Luxury Hotels

The Ashok
50 B, Chanakyapuri 
Tel: 26110101

This hotel was an architectural legend when it came up nearly 50 years ago. The grandeur is still there – in the elaborate red sandstone finish and exaggerated spaces, and the 2000 capacity convention hall continues to host many dignified events.

• Seven restaurants, bar, pastry shop, tea lounge, swimming pool, health club, beauty parlour, barber shop, mini golf, tennis court, billiards room, duty-free shops, business centre, 7 conference rooms, banquet facilities for up to 2000 pax in cocktail (facility for simultaneous translation in 8 languages), executive club services and Amatrra the largest city spa.

Bristol
Adjacent to DLF Qutab Enclave Phase - I, Gurgaon, 
Tel: 95124-2356030

Located bang in the middle of the corporate district of Gurgaon – if the hotel loses on branded recognition, it gains on location. Patronised heavily by Gurgaon’s multinationals as well as residents, it has the amenities in place. Its pub, Peppers, serves as the frequent watering hole for the jet set of Gurgaon.

• Three restaurants, bar, nightclub, pastry shop, health club, terrace swimming pool, beauty parlour, barber shop, business centre, shopping mall, travel desk, golf & horse riding on request, non-smoking rooms, banquet facilities for up to 250 pax in cocktail, executive club services.

The Claridges
12, Aurangzeb Road 
Tel: 23010211

A charming hotel with loyal patrons. Not ostentatious, the three-storey structure almost blends into the Aurangzeb Road bungalows that surround it. There is a restrained character about The Claridges that grows on you. Warm, but not dazzling.

• Four restaurants, bar, pastry shop, health club, swimming pool, tennis, beauty parlour, barber shop, business centre, travel desk, shopping arcade, banquet facilities for up to 250-300 pax in cocktail.

The Grand
Nelson Mandela Road 
Tel: 26771234

At The Grand in New Delhi, until recently the Grand Hyatt, you sense abundant grandeur. A signature sweeping staircase in the lobby, large spaces and the accents of wood and gold leave you breathless. The hotel has stood out for its food and beverage outlets – the Whiskey Bar and Brix – the European restaurant, have especially won the city’s favours. Here is a hotel, that is high on design and ideas, tucked away in quiet Vasant Kunj in extreme South Delhi.

• Seven restaurants and bar, health & fitness centre with elaborate spa, swimming pool, tennis courts, jogging track, beauty salon, business centre, banquet facilities for up to 600 pax in sit-down dinner, Executive club services.

Grand Inter-Continental
Barakhamba Avenue, Connaught Place, 
Tel: 23411001; Fax: 23412233

An international, five-star deluxe hotel where the standards equal the best – be it decor, concepts, service or food. A special aspect is the Law Club – a business floor dedicated to those from the courts, where the lounge library has the best books on law. The hotel has made news with its just-opened restaurant Woks.

• Eight restaurants, bar, fitness centre, swimming pool, beauty parlour, barber shop, business centre, law club floor for legal professionals, banquet facilities for up to 500 pax in cocktail, executive club services.

Hyatt Regency
Bhikaji Cama Place 
Tel: 26791234

The charms of the Hyatt are not limited to its lobby but also extend to its restaurants. Here is a hotel known for reinventing concepts, creating a stir and generally being a hip place to be seen in.

• Four restaurants – two specialty, pub, nightclub, health club, swimming pool, business centre, beauty parlour, barber shop, yoga, 2 tennis courts, banquet facilities for up to 250 pax in cocktail, executive club services.

The Imperial
Janpath 
Tel: 23341234

A hotel that has existed for almost a 100 years. A fine, nostalgic place. Marble floors, yoghurt walls and sepia-tinted pictures from an older world. Not a brand, or a chain – but a presence the city loves. Imperial. A hotel that has been extensively renovated over the last few years – in very good taste, and has introduced F&B outlets that have become the talk of the town.

• Four restaurants, two bars, tea lounge, swimming pool, beauty parlour, barber shop, travel desk, banquet facilities for up to 500 pax in auditorium style.

ITC Maurya Sheraton and Towers
Diplomatic Enclave 
Tel: 26112233

A top-echelon hotel. Busy and big, but warm and friendly. It recently opened a new wing – the 75-room ITC One, aimed at the high-end of the corporate market. A massage chair in the rooms is an undisputed winning feature. F&B is something of an art at the hotel – at least two restaurants are veritable brands. The coffee shop Pavilion has recently moved to the roof top and getting rave reveiws. Sheraton standards, of course, make it a undisputed choice for many.

• Six restaurants and bar, pastry shop, solar-heated pool, health club and fitness centre, yoga, tennis, beauty parlour, shopping arcade, golf and riding on request, business centre, travel desk, non-smoking floor, banquet facilities for up to 1200 pax in cocktail, executive club services. ITC One is a new and separate wing with own lounge, spa and enhanced services.

Marriott Welcomhotel
District Centre, Saket 
Tel: 26521122

The hotel has brought in a new class of hoteliering to the city. Located in South Delhi’s residential area of Saket, it is a first class five-star hotel – compact, high on design but a notch lower in tariff than the top echelon hotels of the city. You’d pick this hotel if you want assured quality and modern amenities at a good price.

• Three restaurants, bar, swimming pool, beauty parlour/barber shop, business centre, travel desk, banquet facilities for up to 1000 pax in cocktail.

Le Meridien
1, Windsor Place 
Tel: 23710101

The French chain in New Delhi is marked by the tallest atrium, a very good location and a way of keeping busy with events and celebrations. The black and glass façade is rather stunning and from the rooftop you get a spread-out view of Lutyen’s Delhi charming at day or night. The hotel is presently undergoing a total refurbishment programme. New state-of-the-art rooms have come up. Their F&B division and the night club is also being upgraded.

• Five restaurants, bar, pastry shop, nightclub, health club, swimming pool, tennis court, beauty parlour, barber shop, business centre, banquet facilities for up to 800 pax in cocktail, executive club services.

The Qutab
Shaheed Jeet Singh Marg
Tel: 26521234, 26521010 ; Fax: 26968287 

While the-1970s type German architecture remains intact, the new look Qutab boasts sleek, contemporary interior. As part of the renovation project, the present 60 rooms have been refurbished, the multi-cuisine restaurant, Terrazzo, has been upgraded, and the banqueting facilities enhanced to accommodate upto 400-500 persons, by combining the ballroom and the poolside. The famous bowling alley though has been shut down. However, the main focus of the Qutab is the renewed block of service apartments. There will be 30 service apartments in all, out of which six are completed and work in another six will finish shortly. With a minimum length of stay being three months, the apartments are targeted towards Indians relocating to India or foreigners working in Delhi for a long assignment.

• Restaurant, swimming pool, tennis court, bowling alley, handicrafts shop, banquet facilities for up to 250 pax in cocktail.

The Metropolitan Hotel Nikko
Bangla Sahib Road 
Tel: 52500200

It is a Japanese hotel all right – high on design, efficiency and hygiene, with the most authentic Japanese restaurant in town. Located almost in the city centre, it has that unmistakable touch of class – sparseness and cosiness combined with light. And the staff is extremely helpful.

• Two Restaurants, bar, pastry shop, vegetarian food service from pure vegetarian kitchen, spa and fitness centre, swimming pool, beauty parlour, barber shop, business centre, boutique, travel desk, non-smoking floor, banquet facilities for up to 160 pax in cocktail, executive club services.

Parkroyal Inter-Continental
Nehru Place 
Tel: 26223344

The hotel has been branded Six Continents hotel now. Located opposite the business hub of Nehru Place, the Parkroyal deserves a special mention for its well-executed interiors. The nightclub Float is popular amongst the young crowd; a new restaurant, Singh Sahib, brings food and ambience straight from royal Punjab.

• Three restaurants, tea lounge, bar, night club, health club, swimming pool, beauty parlour, travel desk, business centre, 9-hole putting green, banquet facilities for up to 1,000 pax cocktail, executive club services at Club Inter-Continental Lounge.

Radisson
NH8, Mahipalpur 
Tel: 26779191

The closest branded hotel to the new corporate hub of Gurgaon, it is a favourite with the multinationals who have offices here. Its proximity to the airport too makes it very convenient if you are transiting Delhi. The hotel also appears to have a way with events and being in the news with its do’s.

• Four restaurants, tea lounge, two bars, sportsbar, bowling club, health club, swimming pool, squash court, tennis and golf on request, business centre, beauty parlour, shopping centre, non-smoking rooms, travel desk, banquet facilities for up to 400 pax in cocktail, executive club services.

Crowne Plaza Surya
New Friends Colony 
Tel: 26835070

Those who have been to this hotel before may not recognise it any more – every area is new and slick, from the lobby to restaurants to rooms. The Crowne Plaza nomination has been partly responsible for the overhaul. The health club deserves a special mention – not just for the latest in equipment, but also for an excellent wet section and granite-etched
glass interiors.

• Three restaurants, bar, nightclub, pastry shop, swimming pool, health club and spa, ayurvedic health centre, beauty parlour, barber shop, shopping arcade, business centre, travel agency, banquet facilities for up to 650 pax in cocktail, executive club services.

Taj Palace
2, Sardar Patel Marg 
Tel: 26110202

Perhaps one of the busiest hotels in town conference-wise as well as group-wise – the buzz is unmistakable the moment you enter the spacious, brightly-lit lobby in marble and ivory. A large conference is almost always on here; in the pulsating lobby there are people – waiting, meeting, holding quick meetings, checking in/out… A sprawling hotel, a touch of class, good design.

• Four restaurants, bar, nightclub, health club, Swimming pool, beauty parlour, barber shop, business centre, 9-hole putting green, shopping arcade, golf and tennis on request, separate convention floor, 9 conference rooms, banquet facilities for up to 1200 pax in cocktail, executive club services.

Taj Mahal
1, Mansingh Road 
Tel: 23026162

The Taj group’s most exclusive hotel in town, it spells finesse. Whether it comes from the zardozi domes in the lobby, the city’s most favourite coffee shop (the rejuvenated Machan) or Ricks (one of the few bars in town that plays Buddha Bar music) – Taj Mahal has a name-dropping quality about it. 

• Three restaurants, lobby lounge, pastry shop, bar, health club, swimming pool, beauty parlour, barber shop, business centre, shopping arcade, non-smoking rooms, travel desk, car rental, golf and tennis on request, banquet facilities for up to 1000 pax in cocktail, executive club services.

The Oberoi
Dr. Zakir Hussain Marg 
Tel: 24363030

One of the most exclusive hotels in town, you might want to check the knot of your tie before entering. The hotel is not about individual features (they are there alright) – it is about a brand that has become synonymous with obsession for fine taste. Now also boasts of a Banyan Tree spa. Their coffee shop Palms has revised its menu and wears a new look.

• Five restaurants and two bars, health club, swimming pool, beauty parlour, barber shop, business centre, travel desk, Avis car rental, boutique arcade, non-smoking floor, exclusive butler service on all floors, banquet facilities for up to 350 pax in cocktail, executive club services.

The Park
5, Parliament Street 
Tel: 23743000

The buzzing, charming boutique hotel bang in the city centre prides itself on its design. Designated as a ‘small luxury hotel’.

• Restaurant, pub-cum-night club, bar, pastry shop, swimming pool, beauty parlour, barber shop, health club, business centre, travel desk, rooms for the disabled, golf on request, banquet facilities for up to 400 pax in cocktail, executive club services.

Deluxe Hotels
Jaypee Vasant Continental Vasant Vihar 
Tel:26148800

Jaypee Vasant Continental in Vasant Vihar, the flagship of Jaypee Hotels, a five-star deluxe chain wears a new persona as a boutique hotel with the launch of three new restaurants and a lounge bar. The restaurants have been designed by the world-renowned Andres Escobar and Associates and reflect an international look and feel. The spanking new lobby is spacious and elegant.

To bring international flavour and global standards in dining, Jaypee Hotels has tied up with Eggspectation, a Canadian chain of restaurants. Now with the opening of a franchise here, the Capital gets its first ‘all-day dining’ resto-café. Indian cuisine aficionados can look forward to classical, regional dishes from across the country at Paatra, the Pan-Indian restaurant, while Ano-Tai, the speciality restaurant, serves authentic Chinese cuisine. Adding the extra sizzle and spark is Tapas - The Lounge Bar, offering lip smacking finger foods, exotic drinks and music from across the world. 

• Two restaurants, pub, pastry shop, swimming pool, health club, beauty parlour, barber shop, business centre, travel desk, shopping arcade, banquet facilities for up to 350 pax in cocktail.

Ambassador 
55, Sujan Singh Park 
Tel:24632677

This is a hotel that has been around since 1945. Now a Taj group franchisee, it has been extensively renovated and almost every section looks sparkling new – but certain charming old features have been retained, such as a fireplace in the rooms, two-blade fans, as well as Victorian fixtures in the bathrooms.

• Two restaurants, bar, beauty parlour, barber shop, business centre, travel assistance, shopping arcade, banquet facilities for up to 300 pax in cocktail.

Centaur
Mahilpalpur, Near IGI Airport 
Tel:25652223

The government owned 375-room hotel was the pride of the town when it opened several decades ago. It is now frequented by government servants and transit passengers who prefer it due to its closeness to the airport and the flexi four-hour/eight-hour rates. Extensive grounds are a highlight.

• Three restaurants, bar, health club, swimming pool, beauty parlour, barber shop, floodlit tennis court, shopping arcade, Air-India’s ticketing office, children’s park, conference facilities for up to 800 pax in cocktail.

India Habitat Centre
Lodhi Road 
Tel:24682222

A club, a place for events, art shows, talks, seminars... the India Habitat Centre must also be recommended for its rooms – even though open only to members and their guests. They are plush, very well appointed in bright yellows and ochre – definitely the top variety, with all the amenities that go with the nomenclature.

• Five restaurants, bar, health club, swimming pool, cyber cafe, 18 conference halls, auditorium, banquet facilities for up to 300 pax in cocktail. IHC is a regular  venue for seminars, talks, cultural events, art exhibitions, theatre, film screenings.

The Manor
77, Friends Colony (West) 
Tel:26925151; Fax: 26922299

A true blue ‘small luxury hotel’. Only 18 rooms, one restaurant, but Japanese designer Shirley Fujikawa’s fine taste suggests itself everywhere – from Italian Murano lamps in the rooms, the wooden desks, the presentation of toiletries, the shower cubicles or the Japanese bathtubs.

• Restaurant, bar, fitness room with separate steam room, DVD lounge, tennis and golf on request, meeting room for 20 pax.

SAMRAT
Chanakyapuri 
Tel:26110606; Fax: 26887047, 24679056

• Three restaurants, bar, tea lounge, swimming pool, travel agency, barber shop, health club, shopping arcade, banquet facilities for up to 500 pax in cocktail.

Oberoi Maidens
7, Sham Nath Marg 
Tel:23890505

A white Georgian building located in the part of Delhi that used to be the city’s hub in the days when ballroom dancing was more popular than pubbing, The Oberoi Maidens is old, from another era. Stained glass in the lobby, thick columns, an arched ceiling... The people who come here are old patrons too, or Indophiles nostalgic about the Raj. The rooms carry the character – they are large with Venetian blinds and high ceilings.

• Two restaurants, bar, swimming pool, two tennis courts, banquet facilities for up to 200 pax in cocktail.

Siddharth
3, Rajendra Place 
Tel:25762501

The preferred hotel in west Delhi, heavily patronised by the local clientele for banquets and restaurants. Expect to see a lot of the west Delhi trading community and bedecked ladies. Domestic business travel oriented hotel, and a designated five-star property.

• Three restaurants, bar, pastry shop, health club, swimming pool, beauty parlour, barber shop, putting green, business centre, travel desk, shopping arcade, banquet facilities for up to 600 pax in cocktail.