Battle for Taj Mansingh: Saraf turns brand owner, may bid for iconic hotel

The first hotel under the new brand, Azaya, was opened in Goa last week

Saraf Hotel Enterprises, which owns 10 luxury hotels in the country (most of them managed by Hyatt), is keen to bid for Taj Mansingh Hotel in New Delhi. Saraf was not eligible to bid for the property under the tender norms issued by the NDMC, which said a bidder should own 500 rooms in five-star properties as well as a brand. The group launched its own luxury brand recently and that makes it eligible to bid for Taj Mansingh. 

“We were not eligible in spite of having 5,000 rooms. We complained to the authorities concerned and the government,” said Umesh