The Oberoi New Delhi

The Oberoi New Delhi is in Defence Colony, New Delhi (Dr. Zakir Hussain Marg, New Delhi, India), close to Jama Masjid.

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The Oberoi New Delhi is a 5-star hotel in New Delhi.

Guests rate it 4.6 across 11416 reviews. It’s a luxury choice for New Delhi.

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.

Stay in Saket, Hauz Khas or Greater Kailash. The Qutub Minar, the Iron Pillar, Mehrauli Archaeological Park with Balban’s tomb, Jamali Kamali and Rajon ki Baoli, Sultan Ghari and the 1321 walls of Tughlaqabad are all in the southern belt, and a ₹3,500–6,000 room here saves you two hours a day in traffic from Connaught Place. Hauz Khas has the added advantage of Firoz Shah Tughlaq’s 1352 madrasa and Alauddin Khalji’s reservoir at the end of the street. ASI monuments open sunrise to sunset with tickets at ₹35 for Indian nationals and ₹550 for foreign nationals at Qutub Minar and Humayun’s Tomb. Yellow Line trains put you back at Rajiv Chowk in about 25 minutes when you want central Delhi.

Connaught Place is the best all-round base, because Rajiv Chowk is the interchange between the Yellow and Blue lines and puts Chandni Chowk five stops north and Hauz Khas seven stops south. If your trip is built around the Qutub Minar, Mehrauli Archaeological Park and Tughlaqabad, stay in Saket or Hauz Khas instead and save the daily 15 km commute. For quiet and space, Chanakyapuri and Defence Colony work well, though Chanakyapuri starts around ₹14,000. Paharganj is only worth it for the ₹700–2,000 price and the ten-minute walk to New Delhi Railway Station.

June and August are the cheapest, with rates 30–40 per cent below December across every category. June is the reason: daytime temperatures of 42–46 °C make Tughlaqabad Fort or the open lawns at Humayun’s Tomb unpleasant after about 10am, so hotels in Aerocity and Chanakyapuri that never discount in winter start doing so. August is monsoon, humid and prone to waterlogging on the Ring Road, but mornings are workable and Sunder Nursery is at its greenest. If you want low prices without the extremes, the first three weeks of September or the second half of March are the compromise.

Defence Colony and the adjacent Greater Kailash and Hauz Khas areas are renowned for their high-end culinary scenes. You'll find everything from celebrated fine-dining Indian restaurants and chic European bistros to popular casual cafes, all a short drive away. The hotel concierge can provide excellent, curated recommendations based on your taste.

Absolutely. With amenities like babysitting services, spacious baths, and a 24-hour front desk to assist with any needs, the hotel is well-equipped for families. The calm, secure environment of Defence Colony is also a plus. It provides a comfortable and safe base from which to explore, though note that most sightseeing will require vehicle travel.

The Oberoi serves as a luxurious base for a day trip to Agra. The journey is a significant drive, typically taking several hours each way by car or faster by train (from a station a drive away). The hotel can expertly arrange private tours and transport, making the iconic excursion seamless, though an overnight stay in Agra itself is often recommended for a more relaxed experience.

The Oberoi New Delhi 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.