Growing Star Hospitality in Kakinada
Surrounded with lush greenery, mangroves, coconut trees, Kakinada, which has been witnessing a remarkable growth in the urbanization, is a major pilgrimage center, and is located in the East Godavari district, a picturesque port city of Andhra Pradesh and one has to be present here to truly experience the charm of this city.
Ventured by a large of business as well as leisure travelers, Kakinada is one of the hubs of Information Technology (IT) in India. With the advent of countless companies, the Kakinada city has undergone a dramatic change in the past few years and as a result has been witnessing a mushrooming of hotels at every corner of the city to cater to the needs of pleasure and corporate travelers.
Kakinada offers plenty of options in terms of accommodation. Dotting with numerous hotels, Lodges, and Inns, this city offers accommodation ranging from affordable lodges to expensive hotels. Most of the economy hotels in Kakinada are located in the area nearer to the railway station and bus stand. The rooms of the Kakinada hotels are comfortable and spacious laced with all basic amenities. There are few up market hotels like three star hotels and four hotels in Kakinada, which cater to leisure as well as business travelers which offer elegantly furnished accommodation, the deluxe hotels in Kakinada also provide host of facilities to guests including swimming pool, gymnasium, in house restaurants, foreign exchange, car parking, tour desk, and meeting rooms etc.
We, at InKakinada, have carefully put together a list of hotels to give you an insight of the hotels guide in Kakinada for one's convenience and preference. This guide lists Kakinada hotel accommodation choices ranging from star hotels to budget hotels based according to their categorization with a brief summary about each of them.
PARADIGM SAROVAR PORTICO
Paradigm Sarovar Portico is definitely the best luxury hotel in town. A carefully chosen location, in the heart of the city, gives it an easy access to most places in the city and makes it the first choice for all travelers to Kakinada. To cater to the needs of the many business travelers who come to the city, the hotel has integrated all possible business amenities and even provides conferencing facilities.
ACCOMODATION
It offers 58 luxurious and excellently done rooms meticulously divided into "Superior", "Club", "Suites", including 1 Presidential Suite and compliments them with a dedicated service. These rooms elegance synthesize with comfort. The beauty of these rooms is further profiled by impressive furniture and decor. The comfort of the rooms is reinforced by an extensive range of modern amenities like LCD T.V with Satellite Channels, Tea/Coffee Maker, well stocked Mini Bar, individual Electronic Safe, Direct Dial Telephone, 24 hrs Room Service, Laundry Service, Hair Dryer provided in the bathrooms, Writing Desk in every room, Wi-Fi.
BUSINESS
The hotel entertains the business needs of the corporate guests as well. It features an array of exquisite banquet halls and conference halls that are ideal for holding successful meetings, seminars, conferences as well as parties, and social occasions. These conference halls are: Senate 1 and Senate 2. In each of these halls 20 to 65 delegates can be conveniently accommodated in U Shape, Boardroom, Theatre, Reception styles. It also has a business centre which is wonderfully configured and also offers facilities like fax, email, internet access.
DINING
The hotel has a special repute as it features excellent dining and wining facilities for its guests. It entices them with 3 of its restaurants that serve delicious Indian, Chinese, and Continental recipes.
Bistro: A welcoming cafe which serves multi-cuisine specialties and also affords panoramic views of the town. It lays lavish buffets for its guests and serves a nice selection of specialties. Guests can order a-la-carte too and go for their own preferences.
Level 7: A One can sink down with a refreshing drink where the bar is stocked with the best of Indian and International brands. Located on the 7th floor of the hotel, it is a fun place to be at with friends too.
Cinnamon: A uniquely refreshing and stylish tea lounge for quick refreshment. Serves a variety of fresh brews and some tempting snacks, and is ever ready to give instant refreshment. The ambience is chic and good for a casual meet up too.
RECREATION
Paradigm Sarovar Portico pleases both business and pleasure guests with its range of recreational facilities like a Gymnasium with the latest workout equipments.
OTHER FACILITIES
It ensures extra comforts to its guests during their stay with a variety of additional facilities like Concierge, Computerized Check-in and Check-out, Currency Exchange service, 24-hrs room service, in house laundry/dry cleaning, ample Vehicle Parking Area, separate Travel Desk and Wi-Fi at all the public places.
OAK TREE HOTEL
Experience luxury and hospitality at the OAK TREE HOTEL, the 3-Star hotel, a rare notation in hospitality, a veritable oasis which is set at the heart of the town within walking distance of bustling shopping and entertainment centers. It redefines elegance and lavish comfort and prides on the character and competence of its service staff and which understands that while the setting does much to provide a sense of wonder and enjoyment, the level of service is just as important in creating a memorable stay.
ACCOMODATION
It offers 30 elegantly designed and impeccable luxurious rooms and suites with modern interiors and every conceivable convenience which have been methodically segregated into "Standard", "Deluxe", "Luxury", and "Suite" with facilities like in-room Television with popular satellite channels (with movies, games services), housekeeping service twice a day, evening turndown service, complimentary personal safe, laundry service, non-allergenic pillows on request, complimentary morning newspaper, a complimentary bottle of mineral water for every room, Wi-Fi connectivity , fruit basket/snake tray, air conditioning with individual automatic climate control, mini bar, Direct Dial Telephone.
BUSINESS
Keeping in mind the business needs of its guests, the hotel provides a business centre Vedika, a Conference and Banquet hall for holding successful meetings, seminars, conferences as well as parties, and social occasions with facilities like fax, email, internet access, postage, copying, and shipping.
DINING
It features good dining and wining facilities for its guests.
Maple: A multi-cuisine restaurant which serves a variety of delectable South Indian, North Indian, Chinese recipes.
Aroma: A well stocked bar and restaurant where the guests can unwind with their choice of wines.
OTHER FACILITIES
It also offers a variety of additional facilities like: complimentary overnight shoeshine, babysitting services (with prior notification), luggage, ski and golf storage, afternoon tea, overnight laundry & dry cleaning service, one-hour pressing service, 120 covered parking spaces, enterprise car rental representative, buffet breakfast at the restaurant.
HOTEL ROYAL PARK
A true definition of elegance and lavish comfort, Hotel Royal Park, which is located at a very prime business area, has been designed with luxury and homeliness in mind and executed to perfection and is truly among the rarities with an unparalleled decor and a matchless interior design that is truly world class. The lobby is tiled with Italian Marble and has a rare blend of natural and ambient light which is quite a treat for the eyes. Guests are taken care of by the ever smiling, courteous and helpful staffs who keep in mind their guest's individual tastes.
ACCOMODATION
It has 84 rooms and suites which have been skillfully divided into "Business", "Residency", "Classic", "Queen Suite", "King Suite" types that have been designed elegantly with luxurious and modern interiors. Each room has been facilitated with 24 hrs room service, safe deposit locker, tea/coffee maker, electromagnetic key card system, Wi-Fi connectivity, mini bar, fog resistance bathroom mirror, rain shower, , DVD, double glazed glass which cuts off sound to give you the desired privacy.
BUSINESS
t has a beautifully laid and well equipped conference cum banquet hall- Images and Blossoms, a large hall which can be separated in half as per the guest's choice that can accommodate up to 300 people with secretarial services provision.
DINING
It is undoubtedly a pleasure hub for the gastronomes who like to savour diverse tastes and have an eye for art. The food buffs get numerous dining and wining outlets at this hotel that master in culinary art and boast of most stylish and lavish ambiance. The venues that warrant special mention here for serving delectable recipes to tickle the taste buds of the guests are:
Cafe-De-Royal (The Coffee Shop): An outstanding restaurant which boasts of the finest authentic flavours and hypnotic scents which is away sure to sweep one away thousands of miles to the sea and the sun of the southern continental. Breakfast through Dinner, a visit to this cafe is royally enchanting.
The Nine (Multi-Cuisine Restaurant): The international taste treats and wine spread out here is sure to be too much of a temptation with a vast arrangement of delicious indulgences.
Hot-5 (The Bar): A bar, a perfect place to unwind and entertain, to relax and put up your feet, which offers an extensive beverage menu in a serene ambience with endless and all time favourite and house special cocktails and mocktails.
Four Square (Specialty Restaurant): A roof top restaurant with an attached swimming pool that serves multi cuisine dishes Mexican, Italian, Thai, Chinese, and Continental.
RECREATION
Hotel Royal Park pleases both corporate and pleasure guests with its range of recreational facilities like in-house Gymnasium with the latest workout equipments, 24 hrs spa service.
OTHER FACILITIES
For the convenience of its guests, Royal Park, offers In-House laundry service, Doctor on call, Wi-Fi connectivity, complimentary Wi-Fi internet, happy hours at Four Square (Specialty Restaurant) from 19:00 hrs to 20:00 hrs only for Queen and King Suite guests, complimentary buffet breakfast at Cafe-De-Royal (The Coffee Shop).
ISHWARYA GRAND
An oldest 3 star hotel in Kakinada, Ishwarya Grand, is an icon of high standards in the art of hospitality which provides world class facilities to its customers. Situated in a non polluted environment, it gives the distinct pleasure of extending the finest hospitality to its esteemed guests at budget prices which suits well for students, tourists, backpackers, hostel travelers, youth travelers, young professionals and foreigners.
ACCOMODATION
IIt offers 74 spacious cozy rooms including 5 luxurious suites categorized into "Deluxe", "Luxury", "Suite" types which have been designed for comfort and convenience, and impeccable service. These rooms are colourfully and beautifully done and furnished with plush furniture and rich tapestry and finished in light wood and has ample woodwork and storage space. Each room has a king size bed (a double bed-as per request), well equipped bathrooms with bath tubs, and generous supplies of toiletries. Each room has been facilitated with LCD T.V, a telephone with direct outward dialing, a mini refrigerator, a mini bar, wireless internet connectivity, complimentary bottled mineral water, a fruit basket, a snacks tray, 24 hrs room service, Satellite T.V, Individual safe deposit locker, Iron /Ironing Board (on request), Reading Lamps, Complimentary Vernacular Newspaper, Electronic/Magnetic Keys for each room, Tea/ Coffee Maker, Bathroom Telephone, Slippers, Writing Desk, Room heater, Hair Dryer, Bathrobes, Extra Towels, Extra Linens, Extra Bedding, Hot/Cold Running Water, etc.
BUSINESS
Every hotel knows that it will not only receive guests of pleasure but also corporate guests and the needs of the same. Keeping in mind the needs of its corporate and business guests, Ishwarya Grand, facilitates an exclusive floor to meet the demands of its guests with fully equipped meeting rooms cum conference rooms, and banquet halls i.e. Princess and Celebrations, and justifying them to perfection.
DINING
Guests can get to experience various dining and wining options at Ishwarya Grand, where one can relax, unwind, and taste sumptuous and lip-smacking delicacies at its restaurants.
High Spirits: A bar cum restaurant which serves an array of cocktails and mocktails along with scrumptious menus.
Salt and Pepper: A multi cuisine restaurant, a favourite hub for the gastronomers i.e. foodies, which serves veg. and non-veg menus like North Indian, South Indian, Chinese, Continental, Hawaiian.
Sizzler House:A coffee shop, wonderful place to hang out in the company of friends accompanied with a whole lot of delectable and sizzling recipes to choose from and as of now Ishwarya Grand now serves cappuccino, an Italian coffee drink topped with foamed milk.
Apart from these, there is also a barbeque restaurant at the hotel's pool side which serves barbeques, where one can relax, have a swim, and relish barbeques.
RECREATION
Ishwarya Grand, has also provided recreational facilities like a swimming pool, a gymnasium, and now has introduced a spa for all its guests to rejuvenate their body, mind, and soul.
OTHER FACILITIES
Apart from providing all of the above facilities, it also extends other facilities like, Welcome Amenities, Smoking Rooms, Telephone Room, Wake-up Calls, Wheelchair Accessibility for the disabled, 24 hrs security with CCTV, Currency Exchange facility, Express Laundry, Dry Cleaning, Baby Sitting, Travel Assistance, Car Rental, Ample Car Parking, Doctor on call, any kind of Medical Assistance, Express Checkout, free access to the Gymnasium, Swimming Pool, Spa, Complimentary Breakfast Buffet, Event Catering, and much more.
Economy and budget hotels
JAYA RESIDENCY
A mid-segment option, and one of the best known addresses in Kakinada, Jaya Residency, is one of the hotels from the Daspalla Group of Hotels which has been in the hospitality industry for many years. It is located in the commercial centre of the city which adds to the popularity of the hotel. It offers 54 elegantly done and well furnished rooms including suites with attached baths which are categorized as:
These rooms have been facilitated with 24 hrs Room Service, Direct Dialing Telephones, and mini refrigerators. Other facilities provided by the hotel are: Fax, Express Laundry, Safe Deposit Locker, Currency Exchange, Travel Desk, Florist, Doctor on Call, etc.
It has a pure vegetarian restaurant, "Geetha", which serves tasty North & South Indian meals and snacks and has become a household name in Kakinada.
For conferences, meetings, and social occasions, there are 3 Banquet Halls:
BHAVANA: Tastefully decorated and is specially designed and ideally suited for social occasions, conferences, and meetings and can accommodate up to 150 to 200 guests.
ADBHAVANA: An ideal hall for organizing mini gatherings and parties which accommodate up to 30 guests.
SPANDANA: An A/C Function Hall where one can organize Weddings, Parties, Birthday Parties, Kitty Parties, Social gatherings, Religious fests or Corporate Events and has experienced and skilled hospitality personnel and banquet staff. This hall can comfortably accommodate up to 600 to 2500 persons and has ample parking space and lawn.
| Types of Rooms | Single(Rs) | Double(Rs) |
| Non A.C | 1050 | 1300 |
| A.C | 1400 | 1650 |
| Suite | N/A | 2600 |
HOTEL BALAJI GRAND
Among the most prominent of all hotels which is located in the heart of the city, Hotel Balaji Grand, offers all the luxuries being offered by any other business class hotel and yet offers the perfect ambience of homely and cozy comforts to its guests.
The 24 smartly designed A/C rooms with LCD T.Vs of this hotel offer warmth and are designed to provide the right ambience and comforts for a relaxing day for the discerning traveler, especially the suites which are well suited for the honeymooners, holiday makers, and business travelers and which have been provided with H/C running water, and Wi-max internet. These have been segregated as
For the comfort and convenience of the guests, there is:
Sreekar: A centralized A/C lounge gives a very warm welcome to its guests.
Prudhvi: A 30 pax, i.e. no. of people, seater, centralized A/C multi cuisine restaurant.
Akash: A roof top board room with a seating capacity of 40 gives scope for kitty parties, board meetings, and get togethers and training seminars.
Apart from the above facilities, the hotel also provides Express laundry, Doctor on call, STD direct dialing, In room mini bar, Car rental on demand, Train and bus ticket booking, DVD & LCD projector.
| Types of Rooms | Single(Rs) | Double(Rs) |
| Cute | 650 | N/A |
| Queens | 950 | 1100 |
| Suite | 1200 | 1350 |
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