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District of Delhi in India
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Central Delhi (मध्य दिल्ली Madhya Dillī) comprises the backpacker areas of Paharganj and Karol Bagh.
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Great view and ambiance.
A notably clean restaurant by Paharganj standards. Serves only vegetarian food, a full thali for ₹ 60. Their tea is really good and their most popular dish is paneer masala.
Extremely modern and comfortable rooms. Rooms are noisy due to the location near the station.
Clean and comfortable with breakfast included, a very friendly professional staff.
Room service and a restaurant available for breakfast and dinner. Lockers available.
Decent restaurant and nice atmosphere on a rooftop bar, although the rooftop seems like a construction site. The staff are often rude and may try to offer overpriced tour package bookings as often as they can. The rooms are small and many do not have windows. Bath/shower facilities are archaic. The hotel does not offer a luggage storage service.
Has a good restaurant and German Brown Bread Bakery.
54 rooms.
Rooms with double bed, flat screen TV (with HBO, VH1, CNN, lots of Hindi channels), clean bathroom with Western toilets. Each bathroom has its own hot water heater. Room service, computers in the lobby for ₹30/hr. Very friendly staff. Located just around the corner from Hotel Relax and the vegetable market.
Basic hotel.
Popular hotel and place to book sleeper buses if you're heading to Dharamsala or Pushkar. They're very laid back staff which makes a nice change. 24 hour hot water and check in, and 24 hours stay from when you arrived. ₹400 single, ₹500 double for an OK non-air-con room. Extra 50% for air-con.
More expensive than the average Paharaganj hotel. It also has a good restaurant.
Breakfast and internet access included in price.
This has a pleasant rooftop restaurant, but rather bland food.
Basic hotel.
Clean and pleasant design/style. Free breakfast when you book directly from the hotel website; otherwise there is a ₹200 charge.
Budget hotel.
Clean and pleasant design/style.
Clean and pleasant design/style.
32 rooms.
Deals not just in bicycles, but in cameras as well.
West Delhi Market, Gaffar Market, Sabka Bazaar
known for traditional Indian Wear, sarees and shawls. Huge area and big brand showrooms. - Reputed to be the largest shopping area in Asia with 20,000 shops and traders. There are many tailors experienced in western styles (suits etc.). Also a growing number of hotels .
Oriented toward backpackers, this strip of shops sells items such as Indian perfumes, shawls, tablas, rugs, jewellery, etc.
सदर बाज़ार Sadar Bāzār, meaning 'main market'
A wholesale market in central Delhi with severe congestion, chaos, and buzzes with commercial activity. It is considered the largest wholesale market in India.
One of the largest and oldest emporiums of handicrafts and herbal products in Delhi. It was founded in 1932, and offers a large variety of gift items from different parts of India. Textiles, handmade crafts and furniture made by artists and craftsman are sold at affordable prices. Ayurvedic and plant remedies, herbal soap, shampoos, oils and natural fragrances are also manufactured. This complex of two four-storied buildings is welcoming and a popular place for foreign visitors to Delhi.
There are three types of rickshaws in Central Delhi, auto-rickshaws, cycle rickshaws and electric rickshaws.
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