# The Leela Palace New Delhi

New Delhi, India · Selected: clears the published selection standard.

- Page: https://mindreachgetaways.com/in/new-delhi/wellness-retreat/leela-palace-new-delhi
- Book direct: https://www.theleela.com/the-leela-palace-new-delhi
- Map pin: https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=28.597,77.186

## Our read

Chanakyapuri is a diplomatic neighbourhood, and the hotel is a palace inside it, 35 minutes from the airport. The reason to travel is the set of rooms: Le Cirque, Jamavar, and Megu are three kitchens, not one "fine dining" line. The useful warning is operational. They closed those rooms to anyone not staying, from 11 to 15 October 2026, for a private event, and said they would resume on 16 October. A restaurant in a palace can disappear for a week. Come if you are staying, or if you have checked that the table is actually open. Skip it if you wanted the convention hotel, or Gurugram for a short ride from the flight.

## Come here for

- Le Cirque, Jamavar, or Megu, after you know the room is open to you
- Chanakyapuri, if the diplomatic quarter is the Delhi you want
- A stay, if a private event has closed the restaurants to everyone else

## Skip it if

- You are not staying and you have not asked. Non-residents were shut out from 11 to 15 October 2026.
- You wanted the convention hotel, or the Gurugram hotel by the airport.

## The place

The Leela Palace New Delhi is in the Diplomatic Enclave, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi 110 023. The hotel phone is +91 (11) 3933 1234. They put the airport at 35 minutes. The restaurants are the substance: Megu for modern Japanese, Le Cirque, Jamavar, The Qube, The Library Bar, and the Lobby Lounge. A November 2025 company note said Michelin Keys had given this hotel two keys, and that Megu and Le Cirque had been in Condé Nast Traveller's Top 50 restaurants. Those are their citations, not a guarantee of a table. The hotel posted that facilities and restaurants would be closed to non-resident guests from 11 to 15 October 2026, with operations due to resume on 16 October. If you are not sleeping here, ask before you treat Le Cirque as open. This is not The Leela Ambience Convention Hotel, and it is not the Gurugram hotel 15 minutes from the same airport. Reserve with the hotel. MindReach does not take the booking.

## What it is like

- The quarter: Chanakyapuri. 35 minutes from the airport.
- The three rooms: Le Cirque, Jamavar, and Megu. Not one restaurant with three names.
- The closure: Non-residents were shut out of the restaurants from 11 to 15 October 2026.
- The keys: Their November 2025 note says two Michelin Keys. A key is not a table.
- The other Delhis: The convention hotel and Gurugram are different bookings.

## Ways to stay

- Grande Deluxe Room · Price on their site · https://www.theleela.com/the-leela-palace-new-delhi
- Royal Club Room · Price on their site · https://www.theleela.com/the-leela-palace-new-delhi

## Getting there

Diplomatic Enclave, Chanakyapuri. About 35 minutes from Delhi International Airport.

## Questions

**Can I eat here if I am not staying?**
Usually, yes. From 11 to 15 October 2026 the hotel closed restaurants to non-residents. Ask on the day.

**Are Le Cirque and Jamavar the same?**
No. Le Cirque, Jamavar, and Megu are separate restaurants.

**How far is the airport?**
They say 35 minutes.

**Is this the convention hotel?**
No. The Leela Ambience Convention Hotel is a different property.

## How far to trust this

Written from what the property publishes. Not yet checked by hand. Confirm on their site before you book.
MindReach Getaways does not take the booking. You book with the property.