Colonel's RetreatvsAmbassador, New Delhi - IHCL SeleQtions
Vivanta by Taj - Ambassador, New Delhi and Colonel's Retreat are both endorsed by professionals. Overall, Vivanta by Taj - Ambassador, New Delhi scores marginally higher than Colonel's Retreat. Vivanta by Taj - Ambassador, New Delhi scores 76 with positive reviews from 5 reviews including Rough Guide, Concierge and Afar Magazine.
Colonel's Retreat
D-418, Defence Colony, New Delhi 110024, India
From $36/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Laundry Service
- Laundy Room
Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"With four immaculate rooms, livened up with hand-painted details, this agreeable guesthouse offers a taste of the affluent suburbs." Full review
Travel + Leisure
"Think of the most tasteful friend you have, and you’ll have a sense of the ambience at this cozy hotel that feels like a home." Full review
i
We love the family feel of the common areas, as well as home-cooked, healthy and delicious meals on request.
The Telegraph
8.0
"A comfortable, friendly guesthouse in a very convenient and quiet upmarket residential area of New Delhi, with a peaceful roof terrace and the best banana bread in town." Full review
Ambassador, New Delhi - IHCL SeleQtions
Sujan Singh Park, Subramania Bharti Marg, New Delhi 110003, India
From $94/night
- Pet Friendly
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
Fodor's
"In an exclusive 1930s neighborhood dripping with late-Raj charm, this quiet Taj Group hotel's service is heart-warmingly friendly, and it costs a bit less than its glamorous siblings." Full review
Rough Guide
"Low-key but well-run and classy, this is a friendly place with comfortabley-sized rooms and huge bathrooms."
Concierge
"Run by the Taj group, the Ambassador, near Lodhi Gardens and Humayun's Tomb, is set on well-kept grounds."
i
Ask for a "superior" rather than a "standard" guest room: The latter are small, but the "superior" rooms have balconies.
Afar Magazine
"Still known to locals as the Ambassador, the hotel is a listed heritage site built in 1945 by colonial architect Walter Sykes George in a fusion of British and art deco styles." Full review
Travel + Leisure
"Elegant but never flashy, the Ambassador is an upscale classic with large rooms, a fitness center, and an excellent breakfast buffet at its 24-hour Yellow Brick Road café." Full review
Oyster
Upper-middle-range
"The Vivanta by Taj - Ambassador is a three-and-a-half-pearl hotel with 88 rooms located in Central Delhi, right next to the upscale shops and restaurants at Khan Market" Full review