Hotel Ajanta New Delhi
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36 Arakashan Rd, Ram Nagar New Delhi, National Capital Territory of Delhi, India, 110055, 91-11-295620
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After a couple of peaceful (though cold) days in Rishikesh, it was back to Delhi for a night before leaving India.
Delhi, India andylara
Anna: Delhi. Oh my goodness. Probably wasn't wise to start our trip here. I went a bit mental after only the first day. We happened to stay in the seediest part of Delhi - Paharganj - and didn't we know it! As soon as you step out of the hotel door it's full on , non-stop hassling, touts, beggars, smells, mental traffic - all day. I was ready to buy a plane ticket to Fiji after day two. First day we spent wandering (very quickly around main centre of town and Main Bizarre (some very distressi...
New Delhi, India annawazhere
HI! just thought i would let u know where we were! arrive in delhi very early this morning bout 4 am, after an enjoyable flight watching a belgium man do yoga in the middle of the plane. tv and movies on demand on our own little tv screens tho, which i couldn't get of!! its very...different here. its sooo busy but friendly and a lot bigger than we thought! will put pics up when we have more, there not great quality, the pollution here hazes them a bit. had a wonderful meal tonight, very authe...
Delhi, India beckyandlisa
... in which the hero meets India and a billion Indians meet the hero... Delhi makes me giggle. "Mostly harmless" is how intergalactic guidebook-writer Ford Prefect described Earth, and after a day in Delhi I think the same can be said for India. If I were to do the next update, I may add 'lightly amusing'. Arrival was as smooth as you could expect, and first impressions are good. First things first, though: Istanbul. DELHI The first thing I saw of India after landing, in the bridge from the ...
Delhi, India jeroen
... in which J. wanders through the mavels of Delhi andlearns to like cows... God is not a DJ, as the song goes. God is a cow in the middle of a busy road in Delhi, chewing a mixture of rotting vegetables and plastic rubbish. Delhi drivers honk at anything in their path, but cows (which are holy) are approached with remarkable patience. Only when they are really in the way (lying on the middle of the road, for instance), people stand nearby and wave their hands to get them to move - but they ...
Delhi, India jeroen
I had the great privilege of meeting with Dr. Rajendra Pachauri and his team of The Energy and Resource Institute - TERI managers who are heading up an extremely important imitative for the world called "Lighting a Billion Lives Program" (LABL) There are 1.6 billion people in the world that do not have access to electricity and this program has made the commitment to the Clinton Global Initiative that they and their partners will bring electrical energy (primarily solar) to 1 billion of those...
Delhi, India martysb
My wonderful host in Delhi has been Niranjan's good friend Rupaal Singh - CEO of RiSE - Rural and Urban Innovative Social Entrepreneurship - which is a very new Micro Finance Institution operating in semi-urban communities outside of Delhi. Rupaal is a young, dynamic thirty year old with a clear vision to help the world and is focused on a traditional Grameen model of microcredit - with some modifications - including that they are going to village meeting every 10 days rather than the normal ...
Delhi, India martysb
Mathew is the Founding Executive Director of Sa-Dhan which is "The Association of Community Development Finance Institutions." for all of India. Sa-Dhan plays a pivotal role within the entire Microcredit programs in India as they are a major driving force in helping those working in the area of micro finance improve their credibility with the banking community and government through leading in a focus on "Core Values and Voluntary Mutual Code of Conduct for Micro Finance Institutions." "Sa-Dh...
Delhi, India martysb
Brij Mohan wears several hats. He left the Banking Industry four years ago to do what he can to serve the Development Sector. He is 64 years old and most of his work is done as service - without compensation. The first card he gave me has a title "Development Consultant' and the back includes some of the details - which is that he is Chairman of Access Development Services, Chairman Microsave India (which is located in Lucknow and I will be visiting and blogging on later in the week), Directo...
Delhi, India martysb
I visited with Satyan Mishra - Co-founder and Managing Director, Nitin Gachhayat - Co-Founder and President and Siddhartha Shankar - President Strategy and Projects - see their pictures and bios here. These are very professional group of individuals who came together eight years ago to create social programs that will positively impact the villages they serve. they currently are serving over 1 million people and have received many awards, including: 2006 Fastest Growing High-Tech Company in I...
Delhi, India martysbHistorical Traveler Reviews of Hotel Ajanta New Delhi
Our Delhi trip
The hotel also has a range of very useful facilities. Travel Agents and money changes are situated inside the hotel and there is an excellent 24 hrs internet service which is the cheapest we have found. Adjoining the hotel is a very decent restaurant that is open most hours and serves a range of India, Chinese and Continental food at excellent prices.
We have also found the staff at reception and the porters all very helpful and would recommend the hotel Ajanta to any travellers to India as we have thoroughly enjoyed our stay.
Rebecca
Pros & Cons
1. Lonely Planet recommended (as painted on door).
2. Booking available through Expedia.
3. Call/email them in advance and they'll send a driver to retrieve you from the airport (save yourself the hassle of beating off the taxi drivers at the airport).
4. Just around the corner (<5 min walk) from the New Delhi train station.
5. Travel services on site (pay them the 100 Rs or whatever to book your train tickets for you and save yourself a potentially huge hassle).
6. Restaurant on site (perfectly adequate for breakfast: french toast, omeletes, etc).
7. Internet cafe on site (broadband connection is pretty good, but don't plan on using Hotmail here or anywhere in India: Yahoo and Gmail work far better).
Cons:
1. The neighborhood, known as the Paharganj area, is terribly filthy and choked with a potent mix of automobiles, pedestrians, and wandering animals. Mentally prepare yourself (see photos). (Full disclosure: In my case, this was the first place I stayed in the first city I visited on my first trip to India, which is the first and only developing country I have visited. Consider me a travel newbie if you want.)
2. As in so many places in India, the toilet leaked. On the bright side, it leaked towards the drain in the floor under the sink and not across the bathroom.
3. Renovations were underway during my stay. Besides cosmetic work going on in the lobby, the concrete walls surrounding the stairwell's roof access were being dismantled (see photo), presumably to allow for the addition of a new floor (I'm *SURE* they've checked with a structural engineer about load bearing and structural integrity). I don't much care what goes on during the day when I'm out and about, but after 9PM, I'd like for the noise to be limited to sources external to the hotel. Work on this project proceeded day and night. One night, around 3 or 4AM, I was jolted out of my bed by a tremendous crashing sound. A man carrying a large basket of broken concrete on his head had dumped his load down the stairwell (see photo). Another guest and I complained to the night manager who said and did next to nothing but apparently relayed my complaints to the day manager. Upon my return to the hotel the following evening, I found a note slid under the door asking me to meet with the management. Happily, the woman in charge refunded the cost of one night's stay in cash.
4. My room didn't exactly match the photos on Expedia, but the mattress is just as thin as it looks. A room, like mine, that doesn't have an exterior window might be preferable as this will mitigate the street noise and smell. Even better would be a room, unlike mine, that doesn't share a wall with the stairwell.
FYI regarding location: You can walk to Connaught Place (where I ate most of my meals in Delhi), but it takes a good 10-15 minutes. Try not to inhale when you walk past the "public conveniences" (a.k.a. urinals) you'll pass on your way. It's possible to walk to the Red Fort from here, but it's a long, tough hike, and not nearly as easy as walking to India Gate.
This place was servicable for a few nights, but don't set your expectations too high. This place is budget priced. You probably pay a little too much for what you do get, but kudos for the management for doing right by me. Their taking care of my train reservations was a big help, and it was nice to be able to check my email without leaving the building.
Back packer hotel
New Delhi's Ram Nagar, Hotel Ajanta is a clean and safe hotel anyone can afford. We stayed at their room no. 402, it was beautiful.
Also it features a good travel agency which can easily help you through india's difficult moving around.
Check out the RESTAURANT as well.
Regards
DR. ANTHONY
Perfect hotel with the service
My wife and i have just returned from India and want to thank you to Hotel ajanta for thier help. We especially appreciated:
1. Hotel Ajanta's very valuable suggestion that i while in USA buy our railway tickets from the indian railways and sent to them, then to be delivered to me after our arrival in the hotel. That arrangement worked perfectly!
2. Their reliable room reservation service.
3. Thier excellent complimentary pickup service when we arrived at Indiar Gandhi International Airport.
4. Thier moderately-priced transfer service from the ajanta to IGI airport for our return to the USA.
5. We are very happy with the 3-day "Golden Triangle" tour. Special thanks to our driver and operator, they are very nice and with very good skills. We had a good time during the 3 days.
6. 24 hour internet is a plus. Keep it up!
Overall, we would say that the entire stay with Hotel Ajanta is a positive experience.
Thanks and regards
James
Never Suggest Hotel Ajanta in Delhi
Our trip in delhi
We used the inhouse travel service which on the whole was good value for money and we had an ejhoyable 10 day trip around rajasthan.
ajanta hotel is unique in that the staff are honest with thier prices - there is no need to haggle and we were never left feeling we had been "ripped off". Cafe Vagabond is good value for money and the level of service is comparable to that of the hotel.
All in all we really appreciate the assistance we have been given in all aspects of our stay and we will without doubtrecommend this to any body we know visiting delhi.
Ella Boobyer
Ajanta Hotel
Dislikes: Very noisy street (this is hardly avoidable in Delhi). Interior of hotel is also noisy. Staff start at 6 am, noise echos down the hallways. As well, one night from 7pm to 9pm, they were dragging construction rebar to from the ground to the roof up the side of the building. If you are a light sleeper, this may not be the place for you unless you can sleep with earplugs. The first room we had filled up with a gasoline smell in the middle of the night. Management promptly moved us to another room without question.
Neutral: Lost some of our laundry but compensated us. Restaurant safe and tasty but very expensive.
Best Budget Hotel in Delhi
I decided to book my stay in Delhi at Lonely Planet recommended Hotel Ajanta and I passed a good time here. The Airport Pick up service was excellent and also my Agra Trip booked by the agency was very fine.
Room and resaurant were nice and I also appreciated that there is a Internet Cafe provided.
Also thanks to Mr. Avi Arya for the warm welcome.
Regards
Claudia Smidt
P.s. I would recommend Hotel Ajanta also to my friends.
Good for money
This is our first time in India, in which we have visited many cities and have stayed in many hotels.
According to the advise of our son who lives in Moayapur, we are staying in Hotel Ajanta, enjoying the excellent level of the recentelly redesigned rooms. Besides, we are very pleased with the staff, who have always been very friendly and helpful with us.
We think that our son recommendations was the best option for us, considering the realtion between price and facilities.
Yours sincerely,
Goerge,
Argentina
Good value, clean hotel, but dirty neighborhood
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