B-Nineteen is in leafy Nizamuddin East, an upmarket residential area sandwiched between Humayun’s Tomb and Nizamuddin train station, in the heart of New Delhi.

How to get there:

Depending on how and where you’re arriving in the city you could take the metro, get a taxi (or have one sent by the hotel) or just take a cycle rickshaw from Nizamuddin station.

By air: Indira Gandhi International Airport is about 15km from the centre of the city and has domestic and international flights landing round the clock. From the airport you can catch a metro, taxi or bus to the city.

By rail: New Delhi, Old Delhi or Nizamuddin stations.

By bus: ISBT or various points across the city depending on the private company one uses.

Distances & travel times:

airport: 1 hour

railway stations:
Nizamuddin: 5 minutes
New Delhi: 30 minutes

When to go:

It’s the capital city, so any time is good, though of course the most pleasant months for sightseeing are October – March.

Delhi temperatures can rise to 45C in May and fall as low as 5C in Jan, coinciding with freezing smog that makes visibility drop close to 0 some days, so the city can be a harsh place. Both mid-November and early March can be particularly nice, with beautiful blue skies and pleasant sunshine.

In Delhi, Diwali is king and Holi comes a close second. Christmas is also celebrated with increasing intensity, albeit as a commercial holiday instead of a Christian one; it’s a city that loves to flaunt its wealth after all.