Connaught Royale

Three friends and I stayed 2 nights at the Connaught Royale. Although not very large, the rooms were clean. The beds were comfortable. They provided bottled water. The hotel is in a good location. In my room the water from the shower ran under the glass door, getting most of the bathroom floor soaked. Speaking of the bathroom, it is rather strangely enclosed by a glass wall and door. There is a curtain on the inside to pull for privacy, still a bit on the weird side. The hotel has a small buffet and a ala carte menu. All the food I had was tasty. A very serviceable hotel. Nothing glaringly wrong with it, but nothing to write home about.

The bed was comfortable and the restaurant had an extensive menu. Food was good. It is also located in a good area of Delhi. But the bathroom situation was ridiculously bad for a supposedly 3 star hotel. The shower curtain was older than my grandma, the water drainage was a mess as it would flood the whole bathroom (and stay wet for the rest of the day/night), towels were old, stained and always damp, they never refilled shampoo/body wash, and most importantly: the water pressure was simply dangerous. I would set a temperature and at random moments, it would go intensely hot for a minute, so much so that I burnt myself the first I used the shower. After that I was paying a lot of attention not to get burnt again but therefore only used the small shower head and needed to wait for 30 seconds every other minute while the boiling water was coming through.

We stayed here for a night before going to Agra, arrived late evening, check in very good , courteous and helpful staff. Room was lovely and spacious, had a good comfy bed, kettle, safe, wifi, all you need really. I really enjoyed the breakfast and the coffee was excellent. Very close proximity to a rail line means a bit of noise from trains but it didn't bother me to be honest. Definitely recommend for a comfy base close to Connaught place.

Staying here for 1 night before we departed was a lovely end to our tour. The location was great and it is a few minutes walk from a host of great restaurants in connaught place. We didn't have any meals there but the staff were helpful and friendly as we needed an extra bed. Thank you for a memorable last night in India.

Connaught Royale - a neat mid size 3 star tucked in the popular Connaught Place area of New Delhi which is frequented by tourists and locals alike. The hotel is average sized but delivers on what it promises. The pricing is competitive to other hotels in the vicinity, breakfast is adequate with a mix of continental and Indian options, housekeeping is timely and rooms are decent in space / cleanliness. I would recommend this if you wish to stay in the heart of the city. While selecting the room, make sure to take something more towards the front of the hotel to avoid the noise from passing trains. The in house restaurant is surprisingly good, we tried Chinese cuisine and it was fresh, well spiced and reasonably priced.