THE LALIT in New Delhi - Hotel Review with Photos

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Updated: March 21, 2022

Essentials
• Location: Close to Connaught Place in the city center.
• Hotel website: thelalit.com
• Hotel phone: +91 (0)11 4444 7777
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Within the city center, The LaLiT offers luxurious rooms and a temperature-controlled pool at midrange prices.

The LaLiT – Very popular for its convenience and 5-star facilities at 3-star rates.

The iconic LaLiT is the most luxurious hotel in and around Connaught Place in the city center. The amenities (including a temperature-controlled pool) are top-notch, and the rooms are considerably more affordable than nearby rivals. Therefore, it’s always popular and busy, so waiting for a table at breakfast is not uncommon. All suites are luxurious, some offering vast corner views, while even the standard rooms are spacious and also attractively decorated with full-length windows. And, best of all, it’s in a pleasant yet vibrant inner-city area, with several places to eat, drink, and shop within a short stroll.

The LaLiT – The Location

Address: Barakhamba Avenue, about 600m from Connaught Place in the heart of the city center. Above the ground floor are 2 levels of cafés and boutiques, and other levels with the spa, gym, and pool. Then, immediately above these floors is the 10th floor. So, for example, the ‘15th floor’ is really on about the 8th level.
Nearest Metro: Barakhamba metro station is 500m away.
Area: Quieter and cleaner section of the city with office blocks, leafy streets, and bustling markets. Less than 10 minutes on foot from Connaught Place, the epicentre of Delhi, with endless facilities in all directions (600m).
How to Get There: From the airport, take the shuttle bus to the Aerocity metro station. Go to the New Delhi metro station and then get a connection to the Barakhamba metro station (500m from the hotel). Otherwise, a taxi (unmetered) to/from the airport will take about 45 minutes (20 km).
Handy to: Connaught Place.

The LaLiT – The Basics

Guests: Caters to all. While ostensibly built for business people, most guests are tourists, often Indians.
Views: Rooms look out to nearby buildings, the train station, and city streets. Some on the lower levels face the pool.
Private Pools/Jacuzzis: Not really expected or provided at this sort of inner-city hotel in Delhi.
 Extras: Daily newspaper delivered to each room.
How to Book: Booking.com will have the best rates.
Phone: +91 (0)11 4444 7777
Email: delresv@thelalit.com
Website: thelalit.com

The LaLiT – Amenities

Pool: Temperature-controlled, thus usable in winter, but could become crowded quickly. Lounge chairs and yes, underwater music.
Spa: Rejuve – The Spa provides an impressive range of highly-personalized treatments using organic products and well-trained staff.
Fitness Center: Spacious and open 24/7, it offers all the latest equipment. Also, a yoga area.
For Families: Baby-sitting.
Other Facilities: Art Gallery. Arcade of boutiques. Business Center (open 24 hours).

The LaLiT – Food and Drink

Restaurants: 24/7 Restaurant – Open, um, all day and night, but undersized, with lines waiting at times for a table at breakfast. And buffets and a la carte specializing in Japanese and other Asian meals. • The Lalit Boulangerie – At the lobby level, offering a range of yummy pastries, cakes, and chocolates. • OKO – Cuisine from all over Asia. On the 29th floor, so views are vast. • Baluchi – Sophisticated, with ultra-swish décor, silver service, and first-rate Indian food. Bar attached. • The Grill Room – Stylish and old-fashioned, but no windows. European cuisine and highly attentive staff.
Bars: 24/7 Bar – Alongside the restaurant of the same name. Cocktails, finger food, and chic décor. Also open all day and night, which is unusual for Delhi. • Kitty Su – Fashionable basement nightclub that constantly wins awards worldwide.
Breakfast: Often included, but double-check when booking.
Room Service: Available 24/7.

The LaLiT – Rooms

Room Types: Luxury Rooms • Executive Club Rooms • Premier Rooms • Deluxe Rooms • The LaLiT Legacy Suites • Luxury Suites • Executive Suites • Business Suites • Corner Suites • List of all Rooms
Smoking Rooms: Some rooms allow smoking. Check when booking.
Best Room: Corner Suites feature double the windows and twice the views. Separate living areas, also.
For Families: Almost all rooms and suites can fit in 1 extra single bed, while some have 2 double beds and connecting doors. Contact the helpful management about any other configurations.

The LaLiT – Local Transport

Walking: Easy to walk to all the shops, cafés, and bars around Connaught Place, but the outer ring road is one of the most traffic-clogged places on earth.
Public Transport: The Delhi Metro is quick, reliable, and excellent value. The closest metro station is Barakhamba, only 500m away.
Taxis & Rickshaws: Taxis are white, poorly-signed, and surprisingly hard to find. Best to arrange through the hotel. None will use a meter and all are outrageously overpriced. Also available are Uber and Ola. Contrastingly, auto-rickshaws are everywhere.

The LaLiT – What’s Nearby?

Best Nearby Restaurants & Bars

Bagundi, Andhra Kitchen – Unusual Indian meals and snacks with pleasant décor. (600m).
Brioche Dorée – European-style patisserie and café on 2 floors. Always popular for pastries, coffee, and light meals. 100% vegetarian. (700m).
Ministry of Beer – Hip meeting spot for all sorts of ales and pub-style meals. (700m).
Chili’s – Appealing corner position. Always popular for pasta and grills. (700m).
The Imperial Spice – Classy décor, classic Indian food, and attentive service. (700m).

Nearby Shops & Markets

The hotel is about 600m from Connaught Place, a series of circular roads lined with every facility required – and more. Don’t be put off by the incessant traffic and noise along the outer ring road (which is 1-way). Stroll among the endless places to eat, drink, and shop within the inner streets, and relax at Central Park in the middle of the circle. To reach Connaught Place, turn left at the hotel’s side entrance and follow everyone else. Along the way is Shankar Market, a cluster of shops focusing on clothes and clothing materials (700m).

The LaLiT – The Hotel

LaLiT is the most luxurious hotel in the area.

The iconic LaLiT is the most luxurious hotel closest to Connaught Place, which is the heart of the city center.

The hotel has a modern design and layout.

The hotel layout and design are modern throughout.

The tall hotel building dominates the area.

This high-rise hotel certainly dominates the immediate area.

The upper floors offer extensive views of the city, smog permitting.

Views from the upper floors are extensive – depending, of course, on the smog.

The pool deck features several lounge chairs.

There are enough lounge chairs around the sparkling-blue pool for guests.

The 24/7 Bar in the lobby is open round-the-clock.

At the lobby area, the 24/7 Bar is open all day and night as the name suggests.

The Grill Room is a refined restaurant with no windows.

The Grill Room is a refined restaurant, but a little dark because there are no windows.

Baluchi is known for its fine Indian cuisine.

Another sophisticated restaurant at The LaLiT, the Baluchi specializes in fine Indian dining.

The Baluchi bar has a nice selection of cocktails and spirits.

The bar at the Baluchi offers a range of cocktails and spirits.

24/7 Restaurant is very busy in the mornings.

The 24/7 Restaurant serves breakfast to guests, but waits of 10-15 minutes for a table in the mornings are not uncommon.

Rejuve - The Spa offers highly-trained staff and a wide selection of treatments.

Rejuve – The Spa offers highly-trained staff and an impressive range of treatments.

The humongous fitness center even has a waiting area.

The fitness center is enormous and considerably larger than at rival hotels. It even features a waiting area outside.

The guest lounge features a private art collection.

A guest lounge at a mezzanine level features privately-collated art.

There are several boutiques on the mezzanine floors.

Several mezzanine levels are lined with boutiques.

The spacious rooms are colorful and come with full-length windows.

All rooms are spacious and colorful, and feature full-length windows.

Many family-friendly rooms feature 2 double beds.

Many rooms have 2 double beds, so they are ideal for small families.

Views are fairly unremarkable and largely dependent on smog.

Views from the rooms and suites are generally unremarkable, more of streets and buildings than any gardens, and panoramas are dependent on the level of smog.

Shankar Market is along a shortcut toward Connaught Place.

Along a shortcut from the hotel to Connaught Place is the Shankar Market.

Connaught Place close by has several facilities.

Less than 10 minutes on foot from the hotel, Connaught Place offers plenty of places to eat, drink, and shop, as well as numerous travel agencies and moneychangers.