Company Profile: The Acres Lifestyle Club

Established in 2003, The 1st private lifestyle club in Chembur for the entire family. In today's time as there is a lack of leisure spaces in the Eastern suburbs. The Acres lifestyle club aims at providing an affordable luxury space and access to sports facilities to the Indian family.

The Acres Lifestyle Club, a multi-activity center for sports and entertainment with modern amenities and excellent services. A Gaming Zone, Swimming Pool, Gymnasium, Kid’s Play Zone and a bunch of other lifestyle activities provides the right environment for you and your family. Its currently located in Chembur, Mumbai.

Facilities:

·         Sports and Activities: The Acres has one of the largest ranges of sports and activities under one roof. Ranging from Badminton, tennis, squash, basketball, swimming, a kid’s play zone, coaching, gymnasium, as well as many indoor games and activities.

·         Entertainment: With the finest entertainment with pool tables and kid’s play zones to keep them active and entertained.

·         Events: The Acres club has a wide variety of events which are held on weekly, monthly as well as annually. They even organize Demonstrations, Talk Shows, Workshops and Health Camp.

·         Guest Rooms: Stay in contemporary designed luxurious rooms with superior service standards. These 4-star guest rooms are provided by The Fern Residency, a part of The Acres.

Profile of Rajesh Shetty, General Manager, The Acres Club and The Fern Residency

A seasoned hotelier who brings along 18 years of rich unrivalled international expertise as a top–performing hospitality professional, steering business development, through diverse knowledge of all divisions within the hospitality sector including Operations, Marketing, Sales, Finance, Technology, Human Resources and Training.

Past experiences: a) General Manager with the Hilton Group in the US for 12 years where he honed his skills in the overall aspects of hotel management. b) Hospitality Related Training / Continued Education:

i)  Hampton Lighthouse Leadership Foundation : Revenue Management 1.0 ii) Hampton Step Up Sales Class iii) Hampton Inn General Manager Leader Program.

He has received the best General Manager award for 2018-2019. The Fern GM award is one of the prestigious awards in the hospitality industry, given to a well deserving General Manager across all the Fern properties in India. Received the “The WOW Award” in 2006 for the Hampton, for exemplary commitment to sharing brand sprit of service and WOW attitude, from Mr. Phil Cordell - Global Head, Focused Service and Hampton Brand Management, Hilton Worldwide.

Mr. Shetty exclaims, “I expect the company to continue growing, innovating with ideas and expanding within the hospitality industry in India. We envision The Acres Club as becoming one of the prestigious clubs of Mumbai. At The Acres Club, we really want to enable truly environmental friendly experiences to Guests. “Go green” is an enabler and has the potential to totally change the way people enjoy their experience in hotels and resorts. As part of the company’s commitment to eco-friendly and sustainable tourism, we want to see Acres steer towards Zero carbon foot print too in the next five years.”