Maidens Hotel, Delhi

Advantages: A landmark hotel
Disadvantages: It's a long way from home

...for it but if you aren't expecting it, the tax can be a shocker and turns a good bargain into a bit of a let-down and can spoil an otherwise great experience. Why did I want to go to the Imperial? ******************************** The Imperial is one of the world's greatest hotels - it's the kind of place where you don't have to say 'The Imperial Hotel, Delhi' any more than you'd have to call Raffles 'The Raffles Hotel, Singapore'. The hotel's website is www.theimperialindia.com - what a great name! Even they don't have to explain themselves. The Imperial was the first of the almost legendary 'Four Maidens of the East' - the Strand Hotel in Rangoon, Raffles in Singpore and the Great Eastern and Oriental in Calcutta are the other three. So reason number one for staying at The Imperial - sheer unadulterated SNOB VALUE. About 6 years ago we took... Read review

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Advantages: Handy for the metro
Disadvantages: Lousy location, unbelievably noisy

...Let me start with a quote from their website:- "Amongst all the 5 star luxury hotels in New Delhi, India, Jaypee Siddharth stands tall as a beacon to the comfort hungry Traveller... where your every wish is pampered, where every member of the staff and every facility is dedicated to make you return to this Boutique luxury hotel... time after time. We are one of the finest 5 Star Hotels in New Delhi, India, which provide all luxuries to appease our esteemed guests." Hmm, sounds lovely doesn't it? Read on and I'll tell you what it's REALLY like! Background **************** In June this year, my husband and I went off to India for a trip with Exodus to go trekking in Ladakh, in the Indian Himalayas. Our trip included three nights in Delhi at a hotel called the Jaypee Siddarth - one night at the beginning and two at the end. I... Read review

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Advantages: Great attractions; fabulous culture; fascinating history
Disadvantages: Very noisy and polluted in parts

...), and were directed to another cafe in the hotel complex, being told to try again at dinner time. Content to sit down and soak up the air conditioning (but looking a bit out of place in clothes that had seen two weeks of travelling and two hours of Delhi - the latter being probably more detrimental), two friends and I were extremely excited by the prospect of salad, adopting the motto that has probably caused the downfall of many a Western tourist in India of 'If it's served in a ridiculously expensive hotel, it must be alright'. Of course, we didn't think of the air miles our mozzarella cheese must have acquired in its perhaps not so brief lifespan. This all being said, two of us were absolutely fine. The problem was that our other friend, who had pretty much eaten plain rice and the odd chapatti for the entire holiday, and had been... Read review

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