For the next (brief) hotel stay of my Iceland to The Residence via Cambodia trip, I spent several hours at the Holiday Inn Express Delhi Airport (DEL) Terminal 3. Specifically, I was scheduled to have a roughly 10-hour layover, as I was arriving from London in Air India’s A350 business class, and connecting to Kuala Lumpur in Air India’s A320neo business class.
In situations like this, I find that there’s huge value in being able to get a room for some proper rest, rather than being stuck in the terminal for that long. The Holiday Inn Express Delhi Airport has both an airside international and domestic portion — of the 93 rooms, 57 are international and 36 are domestic — and I booked the international portion, so I wouldn’t have to clear immigration.
While this hotel is no doubt incredibly convenient and the best place to get some rest, I can’t say the hotel otherwise impressed me that much. It didn’t feel terribly clean to me, and just generally wasn’t very well maintained. Still, if you’re looking to get some rest without clearing immigration, this is your option.
A great solo travel tip spotted this week on One Mile at a Time.
