Le Meridien hotel to be razed, replaced with office

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The iconic Le Meridien hotel on Sankey Road will be history in the coming months, The Times of India reported on Wednesday.

Embassy Group plans to pull down the building to make way for an office space in one of the most posh areas in the City. Le Meridien overlooks the serene and iconic Bangalore Golf Club and boasts of 197 rooms and 30 suites.

The 2.5 acre land is expected to have 0.4 million square feet of office space. The hotel building will be brought down this year and construction of the office building is likely to start next year, the report further added

Embassy gained ownership of the hotel in 2016 when it acquired around 75% of Mac Charles India, the then owner of Le Meridien for Rs 644 crore.