Outdoor of the Cat Hotel patio with gravel ground, small flower beds, black metal fence with colorful cutout animal shapes, and a hanging orange flower pot, against a background of leafless trees and a bright blue sky.

It all begins with an idea

Chichester Cattery is situated in the West Sussex countryside just one mile from the historic city of Chichester.

The cattery opened in the summer of 1999 and was founded by mother and son, Lillian and Matt de Lacy. Their goal was to create a cat hotel in which they would be happy to leave their own cats.

Matt has been the owner and manager of the business since it started in 1999 and has overseen its expansion ever since. His daughter Lily will be taking over the business within the next few years, she joined the team summer 2025.

 The cat hotel is built to the latest Environmental Health Standards and it is licensed by Chichester District Council, who also inspect the cattery on a regular basis to ensure that high standard are met and maintained.
  
The cats visiting our cat hotel enjoy large individually heated and insulated suites and spacious run area.

Family units are available for families with three cats or more. 

And for your peace of mind, we welcome inspections.


The aims of the cattery are: To provide the highest possible standard of care for your cat in a clean, safe and caring environment;
to put your mind at rest to enable you to have a worry free break.

The outdoor part of the Cat Hotel with three flower beds filled with colorful flowers. The enclosure has dark wooden lattice fencing and gravel ground, with a door on the right side.
A small black building with white cat decorations on the exterior walls, a sign that says 'Office,' and a pathway with potted plants leading to the entrance.
A backyard with a gravel ground, a raised brick garden bed with green plants, and various potted plants, including flowering ones, on the gravel ground. There is a dark wooden fence with lattice panels and planters on the sides.
A small black wooden shed with a blue tarp door, four small blue flower baskets on the wall, and potted plants next to the door. The shed is in a garden with a gravel pathway and trees in the background.
Colorful silhouette of various dog breeds and cats arranged on a black wooden fence, with flower baskets attached at the top.
A fenced outdoor enclosure with colorful dog-shaped cutouts on black metal panels and three small wood-bordered garden beds with plants and flowers.
Colorful animal cutouts, including cats, and dogs, decorate a dark wooden house exterior against a cloudy sky.
The cat hotel with mesh panels, set against a backdrop of green trees and a blue sky with some clouds.
Backyard garden enclosed by black mesh fences with flower beds and a blue tarp covering part of the fence. Green trees and blue sky with clouds in the background.
A courtyard with a gravel ground and large terracotta planters filled with flowers, next to a metal fence with a garden in the background and a blue sky with some clouds.
Standard enclosed cat suite with wooden furniture, scratching posts, and a wooden door.
Inside a pet shelter cage with a black and white cat, a person tending to the animal, toys and food bowls inside.
Young green plants growing in a neatly arranged garden bed bordered by gray bricks, with a terracotta pot on a small blue tile in the background.
Sunset sky with sunlight breaking through clouds behind trees and a dark building in the foreground.