Imperial Hotel Delhi

The Imperial in New Delhi is not only a distinguished hotel but one which is primus interpares within the community of Asia's fine hotels. The 24 king palms that lead on to the porch, are an integral part of and witness to the very creation of New Delhi. Designed by Bromfield, one of Sir Edwin Lutyen's associates, it was placed on the prestigious Queensway, now Janpath, and bequeathed with a somewhat unconventional style and design. A mixture of Victorian, old colonial and a playful dosage of informal art-deco.

Category	5 Star
Access	17 kms. from IGI Airport 3 kms. from New Delhi Railway Station 8 kms. from ISBT
Rooms	261 Rooms including Living Quarters, Special Imperial and Heritage Rooms, Lutyen's Suite, and Royal Imperial Suite
Rooms Facilities	Tea-Coffee maker, Room safe, Ironing board and Butler service on request, Fax machine, Computer data ports
Cuisine	Thai, Italian, Continental, Indian, Malaysian, Vietnamese

The pillared verandahs, dining rooms, tea lounges, grand ballroom and cool and spacious gardens became the venue of many a celebrated encounters between the British and Indian aristocracy gentry. If only walls could speak, here indeed was a repository of salivary and anecdotal material for authors of romantic and detective fiction. The old elegant lady that she is, The Imperial has lived the days of colonial grandeur, played hostess to many shades and races of royalty, captains of industry, artists, writers, journalists, buccaneers and adventures. More than a hotel, she has always been an institution. An institution of class: quiet, dignified, serene and elegant. For New Delhi and The Imperial, it would indeed be difficult to imagine one without the other.