Bordering the fairways of the Delhi Golf Club, where the Lodhi-era monuments of the Sikandar Lodi tomb rise through the trees at the eastern edge of the course, a ten-storey modernist slab completed in 1965 to a design by the American architect Minoru Yamasaki established a template for what urban luxury could mean in newly independent India. That building is The Oberoi New Delhi, and its aerial silhouette — pale concrete rising from an almost unbroken canopy of gulmohar and neem — remains one of the more quietly improbable sights in a city of grand gestures. The 220-room property underwent a comprehensive reconstruction completed in 2011, which preserved Yamasaki's horizontal banding and ribbon-windowed facade while entirely reworking the interior to designs developed in-house by the Oberoi group. The rooms carry a palette of crimson and teal anchored by dark-stained timber headboards, paisley-weave bedspreads, and cobalt blue ceramic table lamps — an explicitly Indian decorative register framed against floor-to-ceiling views over the golf course canopy. Framed monochrome photographs of Lutyens landmarks hang above the beds, grounding the interiors in their particular city. At the top-floor bar, herringbone timber floors and low tub chairs upholstered in a burgundy toile de Jouy print face full-height glazing that opens the room toward the horizon. The pool terrace below, lined in deep-blue tile and framed by a clipped ivy wall running the full length of the building's flank, gives the outdoor spaces a structural clarity that mirrors Yamasaki's clean original lines.

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The Oberoi, New Delhi is an iconic luxury hotel in New Delhi. It is located in the center of India's cosmopolitan capital city. It is 30 minutes from the Domestic Airport and 45 minutes from the International Airport. The interiors are a contemporary interpretation of Sir Edwin Lutyens' New Delhi architecture. The hotel is also equipped with state-of-the-art clean air technology which promises air quality on par with global standards. The hotel has 220 rooms and suites inspired by Lutyens' New Delhi design, with authentic furnishings and handpicked artwork. All rooms and suites feature large picture windows that frame unmatched views of Delhi Golf Course on one side and the UNESCO World Heritage site of Humayun's Tomb on the other. All accommodation radiates luxury. The hotel is equipped with Electric Vehicle charging stations as well.