HBI Staff | Hyderabad 
Lemon Tree Hotels announced its latest signing of a franchised hotel – Keys Lite by Lemon Tree Hotels, Dehradun, Uttarakhand. The property, which shall be franchised by Lemon Tree Hotels Limited, is expected to open in December 2023.
Dehradun, the capital, is the most populous city of Uttarakhand. Located in the Doon Valley at the foothills of the Himalayas nestled between the Song river, a tributary of Ganga, on the east and the Asan river, a tributary of Yamuna, on the west. The city with a picturesque landscape and mild climate is a gateway to popular tourist destinations of Mussoorie, Dhanaulti, Chakrata, New Tehri, Uttarkashi, Harsil, Chopta-Tungnath and Auli as well treks to Valley of Flowers, Dayara Bugyal, Kedarkantha, Har Ki Dun and Hemkunt Sahib. The holy cities of Haridwar and Rishikesh and the Himalayan pilgrimage circuit of Chota Char Dham, (Yamunotri, Gangotri, Kedarnath and Badrinath), are also primarily accessed via Dehradun.
Additionally, Dehradun is a notable academic and research hub and home to the Indian Military Academy, Forest Research Institute, Indira Gandhi National Forest Academy, The Doon School, Welham Boys School, Welham Girls School, Rashtriya Indian Military College, Uttarakhand Ayurveda University, Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology and the Indian Institute of Remote Sensing. It is the headquarters of the Surveyor-General of India.
This property will feature 32 well-appointed rooms, meeting rooms and public areas. The Jolly Grant Airport is 30 kms from the property on Sahastradhara Road, while the Dehradun Railway Station is 6 kms away.
Speaking on the occasion, Vilas Pawar, CEO – Franchise Division, Lemon Tree Hotels commented, “We are pleased to announce the expansion of our portfolio in Uttarakhand with our valued partner Amrit Resorts. In keeping with our asset-light growth strategy, we have embarked on a new phase where we will be setting up franchise hotels. We plan to diversify our portfolio with properties across leisure destinations as well as metros, tier I II, III and IV cities by signing and opening more hotels to enhance our offerings to our guests as well as owners and partners in tourism and hospitality. We already have nine hotels in Uttarakhand, three of which are in Dehradun, and plan to keep on enlarging our footprint in the state and across the country.”
