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Hilton is likely to use The Den Bengaluru as a template for more LXR and luxury signings in India.
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Hilton's LXR debut at The Den Bengaluru, with 226 rooms, more than 21,000 square feet of event space across seven venues and five dining and social venues, sets a new luxury benchmark in Whitefield that rival hotels and venues there will be measured against.
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A second LXR signing in India before The Den Bengaluru's first anniversary would mean Hilton sees a repeatable pipeline, not a one-off for Dan Hospitality India.
The report: Hilton debuts luxury LXR Hotels & Resorts in India with 226-room The Den Bengaluru
Hilton's new Whitefield property offers more than 21,000 square feet of event space across seven venues, plus five dining venues. The hotel is owned by Dan Hospitality India and managed by Hilton.
- Rooms at The Den Bengaluru
- 226
- Flexible event space
- more than 21,000 square feet
- Event venues
- seven
- Dining and social venues
- five
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Store and format facts
From the report. Source details below
| Dining and social venues: | five |
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What it means for the format
Hilton's first LXR Hotels & Resorts property in India, owned by Dan Hospitality India, shows the brand's luxury push is reaching the market through an owner-partner model, though a single 226-room hotel is an early signal rather than a scaled rollout.
Next on the rollout
- Hilton announcing other Indian LXR or luxury conversions in its next pipeline update
- Reported occupancy and room rates at The Den Bengaluru in its first year
- Event and wedding bookings across its seven venues, as owners or trade press disclose them
- Rival luxury openings or rebrands in Whitefield and wider Bengaluru