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The Hyatt Regency Delhi is a hotel in
New Delhi New Delhi (, , ''Naī Dillī'') is the capital of India and a part of the National Capital Territory of Delhi (NCT). New Delhi is the seat of all three branches of the government of India, hosting the Rashtrapati Bhavan, Parliament House ...
,
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, opened in 1983, with 486 rooms and 51 suites. It is located in Bhikaji Cama Place, near
Chanakyapuri Chanakyapuri (Sanskrit: चाणक्यपुरी; IAST: Cāṅakyapurī ) is a neighbourhood and diplomatic enclave established in the 1950s in New Delhi. It is also a sub-division of the New Delhi district and plays host to the majority ...
, in South Delhi. It was managed by
Hyatt Hyatt Hotels Corporation, commonly known as Hyatt Hotels & Resorts, is an American multinational hospitality company headquartered in the Riverside Plaza area of Chicago that manages and franchises luxury and business hotels, resorts, and vacat ...
until November 2020, The hotel no longer has any association with the Hyatt chain, but continues to use the Hyatt name.


History

Asian Hotels (North) Ltd was incorporated in 1980 and was promoted by R S Saraf, R K Jatia, Chaman Lal Gupta, three non-resident Indians together with Sushil Gupta and Shiv Jatia, their Indian Associates. The builders entered into a 10-year franchise agreement with Hyatt International, and the new hotel was the chain's first hotel in India. The hotel's construction was spurred by the
Asian Games The Asian Games, also known as Asiad, is a continental multi-sport event held every four years among athletes from all over Asia. The Games were regulated by the Asian Games Federation (AGF) from the first Games in New Delhi, India, until t ...
in 1982. The Hyatt Regency Delhi opened in 1983. The hotel ceased to be associated with Hyatt Hotels on November 6, 2020 and entered bankruptcy in 2021.


Design

The design of the hotel features a staggered facade, with stepped back rooms.


Controversies

On Sunday, March 17, 2002, 31-year-old socialite-photographer Natasha Singh, daughter-in-law of
Natwar Singh Kunwar Natwar Singh, IFS (born 16 May 1931) is an Indian diplomat and politician who served as the Minister of External Affairs from May 2004 to December 2005. Singh was selected into the Indian Foreign Service, one of the most competitive an ...
, of the
Indian National Congress The Indian National Congress (INC), colloquially the Congress Party but often simply the Congress, is a political party in India with widespread roots. Founded in 1885, it was the first modern nationalist movement to emerge in the British Em ...
, was found dead at the hotel after allegedly jumping from the roof.
https://www.outlookindia.com/magazine/story/pushed-over-the-edge/21506
Natasha Singh found dead in hotel , Delhi News
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