| nice hotel in Delhi |
Guest Rating: 7.7 |
jacqueline C.
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 Uruguay
Couple
Date of Stay: 27 Oct 2009 |
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8/10 |
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4/10 |
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10/10 |
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8/10 |
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8/10 |
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8/10 |
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clean, comfortable rooms and good restaurant, situated in a not so friendly or safe area. this is great value for money. the rooms are very comfortable and the staff of the hotel is always at hand to make the best to solve any problems.
A plus: travel agency Capital City´s counter desk at the lobby, the guys there handle any trouble regarding itineraries, tours, etc.
Even though the food at the restaurant is not the best you can get in India, it´s really good and not as spicy as in other place.
Towels need to be changed.
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| it is a place value for money |
Guest Rating: 8 |
yang Q.
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 China
Other
Date of Stay: 26 Oct 2009 |
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8/10 |
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8/10 |
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8/10 |
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8/10 |
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8/10 |
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8/10 |
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convenient, easy to find and free pick up It is a good place to stay in New delhi actually. The free pick up service helped us a lot to settle down. The room is clean with 24 hours air-con and hot water. However, the only question is about the noisy which is also very normal in india anyway.
Restaurant Tip : The restaurant in hotel is nice! reasonable priced with good service.
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| Hotel Ajanta |
Guest Rating: 8.7 |
paul B.
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 United Kingdom
Solo Traveler
Date of Stay: 05 Oct 2009 |
| Value for Money: |
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8/10 |
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8/10 |
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10/10 |
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8/10 |
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8/10 |
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10/10 |
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The free taxi pick-up service was great. Arrived at the airport and was taken straight to the hotel. The bottled water in the mini-bar was unsealed. I have stayed at this hotel a couple of times now and have absolutely no complaints. Room was simple and basic but clean and comfortable. Service was very good and the staff were happy to help and arranged my train ticket and a day's sightseeing in Delhi. The hotel restaurant was also very good and handy. I would recommend this hotel to anyone looking for a mid-priced place to stay in Delhi.
Hotel Feature Tip : Free airport pick-up service.
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| decent hotel |
Guest Rating: 6.7 |
jared H.
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 United States
Couple
Date of Stay: 04 Oct 2009 |
| Value for Money: |
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6/10 |
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6/10 |
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8/10 |
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8/10 |
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6/10 |
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6/10 |
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helpful tour agency, free airport pickup We stayed at the Ajanta for 2 nights, one at the beginning of a trip to the Golden Triangle area, one at the end. The hotel rooms are decent, though nothing special. One of our 2 rooms had a window, but the other did not. The air-con in the 2nd room was positioned to blow directly on your face while sleeping, which was not pleasant. The tour agency at the hotel was very helpful. They arranged hotels for our trip to Agra & Jaipur at the last minute with no trouble. When we became sick and needed to change our travel plans, they were very accommodating & helpful.
Travel tip : If you arrange a driver with the hotel, choose where to eat yourself--don't let him choose for you.
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| Really Nice Hotel |
Guest Rating: 10 |
odd E.
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United States
Couple
Date of Stay: 16 Sep 2009 |
| Value for Money: |
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10/10 |
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10/10 |
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10/10 |
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10/10 |
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10/10 |
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10/10 |
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Before coming to India, I was trying to find a mid range hotel in Delhi. I was looking for a mid range hotel recommended by any famous travel guide. Soon I found a hotel named hotel Ajanta, which had all the features that I was looking for. I booked the hotel online and stayed in the hotel during my Delhi trip. Now after using the hotel, I feel it is a really nice mid range hotel.
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| Review for the hotel Ajanta in New Delhi July 2009 |
Guest Rating: 8.7 |
liina K.
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 Estonia
Solo Traveler
Date of Stay: 19 Jul 2009 |
| Value for Money: |
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10/10 |
| Location: |
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6/10 |
| Staff Performance: |
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10/10 |
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10/10 |
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10/10 |
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6/10 |
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Hotel is clean, very nice and service was good. Rooms are nice and most I liked the system that hotel gives compensation if service is not good. There was restaurant which is important for travelers who stays just for overnight and don't have much time to go out. Maybe food quality needs some improvement, it wasn't the best but not too bad also. Other things were ok. The hotel is good and there has been more Estonians before. So the reputation is quite good. Same time the area is maybe not so safe and for example - if there will be one European who doesn't know locals and the area I think the place is not so safe.
Anyway, i liked the service of the hotel and everything was ok for me. So I will suggest the Ajanta Hotel for others also.
Nightlife Tip : Don't go out alone during the night! Area is not so safe.
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| good value |
Guest Rating: 7.3 |
timothy B.
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 New Zealand
Solo Traveler
Date of Stay: 07 Jul 2009 |
| Value for Money: |
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8/10 |
| Location: |
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6/10 |
| Staff Performance: |
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8/10 |
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8/10 |
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8/10 |
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6/10 |
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it's inexpensive.
free airport pickup.
clean.
most staff friendly and helpful
24 hour room service
rebates offered for things like slow service, noisy aircon/fan, etc chaotic neighbourhood.. not for the squeamish.
housekeeping phone in hallway.. noisy.
too many staff.
Check the mini bar when you arrive.. they thought i had used the water in it but I never even looked inside the fridge. It obviously had not been re-stocked. There were also no toiletries in bathroom.. not even a toilet roll Not a bad place to stay on a budget. It caters for basic needs. It does not appear well-organized. One staff member will tell you one thing(eg that the cost of a tour can be put on the room bill) and another will tell you something else (eg that it cannot).
I chose the hotel because it offered a free airport transfer and this worked fine. Well worth the reduction of hassle
Travel tip : bring plenty of 10-rupee notes.. everyone needs tipping and get rid of them before you leave as some buureaux de change will not accept the small notes.
I was rudely hounded by mobile phone on the way to airport for mini-bar stuff i had not consumed. make sure it is stocked when you arrive.
If you book a tour with a driver and car make sure it's a decent vehicle with aircon...it was unbearably hot inside mine (46 degrees outside)
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| Ajanta Hotel New Delhi |
Guest Rating: 8.7 |
randall E.
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 Netherlands
Couple
Date of Stay: 07 Apr 2009 |
| Value for Money: |
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10/10 |
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10/10 |
| Staff Performance: |
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10/10 |
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8/10 |
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8/10 |
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6/10 |
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location and quality of rooms, friendly service internet conection not always good, computer network could be upgraded Ajanta hotel has a location that is hard to beat stone's throw away from the train station and the main Delhi bazaar and an easy walk to Connaught Place for uptown shopping and restaurants. The rooms where suprisingly good for the price, especially compared with what you get in as city such as Mumbai for the same money. And although the street is a bit noisy, this is not really a problem inside, especially for the rooms in back. The better rooms are really very nice and good value for the additional cost. Mini bar and restaurant are also quite reasonably priced, except for the buffet breakfast which is not really worth the RS 200 they ask. All in all, a very pleasant place to stay in such a big, hectic city.
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| Decent hotel & Location, opt for the delux rooms |
Guest Rating: 6 |
nicola C.
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United Kingdom
Business Traveler
Date of Stay: 03 Apr 2009 |
| Value for Money: |
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6/10 |
| Location: |
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8/10 |
| Staff Performance: |
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2/10 |
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4/10 |
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6/10 |
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10/10 |
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Free Taxi pick up, Deluxe (buisness) rooms, Location. Pushy staff trying to drain every last ruppie out of you, very false. This hotel is in a good location in Delhi, couple of minutes walk from New Delhi Train Station and half an hour in a taxi from the airport, the free taxi pick up is great and saves you having to queue at the airport for the pre paid taxi counter, have used them twice and both times they have been there even when flight was late. The standard rooms are average for India but the deluxe (business) rooms are great and modern and well worth the extra, this site has the cheapest prices for this hotel.
The main downfall of this hotel is the over the top pushy staff you are on you constantly to see how they can get more cash out of you, example if you ask for a map you will be ushered into the back room where a woman will interrogate you about where you are going etc, and try flog you everything, day trips, guides, taxis you name it. There attitude is not very nice and although am sure there services can be very useful you just get the feeling they want to rip you off, which isn’t very nice. However if you just brush them off the overall hotel is decent for Delhi. The attached Restaurant is also very good.
Travel tip : They hand out maps without the metro stations on so that you will get a taxi with them, but it is much quicker to travel round Delhi by metro so get a new map somewhere else.
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| The average-level hotel |
Guest Rating: 8.3 |
pekka K.
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 Finland
Solo Traveler
Date of Stay: 04 Mar 2009 |
| Value for Money: |
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8/10 |
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6/10 |
| Staff Performance: |
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10/10 |
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10/10 |
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8/10 |
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8/10 |
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The hotel was clean and the staff helpful. There was internet-connection for the clients in the lobby. The lobby was too small. The lightning of the room was bad, I couldn't read in bed. When I arrived the hotel, the doorman opened the door and wished me welcome, which was very pleasant. I asked the staff to arrange me a silent room and I got it. However, I couldn't switch on the aircondition device, because it was noisy. The staff of the restaurant spoke English very well and was very polite. However, there wasn't any alcohol drinks on the list.
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| Ajanta Hotel - Delhi |
Guest Rating: 5 |
margaret C.
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 Australia
Solo Traveler
Date of Stay: 15 Dec 2008 |
| Value for Money: |
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4/10 |
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6/10 |
| Staff Performance: |
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4/10 |
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4/10 |
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6/10 |
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6/10 |
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location to New Delhi train station
restraunt reasonably priced and ok food
Didn't provide airport pick up despite pre arrangement and 2 confirmations.
Blazee staff who tried to blame me for no airport pick up, and did not care that I had been a victim of a scam resulting from this.
Toilet seat had not been cleaned, had to do it myself.
When my hotel Ajanta airport pickup did not arrive I had to pre-paid taxi into Delhi, half way there they stopped at a hole in the wall tourist shop claiming they did not know how to get to the hotel (despite having a map that I showed), they lewered me into the shop where a consultant phoned my hotel and gave me the phone, they claimed that New Delhi station was being bombed and therefor all roads and hotels closed... but agreed to find me a suitable hotel and refund my hotel Ajenta pre payment. I gradually became angrier and demanded they take me to the hotel anyhow, which luckily they did... there was no bombing, and the hotel Ajanta was fine. Although the staff at reception tried to turn the blame onto me for the missing hotel pick up, and just shrugged when I explained the scam I had been lewered into when I had to find alternative arrangements. Otherwise the hotel is basic, sufficient, and possibly a little over priced.. but hey... its Delhi.
Travel tip : The internet accross the street demand you passport and pretty much your life history... Im not sure if this is a scam or not. It has cheap internet, but they ripped me off when I used the phone.
The hotel is close to New Delhi train station and Connaught place, but I would recommend taking a tuc tuc as its dangerous on the roads, the traffic is so hap hazzard, and the roads almost impossible to cross. Connaught place is a good remedy for those experiencing culture shock as its full of Western shops. Check out the revolving restraunt.
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| Pleasant Stay |
Guest Rating: 10 |
walter V.
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 Germany
Solo Traveler
Date of Stay: 28 Nov 2008 |
| Value for Money: |
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10/10 |
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10/10 |
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10/10 |
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10/10 |
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10/10 |
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10/10 |
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First, I got the best rate of this hotel through this website. Second, I asked them to pick me up from the airport and it was smooth and good. Third, my room was nice and clean. Forth, room service and meal were too good. Fifth, very cooperative staff. Sixth, business centre executive at the hotel was helpful too. Seventh, location of the hotel, very close to Connaught Place (The city hub).
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| Acceptable big city hotel |
Guest Rating: 6 |
roger N.
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 Sweden
Couple
Date of Stay: 23 Nov 2008 |
| Value for Money: |
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6/10 |
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8/10 |
| Staff Performance: |
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6/10 |
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4/10 |
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4/10 |
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8/10 |
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Location - close (well fairly) to Connaught Place. Fairly clean. Good breakfast. Located on a very busy street with hundreds of hotels. Not unfriendly but impersonal atmosphere. The polished surfaces in the photos on Internet are far from reality. We were first shown to a room without window which we rejected. We got a room with window but unfortunately with the window came an irritating smell of food. Our room must have been located just above the hotels or somebody else kitchen. Complaining about the smell we were once again offered the window-less room so we stayed with the smell.
Breakfast was very good and the personnel at breakfast very friendly. I guess you can say the hotel is ok for a big city like Delhi. Nothing extra but ok.
Hotel Feature Tip : Since there are hundred of hotels on this street make sure you enter the right one. I went in to the hotel next door and did not realise my mistake until I was inside the room - right room number but wrong hotel.
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| cheap and fairly cheerful |
Guest Rating: 7 |
david P.
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United Kingdom
Couple
Date of Stay: 19 Nov 2008 |
| Value for Money: |
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10/10 |
| Location: |
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6/10 |
| Staff Performance: |
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8/10 |
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6/10 |
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6/10 |
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6/10 |
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Near to New Delhi station. Helpful staff. Free airport pickup. Hotel doesn't bear much resemblance to it's online brochure. A bit shabby. Coffee took ages[but was served with many smiles] Arrangements were exactly as per the confirmation despite our plane being over an hour late. Pickup is very valuable - saving much hassle and time - if you're staying in an 'off-main road' hotel like Ajanta. Rooms aren't fantastically clean, but they're acceptable.
Sightseeing/Attractions Tip : Get your auto-rickshaw outside the hotel and keep it for the morning/afternoon/day. It's cheap and it's probably the quickest way around the near city - and your driver will know where Ajanta is!
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| Comically small but comfortable |
Guest Rating: 8.3 |
christopher R.
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Australia
Solo Traveler
Date of Stay: 04 Nov 2008 |
| Value for Money: |
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8/10 |
| Location: |
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10/10 |
| Staff Performance: |
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8/10 |
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| Hotel Condition/Cleanliness: |
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8/10 |
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8/10 |
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8/10 |
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Nice location and a good restaurant. The room is too small to spend much time in. Expect lots of street noise. The room I was given was ridiculously small, with two single beds jammed side-by side with about 10cm between! That said, for the tourist looking to get out and about on in Delhi, it is a functional home base. It is a nice location with all the main monuments and sights within easy reaching distance. The New Delhi Railway station is nearby. Internet cafe on site is fairly reliable and fast, but is small and not very comfortable.
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