How Luxury Hotel Accommodation Can Actually Give You Value For Money

Staying at a 5 star hotel in New Delhi means more than just getting a fancy room. There are valuable amenities available that make any stay in the city more enjoyable and productive.

Traveling in New Delhi can be a hectic adventure for visitors. There is plenty to do, but the streets are crowded. Getting from one museum or shop to another can be an exhausting experience mentally and physically. Using a luxury hotel as a home base during a visit to New Delhi can revitalize any traveler after a long day of haggling with cab drivers and merchants. 

Many opportunities

By choosing a hotel in a location close to the cultural attractions or businesses of interest, visitors can cut down on unnecessary local travel time and costs. If a specific gallery or shop is within a kilometer of the hotel, walking most likely will be faster than driving. During the day, a two-kilometer walk might even be a better choice considering vehicular traffic.

Choosing a hotel near a subway station also can open up a lot of opportunities to quickly and cheaply reach prime destinations. Of course, it’s best to avoid moving about in any major city including New Delhi during morning or evening rush hours.

With a little bit of planning, visitors can organize a tour of prime destinations in New Delhi along Delhi Metro routes.

Amenities

In a luxury hotel,of course, the pool will be awesome, but the Jacuzzi is a good way to clear the brain of memories of yelling and honking horns. An alternative, depending out whether you like pampering, is the hotel spa. Wraps, stones and massages should be enough to make anyone forget about the plane ride in along with the airport security hassles.

For those feeling active but not brave enough to go running of cycling in the city, most luxury hotels have a gym, a racquet ball court and even various exercise classes. Travelers can brag about meditating in New Delhi even if it was just in the hotel. That sure beats going to a movie at the mall just to relax.

Sure, there are plenty of nice restaurants to check out in New Delhi, but a luxury hotel will have several in the building. Some hotel restaurants and barsare more famous than the hotel. So tell your friends you rode in a rickshaw and touched elephants, but keep the fine dining experiences to yourself to keep the ruggedness of your story intact.

Shopping in a luxury hotel can be an exclusive experience. The Imperial which is one of the best luxury hotels in Delhi has the only Chanel shop in the area. India has lots of mega malls to get lost in, but you might need new shoes before getting to the Starbucks inside.

Tours

One way to see the best of New Delhi when visiting for the first time is to take a walking tour or a tour by way of rickshaw. The advantages of these methods of transportation over a bus will be pretty obvious after a visitor observes traffic in the city. Also riding on top of a bus in the heat can be miserable.

With a tour guide, visitor will get all kinds of inside information about history and modern commerce in the area. Without a guide, tourists are likely to walk past interesting venues in ignorance.To get the best tour possible including food tours, visitors can research and book them online. Most tour guides will arrange to meet at the visitor’s hotel to start the adventure.

Avoiding scams

There is plenty of advice onTrip Advisor for people visiting India. The most notorious scam involves taxi drivers. They look for unsuspecting tourists at the airport. Smart tourists go to the prepaid taxi booth at Indira Gandhi International Airport. At the booth, make sure to pay in bills as close to price as possible to avoid a change scam.

To avoid these scams get the taxi booth’s phone number and call it while standing there to ensure it is correct. Also have the local police phone number and the number to your hotel. Save the route to your hotel on your phone and make sure the taxi driver uses that route. If there is a “roadblock,” you’ll know how close you are to the hotel thanks to the GPS on your phone. If you’re close, just get out of the cab and walk. Don’t forget your bags.

The Trip of a Lifetime

The traveller coming to India has a host of experiences to look forward to. What better way to unwind at the end of the day than to return to a luxury hotel room? You can get the best of both worlds, the old and the new, as you travel—and stay—in style.