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Both hotels are rated very highly by professionals. On balance, The Imperial Hotel is preferred by most writers compared to The Lodhi. The Imperial Hotel comes in at 91 with recommendations from 7 reviews like The Telegraph, Condé Nast Traveler and Frommer's.

The Imperial New Delhi
9/10
1 Janpath, New Delhi 110001, India
From $142/night
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Hot Tub
  • Free Internet
  • Room Service
  • Free Breakfast
  • Laundry Service
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Frommer's Frommer's
"This gracious establishment (built in 1931) is the best large hotel in Delhi -- certainly for anyone wanting something more atmospheric than any chain, no matter how luxurious, can offer." Full review
Insight Guides Insight Guides
"Pretty much as good as it gets in Delhi, this place oozes class and Art Deco charm in equal measure."
Lonely Planet Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"In terms of style, service and luxury, it leaves other hotels in the cold." Full review
Condé Nast Traveler Condé Nast Traveler
99.6
""An oasis of calm and comfort" sums up this colonial low-rise near Connaught Place shops." Full review
Star Service Star Service
"With a driveway lined by 24 towering signature palms and turbaned sentries at the door, The Imperial will instantly transport guests back to the glamour of India's Raj." Full review
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Rooms that overlook the atrium can be noisy and a bit grim during the day; it is best to request rooms with a view of the Imperial lawns.
Travel + Leisure Travel + Leisure
"This Art Deco icon... is soaked with the ambiance of what writer Ranjana Sengupta calls “the whole tea-on-the-club-lawns and bugles-at-sunset world of Delhi in the 1930s.”" Full review
The Telegraph The Telegraph
8.0
"Offers a tangible connection to the city’s colonial-era history, and offers an understated elegance. It also enjoys a central location: easy striking distance to both Imperial and bustling Old Delhi." Full review
Michelin Guide Michelin Guide
"This place is generally regarded as New Delhi’s most elegant grand hotel, and it’s certainly got the pedigree...it’s almost an urban resort, complete with an outdoor swimming pool, a spa" Full review
The Lodhi
9/10
Lodhi Road, New Delhi 110003, India
From $145/night
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Hot Tub
  • Free Internet
  • Room Service
  • Laundry Service
  • Concierge
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Star Service Star Service
"This stylish boutique-hotel fills a void in the capital city that is left from the larger or classier high-end properties." Full review
Fodor's Fodor's
"An exclusive hotel at an exclusive address, the Lodhi Hotel is over-the-top luxury all the way, starting with the private pool nestled on the balcony of each of the rooms." Full review
Lonely Planet Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"Formerly the Aman, the Lodhi is one of Delhi’s finest luxury hotels, with only 40 huge, lovely rooms and suites and acres of space." Full review
The Telegraph The Telegraph
8.0
"A minimalist, stone-clad hotel set in seven acres on the fringes of Lutyens’ Delhi, overlooking Lodhi Gardens." Full review
Condé Nast Traveler Condé Nast Traveler
"New Delhi’s The Lodhi is a city hotel, though you’d never know it." Full review
Afar Magazine Afar Magazine
"Each room has a balcony and private plunge pool, good for cooling off after a jog to the nearby Lodhi Gardens or a round of tennis on the hotel’s private grass courts. " Full review
Travel + Leisure Travel + Leisure
"The intricate design details don’t just stand for a proud and modern Indian sensibility, but also address all the little touches that go a long way in making excellence possible." Full review
Travel + Leisure Travel + Leisure
"Near the Lodi Gardens, on seven acres of pristine land, The Lodhi is a favorite among locals and travelers alike"
New Delhi Travel Guide
August 16, 2021
Oyster Oyster
Luxury
"An elegant, ultra-contemporary luxury hotel...all 40 rooms here have private plunge pools, and those on higher floors have beautiful city views, many with Humayun's Tomb in the distance" Full review

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