Belonging to the Taj Group of Hotels in India, the Taj Gateway Hotel, Surat is the most luxurious of all Five Star Hotels in Surat. The hotel is situated merely 10 kilometers from the airport, 12 kilometers from the railway station, and 18 kilometers from Hazira Industrial Area in Surat, which is one of the most industrialized cities in the country.
The 132 rooms (and suites) at Taj Gateway Hotel in Surat, India consist of the following categories:
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A Presidential Suite
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Deluxe Suites
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Standard
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Executive Deluxe Rooms
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Superior rooms (facing River Tapi)
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A room for the physically challenged
The rooms provide an array of am amenities that include:
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Air Conditioning
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Electronic Safe
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Hair Dryer
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Soft Bar
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Steam Iron and Board
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Tea/Coffee maker
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Television (with satellite/cable connections)
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Phone (with Voice Mail)
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Working Desk
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River view rooms
In addition to these facilities, some of the luxury rooms also provide complimentary internet service (for an hour), breakfast, and other services.
The following venues at Taj Gateway Hotel in Surat, Gujarat offer marvelous dining experience:
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Haveli is the Indian restaurant that serves Gujarati, Mughlai, Tandoori and other Indian delicacies for lunch and dinner in its carved wooden interiors that resemble jharokhas. The guests are also entertained by live performance of ghazals.
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Café River Side is the 24-hour cafeteria that also serves mouthwatering Continental, Chinese, and Indian cuisines.
The following are the banquet halls (along with their respective capacities) in Gateway Hotel at Athwa Lines that are meant to suit conferences, meetings, weddings, parties, and other social ceremonies of the guests:
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The Imperial I and II are the open air lawns that can host parties for up to 900 and 1200 people respectively.
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Aquarelle (80-100 persons)
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Forum (30-40 persons)
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The Select Club (15-20 persons)
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The Boardroom (8-10 persons)
Furthermore, Hotel Taj Gateway in Surat also meets the business requirements of its guests by providing the following facilities at its business center:
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Courier Service
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Photocopier
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High speed Internet and E-mail
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Facsimile Transmission (FAX)
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Personal Computer with Printer
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Secretarial Services
The recreations facilities that are available at Gateway Hotel at Athwa Lines can be listed as follows:
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Swimming pool
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Gymnasium
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Jacuzzi
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Sauna or Steam bath
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Ayurvedic and Herbal Oil massages
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Table Tennis (2 kilometers from the hotel)
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Chess
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Carrom
Besides, shopping and sightseeing trips are also arranged by the hotel.
Taj Gateway Hotel, Surat provides the following subsidiary services:
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Round-the-clock Room Service
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Baby Sitting
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Beauty Salon
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Laundry and Dry Cleaning
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Foreign Currency Exchange
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Health/Fitness Centre
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24-hour Lounge
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Bell desk
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Shoe shine
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Shopping arcade
The city of Surat is a highly industrialized in western India that is known for its textile mills and diamond polishing industries. The historic linkage also makes it an important center of tourist attraction in the country.