The Leela Palace New Delhi

Marble runs through the lobby and into the bathrooms upstairs, brass accents catching light beside hand-carved artefacts by Indian craftsmen. The Leela Palace New Delhi stands in Chanakyapuri's Diplomatic Enclave, its architecture drawing on the classical lines of Lutyens' Delhi and pairing them with a contemporary hand. It holds 254 rooms and suites, among the largest room footprints in the city. The Grande Deluxe room alone runs over 550 square feet, and three suites carry their own plunge pools across more than 1,000 square feet; the Presidential Suite spans over 4,800 square feet. A pool sits on the top floor, heated year-round, the only one of its kind in the capital, looking out over the skyline. Dining draws on two names transplanted from New York: Megu for modern Japanese, Le Cirque for French-Italian cooking, alongside Jamavar's Indian fine dining and The Qube's all-day global menu. The Library Bar holds cigars and spirits for evenings that run late. You can hear the courtyard shrine's evening rituals from the corridors nearby, a quiet counterpoint to the marble and brass. A spa by ESPA, London, occupies its own wing, with treatment rooms, a couple's suite and a finishing studio for hand and foot work. India Gate and Rashtrapati Bhavan sit a short drive away, and the airport is roughly 35 minutes by car.