The hotel is just 2 km from Banganga Check Post, from where the pilgrims start their trek to the Vaishno Devi Temple

Hotel Le Royal, a hotel development company based in Katra, has announced the opening of Ramada by Wyndham Katra Station Road under a franchise agreement with Wyndham Hotels & Resorts in the spiritual town of Katra Vaishno Devi.

Katra or Katra Vaishno Devi, as it is popularly known, is a small town in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, India. It is situated in the foothills of the Trikuta Mountains, where the holy shrine of Vaishno Devi is located. Katra serves as the base camp for pilgrims who visit Vaishno Devi temple. The number of pilgrims that visit the shrine every year has increased from 1.4 million in 1986 to 8.5 million in 2018.

Ramada by Wyndham Katra Station Road is situated on the main Railway Station Road, with easy connectivity to the railway station. The hotel is just 2 km from Banganga Check Post, from where the pilgrims start their trek to the Vaishno Devi Temple. The hotel offers 62 well-appointed rooms, all-day dining, extensive meeting facilities, an events lawn and a spa.

Kuldeep Sharma, Partner, Hotel Le Royal, said, “We are pleased to partner with Wyndham Hotels & Resorts for our new hotel in Katra under their popular Ramada by Wyndham brand and become part of its rapidly expanding hotel portfolio in India. We look forward to providing world class hospitality service for which Ramada is famous for to our guests who visit the city for the blessing of Ma Vaishno Devi. Jai Mata Di.”

Nikhil Sharma, Regional Director - Eurasia, Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, said, “We are delighted to announce the signing opening of Ramada by Wyndham in Katra, further strengthening our mid-scale presence. India is known to be a land of spiritual enlightenment. Tourists love to explore the temple towns of the country. Domestic travel is experiencing a 35-40% increase of visitors in locations of religious and spiritual importance and this hotel would serve as an ideal base for travellers visiting Ma Vaishno Devi temple.”