Bharat Hotels was established in 1982. The company opened its first and flagship hotel in 1988 - a 457 room 5-star deluxe hotel at Barakhamba Avenue, Connaught Place, New Delhi.  Headquartered in New Delhi, it is known as India’s largest privately owned hotel company and also the fastest growing hospitality group.

All hotels were operated under the Grand Hotels, Palaces & Resorts till November 19, 2008, when the company re-branded as ‘The LaLiT’ for its top line hotels, under The LaLiT Suri Hospitality Group.

The company has also been associated with internationally renowned hospitality groups like Holiday Inn Hotels (opening Asia-Pacific’s first Crowne Plaza Hotel), The Hilton Hotels and InterContinental Hotels Group - IHG (with whom it still operates its Mumbai and Goa hotels). The experience gained from these international companies, has been consolidated into its unique service offerings - which provide ‘Limitless Hospitality’ with a distinctive Indian feel. Today, not only does Bharat Hotels have an enviable bouquet of destination properties in India but now exports its expertise overseas (with projects under development in Dubai and Thailand).

On May 02, 2007, Bharat Hotels announced its first overseas project - The LaLiT Grand Fort Dubai, in collaboration with Nakheel of UAE; the ground breaking ceremony for which has taken place on October 26, 2008.

In early 2008 - an existing resort was taken over in Koh Samui (Thailand). The resort is presently undergoing a complete renovation, and expected to open for guests over the next year. In September 2008 Bharat Hotels Limited also announced properties in Amritsar and Dehradoon.

Bharat Hotels added another feather in its cap in 2010 by being the first hotel company to launch a 5 Star Deluxe hotel in God’s Own Country - Kerala. The Group’s eighth hotel The LaLiT Spa and Resort Bekal is a 44 room property - a top of the line luxury beach resort set up on 26 acres of virgin stretch of northern Kerala in the lap of Arabian Sea.

Awards:

• Lifetime Achievement Award to Late Mr. Lalit Suri.One of the biggest and highly cherished achievements for the brand as a whole is the honor of the Lifetime Achievement Awards to respected Late Mr. Lalit Suri from the esteemed GMR Express Travel World Awards 2010-2011.
• The GMR Express Travel World Awards 2010- 2011The GMR Express Travel World Awards 2010- 2011 for our Corporate Social Responsibility initiatives empower us to say with pride that ‘We Care’.
• Best New Spa Resort 2010 The LaLiT Resort & Spa Bekal has been recognized as the 'Best New Spa Resort 2010' by Pevonia AsiaSpa Awards.
• National Tourism Awards 2009 - 2010Ministry of Tourism, Government of India in its annual National Tourism Awards 2009 - 2010 awarded “The Lalit New Delhi” in the category Best Tourism Promotion Publicity Material - ‘Delhi -A Gateway to India’. A ceremony held on March 28, 2011 at The Ashok hotel, New Delhi.
• National Tourism Awards 2009 - 2010Ministry of Tourism, Government of India in its annual National Tourism Awards 2009 - 2010 awarded “The Lalit New Delhi” in the category of hotel providing best facilities for differently abled guests. A ceremony held on March 28, 2011 at The Ashok hotel, New Delhi.
• National Tourism Awards 2009 - 2010Ministry of Tourism, Government of India in its annual National Tourism Awards 2009 - 2010 awarded “The Lalit Grand Palace Srinagar” in the Heritage Grand category, a ceremony held on March 28, 2011 at The Ashok hotel, New Delhi.
• India Today Toplist Survey 2008-09 Winner AwardHotel The Grand Palace, Srinagar currently 'The LaLiT Grand Palace Srinagar' was awarded for the India Today Toplist Survey 2008 - 2009 Winner Award in the category of Heritage Hotels.