Hotel Radisson Blu Bay at Chittagong

The 22-storied Radisson Blu Chittagong Bay View hotel,which was constructed on an area of around 4.18 acres of land,is the second Radisson hotel. At the entrance there was a fountain and further inside was a relaxation area with a sampan where hotel guests as well as walk-in guests could relax to the sound of falling water. Sunlight filtered through the atrium roof into the wide lobby. The hotel's 241 guest rooms, include 222 superior Rooms, 13 junior suites and four Executive Suites, are equipped with state of the art technology and furnished in contemporary style. From Superior rooms to executive suites, all the rooms have comfortable memory foam beds and plush down bedding. Other deluxe amenities include a 40-inch LCD television with cable channels, an iPod docking entertainment system, free high- speed, wireless Internet and premium bathroom amenities. Two handicap-accessible Superior Rooms are available on request. The hotel has 66 Business Class rooms located on levels 16 through 19 for all corporate travellers. The rooms come with free access to the Business Class lounge, including all-day refreshments, two-hour complimentary evening reception with premium pours and canapés and complimentary breakfast in the business class lounge or at the Xchange. Business Class guests can also get laundry services for four pieces of clothing with dry cleaning facilities per room/night along with availability of local and English newspapers in thelounge. For the VVIPs, there is the 284- sq-m Royal Suite and a 304-sq-m Presidential Suite. The latter has meeting room for eight delegates, spacious dressing room, Jacuzzi, steam shower, private pool, private dining room for five persons and kitchen. With 2,100sqm of ballroom and meeting space, at the pillar-less,multifunctional Mezban and Mohona on the first and fourth floors along with mood lighting and break out rooms, the hotel is the perfect venue for business meetings, social events, weddings, conventions, seminars and MICE. Exclusive corporate meetings can be held at the eleven board rooms of various sizes and bearing beautiful names, all selected from Chittagong area like Meghna, Patenga, Naf, Sangu, Sonadia, Sandwip, Patenga, St Martin, Karnaphuli, Kaptai and Halda. Serving everything from modern Mediterranean cuisine, contemporary Asian dishes and traditional Bangladeshi specialties to delectable desserts and refreshing cocktails, the restaurants of the hotel provide a variety of options. Mezetto at Level 20 is the fine dining restaurant, most exclusive and expensive dining place in the hotel. The mostly Italian and Mediterranean menu here is changed every three months. Thirty-eight persons can be accommodated in the restaurant while 28 in the open terrace. Diners can dine overseeing the skyline of the city. There is also wine bar and cigar bar nearby. The terrace is also designed for arranging barbecue. A new eatery, Bornil, has been inaugurated in Radisson Blu Chittagong Bay View on August 20. Bornil, which translates to 'colourful', offers the diverse colours of Bangladeshi cuisine. Bangladeshi food, with its long culinary tradition has tantalising treats such as bhortas, curries, fish and rice, etc. The Bangladeshi A-la-Carte restaurant Bornil on Level-5 is open for dinner, while Holy Basil on the same floor serves Japanese Chinese and Thai. Bornil can accommodate 56 persons in the restaurant and 12 in the terrace. Level-3 Xchange is the dinner and breakfast restaurant. If the Xchange has more guests, than that can be accommodated, there is a space nearby, where they can dine comfortably. For guests on the go with no time for a sit-down breakfast, the hotel offers the Grab and Run takeaway breakfast. Tea and coffee in disposable cups along with fresh fruits and energy bars are available on a special table in the lobby. The Radisson Blu Super Breakfast is an extensive buffet featuring a range of food items selected from the best of Continental, North European, and American cuisine. The hotel also offers 24-hour room service for guests' convenience. Though every restaurant has an attached bar, guests can choose from an extensive beverage list at Baikal Bar_ evening cocktail bar_ on Level-5 of the Annex building, which also features live music and stunning views of the sunset. The bar can seat sixty persons while 25 persons can sit in the open space nearby. The hotel building proper and the Annex are connected with a covered way. Besides, the on-site tennis court and circular infinity pool, there a snooker room and a spa. Guests can feel refreshed and invigorated at Spa Esc- the city's best wellness centre on Level-6, offering a range of pampering, holistic treatments that harmonise mind and body. The spa are specially designed relaxation areas or treatment rooms, where guests can indulge in body and face therapies, including aromatherapy and reflexology or to relax with treatments at the nail or hair salons, and then finish up their projects in the business centre. Port Bar and Port Deli, the last venues that we were shown, are the perfect spot, to pick up a quick sandwich in between conference sessions, or join clients for an informal meeting over afternoon tea or coffee, end the evenings with a glass of wine or a cocktail accompanied by tempting desserts, such as pastries, macaroons and confections, while the grand piano provides live music in the background. A bank branch and four ATM booths are located in the Annex building. So, there would be no hassles for the guests should they be short of local cash.