travel42 Hotel Review: The Imperial New Delhi

The Imperial New Delhi travel42 Professional Hotel Review

Location and History

With a driveway lined by 24 towering signature palms and turbaned sentries at the door, The Imperial transports guests back to the glamour of India's Raj.

Built in 1931 by the British as a "legacy" hotel—one that would memorialize the British influence in India as well as provide a suitable luxury place for them to stay while in the capital—The Imperial remains an outpost for Anglophiles.

The hotel holds court among the legendary colonial properties of Asia,...