The recently opened Poppys Hotel in partnership with Dream Flowers Events has created the “tallest Christmas Tree” in India. Standing at 63-feet tall, the tree weighs 1.2 tons. A team of as many as 30 worked on creating the tree.
According to a release, The hotel has entered the UNIVERSAL ACHIEVER’S BOOK OF RECORD for creating India’s Tallest Christmas Tree. “Right from planning, sketching and execution of the tree, our team worked in a phased manner. The idea is to bring to Coimbatore to the limelight and we are also aiming to etch our name in the Guinness World Records.” R. Jayaraman, Operation Manager, Poppys Group of Hotels said.
The Christmas tree is on display at centre of the Atrium Café Gardenia, the in-house coffee shop of Poppys Hotel. It was declared open to visitors in a formal function organized on Saturday, 23rd December in which Hari Arumugam, Managing Director, Poppys Group of Hotels, Sangeetha Hari, Director, Poppys Group of Hotels, Leema Rose Martin, Director, Martin Group of Companies among others participated.
Speaking to the media on the side lines of the function, Jayaraman said “True to the spirit of Christmas where wishes are exchanged, we have placed a wish board on which guests can write their wishes for the hotel, their family and friends. As part of the celebration, no guest leaves the hotel empty handed. On behalf of the hotel, we are giving guests a small surprise this season in form of discounts, special offers and free-bees.” he said.
Interacting with media persons, Hari Arumugam, Managing Director Poppys Group of Hotels said “The group always aims at catering to the needs of our guests. Through this effort, Coimbatore has earned its due recognition”, he said.
The Christmas tree will be on display at Poppys Hotel from 23rd December 2017 to 2nd January 2018. A source from the hotel shares that in the past, a private society in Worli, south – central Mumbai created a 56-feet tall Christmas tree and in 2014, Shoppers Stop Ltd made a 40ft tall Christmas tree.