The Imperial
The Imperial's realtionship with 'Art' is a long-standing one. Since the hotel was established, it has in some form or other supported, collected, restored and displayed unique works of art. Over the years, the hotel has not only been a repository of art, but also a home to artists. Each floor in the hotel is dedicated to an artist, whose original works adorn the walls of the rooms and the corridors. The hotel has carefully preserved it's collections of original engravings and lithographs and has added to it steadily over a sixy-year period.
Location
In the heart of city, 1-1/2 km from New Delhi Station, 18 km from international airport and 11 km from domestic airport . The colonial rooms with high ceilings, classy restaurants, permanent in-house Art Galleries and service that made you 'feel at home', rendered The Imperial a 'Jewel of Hospitaliy'. The hotel is set in 8 acres of beautiful landscaped gardens, in the heart of the premium business, government and shopping district of New Delhi.
Accomodation
Built in 1933, the hotel with addition has 263 aesthetically appointed deluxe, heritage rooms and suites, centrally air-conditioned with attached bath, individual temperature control, high ceilings, impeccable decor, direct dial telephones, colour TV with satellite channels, mini fridge, channel music.
First among the legendary "Four Maidens of the East", The Imperial was the only luxury hotel provided by Sir Edwin Lutyen in his grand design for New Delhi. Build in 1933, the hotel has a somewhat unconventional style and design; a mixture of Victorian and old colonial with a playful dosage of art-deco.
The colonial rooms with high ceilings, classy restaurants, permanent in-house Art Galleries and service that made you 'feel at home', rendered The Imperial a 'Jewel of Hospitaliy'. The hotel is set in 8 acres of beautiful landscaped gardens, in the heart of the premium business, government and shopping district of New Delhi.
Restaurants & Bars
Reverie at The Garden : 24 hours restaurant and coffee shop.
The Daniell’s Tavern : Indian and Continental cuisine.
The Spice Route : South-East Asian cuisines.
Patiala Peg : The stylish bar.
The Atrium : Tea Lounge
Banquets & Meetings
The Royal Ballroom evokes the splendour of Lords and Ladies bowing and curtseying, before they swirled across the floor to the strains of waltzes. This is where the distinguished guests amused themselves when the hotel was opened in 1933, by Lord Willingdon.
Probably the only authentic ballroom remaining in India.
The vast ballroom today also serves as a venue for conferences and lavish parties for the elite, sitting up to 500 guests, auditorium style.
The Imperial also offers two mid-sized confrence rooms for upto 80 people each and three exclusive meeting rooms which can individually accomodate upto 18 quests.
