Coronavirus lockdown: India's top hotels deliver food at home

Taj Hotel is offering confectionery and gourmet hampers and a hamper for spa at home under its hospitality at home services.

Moneycontrol News

April 09, 2020 / 11:25 IST

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To ensure food lovers get delectable food and cook with gourmet ingredients during the nationwide lockdown, India’s top hotel chains are delivering meals at the doorstep, Business Standard has reported.

According to the report, hotels such as Indian Hotels, Marriott, Grand Hyatt and Accor Group Hotels have provided the facilities to their guests for getting their favourite cuisine delivered to them at home.

Guests have been provided with a specially curated compact menu to choose the food they like. The menu lists food at a tad lower price than what they would have paid while dining at the hotel restaurants, said the report.

For instance, Taj Hotel is offering confectionery, and gourmet and spa hampers under its hospitality at home services. This is besides the order takeout from the signature restaurants including Shamiana, La Patisserie, Capital Kitchen, Vista, Southern Spice, Blue Ginger, Cal 27, and Machan across Mumbai, Delhi, Bengaluru, Chennai, Hyderabad, and Kolkata, the report suggested.

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