8/10 Good
Randal, New York
Travelled with family
14 Apr 2024
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The Haveli is an architecturally significant property with period furnishings, marble, tile, and brass, that gives an old world feel. The rooms are small, but well appointed, and clean. The restaurant serves very good Indian fare, and the staff is especially friendly and helpful. It is quirky and charming and makes you feel like you've gone back in time. But Buyer Beware: the Haveli says it is located in "historic" Old Delhi. It is in the Muslim Ghetto of Old Delhi. The surrounding area is extremely dirty, noisy, and chaotic. There is no street access to the hotel. You are dropped off in front of the largest Mosque in India, and you carry your bags down narrow, filthy alleyways about 600 yards to get to the hotel. The hotel entrance is again, in a narrow, filthy alley where you must jump out of the way of motorbikes and Vespas that scream down the alley, mongrel dogs (some with mange) and fetid pools of water and god knows what else dot your path. And the front desk and restaurant is in a different building (in the same alley) from the chamber building with guest rooms. So to get from your room to the restaurant you must venture out into the alleyway, as described above. Make no mistake, the hotel interior is beautiful and once inside, you feel like you're in a refuge. But outside the hotel is another world. If you're a hipster or adventure traveler, this might be for you. We had a pleasant stay. But if you seek a more traditional hotel stay, this is not it.
Randal
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024
