Editor Pick
YMCA tourist hostel
- September 23, 2001
- Rated 3 of 5 by
Amanda from London, United Kingdom
This is where we stayed the first night we arrived in Delhi, and it''s admirably suited for that purpose. It''s nice to have somewhere booked when you arrive on a late night plane (and all international flights to Delhi seem to arrive in the small hours, for some reason!) Delhi is a frantic, busy, and overwhelming place, and therefore it would be foolish, in my opinion, to get off a trans-continental flight without having a hotel booked for the night. It''s expensive by Indian standards, but helps you get over the culture shock of arriving in the mad, bustling chaos of Delhi. The rooms are clean, lots have air-con, and there''s even a pool! Most of the rooms have 2, 4, or 5, beds, segregated men and women. There are some double rooms also. We booked a double room with a bathroom, at 2 days notice, with no trouble. It cost about £8 each, and we reserved the room by credit card. Breakfast was included in the price, and the reception staff, who spoke English, were helpful about train times, and how to book tickets, and which station we needed to go to. Altogether, a helpful, clean, and relaxing place.
From journal Eating and sleeping in the Indian capital