EIH Associated Hotels (EIHASSO), earlier known as Pleasant hotel, was incorporated in 1983. It was renamed as EIH hotels in 1996. The company’s registered office is located at 1/24, G.S.T. Road, Meenambakkam, Chennai-600027.

The company is into the business of running luxury hotels in India. The Oberoi  group which holds the controlling stake in the company, owns or manages 33 hotels and luxury cruisers in five countries under the Oberoi Hotels and Resorts and Trident brands.

In the last decade it had witnessed the debut of new luxury Oberoi leisure hotels in India and abroad. In India, these hotels include The Oberoi Rajvilas, Jaipur; The Oberoi Amarvilas, Agra; Wildflower Hall, Shimla in the Himalayas; The Oberoi Vanyavilas, Ranthambhore; The Oberoi Cecil, Shimla and The Oberoi Udaivilas, Udaipur.

Overseas the new hotels include The Oberoi, Lombok in Indonesia, The Oberoi, Mauritius and The Oberoi, Sahl Hasheesh in Egypt. The Oberoi Zahra, Luxury Nile Cruiser, Egypt was launched in 2007.