Picture a flight leaving Terminal 3 at five in the morning, after a long evening drive from central Delhi through traffic that never sleeps. Hotel ARCH exists for exactly that moment. It stands on Road No. 4 in Mahipalpur Extension, a dense hotel quarter squeezed between Indira Gandhi International Airport and Aerocity, where the terminals are usually ten to fifteen minutes away by car.
Behind its bright lobby the hotel offers several dozen air conditioned rooms with work desks, soundproofing and tea makers, the Medhansh restaurant serving Indian, Chinese and continental dishes, a coffee shop, a rooftop terrace, conference rooms and room service at any hour. Airport transfers run around the clock, wifi and parking are free, and valet service is available. It is a practical transit address rather than a destination, and it is priced accordingly.