Oberoi Mumbai World's Best Hotel, says poll by USA magazine

New Delhi, Jan 12: The Oberoi Mumbai has been voted as the best hotel in the world in a global poll conducted by a leading financial magazine, Institutional Investor, USA.

In the '2014 World's Best Hotels' poll, senior executives from 42 countries, who spent 50 nights or more a year at hotels last year were surveyed by Institutional Investor.

"It is for the first time that an Indian hotel has been ranked as World's Best Hotel in this coveted global survey. In addition, The Oberoi, Mumbai is the only hotel from India to feature in this list," Oberoi Group said in a statement.

'The World's Best Hotels' is an annual survey listing the best hotels located at important financial and business capitals across the world, it added.

Commenting on the development, The Oberoi Group Executive Chairman P R S Oberoi said: "The award is an affirmation of the hotel's unwavering commitment towards offering guests world-class facilities and unsurpassed service."

Founded in 1934, the Oberoi Group operates 30 hotels in six countries, a Nile Cruiser and a motor vessel in the back waters of Kerala.

PTI