The hotel is the second property by StayWell Holdings in Kerala, after opening Park Regis Aveda in Kumarakom, Kerala, and seventh operational property in India for the Group.

StayWell Holdings, part of Prince Hotels Inc of Japan, has announced signing of first Leisure Inn in Southern India in Kerala. Leisure Inn VKL Kochi scheduled to start operations in the last quarter of 2018, is located in the heart of Kochi city with a room inventory of 53 rooms. 

The hotel is the second property by StayWell Holdings in Kerala, after opening Park Regis Aveda in Kumarakom, Kerala, and seventh operational property in India for the Group. 

Simon Wan, President & Director, StayWell Holdings, said “We are looking forward to widening our reach in the Southern market. Kochi is a metropolitan hub of Kerala and the hotel will offer a unique experience to tourists and business travellers in the region. We are pleased to extend our partnership with the hotel owner, Dr Varghese Kurian, with the opening of Park Regis Lotus Hotel Bahrain early this year and now Leisure Inn VKL Kochi in India. We are committed to offering our guests a range of options when it comes to business and leisure stays at our hotels, and we will continue to look for opportunities to expand our brands, both in India and internationally,” he further added. 

On this tie-up with StayWell Holdings, Dr. Kurian, said, “We are excited to further extend our partnership and open a hotel in India post the successful opening of Park Regis Lotus Hotel Bahrain and look forward to the opening of the hotel. Together we aim to offer a new set of services, I am certain that the hotel will offer an unmatched hospitality and par excellence service to our guests.”