About this hotel
General information
The Leela Palace New Delhi is a modern palace in Chanakyapuri, a leafy district at the heart of the capital. Its pale stone building, with arched windows, colonnades and a gilded dome, wraps around an inner courtyard garden, and the interiors pair clean contemporary lines with ceremonial grandeur: marble, hand-carved wood, brass detailing, and large installations, murals and sculptures by Indian artists — enough for a guided art walk of its own.
There are 254 rooms and suites, the smallest starting at 51 m². The hotel is best known for its restaurants — Japanese Megu, Franco-Italian Le Cirque and Indian Jamavar — for its rooftop pool, and for The Leela Palace Service, in which a personal butler team looks after club and suite guests from before arrival onwards. Each evening at sunset a ceremony of classical music and dance takes place in the gardens, followed by tea.
Location
The hotel lies in Chanakyapuri, a spacious, green district in central New Delhi, well placed for the business districts and the city’s historic sights — the Red Fort, the Qutub Minar, the Lodhi Gardens and the lanes of Old Delhi. Delhi’s international airport is 15 km away, roughly 30–35 minutes by car depending on traffic. Royal Club rooms and all suites include return airport transfers in BMW cars, with an all-electric SUV available. The Taj Mahal at Agra is about three hours away by car, Jaipur about five.
Spa
The Spa spreads over two levels, with treatment rooms, a sauna and steam room, a relaxation lounge, a café, a salon and a roof terrace. The menu covers Ayurveda-inspired massages (abhyanga, shirodhara and a synchronised kizhi massage with herbal poultices), Swedish massage, scalp massage, facials and body treatments. The 60-minute Leela Signature Wellness Ritual begins with a foot ritual and consultation, moves on to a massage and ends in the steam room and sauna. Group or private sessions of Hatha and Vinyasa yoga, pranayama breathing and meditation are held on the spa terrace.
Sports & leisure
Guests have a temperature-controlled rooftop pool and a fitness studio open around the clock. The hotel also runs its own programme:
- a guided art walk through the hotel’s installations, murals and sculptures by Indian artists;
- an evening ceremony in the gardens with classical music and dance, followed by tea;
- cooking masterclasses and themed culinary evenings;
- half-day or full-day excursions with the hotel’s own guide — New Delhi’s landmarks and gardens, the Lodhi Gardens and Sunder Nursery, and the food streets and markets of Old Delhi;
- a walk to the Khari Baoli spice market in Old Delhi, through narrow lanes of stalls selling spices, nuts, dried flowers and herbs.
Restaurants & bars
Four restaurants, a bar and a lobby lounge:
- Megu — modern Japanese cooking in a dining room hung with a vast bell; the outdoor Izakaya at Megu serves sharing plates and cocktails in the evening, and an omakase is prepared on request;
- Le Cirque — Franco-Italian dining on the first floor beneath a gold-toned glass ceiling: handmade pasta, risotto, seafood and tasting menus at dinner, with a wine cellar, a sommelier, a bar and a private dining room;
- Jamavar — Indian cooking from across the regions: dishes from the clay tandoor, coastal seafood, slow-cooked Awadhi preparations, biryanis and traditional desserts;
- The Qube — the all-day restaurant, a glasshouse-like room with open kitchens: buffets at breakfast and lunch, à la carte in the evening, Thai cooking in the Thai Studio and a Sunday brunch;
- The Library Bar — a fireside bar with Chesterfield chairs, old leather-bound books and a terrace, pouring signature cocktails, aged single malts from Scotland, Japan and India, cognacs and cigars (guests over 25);
- The Lobby Lounge — teas and desserts in the lobby.
Swimming
The temperature-controlled outdoor pool sits on the roof, on the eleventh floor, with views over the city. Several suites have their own open-air pools with Jacuzzis.
Rooms
The 254 rooms and suites are dressed in rich colours, handcrafted fabrics and Indian art. Royal Club rooms and all suites include access to the club lounge with afternoon tea, cocktail and cordial hours, plus airport transfers, private check-in and round-the-clock butler service.
A high-definition TV with Chromecast, high-speed Wi-Fi, a safe, a gourmet corner with drinks and snacks, a tea and coffee maker, a pillow menu, bathrobes, a bathroom with mood lighting and a mirror TV, Tishya by The Leela toiletries, evening turndown and 24-hour in-room dining.
Grand Presidential Suite
The hotel’s largest suite, with two living rooms, a study, a dining room for 12, a butler’s pantry and a private gym, under gold-leaf ceilings and among silver and semi-precious-stone art pieces. The master bedroom has a walk-in wardrobe and a bathroom with a Jacuzzi and a spa suite for two; a second bedroom can be added (up to four guests).
Presidential Suite with Pool
A two-bay suite entered through ornate floor-to-ceiling doors, with a grand living room. Its private temperature-controlled pool looks out over the city skyline.
Royal Suite with Plunge Pool
A suite overlooking the gardens, with tall windows taking in the city. An open-air, temperature-controlled plunge pool with a Jacuzzi is surrounded by poolside seating.
Grand Suite with Plunge Pool
A ninth-floor suite of floor-to-ceiling columns and Indian-style arches. It has its own open-air pool with a temperature-controlled Jacuzzi.
Luxury Suite with Balcony
A lounge, a separate bedroom with a king-size bed, an oversized bathroom and a spacious balcony. Sleeps three.
Luxury Suite
A suite with a lounge, a separate bedroom with a king-size bed and an oversized bathroom. Sleeps three.
Grand Premiere Suite
A two-bay suite with a large living room, a bedroom with a king-size bed and two bathrooms. Sleeps three.
Executive Suite
A two-bay suite — living room, bedroom with a king-size bed and bathroom — with wooden floors, brocades, handcrafted tapestries and contemporary art. Sleeps three.
Parlour Suite
A bedroom with a king-size bed, a separate lounge area and a generous bathroom with a rain shower, with views across the city. Sleeps three.
Royal Club Room
A room with a king-size bed and Royal Club privileges: return BMW airport transfers, club lounge access, 24-hour butler service and a meeting room for two hours once per stay. Sleeps three.
Royal Premiere Room
A sunlit room with a king-size bed, richly decorated and looking out onto the green of the gardens. Sleeps three.
Premiere Room
A room with a king-size bed on the second to seventh floors, decorated in vivid colours. Sleeps three.
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