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Clarkes Hotel, Shimla
Shimla, India · Oberoi · High Luxury
Opened in 1898 as the Carlton Hotel in Shimla, the former summer capital of British India, Clarkes was renamed in 1921 by Ernest Clarke and acquired on 14 August 1934 by Rai Bahadur M. S. Oberoi, becoming the very first property of what would grow into the Oberoi Group. The 32-room heritage hotel along Mall Road was refurbished and reopened on 16 September 2012.
- 32 rooms
- Opened 1898
- Neighborhood: Navbhahar
About Clarkes Hotel, Shimla
- Clarkes Hotel in Shimla dates to 1898, when it opened as the Carlton Hotel in the former summer capital of British India.
- 4 km from Rashtrapati Niwas.
History
Clarkes Hotel in Shimla dates to 1898, when it opened as the Carlton Hotel in the former summer capital of British India. In 1921 it was renamed Clarkes by Ernest Clarke, and on 14 August 1934 it was acquired by Rai Bahadur M. S. Oberoi, becoming the very first property of what would grow into the Oberoi Group.
The 32-room heritage hotel, perched along Shimla's Mall Road, was refurbished and reopened on 16 September 2012, and remains a cornerstone of Oberoi's storied history.
The setting
13-minute walk to Christ Church. 2 km from Baba Bhalku Rail Museum.
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