"Bright and white, this art deco jewel enjoys a central New Delhi location, luxurious amenities and attentive, friendly staff."
Delhi, the unruly capital of India, can be a challenge, but our travel guide can make sense of its chaotic charms. Luxury hotels provide an indulgent haven to explore the madness - where pedestrians navigate jam-packed roads alongside their bovine counterparts, while its spice markets and plethora of temples lend an authenticity to this rapidly modernising city.
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"Bright and white, this art deco jewel enjoys a central New Delhi location, luxurious amenities and attentive, friendly staff."
From INR 11878
per room per night
"Located at one of the most distinguished addresses in New Delhi, this renowned luxury hotel radiates style and sophistication."
From INR 13438
per room per night
"A colonialist grand dame, one of Delhi's oldest hotels, with acres of manicured gardens, located near the Chandni Chowk."
From INR 8438
per room per night
"Delhi's first boutique hotel, a cream-coloured contemporary villa in a quiet location, with a retro design by Shirley Fujikawa."
From USD 175.00
per room per night
Ghee and Nike | Justine Hardy | India, Delhi, Delhi
West clashes with East: this time it's a death match between ghee-nurtured cholestrol and the giant, cross-training, pump-up shoe-selling sports corporations
Shopping and Faking | Justine Hardy | India, Delhi, Delhi
Five thousand miles may be a long way to go shopping but, let's face it, there are those among us who have travelled further
Favourite Hotels Outside Delhi | Martin O'Brien | India, Delhi, Delhi
After Indira Ghandhi amended India's constitution, putting an end to the power and privilege of the Rajput princes, many of the Royal families' homes - the desert forts built by the moghul emperors
The Surajkund Craft Mela | Martin O'Brien | India, Delhi, Delhi
Fifty minutes' drive from Delhi is the town of Surajkund. For the last ten years this small community on the borders of Rajasthan and Haryana has hosted an annual craft fair
The Circus of India | Susan Storm | India, Delhi, Delhi
I'm a surprised participant in an airborne circus. The overhead luggage compartment conjures a portable television set onto my lap. A doe eyed child in front turns around and with an accomplished sleight of hand deposits yellow rice on my head
Delhi Coffee-Chai Culture | Justine Hardy | India, Delhi, Delhi
There is a nearby chai-wallah whose name is Manmohan Singh. If you are new to his stall he will tell you this as he pours his liquid fudge mix of tea, milk, sugar, cardamom and black pepper from one pan to another
No Room at the Top | Justine Hardy | India, Delhi, Delhi
The food and beverages manager of a certain five star hotel in Delhi is what is faintly charmlessly referred to as an RNRI, a Returned Non-Resident Indian
Diwali | Justine Hardy | India, Delhi, Delhi
To fly into this Festival of Light is to enter Indian culture by many doors at the same time. This is not a festival of just one religion but of three; Hindus, Sikhs and Jains celebrate simultaneously in late autumn
Unsuspecting Tourists | Justine Hardy | India, Delhi, Delhi
Just when the visitor is expecting a ravishing sunset over the blushing stone of Mughal monuments they get stuck in a grinding traffic jam amidst a sea of flyovers and clogged city roads