Ista Hyderabad, the flag ship five-star business hotel promoted by IHHR Hospitality Pvt Ltd, has been awarded a prestigious spot as “Best Benchmark Business Hotel” by SATTE, 2009, the biggest travel show in India and South Asia.

SATTE, the authority in its field, hosts over 4000 tour operators from 40 countries worldwide, with leading partners like Ministry of Tourism, Air India, Indian Airlines and a dozen hotels in the capital. The event offers the only hospitality programme of its kind in the country.

Ista Hyderabad second in the chain of Ista Hotels after Bangalore has 167 rooms and 9 suites and is the only resort hotel incorporating all luxuries in a business setting. The hotel has panoramic views of an international golf course. The surrounding area has stunning natural rock formations that add to beauty of the landscape.

Commenting on the occasion, Jaideep Anand, GM, Ista Hyderabad said, “We are truly elated to make it to the charts of the top new business hotels in South Asia. We have always strived to deliver a unique experience to our guests and believe that business hotels can be both chic and luxurious with exceptional service standards. Right from the start, we have been committed in providing world class hospitality and will remain as strongly committed as ever to the industry, our customers and partners.”

Ista has been previously awarded a prestigious spot in the “Top 26 Business Hotels of South Asia” by Travel & Leisure Magazine. The hotel has also been listed in “The Years 136 Top New Hotels” by Conde Nast Traveler in their twelfth annual hotlist for 2008. The Spa at Ista Hyderabad which brings in the lineage and expertise of Ananda Spa to Hyderabad has been placed in the ’76 Hot Spa’s’ across the globe by Conde Nast Traveller, one of the world’s most celebrated travel magazines and as one of the “Top 10 Spas” in India by Outlook Traveller Magazine .