Leela Hotel is to open a Rs16bn ($350m) hotel in Delhi, India, in October 2011.

The new hotel will have 260 rooms, including 156 Grande Deluxe guestrooms, 46 Royal Premiere guestrooms and 39 Royal Club guestrooms.

The property will provide an all-day dining restaurant, an Indian restaurant, a Japanese restaurant, a rooftop Italian restaurant, a ballroom and eight meeting rooms.

The hotel will also feature a spa, a fitness centre and a swimming pool.