There is no hill station in Faridabad, sniggered a friend when I told him I was off to stay at The Lalit’s latest property at Mangar Bani in the Haryana suburb of Delhi, just a 45-minute-drive from the city.
The first thing I did upon checking into my room was to Whatsapp my friend images of the lush green Mangar valley. Set on the beautiful Gurgaon-Faridabad highway, Mangar proved to be a bit of a revelation — this ancient sacred grove in the Aravalli hills is the last protected natural forest near Delhi.
Headquartered in New Delhi, the company opened its first hotel here in 1988 under the dynamic leadership of Founder Chairman Mr. Lalit Suri, who spearheaded the Group’s unprecedented expansion plans.
Rapid expansion and consolidation of its leadership position continues under the enterprising stewardship of Dr. Jyotsna Suri, who took over as Chairperson & Managing Director in 2006.
All hotels within the group operated under the brand The Grand – Hotels, Palaces & Resorts. It was re-branded as ‘The LaLiT’ on November 19, 2008 as a tribute to the company’s Founder Chairman Mr. Lalit Suri.
The company offers twelve luxury Hotels, Places & Resorts and two mid market segment hotels under The LaLiT Traveller brand offering 2261 rooms.
