The Imperial New Delhi

New Delhi, India. Located on Janpath, close to Rajiv Chowk in the heart of New Delhi.

The Imperial New DelhiNew Delhi, India

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235 rooms and suites (192 rooms, 43 suites) in Art Deco, Victorian and colonial styles.
Restaurants including The Spice Route, 1911 Restaurant and San Gimignano, and the Patiala Peg, 1911 and Hardinge bars.
The Imperial Spa, swimming pool and yoga sanctum, plus Delhi’s largest collection of colonial and post-colonial art.
Located on Janpath, close to Rajiv Chowk in the heart of New Delhi.

7 dates, written by Grand Hotels of the World from the sources below.

1911
At the Coronation Durbar, Delhi is proclaimed the new capital; R.B.S. Narain Singh, father of the hotel’s builder, is honoured there.
1930s
S.B.S. Ranjit Singh builds the hotel to designs by F.B. Blomfield, an associate of Edwin Lutyens, mixing Art Deco, Victorian and colonial styles.
1936
Viceroy Lord Willingdon opens New Delhi’s first grand hotel; Lady Willingdon chooses its name and grants its lion emblem.
1940s
Nehru, Gandhi, Jinnah and Lord Mountbatten meet at the hotel to discuss the Partition of India and the creation of Pakistan.
1996 – 2001
A restoration led by general manager Harvinder Sekhon adds restaurants and bars such as Spice Route, 1911 Restaurant and Bar and San Gimignano.
2017
Named best heritage hotel by Travel + Leisure India.
2018
Named best heritage hotel by Outlook Traveller and included in the Condé Nast Gold List.