Hotel Leela Kovalam Beach
The Leela Palaces, Hotels and Resorts is owned and managed by Hotel Leelaventure Limited, which was established in 1987 in Mumbai. The company is part of The Leela Group whose portfolio includes luxury hotel and resort properties, IT and business parks, as well as real estate development.
Spearheading the group is chairman, Captain C. P. Krishnan Nair, whose vision has been inspired by his strong belief in India’s ability to compete with the world’s premier travel destinations. Captain C. P. Krishnan Nair has led a fulfilling life of hard work and dedication from starting the first Students’ Union while at school to joining the army during World War II and later taking the reins of his father-in-law’s handloom business - only to grow it into the country’s largest garment exporting house. Nair is a singular leader, who has worked hard, relentlessly, towards a focused goal.
His many business trips to Europe and America exposed him to hotels with high service standards, inspiring him to enter the world of luxury hospitality. At the age of 65, he started to build The Leela Palaces, Hotels and Resorts, which today has evolved into one of the most celebrated indigenous hospitality groups in the luxury segment.
