The Leela Palace New Delhi
Chanakyapuri, New Delhi, India
Location
Chanakyapuri, New Delhi
The hotel stands on Africa Avenue in the Diplomatic Enclave of Chanakyapuri, central New Delhi, near the Presidential Palace, the embassies and the city's monuments. There is no beach — this is a grand city palace — and it makes the gateway base for a North India tour, Delhi to Agra to Rajasthan.
Transfer
A Delhi transfer
Fly into Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL), about 30 to 45 minutes by car, met by the hotel's chauffeured fleet. The monuments of Old and New Delhi are within easy reach.
Villas
Around 254 rooms & suites
Around 254 oversized rooms and suites — the largest in Delhi, from 550 square feet — with butler service throughout, from Grande Deluxe Rooms through Royal Club rooms and Luxury Suites, some with indoor plunge pools, to the Presidential Suite.
Best For
Who it suits
Couples, culture-minded travellers and business guests who want the capital's grand palace base — the largest rooms in Delhi, a rooftop pool and award dining — to start or finish a North India tour.
Board Basis
B&B
Booked on bed and breakfast. Jamavar, MEGU, Le Cirque and the Qube cover royal Indian, Japanese, French-Italian and all-day dining, with the Library Bar for a nightcap.
About the Resort
The Delhi gateway palace
The Leela Palace New Delhi is the capital's grand gateway — a modern Lutyens-style palace in the leafy Diplomatic Enclave of Chanakyapuri, its golden domes floodlit at night, near the Presidential Palace and the embassies. Opened in 2011, it pairs old-world grandeur with museum-grade Indian art, including a Satish Gupta lotus mural and a sixteen-foot bronze of the Goddess Devi. The roughly 254 rooms and suites are the largest in Delhi, from 550 square feet, with butler service throughout and indoor plunge pools in select suites; on the roof sits Delhi's only rooftop infinity pool, temperature-controlled for year-round swimming over the skyline. Dining is a destination in itself — royal Indian at Jamavar, modern Japanese at MEGU (named among Asia's 50 Best Restaurants), French-Italian at Le Cirque — and the two-level ESPA spa runs Ayurvedic-inspired rituals. There is no beach; this is a city palace, the polished start or finish to a North India tour, from the Red Fort and Humayun's Tomb to Old Delhi.
Accommodation
Rooms & suites
Around 254 oversized rooms and suites — the largest in Delhi, from 550 square feet — with butler service throughout, custom artisan textiles and gold-leaf detail. They run from the Grande Deluxe Rooms through Royal Club rooms with lounge access and Luxury Suites, some with indoor plunge pools, to the gold-ceilinged Presidential Suite.
Entry
Grande Deluxe Room
Sleeps two. From 550 square feet (the largest in Delhi), with a butler and Lutyens-Delhi views — the entry room.
550+ sq ftCity view
Club
Royal Club Room
Sleeps two. A Royal Club room with Club Lounge access, with city views.
Club LoungeCity view
Suite
Luxury Suite
Sleeps two to three. A suite with a separate living area, some with an indoor plunge pool, with city views.
Plunge poolCity view
Apex
Presidential Suite
Sleeps two to four. Gold-leaf ceilings, a private spa area and a 24-hour butler — the signature suite.
Gold leafCity view
Food & Drink
Dining
A roll-call of acclaimed kitchens. Jamavar serves royal and modern Indian, MEGU brings modern Japanese named among Asia's 50 Best Restaurants, Le Cirque does French-Italian fine dining, the Qube is the all-day international room, and the Library Bar pours from the cellar.
Indian
Jamavar
Royal and modern Indian cooking, from the tandoor to the curry.
Japanese
MEGU
Modern Japanese, named among Asia's 50 Best Restaurants.
French-Italian
Le Cirque
French-Italian fine dining in a jewel-box room.
All-day
The Qube
All-day international dining and breakfast.
Bar
The Library Bar
A wine and cocktail bar lined with books.
Wellbeing
ESPA
The two-level, 6,500-square-foot ESPA spa runs Ayurvedic-inspired signature rituals — the Royal Leela Facial, a marma massage — with a salon, café, sauna, steam and fitness. On the roof, Delhi's only rooftop infinity pool is temperature-controlled for year-round swimming over the skyline.
Ayurvedic rituals
Ayurvedic-inspired signature rituals across a two-level ESPA spa.
Rooftop infinity pool
Delhi's only rooftop infinity pool, temperature-controlled for year-round swimming.
Salon & fitness
A salon, sauna, steam and fitness centre.
Activities & Experiences
Signature Experiences
Grand city living and Delhi at the door. Swim the rooftop infinity pool over the skyline, take an Ayurvedic ritual at ESPA, dine across award-winning kitchens, tour the capital's monuments, and arrive in the hotel's chauffeured fleet.
Rooftop infinity pool
Delhi's only rooftop infinity pool, temperature-controlled, over the skyline.
ESPA
Ayurvedic-inspired rituals at the two-level ESPA spa.
Award dining
Award-winning dining — MEGU among Asia's 50 Best, plus Jamavar and Le Cirque.
Delhi sightseeing
Sightseeing across the capital — the Red Fort, India Gate, Humayun's Tomb and Old Delhi.
BMW transfers
Airport and city transfers in the hotel's chauffeured BMW and electric fleet.
Getting There
Location & transfers
By road
About 30–45 minutes from DEL
About 30 to 45 minutes by car from Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL).
In the city
Diplomatic Enclave
In the Diplomatic Enclave of Chanakyapuri, near the Presidential Palace and the embassies.
Guest Reviews
What Our Clients Say
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Good to Know
Good to know
Board basis
- Booked on bed and breakfast, with award-winning restaurants across the hotel.
Setting
- In the Diplomatic Enclave of Chanakyapuri, central New Delhi — a grand city palace, with no beach.
Style
- A grand modern-palace city hotel for couples, culture and business — the capital's luxury benchmark.
Getting there
- About 30 to 45 minutes by car from Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL).
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