Palace' was the only dream that was fulfilled in his lifetime. The hotel is named after 'Taj Mahal', which is located in the city of Agra. This hotel is made up of two different buildings. taj mahal Palace and Tower, taj mahal Palace was built in the beginning of the 20th century, while the tower was opened in 1973.
This much money was spent in building it
According to media reports, Hotel Taj was built at a huge cost of Rs 4 crore 21 lakh at that time. In those days, it was the only hotel in india where electricity was available. This was the first hotel in the country to get the license for a bar (Harbour Bar) and a day-long restaurant. In 1972, the country's first 24-hour open coffee shop was here. Let us tell you that the taj mahal Palace is the first restaurant in the country where the first AC restaurant was built. Taj was the first hotel in the country to have an international level discotheque. German elevators were installed in it. Not only this, Turkish bath tubs and fans of American company were installed at that time.