HotelChatter - New Delhi http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2012-02-14T08:26:31Z HotelChatter HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/ It Would Be a 'Mission Impossible' to Break Into Tom Cruise's Hotel Suite in New Delhi http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/12/5/12720/0212 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/ps_sitting_with_bed_room.JPG" class="top"><p> It must be very good indeed to be <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/tom cruise"><b>Tom Cruise</b></a> (your feelings about Scientology aside.) That's because while in India promoting his latest "Mission Impossible" movie, Tom stayed at the country's newest and <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/5/17/15322/1023/hotels/The_Most_Expensive_Hotel_Built_in_India_is_Not_Too_Expensive_to_Stay_At">most expensive</a> hotel, <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Leela+Palace+New+Delhi/local/4941"><b>The Leela Palace New Delhi</b></a> in the city's diplomatic enclave of Chanakyapuri. And of course, he wasn't sleeping in a standard room.<p>No, Cruise rested his head in the hotel's <b>Maharaja Suite</b></a> which is billed as a "palace within a palace" and has six rooms, 24-hour butler services, spa rooms, a Jacuzzi, walk-in wardrobe and a private gym. The suite is also equipped with bullet proof glass and a private elevator, making it a Mission Impossible indeed to juliana 2011-12-05T13:59:11-05:00 The Most Expensive Hotel Built in India is Not Too Expensive to Stay At http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/5/17/15322/1023 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/leelapalace_newdelhi.jpg" class="top"><p> This is one way to get attention for your hotel opening. The brand new <a href=""><b>Leela Palace New Delhi Hotel</b></a> is sending out press releases attesting that it is the "most expensive hotel ever built in India." It's also the first hotel built from the ground up in the city in nearly 30 years. <p>So naturally, we're dying to know what's inside: <blockquote><p>The 11-story, 260-room hotel features some of the city&#146;s largest guest rooms, beginning at 550 square feet in size, dazzling Murano chandeliers from Italy, hand-woven carpets from Turkey and a $5 million collection of traditional and contemporary Indian art....<p>The 260 guest rooms include 18 spacious suites and the six-room Maharajah Suite, which includes its own juliana 2011-05-18T14:37:19-05:00 POTUS Rents Out an Entire Hotel in New Delhi, The Maurya http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2010/11/8/74313/3247

The talking heads may still be yapping about how much President Obama's trip to India is costing, but the locals are loving it, with the ITC Maurya giving the President and First Lady a lavish welcome today.

The hotel not only spruced up its gardens and filled its lobby with flowers for the Obamas' arrival--it also organized a traditional 'Brides of India' ceremonial welcome.

]]> MsRebecca 2010-11-08T10:26:54-05:00 The Real India, According To Your Intercontinental Hotel Guide http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/10/3/163239/539 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.jaunted.com/files/admin/Delhi_market.jpg" class="imgborder"><p><p> "Insider City" is a promotional service of <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/intercontinental%20hotels">Intercontinental Hotels &amp; Resorts</a>. In conjunction with their stay, hotel guests receive "off-the-beaten-track" private tours and personal guides to events or attractions. It's Intercontinental's way of bringing a sense of authenticity to the luxury vacation so often criticized for its removal from the less-opulent surrounding urban life. <p> Those paying a visit to <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Grand+New+Delhi/ian/170416"><b>The Grand New Delhi</b></a> have access to a personal concierge who will guide them on a trip through the streets of New Delhi and into the palaces of the Mughal empire in Old Delhi. Lest they bargain unsupervised, the guide helps visitors navigate through the spice markets. <p> Back at base camp, guests can unwind ced138 2007-10-04T09:15:01-05:00 HotelChatter Flickr Pool: Le Meridien New Delhi Gets A New Look http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/3/28/1671/20112 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/lemeridien_newdelhi.jpg" class="imgborder"><p>Thanks to <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/plequere/424638900/in/pool-hotelchatter/">Pat+</a> for submitting these new photos of the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/LE+MERIDIEN+NEW+DELHI/ian/121425"><b>Le Meridien New Delhi</b></a> into the HotelChatter Flickr Pool. According to Pat:<blockquote><p>The hotel is undergoing renovation and the old-style French decor is being dismantled. The new deluxe rooms feature flat screen TVs, a complimentary bottle of wine, as well as mood lighting.</blockquote></p><p>Pat+ has another photo of the yellow mood lighting in the pool along with other great pics from htoels. We are still in shock that a room like that exists in New Delhi, even without the mood lighting.<p><i>If you want your hotel photos published, drop 'em in the <a href="http://flickr.com/groups/hotelchatter/">HotelChatter Flickr Pool.</a> Be sure to include some descriptions too!</i><p><b>Related Stories:</b><br>&#183; <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/plequere/">Pat+'s Photostream</a> [Flickr]<br>&#183; <a juliana 2007-03-28T16:08:07-05:00 Search HotelChatter Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/