Delhi – Any advice / recommendations?

[blitz18qb]

We will be stopping in Delhi for 2/3 nights in August. Any recommendations on hotels or things to do for a family of (8+6).

[sherlockholmes]

I’m currently living in Delhi, lots and lots of good quality hotels (Taj and Oberoi among two that are very nice). You get pretty good vfm in Delhi as well.

It will be pretty hot still in August, potentially nearer 40 than 30 during the day and there may be monsoon rains as well. All that to say – be prepared for disruption!

Tourist sites I would recommend (assuming you’re going to see Taj/Agra as well):
1. Humuyans Tomb and Sundar Nursery
2. Qutub Minar
3. If you want to enjoy and evening walk round a park then Lodhi garden is nice, as is Nehru park
4. A tour of Old Delhi is worth it along with Jama Masjid: do this early in the morning! A walking tour is a good idea
5. Red fort can be missed if you’re going to Agra Fort but otherwise can be a good stop.

Agra is easily done in a day but I wouldn’t recommend unless you stay for one night and do Taj at dawn in August. Will be hot and busy otherwise. I went in July and it was just about manageable!

Uber is semi-reliable and a half decent way to get around.

[masaccio]

I’ve been to Delhi a half dozen times and I can’t improve much on @sherlockhomes’s list if you just have a couple of days.

For the hotel, go 5* as they are relatively cheap and make sure it has a pool. Do your tourist stuff in the morning, have lunch out and get back to the pool mid-afternoon. Delhi is pretty intense, Old Delhi especially so, and coming back to a nice 5* hotel with a pool and a cold beer/lassi is bliss. We’ve always stayed at The Lalit as it’s close to a large number of outstanding restaurants and has a great pool.

[Michael C]

Great dining options at the classic Imperial hotel right in the centre. Walking distance from Palika Bazar and other
shopping/craft places.
Chandni Chowk for the ultimate Indian market/street food experience.

[SteveJ]

Good advice so far. I’d add Akshardam Temple, that was very impressive.

Agree on Uber working very well, but splash the very minor amount of additional cash for Uber Premier rather than Uber Go. I’ve found the Gos to be very basic and dirty and the price differential is minor.

[chrisw1983]

As a hotel option we stayed in the claridges, which is not related to the London one. But it did have a lot of old school charm and peaceful place for a few days.

[HSV]

Loads of excellent hotels near the airport in Aerocity – Aloft, JW Marriot, Hyatt, Pullman etc.

Uber is easy and cheap. Look at Kingdom of Dreams as well for a few hours.

[blitz18qb]

Thanks everyone, appreciate the input.