Headquartered in Mumbai, The Leela Palaces, Hotels and Resorts is owned by a Brookfield Asset Management-sponsored private real estate fund and operates eleven award-winning properties in major cities and leisure destinations across India. These include the flagship hotel in the capital city of New Delhi, Bengaluru, Chennai, Udaipur, Jaipur, Gurugram, East Delhi, Mumbai, Gandhinagar and now Kovalam.  The Leela celebrates each hotel through its unique location, art, culture and cuisine with thoughtful services, celebratory rituals, and immersive experiences. The Leela Palaces, Hotels and Resorts was voted the World’s Best Hotel Brand twice in a row by Travel + Leisure, USA, World’s Best Awards Survey, 2020 and 2021.

The brand is well poised to embrace the next phase in its growth trajectory with upcoming projects which includes a leisure resort in Ashtamudi in Kerala. An epitome of true Indian luxury hospitality, The Leela is committed to providing guests with unforgettable stays in settings that capture the essence of India. The brand has a marketing alliance with US-based Preferred Hotels & Resorts and is a member of the Global Hotel Alliance.

HISTORY

The Leela story begins with the opening of The Leela Mumbai in 1986, when its founder Late Captain C P Krishnan Nair, at the age of 65 years started to build The Leela Palaces, Hotels and Resorts. 

The success of the brand surprised everyone but Captain C P Krishnan Nair himself. No stranger to humble beginnings, and boundless ambition, Captain Nair was a man known for transforming his own circumstances, and those of the people who worked with him.  His long and diverse career saw him move from an ordinary citizen to a respected army officer, and from a successful textile exporter to one of the leading hoteliers of the world. 

Today, The Leela is owned by Brookfield Asset Management, a leading global alternative asset manager with a successful history of owning and operating high quality assets.

THE LEELA BRAND JOURNEY

The Leela is the essence of true Indian hospitality imbued with a distinct aesthetic that showcases the country’s traditions, sports, arts, cuisines, artisanal crafts and culture and is rooted in its offering of India’s rich legacy to all its esteemed guests. As the brand gears up to embrace the next phase of its growth trajectory, it continues to evolve and focus on experiential and conscious luxury while remaining true to its ethos of “Atithi Devo Bhava – Guest is God.”