Hyatt Place Dholera: GAP Group begins construction of five-star hotel

Project overview

Hyatt Place Dholera is a five-star hotel being developed by GAP Group in partnership with Hyatt. Reports describe it as a 200-room hotel, including 20 suites, intended to serve investors, business travellers and visitors to Dholera SIR.

The developer describes itself as an infrastructure and real estate company focused on Dholera SIR.

Facilities and building details

Reported specifications put the built-up area at about 2.6 lakh sq ft across two basement levels, with the tower rising to about 65 metres.

The planned facilities are:

• A restaurant, café and lounge
• A banquet hall and pre-function area
• Business meeting facilities
• A swimming pool and gym

The banquet and pre-function spaces, together with an outdoor lawn, are expected to hold about 500 people.

Location and land

The hotel is in the Dholera Special Investment Region, a greenfield planned city roughly 100 km southwest of Ahmedabad. The region is governed through a joint venture between the Government of India (through the NICDC Trust) and the Government of Gujarat (through DSIRDA), which together formed the DICDL special purpose vehicle.

DICDL has allotted a 42,241 sq m land parcel in Dholera SIR to GAP Group for multi-purpose development. GAP Group's Akhilam township is planned on a parcel of about 42,000 sq m in the activation area. Reports of the groundbreaking say the Gujarat Chief Minister, during a visit to GAP's Akhilam Township, explored the Hyatt Place Dholera site. The public reports do not give a separate plot number for the hotel.

Status and timeline

• 21 October 2026: Groundbreaking ceremony held. Local political figures performed the ceremony, and Hyatt's general manager unveiled the finalised design at the same event.
• 21 October 2026: Gujarat Chief Minister visited GAP's Akhilam Township and the hotel site, along with senior state officials and DICDL's managing director.
• As of 22 October 2026: The hotel is still described as proposed, with construction work reported as started.

Developer background

GAP Group says it has worked in Dholera since 2014 and describes itself as the first private developer to begin development in the Dholera Activation Zone. Its chairman has said that growing industrial activity in Dholera will create more need for hotels that serve investors and business visitors.

GAP Group has also announced the Akhilam township in the activation area, with residential, business park, retail and food court components.