The owner of the Maldron and Clayton Hotel brands, Dalata Hotel Group, has agreed a lease for a new four-star Maldron hotel on Hammersmith Road in Kensington in London, near to the recently redeveloped £1.3 billion Olympia London exhibition centre.
The Maldron Kensington will be Dalata's seventh hotel in London and marks a further step in its expansion in one of Europe's most important hospitality markets.
Scandinavian property companies Pandox and Eiendomsspar bought Datala - Ireland's largest hotel group - for €1.4 billion last year.
The full-service four-star Maldron hotel is scheduled to open in 2029, subject to planning approval. It will comprise about 370 guestrooms, as well as a restaurant, bar, dry gym and extensive business centre.
The project will be delivered in partnership with Dalata's development partner McAleer & Rushe Property and will involve the conversion and extension of a vacant office building.
Dalata is also preparing to open three previously announced hotels before the end of this year - Maldron Hotel Croke Park, Clayton Hotel Berlin and Clayton Hotel Edinburgh.
"This is an exciting milestone for Dalata, as we announce our seventh hotel in London and enter a new phase of growth with Scandic Hotels," Dermot Crowley, CEO of Dalata Hotel Group, said:
"London is a key strategic market for Dalata and this prime location, adjacent to the newly redeveloped Olympia London, positions us strongly to capture both corporate and leisure demand," he added.
Dalata operates 56 hotels under the Maldron Hotel and Clayton Hotel brands, mostly in Ireland and the UK, and aims to open new hotels in Europe including in Berlin and Madrid.
