Need to know
Rooms
Nine suites.
Check–Out
Noon. Earliest check-in, 2pm. Both are flexible, subject to availability.
More details
Rates usually include breakfast and afternoon tea.
At the hotel
Gym, car park, free WiFi throughout. In rooms: TV, free bottled water, tea and coffee kit, air-conditioning and bespoke Forest Essentials bath products.
Our favourite rooms
Each room has elegant colonial-inspired accents: arched doorways, wall-panelling, carved antique four-poster beds and crystal chandeliers. For a veranda with views of the Victoria Memorial, go for the Maidan Suite (Room 2). The Victoria Suite (Room 1) also looks out across the famous marble monolith.
Poolside
The rooftop infinity pool is open between 6am and 6pm, with a drinks service available. It’s got fuchsia sunloungers, wrought-iron railings and checkerboard tiles – plus, far-reaching views out over the Maidan and the Victoria Memorial.
Spa
The Penthouse has a treatment room with a therapist on speed-dial, who can be booked for things like Swedish massages and reflexology.
Packing tips
Leave the holiday reading at home: the world’s biggest secondhand-book store, papyrus haven and convergence of academia College Street is around the corner.
Also
There is a lift to some parts of the hotel, but not all of the communal areas are accessible for wheelchair users and there aren't any specially adapted rooms.
Children
This one’s for grown-up Smiths – the hotel only accepts children aged 12 and up.
Sustainability efforts
The hotel sources its food from local growers and organic farmers, uses planet-friendly bath products and recycles where possible.