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IHHR has established India’s first destination spa, Ananda, which is globally feted, secured it a permanent place on the wellness map. IHHR has also launched the Ananda Spa Institute in Hyderabad - the world's first to offer training in yoga, ayurveda and international treatments under one roof.

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Feature story - Zaman

Zaman meaning rain tree is a contemporary, fine-dining restaurant that showcases North Indian cuisine in all its glory. Zaman has won many an accolade for its excellent coupling of a large variety of new and old wines with the flavorsome Awadhi cuisine.

Indian Cuisin & Wines - Zaman

With its stylish ambience, super wine list and traditional Awadhi and north Indian culinary delights, Zaman – meaning rain tree – is an experience inspired by centuries of culinary excellence and Indian hospitality.

Brunch With The Best - Lido

The Lido offers a leisurely Sunday brunch spred across an al fresco terrace overlooking the infinity pool and lush landscape. It’s a great way to unwind with a jazz band setting the mood and a fine spread of Indian, Oriental and Western fare.

Lido - Italian Wine Dinner- Deccan Chronicle

A group of wine aficionados got together at Ista recently and bonded over wine and great food. Wine dos are sure becoming popular in the city and more and more people use these evenings to share their common passions.

Business India

IHHR has established India’s first destination spa, Ananda, which is globally feted, secured it a permanent place on the wellness map. IHHR has also launched the Ananda Spa Institute in Hyderabad - the world's first to offer training in yoga, ayurveda and international treatments under one roof.

India Today Travel Plus

Set in acres of natural landscaping around green cover and Hyderabad’s famous rocks, the hotel has a spa that completes the picture of R&R. There are six designed treatment rooms-two for ayurveda and four rooms for western, oriental and other international treatment.

Times of India

 “Flavours of the east” oriental food festival, organised by Ista Hotel which savour the orient with live counters and exotic food from Japan, Thailand, Phillipines, Vietnam, Indonesia. Visit Collage, all-day dining restaurant at Ista Hotel, Gachibowli.

New Indian Express

Express Hospitality - APRIL 16-30,2009

The new Ista Amritsar, the first-five star deluxe hotel in the Golden Temple city, expects to attract a mix of MICE, leisure, wellness and religious clienteles. It is also riding on an attractive proposition of captivating a large diaspora of HNIs and PIOs.

India Today Travel Plus - APRIL 14, 2009

Sometimes, five-star luxury is not exactly what tops your travel agenda. It certainly doesn't figure in my scheme of things. Yet, when it came to reviewing the Ista, the first five-star property in Amritsar, I was an eager candidate. It was the perfect excuse to escape the city for a weekend.

Indian Express - MARCH 22, 2009

Para-military forces welcome if EC, Oppn so desire: Sukhbir.
Sukhbir was here to inaugurate a five-star hotel, Ista. Sukhbir said the new five-star hotel was proof of the investors’ interest in Punjab.

Indian Express - MARCH 25, 2009

Travel Leisure - April 16, 2009

The newest and third Ista property boasts of an outstanding spa that’s worth checking into once you finish doing your rounds of the Golden Temple. Eight treatment spaces spread over 3,500 square feet, include a couple suite, an Oriental, two Ayuevedic and four international therapy rooms-all done up in deep orange hues and other earthy tomes.

Tribune - MARCH 22, 2009

The first five-star luxury hotel of the city, Ista , was inaugurated by Deputy Chief Minister Sukbhir Singh Badal here today. The Deputy CM claimed that commissioning of the luxury hotel would fulfill the long-pending demand of pilgrims and tourists from all over the world and would be a harbinger of modern face of the holy city.

Tribune - MARCH 26, 2009

The first five-star luxury hotel of the city, Ista , was inaugurated by Deputy Chief Minister Sukbhir Singh Badal here today. The Deputy CM claimed that commissioning of the luxury hotel would fulfill the long-pending demand of pilgrims and tourists from all over the world and would be a harbinger of modern face of the holy city.

Business Standard- JUNE 26, 2009

Ananda is now so well established, it has become routine for it to win international awards, awards and recognitions, but Khanna’s meeting with us is in the context of the first luxury hotel to open in Amritsar, part of that early segmentation that led to the creation of the Ista brand, its first hotel commissioned in 2005 in Bangalore. Ista, like Ananda, has its roots in a sharply etched philosophy of design.

Business India - JUNE 28, 2009

IHHR has established India’s first destination spa, Ananda, which is globally feted, secured it a permanent place on the wellness map. IHHR has also launched the Ananda Spa Institute in Hyderabad - the world's first to offer training in yoga, ayurveda and international treatments under one roof.

TODAYS TRAVELLER NOV 2008

Ista Amritsar is close to the Golden Temple and is third in the chain of Ista hotels. Ista Amritsar has retained elegance as its guiding design philosophy. Set in the heart of the city, the hotel offers beautiful views of the golden city.

Hindustan Times

Deputy Chief Minister Sukbhir Singh Badal today inaugurated Amritsar’s first five-star hotel Ista on the main Jalandhar road. The IHHR Hospitality venture has 248 guestrooms and many other facilities. “The hotel will allow Amritsar to tap its tourism potential,” Sukhbir said after the inauguration.

GQ - The World's Leading Men's Magazine - JAN 2009

The boutique hotel and spa that wowed Bangalore, Hyderabad comes to Amritsar, opening on January. Located close to the Golden Temple and around half an hour from the airport, the Ista Amritsar has 248 elegant rooms with great views of the city, a sprawling gardens and a luxurious 3,500-sq-ft spa offering a range of Ayurvedic and other treatments.