THE SAVOY HOTEL,MUSSOORIE,UTTARAKHAND.

THE SAVOY HOTEL,MUSSOORIE,UTTARAKHAND. Once the haunt of British officers and then of the world’s elite, including Britain’s Queen Mary, the Shah of Iran, the Dalai Lama and many more. It is also the only hotel StudioDharma know of that has its own post office, ceremonial band, changing of the guard ceremony every evening, a 300-year-old deodar tree on its front lawns, and a bar dedicated to writers. For more than 121 years, it has been witness to not just the town’s but the nation’s history, with the who’s who of the world of politics and entertainment walking in and out of its gates. Hotel Savoy is a historic luxury hotel located in Mussoorie. Savoy Hotel was established in 1902. It was built in the English Gothic architecture style mostly in wood, the hotel is spread over 11 acres (45,000 m2) with 50 rooms at present, and overlooks the Himalayas. After the railway reached Dehradun in 1900, Mussoorie became more popular, and was the chief summer resort for European residents of the British Raj, from the plains of the United Provinces.Its bar, known as the 'Writer's Bar' remained famous for many decades after the independence of India in 1947. It is a five-star hotel which is very popular among tourists from all over the world. The hotel is also famous for its architectural design which makes it one of the most sought after places in Mussoorie. The Savoy opened in the summer of 1902 and rivalled The Cecil at Simla and The Carlton at Lucknow. It soon became popular amongst the British upper echelons of the Raj, such as the civil servants and military officers who wanted to avoid the stiff official environment of Simla, the summer capital. It became the 'pleasure capital' of the Raj. In March 1906, the Princess of Wales (later Queen Mary) stayed here and attended a garden party on the Savoy grounds, the place is known as the Beer Garden. Soon after her departure, the town was hit by an earthquake, and many buildings were flattened, the hotel also experienced some damage and was closed temporarily, though it was reopened in 1907 after repairs. Electricity reached Mussoorie in 1909, adding to the convenience of its hotels. After World War I, the first car came to the hill station in 1920, and the hotel entered its most popular phase, as it boasted a large imperial dining room and the ballroom which was the talk of the town in its hey day. At one point it was run by the Italian hoteliers, Messrs Viglietta and Palazzi, who also ran the Carlton at Lucknow, and later leased the Majestic Hotel in Bombay.After that it changed hands many time, first taken over by Kripa Ram Jauhar in 1946, followed by his son Anand Kumar Jauhar in the 1960s, it changed hands again in 2005 when it went to Mr.R P Singh and Mr. Kishore Kaya a Kanpur-based industrialist. Since July 2009, it is managed by India's second largest hotel chain, ITC Hotels's wholly owned subsidiary Fortune Hotels from Hotels Control Pvt Ltd, its previous owners.

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