The Leela Palace New Delhi

The Leela Palace New Delhi

Walk out of Lodhi Garden's shade and you're a few minutes from Parliament House and Gurudwara Bangla Sahib, with The Leela Palace New Delhi holding down the corner of that loop, close enough to the center that a taxi feels unnecessary. Built in 2011, the property runs eleven floors and 254 rooms, each with a memory foam bed under down comforters and Egyptian cotton sheets, a deep soaking tub, and a rainfall showerhead, plus a minibar and an iPod dock that dates the fit-out more than the marble does. Four restaurants operate here, among them The Qube for international plates, alongside a coffee shop, a bar, and 24-hour room service, so guests rarely need to leave for a decent meal. Buffet breakfast runs 6:30 to 10:30am for a fee. The spa handles massages, body treatments, and facials; there's an indoor and an outdoor pool, a spa tub, sauna, and steam room, plus a gym for anyone keeping to a routine. Business travelers get a 24-hour business center and eight meeting rooms, useful if Delhi meetings bookend the trip. Families get a kids club, a playroom, and babysitting on request, though anyone hoping for a pet-friendly stay should look elsewhere, since pets aren't permitted. One detail sets the building apart: its design leans Edwardian, an architectural choice not typical of New Delhi's five-star hotels. Airport transfer runs 5,500 rupees one way, and a 10,000-rupee damage deposit is collected nightly at check-in, cash or card, before the rest of the stay settles into something quieter. The Leela Palace New Delhi sits minutes from Parliament House and Lodhi Garden, with 254 rooms, four restaurants, and an Edwardian-influenced build rare among the city's five-star hotels. The spa runs to steam rooms, business travelers get eight meeting rooms, and pets aren't allowed.