Hotel Viva Palace

Hotel Viva Palace is in Mahipalpur, New Delhi (Street 7 Near Igi Airport Mahipalpur Extn L 74, Delhi, India), close to Jama Masjid.

Recent rates started around ₹3053 per night, but prices are set live — check the booking page for your exact dates.

Hotel Viva Palace is a 2-star hotel in New Delhi.

Guests rate it 4.1 across 4514 reviews. It’s a value choice for New Delhi.

No, not for the city itself. The metro covers nearly 390 km with fares of ₹10–60 and reaches Lal Qila, Jor Bagh, Hauz Khas and Qutub Minar stations, with autos at about ₹30 for the first 1.5 km filling the last stretch. A car with driver, at roughly ₹2,500–3,500 for the standard 8 hours and 80 km, is worth it for one day only: the Mehrauli Archaeological Park, Sultan Ghari and Tughlaqabad loop that no single metro line connects. For Agra and Jaipur, take the Gatimaan Express or the Ajmer Shatabdi rather than driving.

Both work, but the areas differ. Families do best in Vasant Kunj, Dwarka or Saket, where hotels have pools, larger rooms and easy parking, and Saket sits two metro stops from Qutub Minar; expect ₹4,000–9,000. Couples tend to prefer Hauz Khas for the deer park and the ruins beside the reservoir, or Nizamuddin East for the walk to Sunder Nursery and Humayun’s Tomb, at ₹3,000–7,000. Extra beds and cots are widely available but rarely free, usually ₹800–1,500 a night, and Indian hotels often cap occupancy at three per room.

Book your hotel early for the last week of December, the India International Trade Fair fortnight of 14–27 November at Pragati Maidan, and the days around Republic Day on 26 January, when Lutyens Delhi tightens up and central rooms both sell out and spike. Gatimaan Express seats to Agra Cantt and Shatabdi seats to Jaipur open 60 days ahead and the good morning departures go quickly in the October–March season. Taj Mahal tickets are worth buying online in advance, and remember it is closed on Fridays. Red Fort and the National Museum both close on Mondays, so plan the day order around that.

A decent mid-range double runs ₹2,500–6,000 a night in Karol Bagh, Defence Colony, Greater Kailash or Hauz Khas, and that is the sweet spot for comfort per rupee. Budget rooms in Paharganj and Mahipalpur go for ₹700–1,800, business hotels in Aerocity, Nehru Place and Gurugram for ₹8,000–15,000, and the Chanakyapuri palace hotels for ₹18,000–40,000. Add GST on top: rooms up to ₹7,500 sit in a lower slab, anything above ₹7,500 is taxed at 18 per cent. Rates across all bands drop 30–40 per cent in May, June and August.

In pockets, yes; overall, no. Chandni Chowk between Red Fort and Fatehpuri Masjid is pedestrianised and best on foot, the Lodhi Gardens to Safdarjung’s Tomb stretch is an easy walk, and Connaught Place’s inner and outer circles are designed for it. But the distances between clusters defeat walking: Connaught Place to Qutub Minar is 15 km, and to Humayun’s Tomb about 7 km. Use the metro for the long hops and autos for the last kilometre, and in May and June do all your walking before 10am.

Jama Masjid is located in Old Delhi, a short distance away depending on traffic. The most efficient route combines metro and auto-rickshaw—take an auto to Delhi Aerocity Metro Station, then the Airport Express line to New Delhi Station, followed by another auto to the mosque. Alternatively, direct taxis are available but subject to Delhi's unpredictable road congestion.

Mahipalpur offers numerous dining options ranging from street food stalls to casual restaurants serving North Indian, South Indian, and Chinese cuisine. The area is particularly known for its budget-friendly eateries catering to travelers. For more upscale dining, you'd need to travel to neighborhoods like Defence Colony or Hauz Khas, both accessible via metro or taxi.

The hotel accommodates families with connecting rooms available, though space is limited compared to higher-star properties. The area provides practical amenities like pharmacies and convenience stores, but lacks dedicated children's facilities or playgrounds. Families should consider the bustling neighborhood environment and proximity to busy roads when traveling with young children.

Hotel Viva Palace is a regular hotel — we don't claim otherwise. What IS carbon-neutral is booking it through IMPT: every completed booking funds one verified tonne of CO2 removal (real, independently verified regenerative-agriculture projects), at the exact same live rate you would pay anywhere else. The hotel isn't being marketed as green — the way you book it is what makes the stay carbon-neutral.

No. The one tonne of CO2 removal funded by your booking comes out of the standard booking commission IMPT already earns from the hotel — it is never added to your bill. You pay the same live rate as booking direct or through any other site.