The 9 Best Luxury Hotels in New Delhi

In New Delhi you can swim all year round: several hotels heat their water, so the pool is inviting even on cool winter mornings and a welcome escape on summer afternoons.The Lodhi New Delhi · CGO ComplexFor active travelers, The Lodhi New Delhi is the first choice: its heated lap pool is 50 meters long, the Athletic Club adds a warm and a cold plunge pool, and there are three all-weather tennis courts and squash. At The Oberoi New Delhi the 22.5-meter outdoor pool is heated to 26 to 28 °C all year, and at Shangri-La Eros New Delhi on Ashoka Road you swim laps in a heated pool of around 30 meters (100 feet), with wooden loungers and loungers set in the shallow water.

With a view over the city, you swim at The Leela Palace New Delhi: the heated infinity pool sits on the roof and looks out over the skyline. The Imperial New Delhi keeps it classic, with mosaic tiles framing the outdoor pool and service brought right to your lounger.

All to yourself in a plunge pool: at The Lodhi New Delhi every room from the Lodhi Room category (129 m²) upward has its own, as does every suite; at The Leela Palace New Delhi it comes with the Grand Suite and the Royal Suite.

After a day of mausoleums, markets and museums, the spa in New Delhi is not an afterthought but part of the plan.Shangri-La Eros New Delhi · Connaught PlaceFor Ayurveda, we recommend The Imperial New Delhi: The Imperial Spa spans around 4,000 m² of wellness space with a sauna, steam bath and Jacuzzi. An Ayurvedic doctor oversees the treatments, the therapists come from Kerala, and in the Yoga Sanctum you practice Hatha yoga. At The Leela Palace New Delhi, The Spa combines European and Ayurveda-inspired treatments; the spa suites have a balcony with a whirlpool.

For heat and water, The Lodhi New Delhi offers a Turkish hammam, with separate sauna and hammam areas for women and men, and works only with organic products. At Shangri-La Eros New Delhi, the Wellness Club has seven treatment rooms, including couples’ suites with a steam shower and tub; the wet zone has a cold plunge pool, an infrared sauna, a Finnish sauna with a Himalayan salt wall, a whirlpool and a steam bath.

At no extra cost: you pay the same rate as booking direct with the hotel – the suitespot benefits come on top, free of charge.

With a view outdoors, you unwind at The Oberoi New Delhi: the treatment rooms of Asmi by Oberoi have large windows and private terraces, and the spa is reserved for hotel guests. Book your treatment at least 24 hours in advance.

Prices start at 120 € at the Andaz Delhi and go up to 253 € at The Lodhi New Delhi. In the center, you stay at Shangri-La Eros New Delhi from 142 € or at The Imperial New Delhi from 206 € a night. The hotel list below shows where each hotel is, how it’s rated and which rooms are available for your dates.

Included at all nine luxury hotels: breakfast for two every morning, plus early check-in, late check-out and an upgrade, each subject to availability, and all from a single night. Most hotels grant the upgrade on arrival, The Lodhi New Delhi and the Andaz Delhi at the time of booking, though the Andaz not from a room to a suite. At The Taj Mahal Hotel New Delhi, breakfast is served at Machan.

A hotel credit of 100 US dollars awaits you at The Leela Palace New Delhi, the Pullman New Delhi Aerocity and The Claridges New Delhi; at The Oberoi New Delhi the 100 US dollars go toward food and drinks.

At The Imperial New Delhi, too, it’s 100 US dollars for food and drinks, though not with every rate; stay two nights or more in the Heritage Suite, the Deco Suite or a Luxury Suite and you receive another 100 US dollars. It’s 50 US dollars at Shangri-La Eros New Delhi and at the Andaz Delhi. Seven of the nine hotels add a welcome gift.

Points and status are earned with I Prefer at The Leela Palace New Delhi and The Claridges New Delhi, and with Leaders Club at The Lodhi New Delhi and The Imperial New Delhi; at The Lodhi, simply give your Leaders Club number when you book.

Add to that Oberoi One at The Oberoi New Delhi, Shangri-La Golden Circle at Shangri-La Eros New Delhi, World of Hyatt at the Andaz Delhi and ALL (Accor) at the Pullman New Delhi Aerocity.

When New Delhi is at its most pleasant: from October to March, with mild days and cool evenings. When the pool and rooftop bar take center stage: in early summer, when an evening on the roof terrace of your 5-star hotel in New Delhi becomes the best part of the day. When to book early: around Diwali in October or November and over Christmas and New Year.

How long to stay: for a 5-star hotel in New Delhi, plan on three nights: one day for Old Delhi, one for India Gate, Humayun’s Tomb and Lodhi Gardens, and one evening at one of the great restaurants. If you’re traveling on to Agra or Rajasthan, it’s best to plan the route right away with our travel advisors.