Hello guys,
Well, I may be comming to New Delhi for probably a week and just want to know about the expenses. These are the questions:
1- How much would a good and respectable hotel would cost including meals per day.
2- How traveling around is being done. I intend to use taxi, are they metered, if yes then how much is a journy going to cost for every kilometer of Travel?.
3- What are the tourist attractions of New Delhi?
4- Being a foreigner, am I allowed to open an account in the local banks and which are the best to choose from.
Thanks for the replies and I would come back to this excellent forum if I come up with more questions.
For now you all take care and be safe 
Amir…
Re: Few days as a tourist in New Delhi
I hope you find this helpful - I've been to Delhi a few times.
Hotels tend to be either nice (expensive) or dives (cheap) - i think it's hard to find middle range places. Prices also depend on the time you're travelling - december tends to be more expensive. Same with meals - there's cheaper places but then the nicer places are like NYC prices. You may want to check guest houses or see what other people recommend - like on trip advisor.com
Taxis are cheap - in Bombay it's by KM so assume it's the same in Delhi. You can also get a hired car/taxi for the day and that comes with a driver.
Tourist attractions - I think do the usual like Red Fort, Qutab Minar, India Gate, Humayun's tomb, etc. but then also check out Delhi/Dilli Haat. It's a big bazaar where you can find all types of handicrafts, shawls, furniture, etc. If you have time, I'd make a trip to Agra. You can go at night and see the Taj Mahal and Sikandra in the AM and then leave by noon to come back to Delhi.
I know you can open up a bank account as a foreigner if you have an NRI/PIO card. If you don't have a PIO/NRI card then perhaps rates may be different not sure. But they do have others banks there - like Citibank, etc. and you can use your same ATM there. People also take credit cards broadly there.
Re: Few days as a tourist in New Delhi
Pls make sure that u are not travelling at odd hours.Pls take careof ur belongings.
pls see my reply in red below:
Hello guys, Well, I may be comming to New Delhi for probably a week and just want to know about the expenses. These are the questions: 1- How much would a good and respectable hotel would cost including meals per day.
approximately Rs.4500 per day at a mid-range hotel. i have stayed at Ginger Chain of hotels in various cities, and i highly recommend it, but i haven't stayed at their hotel in Delhi. I stayed at the Intercontinental, i believe it was around 11k a night, and honestly it was just okay. Oberoi and Sheraton are better in that price range.
2- How traveling around is being done. I intend to use taxi, are they metered, if yes then how much is a journy going to cost for every kilometer of Travel?.
Not sure. I hired a car and driver by the day, it is a better/safer way to travel, esp when you're a tourist. approx cost of car plus driver for 8 hours is Rs.1600 and 5 hours is around 900 Rs.
3- What are the tourist attractions of New Delhi? *Qutb Minar, India Gate, Jama Masjid, Red Fort, Akshardham, famous eateries, day trip to Agra... these are the ones that come to mind immediately. *
4- Being a foreigner, am I allowed to open an account in the local banks and which are the best to choose from.
**dont' know.. as arleitter said, i dont' think you can open an account unless u're an NRI.
if u need details of car services i used or any other help planning ur trip, let me know and i'll dig up that information for u. i also have an excellent travel agent I use, and I can give u his info also.. he offers very competitive fares.
hope u enjoy ur trip!**
Thanks for the replies and I would come back to this excellent forum if I come up with more questions. For now you all take care and be safe :-) Amir.....................
Re: Few days as a tourist in New Delhi
Please add Lotus Temple to the attractions!