HOLIDAY AT Marriott International launches Courtyard by Marriott, Gurgaon in NCR The Courtyard by Marriott, Gurgaon offers 198 rooms including six luxury suites fusing contemporary décor to meet the needs of both the business and leisure travelers. The hotel provides an array of facilities and the focus is on functionality as much as comfort. The hotel has six meeting rooms offering state-of-the-art amenities including the latest audio and visual equipment with high speed, wireless internet access and video conferencing facilities. To help guests unwind, the hotel also offers a well equipped fitness centre with outdoor swimming pool and a relaxation centre. Courtyard by Marriott, Gurgaon also offers various fine dining options for business traveler. These include the multi-cuisine MoMo Café which offers all day dining, MoMo 2 Go the bakery and retail outlet, Bar Zen a chic contemporary bar and Red Zen, a specialty Pan Asian restaurant and noodle bar.   Vedic Village Spa Resort Kolkata becomes first Best Western Premier in India Best Western India recently tied-up with the Vedic Village Spa Resort of Kolkata, making it the first Best Western Premier hotel in India. The four-year-old Medical spa resort is a ‘Spa Lexicon’ which offers both Naturopathy and Ayurvedic medical treatments, as well as provides luxury accommodation in unique ‘Earth Villa’ environment. The resort is built principally on the Bengali architecture in Shantiniketan village style. The resort has ‘Earth Villas’, with roof made up of thatch, and walls made of mud. Turtle on the Beach opens Turtle on the beach is a boutique hotel right on the edge of Hawa Beach at Kovalam overlooking the Arabian Sea, 15 kms from Trivandrum & 8kms from the airport. The hotel has 44 rooms including three suite rooms, a presidential suite, four duplex rooms and 36 standard rooms. The design celebrates the inclusive approach of the culture of Kerala and evolution of life in general from a modern point of view. Apart from these, the property also has a full fledged ayurveda spa Vaidyasala, restaurant, bar, coffee shop, pool dispenser bar, board room, banquet hall, health club, swimming pool, etc.