The Dilly to get £90m refurbishment under new ownership

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Piccadilly hotel The Dilly has been bought by European hotel operator Fattal Group with plans to invest £90m in the building.

Opened in 1908, the The Dilly is located between and Regent Street in the heart of London and features over 280 rooms, indoor swimming pool, fitness and treatment rooms, as well as seven meeting rooms and event spaces.

It is also home to restaurant brand Madhu’s of Mayfair, which serves Punjabi cuisine with a Kenyan twist.

Fattal Group owns Leonardo Hotels UK & Ireland, which operates 52 hotels across the UK and Ireland, including Leonardo hotels in Manchester, Bristol Glassfields, Chester, and new NYX Hotels opening in Dublin and Edinburgh.

The development pipeline is being supported by the rebranding of the Jurys Inn portfolio to Leonardo Hotels.

“We’re very pleased to be adding another high performing hotel and yet another iconic hotel brand with a long rich history to the Leonardo portfolio,” says Jason Carruthers, managing director of Leonardo Hotels UK & Ireland.

“It’s a great hotel, with an experienced management team and dedicated employees, and fits very well into our broader portfolio and our strategy to position Leonardo Hotels as one of Europe’s most significant owner and manager of well invested, and strategically positioned hotels.”

Fattal Hotels owns and operates more than 200 hotels in more than 100 destinations, with more than 150 hotels across Europe in 86 cities and 14 countries.

The Dilly will join the group’s collection of hotels in central London, which include Leonardo Royal Hotels at London City, Tower Bridge, and St Paul’s, and the NYX Hotel London Holborn.