The £100m revamp of the famous Savoy Hotel in London has reportedly been delayed.

According to the Evening Standard, the 120-year-old hotel will not open its doors until the autumn, despite a scheduled May opening.

Canada-based Fairmont owns the hotel and work on the project, designed by Pierre-Yves Rochon, began in December 2007.

The works will involve a redesign of the Thames Foyer and River Restaurant and the refurbishment of two-thirds of the 263 bedrooms and suites, plus all the corridors.

No specific reasons have been named as the cause of the delay, a Fairmont spokesperson was quoted by the Evening Standard as saying “it’s just one of those things that happens with projects of this size.”