Meghalaya got its first five-star hotel after 36 years

After a wait of 36 years, Meghalaya got its first five-star hotel on Friday.

The Vivanta Meghalaya, which has a built-up area of around 8,800 sq. mtrs, was inaugurated by Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma. The project was conceptualised in 1985.

The hotel has 101 rooms and other facilities, including a speciality restaurant, coffee shops, retail shops, bar and a banquet hall.

The project is owned by Meghalaya Tourism Development Corporation (MTDC) and has been leased out for a period of 33 years on a public-private partnership mode. It will be operated by the Indian Hotel Company Limited (IHCL).

Sangma formally handed over the key of the hotel to the IHCL in the presence of Tourism Minister Sniawbhalang Dhar, Chief Secretary DP Wahlang and MTDC chairman Saleng A Sangma. The hotel will soon be open for guests.

With a huge feeling of fulfilment and after a long wait of 36 years, I am filled with immense joy today to inaugurate Meghalaya’s First 5 Star Hotel ‘Vivanta Meghalaya, Shillong’.@narendramodi @kishanreddybjp @tourismgoi @vivantashillong @VivantaHotels pic.twitter.com/FgoIH5cRxT

— Conrad Sangma (@SangmaConrad) October 14, 2022