Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p The Savoy, is a historic luxury hotel located in the hill station, Mussoorie, in Uttarakhand state of India, owned by Hotel Controls Pvt Ltd ITC Welcomgroup Hotels. Established in 1902, built in English Gothic architecture style mostly in wood, the hotel is spread over 11 acres (45,000 m2) with 50 rooms at present, and overlooks the Doon Valley. After the railway reached Dehradun in 1900, Mussoorie became more popular, and was the chief summer resort for European residents of the British Raj, from the plains of the United Provinces. Its bar, known as the 'Writer's Bar' remained famous for many decades after the independence of India in 1947.At its height during the British Raj, according to a recent reviewer, "when the town itself was known as "the pleasure capital of the Raj", the Savoy Hotel was the place either to stay (if you could afford it) or to be seen (if you couldn't)".Although the hotel gradually fell into disrepair and dwindling fortune after the 1960s, as newer hotel started flourishing in the town, and there were fewer Raj nostalgia travellers, it saw its fortunes revived after 2000 and it was bought by the ITC Welcomegroup in 2009.. }
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- Savoy_Hotel_(Mussoorie) abstract "The Savoy, is a historic luxury hotel located in the hill station, Mussoorie, in Uttarakhand state of India, owned by Hotel Controls Pvt Ltd ITC Welcomgroup Hotels. Established in 1902, built in English Gothic architecture style mostly in wood, the hotel is spread over 11 acres (45,000 m2) with 50 rooms at present, and overlooks the Doon Valley. After the railway reached Dehradun in 1900, Mussoorie became more popular, and was the chief summer resort for European residents of the British Raj, from the plains of the United Provinces. Its bar, known as the 'Writer's Bar' remained famous for many decades after the independence of India in 1947.At its height during the British Raj, according to a recent reviewer, "when the town itself was known as "the pleasure capital of the Raj", the Savoy Hotel was the place either to stay (if you could afford it) or to be seen (if you couldn't)".Although the hotel gradually fell into disrepair and dwindling fortune after the 1960s, as newer hotel started flourishing in the town, and there were fewer Raj nostalgia travellers, it saw its fortunes revived after 2000 and it was bought by the ITC Welcomegroup in 2009.".