Sarovar Hotels will be setting up a hotel at Bekal in Kerala's Kasaragod district, which will be operational by 2014. Sarovar Portico, Bekal, a 48-key hotel, will be the group's second hotel in Kerala after Vasundhara Sarovar Premiere, said Sarovar Hotels & Resorts Managing Director Anil Madhok. Promoted by P A Mahamood Haji, Sarovar Portico Bekal, will be operational by 2014.    

Sarovar will offer all modern facilities such as an all day dining restaurant, lounge, banquets, shops apart from spectacular views of the famous Bekal Fort and the Arabian Sea from its rooms and suites, a company statement released here said. The group also has plans to set up hotels at Agra and Ajmer, it said.    

In Agra, the Crystal Sarovar Premiere, a luxury hotel with 140 keys, promoted by Shree Sharanam Real Estate is located on Fatehabad Road. This five star hotel will also be operational by 2014. Sarovar Portico, Ajmer-- 60 room hotel-- will be operational by 2015, the statement said.