Haveli Hauz Khas

I am a heritage aficionado and, with my photographer husband Teji, have written books on Indian heritage and travel - having toured extensively in India and abroad. I have a heritage mansion in Hauz Khas Enclave, New Delhi, where I have opened my Bed & Breakfast - 'Haveli Hauz Khas', after we retired from the Indian Administrative Service. It is designed with Indian heritage as the main theme - with photographs, lithographs, canvases, carved wood, traditional textiles and hand-woven durries. The rooms and the common areas are on the heritage themes of Ajanta, Hampi, Banni, Kama and Neem.

Welcome to Haveli at Hauz Khas! A B&B oasis in South Delhi - a heritage mansion in centrally located, tree-lined, Hauz Khas Enclave, with 5 traditionally done, large rooms. It is close to Hauz Khas village on the yellow Metro line, covering the most visited areas of Delhi. Hauz Khas is the one of the most pleasant colonies of Delhi and is centrally located. It has easy access to the Airport and the major roads, tourist sites and commercial areas. All the major tourist sites and monuments are close by, like the Hauz Khas village and its lake and monuments, Qutab complex, Mehrauli archaeological park, Safdarjang and Humayun's tomb.

Haveli is close to the historic Hauz Khas village, home to some of the best restaurants in Delhi, and is in a quiet, green residential area, safe for women travelers and families. Hauz Khas village was known in the medieval period for the amazing buildings built around a reservoir and drew a large congregation of Islamic scholars and students to the Madrasa for Islamic education. Today, some of India's most prestigious institutes are situated in the neighborhood, including the Indian Institute of Technology, the All India Institute of Medical Sciences and the Indian Institute of Foreign Trade. The village itself retains its old-world charm, enhanced by well-manicured green parks planted with ornamental trees all around with walk ways, and surrounded by gentrified market and residential complexes which have sprung up around the old village. The reservoir itself has been reduced in size and well landscaped with water fountains. The village structure that existed in the medieval period was modernized in mid-1980s, projecting a quiet, upscale identity that attracts tourists from all parts of the world.