mandeep singh
Google
I booked The Roseate in Aerocity, New Delhi, expecting a flawless luxury experience for the ₹10,000 a night price tag. What I got was… complicated.
The first room I was given had a stale, shut-in smell — like it had been locked for days. The chair’s fabric was torn, room service was slow, and worst of all, the door lock literally came loose in my hand (picture attached). For a hotel of this standard, that’s not just an inconvenience, it’s a security concern.
To their credit, the team responded by upgrading me to a gorgeous, much larger room — Bose 2.1 speakers, premium touches, the works. In that moment, I could see the luxury I was expecting all along.
But here’s my dilemma: should I have had to go through that first experience at all? When you pay premium rates, you expect every room to meet that standard from the start.
I didn’t try the restaurants on-site, so I can’t comment on the dining, and maybe that’s what could have completely won me over. For now, I’m left undecided — part of me wants to return, part of me wonders if first impressions are too important to ignore.