This is a nice hotel, situated in a safe VIP area of New Delhi. We stayed there when the massive street protest broke out following the brutal gang rape, and there was police with road blocks in the whole area (making it tough to reach the hotel by vehicle).
The reception is nice, as is the small sitting are in front of Ye Old Bakery (which for Christmas had been decorated with real gingerbrad on ALL walls: amazing!).
Breakfast is very good; though it can get quite busy. Getting decaf was not an issue here.
The rooms are well-appointed, quite colonial. Ours smelled like a wine cellar (which I actually like); the second one smelled OK. There was a little fresh welcome cake (yummy) and some very special tea (fresh: very nice).
THe issue is the total lack of sound insulation, between the different rooms, and also between the rooms and the corridor. The latter is long straght and marble, without sound absorbing material. Combin that will ultra-thin and not-well-fitting doors and you understand that you hear every sfaff member and guest, especially if they have a roller suitcase, or talk. Worst are the door bells: these are so loud. I got up three times during the night because a door bell was rung a few rooms away and it sounded like it was ours. Needless to say that we did not sleep well in such nice surroundings.