Viajes India
7th June 2010
Planet Hollywood to open five-star hotel in Mumbai by 2012
Planet Hollywood, the American theme restaurant and hotel chain, will open a five-star hotel in Mumbai after a delay of five years. Arch Millennium Corp, a Florida-based company, which has acquired the master franchise rights for the Planet Hollywood brand across India, will open it on the site of the former Shelley’s Hotel in Colaba. Scheduled to open in 2012, this will be the company’s second hotel in the world.
According to a report in Hindustan Times, Arch Millennium has already submitted plans to the Mumbai Heritage Conservation Committee (MHCC) to raze down Shelley’s Hotel, which remains closed and rebuild the Planet Hollywood Hotel on the plot, which falls in a heritage precinct. Sunit Sharma, Group Executive Chef, Planet Hollywood India said, “It is not possible to renovate such a small hotel in the way we want. It won’t have a casino, but will be a five-star hotel, drawing from the celebrity status of Planet Hollywood.”
As for the five-year delay, Sharma explained that plans to enter India were postponed due to recession, terror attacks and other factors. He said, “We are bringing Hollywood stars down to all the launches. Everyone in India likes VIP treatment.”
Arch Millennium also plans to open Planet Hollywood floating restaurant in Colaba, on a pleasure yacht, which has already been imported from the US. Named Oceanis, it is a four-level boat, anchored in Mumbai, containing a variety of multi-cuisine restaurants, bars, lounges and coffee shops, which can accommodate 400 patrons. The northern suburbs are being considered for Mumbai’s first Planet Hollywood-themed restaurant. Planet Hollywood is a privately-held US company. Sylvester Stallone, Bruce Willis and Demi Moore have stake in the brand.
