Hotels hit by Mumbai attacks reopen

MUMBAI, Dec. 21 (UPI) -- Two Mumbai hotels targeted during deadly terrorist attacks last month officially welcomed guests Sunday for the first time, officials say.

An unidentified spokesman for the Oberoi-Trident hotel confirmed the luxury lodgings had reopened, CNN reported.

"All the 550 guest rooms, including the executive floors, of the hotel are ready to receive guests," the spokesman said.

The Taj Mahal Palace Tower in Mumbai is also once again open and all of the hotel's five restaurants are booking reservations, hotel representatives said.

CNN said portions of both hotels remained closed to guests due to significant damage incurred during the attacks, which resulted in more than 160 deaths. The gunmen held hostages at both hotels during three days of carnage in the port city, which is Mumbai's financial center, CNN said.