Raised thirteen floors above the diplomatic enclave of Chanakyapuri, where Lutyens' Delhi gives way to embassy gardens and wide ceremonial avenues, The Leela Palace New Delhi presents a proposition that most contemporary hotels avoid entirely: that grandeur, correctly handled, never went out of fashion. The building, completed in 2011, draws its architectural language directly from the Indo-Saracenic tradition — gilt domes, arched fenestration, sandstone-toned facades flood-lit at night in amber — while its 254 rooms are appointed in a register closer to a Mughal court than to a modern hotel corridor. Four-poster beds with spirally carved dark-wood columns, hand-tufted carpets in floral medallion patterns, damask wallcoverings in gold and cream, and cane-backed occasional chairs in the Raj manner furnish rooms that frame views across the Diplomatic Bagh through arched windows of generous scale. The rooftop infinity pool, flanked by gilded chattri pavilions and a latticed stone screen, surveys the Delhi skyline with the Rashtrapati Bhavan visible in the middle distance — a pairing that articulates the hotel's geographic and cultural ambitions simultaneously. Inside, the contrast sharpens: the all-day dining restaurant abandons historicism entirely for a double-height glass pavilion hung with a canopy of iridescent disc pendants, walnut banquettes running the length of floor-to-ceiling glazing that overlooks a garden Buddha. It is a deliberate rupture, and it works precisely because everything surrounding it insists on tradition.

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The Leela Palace New Delhi is located in the prestigious Diplomatic Enclave and is in close proximity to the Rashtrapati Bhawan, several embassies, the central business district and a host of monuments. It's room sizes start from 550 sq ft. and the hotel houses four specialty restaurants and a bar, a multilevel spa with a fully equipped fitness center, a salon and the city's only rooftop temperature-controlled swimming pool. The hotel offers round airport transfers via their BMW fleet, which also includes the grand iX xDrive50 electric vehicles. Complimentary use of meeting rooms for upto 2 hours and cordial hours at the Club Lounge, among other perks can be availed by all guests residing in the Royal Club rooms and suites. The hotel has been recognised amongst the World’s 50Best Discovery Hotels 2025, Top 3 Best City Hotels in India and Top 80 best Hotels in the World by the Travel + Leisure USA World’s Best Awards 2025 as well as the Condé Nast Traveler Gold List 2022 and 2019.