Five-star Barakhamba Avenue, Connaught Place, Delhi
The LaLiT New Delhi
A twenty-eight-storey tower on Barakhamba Avenue, half a kilometre from Connaught Place, with a painting by M. F. Husain over the front desk and Baluchi for Indian cooking.
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- Rooms
- 461 rooms and suites
- Opened
- 1988
- Building
- Twenty-eight storeys
- From the airport
- About 22 km, or 40 minutes
The hotel
A tower off Connaught Place.
The LaLiT New Delhi opened in 1988 on Barakhamba Avenue, half a kilometre from Connaught Place. It belongs to The LaLiT Suri Hospitality Group, part of Bharat Hotels, and rises twenty-eight storeys. Inside are 461 rooms and suites, a ballroom and meeting floors, an outdoor pool, the Spiceology spa, and Baluchi among its restaurants. The Crystal Ballroom alone covers 1,385 square metres.
Art is part of the house. M. F. Husain's painting The Raj hangs above the reception, and the Art Junction holds work by more than five thousand artists, with Naresh Kapuria as curator. The group is accredited by the IGLTA, and the hotel was named favourite LGBTQ+ friendly hotel in India in 2020 and 2021. Rooms start at about 40 square metres, and the three Legacy Suites reach 289.
- Baluchi Indian curries and marinated meats; named Best Mughlai Cuisine at the Delicious Food Awards 2018.
- OKO Pan-Asian fine dining with views across Delhi, named Favourite New Opening at the Peaklife Gourmet Awards 2019.
- Art Junction A space given over to art, with works by more than five thousand artists.
Rooms & suites
From a 40 square metre room to a legacy suite.
Rooms, club rooms and four kinds of suite, rising to three LaLiT Legacy Suites.
- Rooms Deluxe King About 40 square metres.
- Suite Luxury Suite About 134 square metres.
- Largest The LaLiT Legacy Suite About 289 square metres; there are three.
Dining
Baluchi, OKO and a bar that never shuts.
Restaurants and bars as listed by the hotel. Shown for information.
- Baluchi Pan-Indian Best Mughlai Cuisine, Delicious Food Awards 2018
- OKO Pan-Asian Fine dining with views over the city
- 24/7 Restaurant International Buffet and à la carte, all day
- 24/7 Bar Bar Open around the clock
- The Lalit Boulangerie Bakery Bread, pastries and chocolates
Recognition
Awards.
- Favourite LGBTQ+ Friendly Hotel in India 2020 and 2021
- Delicious Food Awards, Best Mughlai Cuisine Baluchi, 2018
- Peaklife Gourmet Awards, Favourite New Opening OKO, 2019
Good to know
Before you go.
- Location Half a kilometre from Connaught Place, and about 3 km from New Delhi railway station.
- Spa Spiceology, with Ayurvedic and other massages, beside an outdoor pool and a gym.
Getting there
Flying to Delhi.
The hotel gives Indira Gandhi International as 22 km away, about 40 minutes by car. Private jets use the airport's general aviation terminal, so the drive is the same.
- Jaipur 40 min
- Mumbai 1 h 50
- Dubai 3 h 10
- Singapore 5 h 50
- London 9 h 10 long-range jet
Questions
What guests ask first.
- How far is The LaLiT New Delhi from the airport?
- About 22 km from Indira Gandhi International, or around 40 minutes by car, according to the hotel.
- Does The LaLiT New Delhi have a pool?
- Yes, an outdoor pool, with a gym and the Spiceology spa.
- Is The LaLiT New Delhi LGBTQ+ friendly?
- The group is accredited by the IGLTA, and the hotel was named favourite LGBTQ+ friendly hotel in India in 2020 and 2021. Rooms start at about 40 square metres, and the three Legacy Suites reach 289.
- Can SkyCourtage arrange the flight to Delhi?
- Yes. We arrange Business and First Class seats on scheduled airlines and private jet charter to Delhi, with one final price, our margin included. The hotel is booked with the hotel or through our booking partner.
Also in Delhi
Other hotels worth the trip.
- The Imperial New Delhi A 1930s building by an associate of Lutyens, with 235 rooms, a garden lawn, a pool and the 1911 bar.
- The Leela Palace New Delhi A grand rectangle among the embassies, with 260 rooms among the largest in the city and Jamavar for the curries and biryanis.
- Taj Mahal, New Delhi Rooms, suites and residences in the green heart of the capital, renovated, with access to the Delhi Golf Club.
- The Lodhi Near Humayun's Tomb, with a courtyard pool and suites on the upper floors that have balconies with their own plunge pools.
- The Oberoi, Gurgaon A modern building ringed by reflecting pools, lit with candles at night, and a restaurant with teak decks over the water.
- The Oberoi, New Delhi Open since 1965 between Humayun's Tomb and the Delhi Golf Course, with Dhilli for modern Indian food and a cigar lounge off the bar.
- ITC Maurya Home to Bukhara and its North West Frontier cooking, and to Dum Pukht for slow-cooked Awadhi dishes, in a building of 433 rooms and suites.
- Trident, Gurgaon Low-rise courtyards in almost 30,000 square metres of grounds, with 136 rooms and Saffron for Indian cooking.
- Taj Palace, New Delhi A boomerang-shaped building open since 1983, with 411 rooms and suites on six acres of gardens and Loya among its four restaurants.
- Le Méridien New Delhi Near India Gate and Connaught Place, with 358 rooms and suites, a pool on the fourth floor and a café and bar up on the twentieth.
- Hyatt Regency Delhi Its China Kitchen cooks Peking duck and dim sum in an open kitchen, in a hotel of 490 rooms, including 50 suites.
- Taj City Centre Gurugram Interiors by Warner Wong Design of Singapore, 208 rooms and suites, and a Thai Pavilion restaurant.
Staying at The LaLiT New Delhi?
Book the room, then the flight.
Rates and availability come from the hotel itself. For the journey to Delhi, a Business or First Class seat or an aircraft of your own: tell us the date and we come back with one final price, our margin included.
Opens the hotel's own website. We have no arrangement with the hotel.